Sahaja Yoga

Beliefs

Main articles: Kundaliniand chakra

This non-profit organization claims to offer an experience by which individuals can spontaneously become aware of their subtle system through which they become one with (union) the all pervading power.

Sahaja Yoga holds that Kundalini is an energy that exists in every human being, but is dormant. Sahaja Yoga suggests one can feel this power as a cool or warm breeze coming out of the top of one's head and blowing in one's hands, after self-realization.

Sahaja Yoga sees Self Realisation as the realisation that we are more than our body, mind or emotions, but the spirit within...due to the awakening of the Kundalini.

Sahaja Yoga, echoing some other Hindusystems, sees the body as composed of two bodies:

• The outer visible 'physical' body
• Inner invisible known as the 'subtle system'

Sahaja Yoga in medicine

There are case studies in which practitioners Sahaja Yoga methods were tested in attempts to overcome diseases such as ADHD ^{[{{fullurl:Template:FULLPAGENAME}}#endnote_ADHD]} , asthma ^{[{{fullurl:Template:FULLPAGENAME}}#endnote_Asthma]}, and epilepsy^{[{{fullurl:Template:FULLPAGENAME}}#endnote_epilepsy]}. In at least one of the cited studies, results were inconclusive: the asthma study found "Sahaja Yoga does have limited beneficial effects on some objective and subjective measures of the impact of asthma", but it also says that "There were no significant differences between the two groups at the 2 month follow up assessment." [1]

Criticism

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Critics of the Sahaja Yoga movement and of its founder claim that it is a dangerous cultengaged in brainwashing, tight control of its members and a host of other activities, advertising traditional yogatechniques as a method of initial indoctrination .

Sahaja yogis claim that most of the critics are ex-members of Sahaja Yoga, who have been cast out because they abused the whole foundation of Sahaja Yoga, stealing money, engaging in sexual impropriety, or attempting to create a power structure based around themselves.

Sahaja Yoga claims never to charge money for attaining Self-Realisation, although critics maintain that members are pressured to contribute to "projects in India," "Guru Dakshina," "arranged marriages," gifts, "lodging and travel" and donations towards the Goddess/Guru's real estate.

See also

• International Sahaja Public School
• Nirmala Srivastava
• Vishwa Nirmala Dharma

External links

• Sahaja Yoga - official website
• Sakshi Pokhari - the Pond of Witness- favorable website
• Timeline- favorable website
• Sahaja Yoga Facts - official response to critical allegations
• Sahaja Discussion Group that welcomes all viewpoints
• Sahaja Yoga Resource Center - repository of official documents

Critical sites

• Sahaja Yoga: Facts and Warnings from Ex-Members
• Sahaja Yoga Cult
• Rick A. Ross Institute link referencing UK newspaper articles on Sahaja Yoga+
  • Shri who must be obeyed The Independent July 13, 2001 +
  • Monday night with the divine mother Evening Standard - London July 18, 2001

References

• ^  Manocha, R. "Sahaja yoga in asthma", Thorax 2003;58:825-826. URL: [2]
• ^  Manocha R, Marks GB, Kenchington P, Peters D, Salome CM. "Sahaja yoga in the management of moderate to severe asthma: a randomized controlled trial.", Thorax. 2003 Sep;58(9):825-6.
• ^  Ramaratnam S, Sridharan K. "Yoga for epilepsy", Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2000;(3):CD001524.
• ^  Panjwani U, Selvamurthy W, Singh SH, Gupta HL, Mukhopadhyay S, Thakur L. ?Effect of Sahaja yoga meditation on auditory evoked potentials (AEP) and visual contrast sensitivity (VCS) in epileptics.?, Appl Psychophysiol Biofeedback. 2000 Mar;25(1):1-12.
• ^ Harrison et al. "Sahaja Yoga Meditation as a Family Treatment Programme for Children with ADHD" Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry.2004; 9: 479-497

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