The greatest of yogis have descended upon earth to unchain man from eternal suffering. One of them was Paramahamsa Yogananda who wrote the eternal spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi and the other was Ramana Maharishi whose silence instilled in seekers the unspeakable joy of absolute awareness that Hindus who seek liberation identify with easily. […]
75 Year Old Spiritual Holy Man Lives with Fire – The Story of the Fire Yogi
Meet Shri Rambhauswami of Thanjavur, India. He stands a mere 5 foot 3 and weighs no more than 43 kilos. The 75 year old pandit has been performing feats of unbelievable proportions since the mid 1970s. Below is a summary of his activities. Guru: His Holiness Sri Rama Nandendra Saraswati Swamiji (1890-1989) Mandate: The Fire […]
Who is a Yogi?
By Yogi Baba Prem Yogacharya, Veda Visharada The term yogi and yoga are amongst the most commonwords from the Hindu tradition to penetrate the western vocabulary. But, it is still somewhat rare that one gives thought to what these terms actually mean, their proper application and what they are referring to; as yoga is commonly […]
New Age practices, Yoga and Baba Ramdev
By Prashant Saxena Yoga Guru – Baba Ramdev The word yoga is derived from the root yuj, which means to unite or to join together. A man who seeks after this union is called a yogin or yogi. There are four manin division of yoga: Karma Yoga, Bhakti Yoga, Jnana Yoga and Raja Yoga. Panini, […]