spiritual path

Dharna means concentration on a particuar object/subject,vision,form. Shri dattaguru in yoga rahasya said that dharna also means " means by which one is able to establish oneself in to ones own form and be tranquil".

he then described the 10 types of dharna;-

naval

innerheart

chest

throat

mouth

tip of the nose

eyes

between the eyebrows

head and finally

Brahma the ultimate self

one who can do these dharnas  becomes brahma(iternal absolute changeless self)

blessings

swami rishi(avadhootananda)

Param guru shri Dattatreya while talking to his desciple king alarka gave some vital info wisdom about highest forms of kriya yoga,pranayama which i am writing about now.

1.perfect knowledge is produced from sorrows and sufferings.  when consciousness is attached to maya (outward world) mind thinks about suffering or happiness and the goal is to rise above both.

2.Inner realisation of self produces knowledge. So try to conquer self by self!

3.burn the limitations by practice of pranayam ,remove sins(pap) by Dharna (chanting of a specific mantra with supreme concentration for karma diffusal)

i shall write about what he told about Pranayma (breathing) in his "yoga rahasyam' treatise.

swami rishi(avadhootananda)

sidhhi means spiritual suprimacy (divine powers) . This kind of sidhi (divine supreme success) is not possible without a very serious sadhna (practice) or direct shaktipat (spiritual transmission) from a guru(master ).

for this kind of a blessing one need to have a previous birth or many births of having done some practice in past births in order to carry forward such sanskaras (impressions of karma from past lives) .

nothing happens without a reason or a karma to back it up. we are constantly creating karmas so friends be aware ,be watchful be conscious! Some one is keeping a record of it ! ha ha ! your mahakaran sharir keeps the record too and akashik records also!

but the himalayan yogis found the karma diffusing practices also -the secret of the himalyan yogis and i have been fortunate to learn them and teach them also!

with love

swami rishi(avadhootananda)