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Wisdom From North interviews Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath. He describes concentration deep enough that ordinary form falls away and a person feels present in birds, trees, the ocean, and the sky. From there he traces a chain. Energy, he says, turns into light, and light turns into pure consciousness. Breath, in this account, carries pran. Once that breathing practice has been mastered, the mind tends to grow quiet. He names that quieting of the senses as a further stage. Attention then rests on the breath moving in and out. What people call the yoga of the body is only a start. Yoga, he says, is training the mind and cleaning it. He offers this as a map a student can follow.
Key points
- Wisdom From North interviews Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath.
- He says energy turns into light, and light turns into pure consciousness.
- Once the breathing practice is mastered, the mind tends to grow quiet.
- Attention then rests on the breath moving in and out.
- Yoga, he says, is training the mind and cleaning it, not only postures.
Short quotes
Energy transforms into light, and light transforms into pure consciousness.
Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, Gurunath Siddhanath on yoga
He says energy turns into light, and light turns into pure consciousness. Watch at 5:46
After you have perfected pranayama, your mind tends to still down.
Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, Gurunath Siddhanath on yoga
Once that breathing practice is mastered, he says, the mind tends to grow quiet. Watch at 9:03
That's the body yoga, but yoga is mind training and purification of the mind.
Yogiraj Gurunath Siddhanath, Gurunath Siddhanath on yoga
Yoga, he says, is training the mind and cleaning it, not only the body. Watch at 11:13
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