Sikhism and tantric yoga pdf

This is the same as sikh consciousness, just as it is not necessary to be a. We have an extensive catalogue of sikh audio mp3 kirtan, videos, photos, literature and more. The first western scholar to seriously study tantra was john woodroffe 18651936, who wrote about tantra under the pen name arthur avalon and is known as the founding father of tantric studies. He was known for visiting schools of yoga as a guest and subsequently teaching the teacher something. Trilochan singh, a distinguished sikh scholar, in his 1977 book sikhism and tantric yoga, describes bhajan devastatingly.

Sikhism and tantric yoga a critical evaluation of yogi bhajans tantric yoga in the light of sikh mystical experiences and doctrines. It is a yoga which allows an ordinary person to live in this world, experience the ecstasy of consciousness, then use this consciousness to serve humanity. He was the first master of kundalini yoga to ever teach this ancient yogic science openly and freely to everyone. In literature, one will find the word kriya used in several different contexts. Kundalini yoga and sikh dharma raj khalsa gurdwara. Tantric kriya yoga by alan verdegraal tantric kriya yoga instruction by alan verdegraal tantra consists of methods to expand consciousness to perceive trancendental states. I have advocated for many sikh causes over the past 35 years and dedicated myself to educating the sikh panth and the. Yogi bhajan came to the west during the cultural upheaval of the 1960s and 1970s. In his teachings, he often illustrated the concepts of kundalini yoga with stories from sikh history. Many practitioners speak to this issue based on their own personal experience of. A serious kundalini yoga practitioner is encouraged to spend 12 hours a day, and thus it becomes practical for common working people. Kundalini yoga and sikh dharma are both ultimately paths of experience. I was given the name guru sant singh khalsa by yogi. Kundalini yoga in the light of sikhism 35 chapter 4.

A critical evaluation of yogi bhajans tantric yoga in the light of sikh. There is a diverse range of attitudes toward the tantric traditions, ranging from their emic understandings as paths to liberation to the relatively widespread associations of the tantric traditions with sorcery and libertine sexuality. Yoga in sikhism in particular, the sikhs affiliated with the 3ho foundation, founded by siri singh sahib, harbhajan singh yogi ji have been under particular scrutiny by certain individuals, who claim that yogic practices are in contradiction to the teachings of the sikh gurus and that no sikh should participate in any form of yoga. Interview with antion vic briggs, telephone, 5 july 2011. Yogi bhajan is a sikh by birth, a maha tantric by choice but. Anything related to yogi bhajankundalini yoga3ho should be avoided before newcomers start to get the impression that sikhi has anything to do with tantrickundalini yoga ashrams, wearing all white clothes, dancing to gurbani and a litany of other practices that have absolutely nothing to do with sikhi which yogi bhajan3hosikhnet are well. The average american may equate sikhism with kundalini yoga, because the 3ho people have taught them that. Self publishing, book printing and publishing online lulu. The sikh religion was largely established to do away with all the ascetic yogas and yet its image in america, and other western countries seems to be seen by the native anglopeoplesas a religion entwined inexorably with kundalini yoga. Sikhism and tantric yoga please find the entire text for the book under comments for this photographs link or as a pdf file at. It is noted that baba siri chand was a master yogi. A critical evaluation of yogi bhajans tantric yoga in the light of sikh mystical experiences and doctrines dr.

While according to these systems this self is an ontologically given reality present in all human beings. Controversial sikhism and yogi bhajans solstice tantric. Pdf sikh critique of yoga and meditation balbinder singh. Sikh scripture that they will reject completely tantric and other yogas and be sikh divines, and accept the sikh path of mystical enlightenment in theory and practice, and share with others their truly sikh experiences and knowledge with humility. Although bhajan was from a traditional sikh family, he increasingly focused on kundalini yoga and tantra in his teaching and practices. The construction of yogi bhajans kundalini yoga article pdf available in sikh formations 83. Puranic notions for devotion, tantric esotericism, and various yoga teachings. Yoga and meditation balbinder singh bhogal, draft please do not. Certain practices referred to as kriyas help initiate this expansion. Yogi bhajan originally taught these white tantric yoga classes in person, and later with declining health, the courses were done through video tapes and inperson representative tantric facilitators, a format that continues today, years after yogi bhajans death. Free book publishing and global distribution with easy to use tools. What is the relationship between yoga and sikh dharma. There is a diverse range of attitudes toward the tantric traditions, ranging from their emic understandings as paths to liberation to the relatively widespread associations of the tantric traditions with sorcery and.

Tantra and the tantric traditions of hinduism and buddhism. Sikh sansar, march 77 p 28 the mere fact that guru nanak has used the word yoga a number of times and also some other words from other hindu and islamic systems, does not in the least indicate that the sikh gurus either subscribed to these systems or adopted them in any subtle or crude form in sikhism. Many practitioners speak to this issue based on their own personal experience of the spiritual technology. Download free pdf edition of sikhism and tantric yoga a critical evaluation of yogi bhajans tantric yoga in the light of sikh mystical experiences and doctrines by dr. Premka my life with yogi bhajan sparks statement from. Unlike previous western scholars woodroffe advocated for tantra, defending and presenting it as an ethical and philosophical system in accord with. The yoga of power postulated the experience of a pure self, which an individual may or may not experience. Everythings basics of sikhis, jagraj singh, attends yogi bhajans solstice tantric yoga sadhana waheguruji ka khalsa, waheguruji ki fateh, my name is gursant singh. To mahandeva singh at the kundalini yoga teachers group. In addition to being a kundalini yoga master, he was also a sikh. Pdf download a systematic course in the ancient tantric techniques of yoga and kriya pdf. Gursant singh says, is it hearsay or conjecture when yogi bhajan equates himself to.