Siddha Yoga is a spiritual group teaching traditional Hindu or yogic practices both in India and in the West. The group has an organizational foundation by the name of SYDA Foundation, founded by the second guru of the Siddha Yoga lineage, Swami Muktananda (1908 – 1982). The guru who is the latest in the lineage of teachers of Siddha yoga is a woman, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda (June 24, 1955 – ). The group has its U.S. headquarters at a large country ashram called Shree Muktananda Ashram composed of two former resort hotels i ...

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Some former members have accused the Siddha Yoga leadership of abusive behavior which is at odds with its teachings and wider accepted norms. William Rodarmor made these accusations public in “CoEvolution Quarterly" of winter 1983 in an article titled "The Secret Life of Swami Muktananda" 1 Lis Harris repeated and extended those in the "New Yorker" of November 14, 1994 in an article titled "O Guru, Guru, Guru" 2 The "Leaving Siddha Yoga" organization e ...

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Retaining no traces of individuality to hinder the flow of God's love and harmony through them, their work is done by God, their teachings are from God and the transformations they cause are also from God alone. God, then, is the actual Guru, the physical body only serving to spread love and knowledge about His own Self.

This is the true foundation of Siddha Yoga in which allegiance to the guru is complete. Reverence of the spiritual master as God is the foundational belief. Those who embrace such a path find true protection, peace, love, joy, well being and the experience of the Divine at every step because of blessings from their spiritual master.

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Students believe that the Guru is a perfected human being who, by a mixture of spiritual work and grace from the preceding Guru, has achieved full realization of the Divine in their lifetime. They believe that the nature of every human being is perfect and divine and the ultimate goal is the end of human suffering and the attainment of supreme bliss. Siddha Yoga's core teachings are Muktananda's two aphorisms, "God dwells within you as you," and "See God in each other." The primary philosophical bas ...

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siddha yoga: (Sanskrit) "Yoga of perfected attainment, or of supernatural powers."

1)    A term used in the Tirumantiram and other Saiva scriptures to describe the yoga which is the way of life of adepts after attaining of Parasiva. Siddha yoga involves the development of magical or mystical powers, or siddhis, such as the eight classical powers. It is a highly advanced yoga which seeks profound transformation of body, mind and emotions and the ability to live in a flawless state of God Consciousness.

2)    The highly accomplished practices of certain alchemists.

See: siddha yogi, siddhi.

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Siddha-Yoga:

Siddha-Yoga ("Yoga of the adepts"): a designation applied especially to the yoga of Kashmiri Shaivism, as taught by Swami Muktananda (twentieth century)

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Yoga-Siddha {SD 2:559; BCW 8:202n, 14:261}

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Siddha yoga:

Yoga of the Siddhas, the adepts.

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Siddhas - Perfected Yogins.

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A dictionary Of Siddha Yoga Terminology. From Abhanga to Yogini.

Please note that all words in grey, like "enlightenment" or "kundalini" are hyperlinked to archives further explaining the term. At the corresponding archive you will also find articles related to the term.

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Siddha:

A perfected yogi; one whose experience of unity-consciousness is uninterrupted.

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Siddha:

Siddha ("accomplished"): an adept, often of Tantra; if fully Self-realized, the designation maha-siddha or "great adept" is often used

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Siddha guru:

One who has attained the state of enlightenment and who has the capacity to awaken the dormant spiritual energy of a disciple and guide him or her to the state of the Truth.

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Siddha master:

One who has attained the state of enlightenment and who has the capacity to awaken the dormant spiritual energy of a disciple and guide him or her to the state of the Truth.

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NITYA-SIDDHA: A liberated soul of marvellous powers who is ever present on the

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Siddha yoni asana:

the female counterpart of the siddhasana meditative posture, in which the left heel presses the entrance to the vagina

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Yoga:

(lit., union) The spiritual practices and disciplines that lead a seeker to evenness of mind, to the severing of the union with pain, and through detachment, to skill in action. Ultimately, the path of yoga leads to the constant experience of the Self.

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Hatha yoga:

Yogic practices, both physical and mental, performed for the purpose of purifying and strengthening the physical and subtle bodies.

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Maharashtra:

A state on the west coast of central India, where Gurudev Siddha Peeth, the mother ashram of Siddha Yoga meditation, is located. Many of the great poet-saints lived in Maharashtra and the Samadhi Shrines of Bhagawan Nityananda and Swami Muktananda are there.

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