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Thousands
of pages of email correspondence have been generated since the Advanced Yoga
Practices lessons began. Readers have often shared their thoughts on the lessons, the
practices, and their experiences. The following excerpts are offered to help give a flavor
of what these lessons are about. Thank you to all who have shared!
1. “I just had a quick read through some of your posts and I'm blown away at the
quality and authenticity contained in what I've read so far. I'm looking forward to
studying your inspiring wisdom more closely and working with some of your suggestions.
Your words speak intelligently of the Truth and the path that leads there.” --
SD
2. “I started only few days back, seems to enjoy so far as I have tried other methods
also, this seems simple and I understand better.” -- PM
3. “I want to first thank you for your teaching!!!! I am finding with your
lessons that I am actually feeling the process of yoga, the beauty of all.” -- JF
4. “The reason for my message is to say that for the first time I found a very
positive, plain and very well explained approach to yoga practice. Thanks, then, for your
precious help; I strongly hope it will be helpful to clean the air from all the commercial
fog that is becoming everyday thicker around an important human heritage like yoga. I
started my experience 35 years ago. I've been very happy to find in your words the same
love for yoga I experience every day.” -- LB
5. “At any rate, I am very much enjoying your lessons and point of view here. You
have a talent for explaining things clearly and without strident religious undertones.
What a relief.” -- BG
6. “I just wanted to let you know I've really enjoyed reading the postings and am
glad you're sharing all this information. This is a lot of work for you, and your effort
is appreciated. I've practiced hatha yoga for 5 years now, and much that I'm seeing here
goes with it beautifully. Plus you're addressing some things that my teacher doesn't, for
which I'm grateful - I'm getting some information here exactly when I needed it (funny how
things work that way, huh??). I imagine I'll be back along with questions one day, but for
now just wanted to drop you a note and tell you how much I'm enjoying this. I too wish
everyone on earth could be here!” -- NW
7. “I was brought up as a Catholic, but over the years I began to feel that all the
different religions were just like clubs, with their own rules and regulations, and that
when it all came down to it, it is just God and me... I am so pleased that you have
started this group, I only wish that all this knowledge had been available when I was
young (I’m a ‘senior citizen’ now). I hope that people today can know
how lucky they are to have someone like yourself, who is willing to give so much of their
time to pass on the knowledge that has taken so many years to achieve.” -- BB
8. “I find your article on bhakti (devotion - lesson #67)
extremely reader-friendly.” -- KW
9. “A few words to express my appreciation for the information and effort you have
provided. So many of the Tantra sites and groups are thin covers for sex clubs which
distort and misappropriate many of the concepts you so generously assist in
explaining. For me the joys of Tantric Sex are merely some of the symptoms of
Tantric practices, not the practice itself. I feel many miss this point and deny
themselves the opportunities of fulfillment the ancient knowledge provides.” --
LL
10. “I have been reading all your writings in the group & was fascinated by your
writing style & knowledge.” -- NP
11. “I firstly would like to thank you for the lessons which I feel are very
beneficial and the program you are putting out seems to be a good one as it covers
everything. I am following another yogi’s teachings which I’m happy with, but
forgot his kundalini meditation which I’m meant to do weekly, so your priceless
teachings are well and truly filling the gap that had been left in my spiritual
program.” -- TS
12. “Thank you for the knowledge you are sharing, and for the way you do it.” --
HN
13. “You say, "the guru is in you." Yes, I agree, but you are greatly
helping and improving my inner guru!! Thanks again!” -- LB
14. “Thank you for your immediate and informative reply! I felt very positive about
attempting meditation, and I'll be sure to check out that lesson you recommend. You seem
like a beautiful person through your words. Your words have kindness all over them. Thank
you for giving me a lift in my day.” -- SY
15. “Thanks ever so much for your lessons. I'm finding them to be life-enhancing on
various levels. The techniques themselves are becoming more and more enjoyable, thus far,
even though I am only able practice them once a day. I am finding that they are assisting
the other practices that I feel are right for me.” -- BS
16. “I can't begin to express how much I am enjoying the practices, and I have held
at siddhasana for now because I feel so much bliss and at times incredible energy surges
as if my whole body pulsates! My whole outlook is bliss. I see God the universal
being at times everywhere. Today, driving, I felt so good, I felt as if I should
scream out the window and tell everyone I love them and to join the practices. I had to
dance when I got home....” -- MF
17. “I really like the simplicity and effectiveness of your instructions. I'm not
even sure how I got referred to your group but I'd like to thank whoever did it.” --
CH
18. “First thank you so much for this group. Your efforts are so appreciated. I'm
sure maintaining the group and answering all the questions is time consuming. We, the
children of God, needed you, and you came. I have meditated for the past 10 years. I would
say that I was never really good at it. So now, fast forward. I joined your group. I
really liked the fact that the thoughts that come in meditation are ok. Just keep going
and go back to the mantra. I felt like maybe I was doing it right before and that my
expectation was off. I've committed to doing the practice twice a day. I wanted to keep
the "time line" in mind so that I didn't rush through this. So I added the
Advanced Practices slowly. I haven't really had any rush of kundalini energy like some of
the people, but I decided to keep practicing. This morning I tried the Yoni Mudra for the
1st time since joining your group. As soon as I started, I saw a bunch of crazy lights. I
just watched and kept doing it. Then came circles with a star in the middle. There was a
bright circle with a dark circle inside. In the middle was the star. The star would fade
in and out. I didn't want it to go away.” -- QG
19. “First of all, I would like to thank you very sincerely for all the time and
effort you put into helping people like me on the path of spiritual development and
enlightenment. I find your lessons extremely valuable and you have all my gratitude for
it.” -- DR
20. “Thanks for all that you've done. It's amazing the difference one person can make
for so many.” -- MC
21. “As the saying goes, 'When the student is ready, the teacher appears.'
Certainly, this was very timely. I've got a ways to catch up it seems, but I'm
enjoying your knowledge.” -- TK
22. “Wonderful job you are doing!!! Appreciate your patience and your time!” --
PR
23. “I thought that your answer to the question about too much sex was compassionate
and practical.” -- RH
24. “I would like to thank you very much for the lessons you are presenting here.
They are wonderful, and I have searched for years to find a method of meditation that I
can do. You make this do-able. Thank you.” -- AN
25. “Hi, and thanks for letting me join this wonderful group. I find the lessons here
very useful as I have sort of started over with my yoga practice and right now I am taking
things very slowly but still listening more to my body then necessarily following the
order of your lessons.” -- DL
26. “First of all, thank you so much for your very clear and simple instructions. I
am someone who has been on a cross-country track up the mountain for quite some time (I
will be 70 next year) and have investigated various methods and exercises, picking the
ones that seem to suit me best. Your methods are similar in many respects to ones I have
been practicing.” -- RS
27. “What a wonderful group, and your thoughts flow like a river of knowledge!”
-- KK
28. “I am absolutely fascinated and impressed, and many congratulations to you for
creating this group which promotes nothing other than its topic. I think what you have to
say is valuable and would like to ask if I might be permitted to include your
lessons/discussions one at a time in a local eclectic news letter that goes out
monthly.” -- ZN
29. “Thank you for your encouragement. I will continue my journey with you.” --
JM
30. “Thanks so much for being! This student was definitely ready, and very happy that
you appeared!!" -- LS
31. “I am immensely enjoying your postings. It is informative and very helpful on my
journey. Thank you for your efforts!” -- MS
32. “The teachings contained in this newsgroup are wonderful. I would like to thank
you for disseminating this information to aspiring yogis.” -- VT
33. “Thanks for the reply to my earlier query. I also am into yoga practices and have
been following your advices very keenly. I have truly benefited from your lessons. I would
like to thank you for the same. I firmly believe Yoga is the only path which can lead man
past this life of suffering.” -- SK
34. “I have been experiencing symptoms of spontaneous kechari mudra for some time now
but had no idea there even was such a thing. This article (#108 on
kechari) was wonderful.” -- YS
35. “I take this opportunity to convey my deep regards to you. Your knowledge is
indeed very special. It will be a great help for a discerning seeker.” -- VQ
36. “I would just like to say that this list/resource is absolutely incredible. I
haven't had chance to read every message yet, but so far I have found them extremely
insightful. There seems to be an overwhelming amount of information available on the
Internet regarding yoga, but nothing as complete as this.” -- NC
37. “I wish I could explain in words or even make you feel how I feel about being
here. With that said, thank you so much for inviting me here. Words cannot describe what
being on this board with these additional kriya techniques and information to help me
progress mean to me. I am forever grateful and in your debt.” -- LB
38. “I have been wondering about bhakti for a few years, trying to understand it.
What you said opened a door for me. It feels I have been slightly off track and out of
touch with that basic desire toward my ideal, and my ability to maintain it, for quite
some time. Hence my speech, emotions, motivation, and spiritual practice have all suffered
somewhat. Thanks for your inspiration.” -- HF
39. “I am practising pantanjali yoga for a long time. It's part of my life and enjoy
it very much. I went through some of the posts and find them very interesting and helpful.
I wish the group years and years of successful life.” -- VG
40. “I have gone thru some of the lessons and are indeed very beautiful. The
membership speaks of itself for the usefulness and integration.” -- MA
41. “Thank you for inviting me to your wonderful group! I've read some of the
material and it looks like it could be very helpful to anyone who would pause, be
still...” -- DJ
42. “I want to say again how impressed I am by the dedication you give to guiding and
enlightening people like me. Your advice is invaluable and I am deeply thankful. I also
read with great interest your last posting on Kechari. It's a first class description of
what appears to be a key factor in reaching ecstatic bliss and of what needs to be done in
order to attain it. In my case, since the experience of ‘spontaneous
kechari’ is a very recent one, I am going to stick with it for a while and then move
up gradually to Stage 2, using your method.” -- DR
43. “Thank you for reminding me of my divinity.” -- BA
44. “I am appreciative and grateful for your advice in the group and giving us the
tools to progress. I am currently keeping my practice fairly simple, but it's great to
read about the more advanced practices. I will delve into the advanced practices
when I feel the time is right.” -- NA
45. “Thank you for sharing your gift of knowledge and for your sincere
guidance. This is a wonderful group. Thank you. Om Shanti, Shanti.” -- MV
46. “Too much coincidence here - all along you've been answering questions I have,
many that my yoga teacher of 6 years can't or won't address. A friend pointed me to your
message board in early January 2004 and I was thrilled to read what you had to say. But
right now I'm astounded. Just last week I started using an Om Shree mantra, and tonight I
find your message suggesting almost the same thing (2nd mantra enhancement). We are SO on
the same wavelength, and I truly appreciate the work you're doing here!” -- DE
47. “Hello and thank you for your group. You have developed wonderful practices,
which I feel I will continue for a long time.” -- LS
48. “I wanted to take the time to thank-you for your extremely inspired writings. I
have been meditating for years and I have been searching for the teachings that you so
graciously give to us. I guess it's like the saying, "when the student is ready the
guru appears". Your teachings speak so much truth to me. I have been doing spinal
breathing for the past 9 months and can feel the energy moving up and down the spine. My
wife joined your discussion group just after Christmas 2003. I cannot tell you how
wonderful it is to have her on the same path. She also joined the tantric part of the
discussion and together we travel down our spiritual path." -- LO
49. “I am feeling great results with the spinal breathing so far!!!” -- CH
50. “Thank you so much for your quick response to some questions I asked. I have been
trying to learn awhile now on my own and I am so happy to have found this group as it is
the answer to my prayers.” -- SV
51. “Thank you for this wonderful group. You are a God send. I read #69
(on kundalini symptoms and remedies), which is also extremely informative and very
helpful. Thank you ever so much for all your knowledgeable insight. Know that you
are doing a good thing here. All good things to you!” -- BB
52. “I am enjoying your posts and find them very useful. I started meditating many
years ago and have done several methods looking for one that worked and actually made life
better. Your mantra meditation is very fine.” -- DC
53. “I have only gotten halfway through the posts but I am tired and will be retiring
to my room to meditate before I go to sleep and wanted to write to you. I am very glad
that you have created this group, and it seems to be another cosmic synchronicity that I
am now a member.” -- KM
54. “It's good to have everything so well organized. Thank you.” -- WB
55. “Thanks you so much! Now I am really happy that there is someone whom I can ask
my questions.” -- AK
56. “Thank you very much for that illuminating discourse on siddhasana and padmasana;
my experience with these two asanas are fully in-tune with what you have described.”
-- YM
57. “I would add a phrase often said by my own teacher - or rather one of my teachers
– ‘Without action, all is for not.’ I have to say, I really like the look
of this group. These posts are excellent and very pleasing to see...” -- ACK
58. “I have begun meditation practices this week and I have been voraciously
absorbing your lessons. I have quickly caught up to message #39 -
Pranayama. Thank you for providing this valuable knowledge, I look forward to developing
my meditation practices with your guidance.” -- MN
59. “I've just started reading your lessons and I find them very supportive of the
yoga practices I'm already enjoying. I can feel the energy and constructive vibrations
coming from what you are sharing. No sooner did we ask for assistance, than we were
introduced to your group. We truly appreciate the sharing of your path towards
achieving that ultimate union with what we call Cosmic Consciousness. Understanding
that no matter how much we may have already learned and achieved, there is always room for
more, a next step, in a manner of speaking. Once again, thank you for sharing.”
-- EL
60. “First of all I'd like to say ‘thank you’ for this wonderful forum and
the priceless wisdom you give so generously to everyone interested. I love everything
about your teachings: Your writing style, clear, concise, without any fluffy new age
slang, always making sense on a practical day-to-day basis but also depicting blissfully
the heights human conscious can ascend to. And the contents: Priceless Wisdom. This
resonates with the deepest parts of my being, showing me the way back to the most precious
gift that exists in heaven or earth: Myself.” After practising since February 2004
“merely” meditation using the powerful mantra “Ayam” (I AM) I start
feeling like being in love more and more of the time. I don’t mean this in a
metaphorical sense, it’s exactly the feeling of being in love, this indescribable
happiness from a cellular level upwards… I'm running around in town, constantly with
a big smile on my face, this happy feeling inside which is accompanied by an almost
physical feeling of radiance from the inside out.” -- AY
61. “I am very very happy, and I wish for great success for everything in your path.
You definitely came across many traditions. Continue your service with God's Bliss!”
-- AK
62. “Even though I'm not familiar with your terminology, I grasp your explanations,
and they are indeed profound. I understand now with a deeper appreciation why it is vital
to transform or, as you say it, purify the central nervous system. Your spinal exercise,
has helped me to be more focused in my intentions.” -- EL
63. “I heartedly thank you for service you are devoting to all yoga enthusiasts by
emailing the lessons regarding yoga discipline.” -- GK
64. “Thank you so much for providing all the info and encouragement. It is
much-valued!” -- MK
65. “That response (lesson #132) was just incredibly
awesome! I've never heard sin put that way. It was beautiful and very
encouraging. I always knew that guilt/sin was not an intention of God. We do
it to ourselves and each other. Religions teach "the giving to get" idea,
i.e., if I go to church every Sunday, I will get into heaven. I'm beginning to
understand the importance of meditation. Why can't there be more teachers like you
in the world? What a wonderful world it could be. You're just so gentle.
Thank you for being here.” -- DW
66. “Thank you so much for sharing these valuable techniques. I'm very grateful for
this seva. I am a yoga teacher of several styles, classical hatha, ashtanga, and raja
yoga. All are the same meaning, differant focus. I also teach prenatal and work with
autistic children. The last two groups of students I feel would benefit immensely from
these practices… (very toned down, of course)” -- BM
67. “Please accept my thanks for lively and helpful answers to the questions posed by
sadhakas and it is very helpful for me in my sadhana.” -- CR
68. “Once again I want to thank you for the time and effort that you put into this
discussion group. Your responses to others questions certainly put things in perspective
and provide assurance. You must understand that I (and probably most) cannot just talk
about these things in general. There are not many that would even attempt to understand
this ‘non-conventional’ path.” -- LO
69. “This (chin pump) is just wonderful. I tried a couple of times the best to my
understanding and it is indeed very powerful. Thank you for sharing such precious
teachings.” -- MT
70. “I've read more of your notes and especially was grateful for your #69 on kundalini. So mine must have gone to the crown too soon.
It is such a relief to be able to write this to someone who I do not know, who seems to
Know. I can not tell anyone for fear of ego-attachment to their reaction. With
you, I do not have this because you do not know me, or anyone related to me. Thank
you.” -- ES
71. “I have been reading your mail for a short time and think it's great. I have been
meditating, doing yoga, and such for many years. I have done a lot of work with mantra,
and had wonderful experiences. I like what you say so much, and have all the bits and
pieces already, I would like to put it together the way you suggest. The Guru is within
me... and you.” -- DV
72. “Excellent article (on bhakti #67). Congratulations. To
reach so many people with such wise words is wonderful. Every red light I stop at will now
remind me of this. Hopefully this will be the case for many others as well. I have this
vision of seeing a queue at a red light and everyone there topping up their meditation -
well you never know.” -- LB
73. “Dude... I love the yoga links section you added.
Thanks for keeping control of what is placed there. It will be an excellent
resource. Your time spent on this group is sooooooo appreciated. I just got
lucky finding you.” -- DW
74. “Yours is a Great group... It vibrates to the resonance of my own soul. I thank
you from the bottom of my heart for helping me to clarify understand and remember the
truth within. I'm sure you shall hear more from me as I progress in enlightenment and I
desire to share some of my experiences.” -- JM
75. “Thank you for your views on sex. As I've mentioned before, the teachings I
practice deal with attainment differently, yet in the end all paths towards the truth will
be of great assistance if one will but apprehend their purport. I have read and now I
review your posts daily, they are an inspirational reminder of the goal--my goal-- towards
conscious awakening.” -- EL
76. “I am very thankful for the response regarding spinal breathing.” -- GU
77. “I am a 21 year old male. I am a member of your yahoo group about Yoga and
Tantra. I am deeply touched by your wisdom and insight reflected in the messages that you
post on this group. I was surprised and happy to receive such a long and proper reply from
you. Thank you very much for replying to my mail. It was so nice of you to do that. You
are a highly spiritually developed master and yet so humble. Hats off to you. God Bless
you.” -- SP
78. “Have been practising 3-5 minutes of Bastrika after mediation for the last 2 days
- wow! Could not sleep last night I was so charged after the practice. Will continue as is
with the practices for a while with no further changes to see how stable I am in this
routine… Thank you for the reminder on Kerchari. After sending the e-mail I
remembered the article (lesson #108) and have since re-read it. I
have been at Stage 1, almost Stage 2, now for a couple of weeks and maintaining Kechari
during the whole of my pranayama practice time.” -- BR
79. “Boy...you come packed with a lot of information, don’t you? You are
like a concentrated pill of knowledge.” -- AS
80. “I want to thank you for your suggestion of spinal breathing! It is wonderful! I
have regained the bliss I once had. : ) Now, when I even think of it, the souls of
my feet tingle and so does the base of my spine and third eye! I feel an inward laughter
that is like a giddiness that spreads throughout my entire system and I want to squeal or
giggle or dance about. I've been in this state when I was practicing kundalini yoga for
hrs. every day, but I'm not putting as much into it this time and it's here...” -- ES
81. “Thanks for your immediate response to my problem. I will follow as said and I
will mail you the change with in me. thank you once again...” -- RA
82. “Thanks for your excellent way of giving the yoga lessons and clarifying the
doubts of the participants in the group.” -- MV
83. “Thanks for all the time you put into this group - it's a real goldmine!” --
IR
84. “I think that it is time for me to thank you for the time and energy and
dedication to the work and wisdom you have made available thru this medium. Words cannot
do justice to express how thankful I am for the daily lectures and food for the soul. This
last presentation on SAMYAMA (#150) was so good. I am really lost
for word to say thanks. These presentations are so helpful to me for my personal progress.
Before these lectures I felt that I needed something more to keep me going on a daily
basis -- and I was offered to be part of this group. Thank you from the bottom of my
heart. We are so blessed to have you, a gem, in our midst.” -- SS
85. “In working with the sutras (in samyama) I found my chest feel as if it was
expanding, as well as my head. It was quite extraodinary. Is this normal? You spoke
of the different ways of the energy manifesting and I was just wondering if this too is
one of those manifestations? With love and unity.” -- MF
86. “I thank you very much for a great service you are doing. It is good work and
please keep it up.” -- KR
87. “Thank you so very much for starting the group and all the advice that you have
given. You've literally saved my life! I had a spontaneous awakening about 9 years ago and
it has driven me crazy... many times to such a deep depression that I contemplated
suicide.” -- AM
88. “Your explanation of samyama is excellent.” -- VG
89. “I have recently joined advanced yoga practises. I am very grateful to you for
imparting knowledge which I consider priceless.” -- RK
90. “I am passing on your article (on bhakti) to our website.
Will give you the URL as soon as they put it up. God bless. Incidentally, the piece on
Kechari Mudra was superb. Thank you for being.” -- KW
91. “Your messages have helped my practises very much. Thanks for the guidance. My
meditation has improved greatly after I joined this group...” -- AK
92. “Inspired by my practices following your lessons, my wife too has started
meditating.” -- HR
93. “I have recently become a member of your Advanced Yoga Meditation group. I have
been greatly inspired by its contents. So far I have been practicing simple meditation, on
very low doses. Now I am willing to embark on a journey towards a higher level of
spiritual living.” -- TO
94. “I would like to express my gratitude for the attention that you have given me,
and more so for the grace with which you express these yoga teachings. You are doing great
good, and helping many.” – BR
95. “With a mind which is a little bit more silent now (with meditation), I still can
perceive all the emotions the artist expresses in the music as well as my reactions, but
besides all that I can listen on a more “analytical level”. I’m hearing
single notes instead of big clusters of emotional reactions. I also experienced an
internal “visualization” of the parallel tunes - and, most surprising I
discovered another tune in the tracks I had listened to so often before. The silence
between the notes emerged like a very important new instrument I didn’t perceive at
all before. All those pieces had become more “airy”, somehow “thinner”
with lots of empty silent spaces in them… very surprising and very interesting…
Mmmh… I wonder how the world will look like if this musical experience kind of
generalizes, more detachment more huge empty silent spaces everywhere around and maybe
more creative joy in a universe which is much easier to move around and handle? Expecting
change (and saying thank you for your continuous support)” -- AY
96. “Thank you very much for giving the time to write such thorough replies. I
greatly appreciate your willingness and dedication.” -- TO
97. “Many many thanks for your kind clarifications, guidance & encouragement for
daily Sadhana. Really, I am extremely grateful for your prompt, proper, and inner guidance
for the advancement of this soul & I feel extremely indebted for the same. In the
meanwhile I anxiously await for your further lesson on Spinal Bastrika.” -- RA
98. “I was really touched with the simple explanation you have offered on how
individual meditation can help the entire humanity.” -- VS
99. “I've started reading your posts and I'm on my way to go through the whole
board... I like it!” -- MJ
100. “ I am practising meditation regularly. I experience inner silence. I would like
to know more about inner silence, energy (that we actually are), and space and the
relationship between them.” -- SK
101. “I'm still a greenhorn in all that yoga stuff - but I am aware of the
tremendous irresistible power behind it. I'm very very happy that I'm being fed it in
small units I can easily digest. Probably I'll take up Pranayama this week or next. And I
want to go all the way.” -- AY
102. “Today is my 10th day of meditation and in the evening as I was taking my walk I
felt a different emotion. It wasn’t joy or ecstasy or an impulse of pleasure. It was
something deeper... sublime... deep... like the memories of our childhood. Then for some
time there was a lingering pain which gradually went away. Then the mind started to flow
again with tremendous clarity and sharpness. I never had an experience like this and was
extremely excited, and wanted to share this with someone.” -- NN
103. “I've practiced asanas for some 30 years and read a fair amount of yoga
literature, but I've learned more about *progressing* in yoga since discovering this group
4 months ago than in the previous 30 years. You are being exceptionally generous with your
time and providing an invaluable gift to all of us aspiring yogis.” -- SL
104. “The suggestions provided by you are really good. Please continue doing the
same. It relieves a lot of mental stress just by the reading.” -- SD
105. “I am reading through your messages on your yahoo group and finding them very
clear, informative and balanced. This is a very valuable inspiration for people taking up
and maintaining their meditation practice. So thank you for the hard work you have put
into this resource. I have forwarded the URL on your Yahoo group to over 1,800
people on my distribution list and I'm sure many of them will gain help from it.”--
DB
106. “I am very thankful to you for your valuable advice on pranayama &
yoga.” -- DS
107. “Loved your e-mail on paying it forward (#166).” --
BR
108. “I shall tell my yoga students to check out the lessons if they want to deepen
their meditation practice. Thank you for sharing these lessons in such an accessible and
informed manner!” -- BM
109. “I recently joined this magnificent group. It is a wonderful group for me
because I have started doing yoga from 3 months before, and recently (15 days ) I am also
doing meditation so the importance for me for the group is endless.” -- SKC
110. “I have been practising meditation for nearly a month now. It gives me
tremendous energy and peace.” -- NN
111. “I tend to agree with your opinion on not spoon feeding (yoga lessons) and
allowing others to tune in on levels they are ready for themselves. I think your
explanation on that has helped me even over the past few days on allowing others pick up
information on various levels even if I would have previously assumed they were not ready
for it... so, thanks.” -- DB
112. “I have been reading about Kundalini for a few years, and have been interested
from the start. The best and most moving account I read was by Gopi Krishna. Kundalini
arousal in his case was probably not the norm, since it was quite traumatic and violent. I
am very pleased at finding your group, where I can continue my studies . The number of
postings you have personally done will alone keep me busy for a long time. Meditation will
come soon.” -- PR
113. “The spinal breathing makes me feel so ecstatic that I want to do all the time
(all things in moderation!). The lessons that you have been posting are so outstanding
that I am tempted to ask- who are the teachers who have helped you and guided you? I know
you have stated that this list not about you and you wish to remain anonymous, but I am
intensely curious... ” -- YM
114. “Once again I find myself with a steady stream of tears after reading your
lesson. Because of your group, for the first time I have access to grounded and tried
perspectives on practices that my body has been intuitively seeking for the past few
years. Seeing the Samyama practice laid out in front of me yielded the first objective
look at the subjective experience I was having, and enjoying the most. The power of a
practice grounded in objective knowledge and subjective experience is so powerful. It's
also great to have one of the most pleasurable states I've encountered so far, the
lightness of air, as well as the others too, devised, rather than stumbled upon. It's such
an amazing level of vibration; the spaciousness, and the freedom to expand into the
infinite with feeling of pure ecstasy. I know not to get caught up with experiences, you
and others profess this enough, but the pleasure would certainly indicate movement in the
right direction. Thank you so much for Being.” -- KL
115. “I have been member of this group for quite a long time and enjoy reading the
postings immensely.” -- SU
116. “I am getting so much out of this group, your wisdom, and the practise. You have
a gift for description and simplicity. I am college degreed professional who has lived
such a stressful life even though I have been practising yoga for over 10 years and now am
a certified yoga teacher. I have tried meditation and breathing for some time, but to no
avail until now. I am really starting to feel such an awakening and I love the way you
explain everything, so simple, yet logical, yet so safe. I have been so ready for your
teachings. I was starting to practice spinal breath on my own naturally and did not know
why! “ -- RY
117. “As much I am into being spiritual and doing yoga, etc., I always ask myself,
‘why are we doing this, and where did this come from?’ I have never been
able to turn that voice off - even in meditation I have all the brain research about it
and the effects. And, now, I am comfortable in it. That's your special gift and talent I
see, appealing to those who will never have a guru, or follow a cult. I understand the
‘pay it forward’ concept and want to share this with others. Part of me wonders
if people are ready and the other part now thinks, why not? Just because it took me
many years does not mean it has to take others the same.” -- TC
118. “I do feel great doing the spinal breathing and yoni mudra... They have really
helped my practice! I feel like a new person.” -- CH
119. “I am reading the previous posts and feeling the desire to return to yoga
practice, and most especially meditation.” -- JS
120. “I just wanted to tell you how glad I am you started this group. I will be the
first person to admit how skeptical I was of Yoga. But after my very first meditation
session, I have to admit that I have NEVER felt so relaxed. It was very strange, yet
comfortable. The time flew by, my meditation lasted about 26 minutes and it seemed like 5
minutes. A few things did happen that I did not see mentioned in the lessons. I felt
"tingly" and numb. I even had small visions if you want call them that, of light
"dancing" and forming into small balls of light. Anyway, I just wanted to tell
you how "At Peace" I feel with myself after my first lesson. I have a very
stressful life and a lot of things that need to be 'flushed' out, and I will be continuing
your lessons as long as it takes. I am smiling right now, something I have not done in I
do not remember how long. Thank You! You have made me a believer.” -- JF
121. “I have been practicing spinal breathing for several months now and have found
it has added a valuable dimension to my asana practice.” -- LS
122. “Thank you for permitting me membership in your yahoo group. I have been
searching... for something, and I think this may at the least be another step in the right
direction. I just completed my first attempt at meditating using "I AM" and
found it to be a very good experience. I feel refreshed, clearer, and certainly calmer. It
was a good experience, and I am committing myself to this practice, and to continuing to
explore your postings. Thank you for taking the time and effort to make your knowledge and
this information available to us.” -- JM
123. “I have been reading the articles present in this group from about a month or
so... Its really wonderful that I see people are experimenting and experiencing the Yoga
practices and finding fruits for their practices.” – RKB
124. “I continue to be amazed with your valuable contribution to society thru this
medium. Your explanations are so simple and so easily understood. You write with such ease
and clarity-- yet so profound! You amaze me with your knowledge and spirit of sharing your
wisdom.” -- SS
125. “I admire your noble cause and effort because I have found that knowledge and
information is surely kept hidden or released in fragments that sometimes it can be very
discouraging. I also accept that we at our levels of awareness cannot question everything,
but there should be some integration.” -- AV
126. “As a new member to the group, I first want to thank you for taking time to
share this valuable information with those who are interested. I have not read through all
the postings, but the postings I have read thus far, make perfect sense to me and
‘feel’ almost familiar to me in some strange way, yet much of it is completely
new to me.” -- NW
127. "Thanks for your work in sharing your knowledge and experience. Your writings
reflected just what I believe about life. The process of unfoldment is built-in and
natural. We don't have to superimpose an intellectual system on it for validity. I
do think it is obvious from the questions you get... that yogites have scary experiences
in their practice. The purification stuff is perfect to defuse the fear and the advice
about going slow at a comfy pace... that you don't have to act like the sale will end
before you get there... is wonderful. You as teacher here are truly a guide.
Excellent.” -- BC
128. “As I Buddhist monk, a friend sent me some of your site dialogues, thinking that
I would appreciate the sensibility. I must say I found much of your discussion group to be
refreshing, direct, and simply profound. Is there any way I can find out more about
the teachings, other books or websites? With much appreciation.” -- RV
129. “The nectar you had referred to in one of the lessons is increasing day by day.
Its flow is maximum when I am hungry and goes away when I have my food. I am enjoying it
but am not fixated on it thanks to your lesson that scenery is only to be enjoyed but the
focus should be the practice.” -- HR
130. “I greatly appreciate your attempt to assist me managing my way through the
infinite capes of techniques, traditions, questions and wanderings.” -- TO
131. “Thanks a lot for the prompt reply. I really wonder how you find time to reply
to each and every query made by people. I hope to become like you one day. I will
definitely take it one step at a time. Thanks a lot again for the reply and for
maintaining this wonderful group.” -- MH
132. “Getting to know a wonderful yogi who loves to share the divine joy of wisdom!
Do you have your website yet? Love to know more about you as you do bring to words what I
learnt in silence, and it is apt. All the blossom of divine inspiring joy!” -- ND
133. “Thanks for your opinions. I know I don't have enough meditation practice, but I
didn't realize this was unbalancing my path. You have just pointed to where my practice is
weak. I will focus more on deep meditation.” -- PD
134. “Someone knowing my interest and the URL for Advanced Yoga Practices passed it
on to me. I read one lesson, then another and then all of it. Having read Ramakrishna,
Yogi Ramacharaka, Arthur Avalon, Rajneesh and anything in between, the subject was not new
to me. What was new was a step-by-step method written in plain English with authority to
help the seekers. I wish I had this kind of info when I started some 15 years back. I,
having no real directions, mostly followed variations of Raja Yoga with concentrations on
one or the other object. Thank you for the wisdom provided in your writings.” -- AD
135. “I just read message #20 -- from the atheist. I could not
have said it better myself. I appreciate the way you make these concepts accessible to my
western-pragmatic-yet-mystic mind.” -- YB
136. “Thank you so much for your lessons and the knowledge you are sharing with
everyone... I wrote to you sometime ago about my spontaneous awakening, and for the first
time have been able to bring some 'order' to my life by concentrating on the spinal
breathing and focusing on finding the peaceful place within.” -- AM
137. “Thanks again for your lessons. A point of interest is that several times I have
been on the verge of asking a question only to be answered by one of your Q&A's before
I had a chance to ask the question.” -- MC
138. “Once one has experienced some levels of knowing and truth, when he hears the
Truth, even thru the filters of words, he instantly recognizes them. Such has been my
experience with your presentations for the past few months. Thank you.” -- JM
139. “My wife's sight has improved from using lenses of 2.75 to 2.5 since she has
started meditation. She had to change her lenses. I can’t stop from thinking that
this incident and her practices are related. Does meditation help in correcting physical
problems apart from cleansing the nervous system? Curious to know!” -- HR
140. “You most probably don't need confirmation on the information that you're
sharing but I thought I'll let you know my personal experience as a confirmation
anyway...” -- AM
141. “Since there are no accidents in the Universe I must thank you for the article
on the crown chakra (#199). I choose smooth easeful transition into
enlightened states of consciousness. Thank you for the reminder.” -- JM
142. “Your description of kechari mudra (#108) is superb and
unparalleled compared to what I have come across so far. I am very grateful for
this.” – YM
143. “Your words sparkle from the silent truth of the ancient sages and its pure form
to reach out to all is that huge giving from your heart! Thank you on behalf of everyone
for this! Aum Namah Sivaya! Big hug to you, divine brother!!! With your permission, can I
put up this wonderful article of yours, of course with credits to you and mentioning this
divine group of yours/ours, so more people of intense fire can join? Divine One, all our
joyful space that trembles in us as the supreme dancer, as the eye of the Source... to
share each breath!” -- ND
144. “I have really enjoyed and learned from the wisdom you have passed on in these
tantra lessons, and the main ones. How blessed we are that you are willing and able to
answer so many questions whose answers have evaded us for so long.” -- LM
145. “I would like to say how deeply you have touched and inspired me to greater
spiritual heights. For this I can not thank you enough! God bless you for your
guidance.” -- CM
146. “As usual, some very intriguing stuff. Wow. Great stuff!” -- AS
147. “I want to say that this Yahoo group is wonderful and your explanations are very
helpful and I'm sure you touch people in more ways than you know!” -- MI
148. “Thank you for your suggestion. I'll keep in touch with you whenever I come
across some strange things during practise.” -- RK
149. "I would like to thank you for introducing me to the group. There is lots to
learn here and perhaps this life may not be enough to complete the lessons and the links
provided by you. I have just begun on this path and hope with the right guidance I will
find my destiny. The link to join the group came as a big surprise to me and this does for
me prove a fact that God works in mysterious ways when the time comes. I will take this
opportunity to learn and practice what I learn from here. -- AG
150. “At least some 87 out of 99 groups not only haven't much wisdom, if any! They
"teach" wrong and half lessons that harm more than anything else! I used to
"lurk" in such groups, waiting until I met members who would be open for
something more, and then I did my best at passing on what little wisdom I myself have
gathered over time. The many wild geese, the many groups of nonsense passed on under claim
of truth, have made me sceptical. But I can see with one eye half opened, that you know a
great deal about your topic of choice! And reading through just a few postings convinced
me that this is true!” -- ZQ
151. “I've been at this in one form or another since 1984. I find the materials you
have posted very useful and look forward to gaining from their practice.” -- VJ
152. “I have been following your writings for some time now, your tone and approach
to these matters does resonate with me very well. Thank you for making your knowledge
available to people. I myself have been practicing some energy exercises, yoga and
meditation for the past few years. So I am familiar with the techniques and concepts that
are talked about in the lessons. Your way of not dwelling into religion and metaphorical
explanations too much and simplifying the dynamics down to purification of the nervous
system makes me very comfortable with the teachings and does avoid the possible confusions
on the way.” -- KO
153. “Thank you again for all your wonderful insight. It seems as if you are reading
my mind!” -- BB
154. “I have found (for now) I get too many energy surges when I do the
kechari/chinlock series and pump so I have stuck with the spinal breathing and meditation
with enhancements and have felt a direct inflow as if my head has opened up and light or a
presence is coming into me. I feel secure and comfortable in this and at times when I do
the practice it stays with me even as I lay down to go to sleep or do my daily activities.
I have also found that when I am approaching my activities in the right spiritual frame of
mind or read something that clicks, my third eye area gets warm and I feel pressure. I
feel as if I am being infilled and guided by this force. Thank you for your care, warmth
and generosity with all of the information you have shared with us all and continue to
share. I have handed out information pertaining to this group-thank you!” -- MF
155. “My yoga practice is wonderful, and now I am beginning samyama. Thank you for
the enlightenment.” – SM
156. “The Sambhavi (third eye technique) you have described is
very powerful. I don’t know how to thank you for the lessons. You have done the world
a very big favor indeed.” -- PP
157. “You are right with regard to self-pacing. It is the tendency toward
perfectionism (i.e., egotism/fear of failure) that occasionally motivates me to excess. I
am learning and have learned already in this regard. Still, there is always more: like
humility and the courage of faith and infinite patience.” -- BR
158. “I just have to tell you how much I appreciate all you've done for us as a
whole. So many are searching and few are getting the needed information to lead them in
the right direction. It’s been sort of like playing darts with a blindfold on. With
your work, I feel like I'm headed in the right direction. The blindfold has been removed
and I see the target. My goal is to hit it and with your guidance I feel its possible.
I've been with you since December 2003 and I can see things are changing. I'm excited to
see what I will be like in a year, or 10 years. It's a great journey. Kind of like a
mystery game of sorts.” -- DW
159. "I just wanted to say thank you for your new website. It makes it easier to
share the information with others. I am up to kechari. I have never seen such
detailed explanations of these techniques ever before. They have really added to my
practice and I am eager to see where they lead." -- AA
160. "Your writings are simple and reveal unquestionable truth and confidence. You
seem to be unfolding a dictionary on the topic of Yoga and Meditation. This is the
first website I have come across thus far which is free of cost, restrictions, or
obstacles, and seems to be based on the true concept and principles of our ancient Indian
scriptures and books of knowledge." -- EB
161. "Nityananda! Gauranga! Hare Krsna! All glories to Srila Prabhupada, Srila
Gaurangapada and all Vaisnavas... Thank you for your wonderful forum, it has helped me
greatly in understanding many different avenues of the science of meditation that are not
taught in Vaisnavaism." -- NM
162. "Again you have left me spellbound, again words cannot express how grateful I am
and so fortunate to be part of this group. Your explanation of the heart space breathing
and spinal breathing is so simple. You make everything seem so simple, yet the practice is
so profound and dynamic." -- SS
163. "Thank you very much for your caring reply. I shall take your cautions (on
excessive automatic physical movements) under consideration. I do find it important to
clarify that I have certainly been applying strict self pacing recently. I have backed off
Sidhassana, as well as not exceeding any of the recommended practice lengths. Anyway, I
will take it easier with Samyama, perhaps even cut meditation time a bit shorter." --
TO
164. "Thank you very much for your remarkably lucid writings on kechari.
It is of tremendous value to me... You seem to be a rare teacher --- open-minded,
practical, intelligent and knowledgeable about the depths. Most interestingly,
you seem to know when to respect tradition and when to leave it behind." -- DR
165. "A very sincere 'thank you' for what I believe is the best spiritual practice
site on the Web, at least to my knowledge." -- RS
166. "Your website has helped me more than once with my questions. Although I teach
yoga, I am not in a 'yoga community' of other like-minded yogis and yoginis who are into
meditating as much as I am, or even want to understand spiritual things as I do, so I
thank you. Your teachings come from the heart and are authentic." -- LD
167. "These are the best lessons I have read on Yoga anywhere. I really gel with what
you say and it makes so much sense. I think you have given everything a person needs for
spiritual evolution. I was heavily into Yogananda after reading 'Autobiography of a
Yogi' three years ago and since then I have lapped up all the Yogic teachings that I could
get hold of. But there
seemed to be a lot of vagueness and confusion about all of it until I started reading your
lessons. Your simple way of communicating tough ideas is a real blessing." -- RD
168. "Thank you, your response has been a great help, I have added Pranayama (spinal
breathing) to my Meditation and the movements have become much less aggressive, a slight
vibration in the neck and the occasional jerk of the arms. The Pranayama has done the
trick. This system is wonderful and is what I have been looking for for many years. Most
instruction is full of false leads, the western systems of occultism especially, with
their emphasis on intense concentration, Why? Is this some type of elitism! I understand
now the maxim, 'as above so below.' The movement of the Goddess in the body reflects Her
movement in the cosmos, a realization indeed. To believe these things is not the same as
knowing them." -- RC
169. "You have done such a great thing in this newsgroup and website. I know you
don't need the compliments, but it's wonderful in this day of technology to realize that
so many people who may be searching for a way to get closer to their spirituality can be
led to a place that will help them with that. Years ago, you would have not been able to
get this to people until your book was published and even then, it wouldn't have the
potential that the internet does. This is Global!" -- RK
170. "Having only done the meditation for two weeks now, this morning upon awakening
early I was in the best 'place' I can remember for ages... wonderful outlook (which alone
is remarkable for a person who tends to be negative and pessimistic most of the time), and
unbridled energy. I even told my wife that I would give up virtually all my earthly
possessions to be able to feel this way most of the time - though I suspect you might
respond by saying that isn't necessary, just continue meditating (that's right)."
– MS
171. "I greatly appreciated the tone expressed in your site, that of non-attachment
to the extraordinary things that happen as a result of this (kundalini) awakening, just
the basic sanity. So good to hear it." – EC
172. "I would like to thank you very much for the lessons you are presenting. They
are wonderful, and I have searched for years to find this kind of information on
meditation that is comprehensive, easy to understand and well structured. I am practicing
different yoga exercises (asanas, bandhas, mudras, etc.) for more than five years. And the
only thing I have missed miserably – these lessons – I discovered in the AYP
group." – KK
173. "Through the discovery of your lessons I have realized some of the missteps I
have made in my spiritual practice and am eternally grateful for the chance to
correct the imbalances I have created. Additionally, through the agency of your lessons,
where once the practices were a division between my wife and I, we may now walk together
without my violation of vows I have taken not to reveal my training to non-initiates. I
have always felt that the highest teachings belong to everyone freely, as this is the only
destiny for the human race. I see in your teachings the way I would style my own, without
the dogmatic requirements of traditional practice. I firmly believe this is a time
of new dispensation and opportunity for ALL." – B
174. "Thanks very much for the public service of your web pages. They are an amazing
resource. Most information on the Internet is highly redundant, but the information you've
shared is unavailable anywhere else. It's really worth the work you've put into it. Those
of us
working on yoga really benefit from knowing what lies ahead in our practices, and that's
hard information to come by." – JL
175. “I have studied yoga casually off and on for a long time, but I am learning more
from your work than ever before.” – ST
176. “It’s been eight months now since I began meditation and it has been a
wonderful experience. In fact, meditation has become a habit now like brushing my teeth
and taking a bath.” – NN
177. “Great work. Very valuable information, to me.” – WM
178. “Thank you for the effort to write out all the information on the AYP site. It
is quite impressive - concise and persuasive. The lessons are systematic and detailed, but
at the same time enjoyable to read.” – LP
179. “I have joined this group and mailed you long back with a few questions and got
answers. Thanks for putting all the great wealth of info for us. Whenever I read the
lessons I get the inspiration back again. It is a good feeling to know that truth is just
an email distance away.” – MH
180. “I want to thank you for your generosity in bringing this material to the
public. It has benefited my life in too many positive ways to express.” – GO
181. “I have been meditating for some time now with other practices but have never
had anyone explain what I had been experiencing so well. It has been a verification of
‘where I am along the path.’ I began using the I AM mantra and then the
second enhancement, which has brought an incredible deep peace, almost like an enormous
river moving through me.” – MB
182. “I believe it is great to have some teachers around that are past the need of
the ego title ‘guru.’ I wonder why it is so hard for the one with life-long hard
practice and experience to point to the other and say ‘the guru is in you.’
” – KO
183. “I have been so pleased with the meditation as it is the first I have found that
makes sense to me and also just 'fits' me.” – LL
184. “Advanced practice takes time and patience and it does help a lot to be able to
ask questions and share experiences, especially since no one else seems to teach kechari.
So you are a very unique teacher and this is a unique opportunity at this point.”
– VK
185. “I have been with this group for just a short time, and reading only the first
20-30 posts. I have been doing the morning meditation, tried to do it regularly (but work
different shifts so it’s a bit hard, but I manage pretty much). I love it! I am also
a ‘student’ of amorc (rosicrucian group) and kabbalah, sufism, and more. But
today I felt more in touch with myself, the cosmic reality. I don’t know how to
explain it really, but as I ‘passed’ my negative emotions and headed towards the
mantra, towards the light, I felt increasingly blissful, and I love it!” – TB
186. “Your yoga instructions are the clearest and best I have ever found!”
– RS
187. "You have done a lot for me, and you have not required me to spend three years
in an ashram sleeping in a bunk among your glazed-eyed disciples with smelly feet to get
it." – DR
188. “Thank you for providing us with such a clear understanding of yoga practices,
and in particular for sharing the secret that "the guru is in you." You fill
your role as a teacher very well and I've gained many valuable insights since coming
across your web site.” – ET
189. “I began my journey late last summer and my daily meditation practice has had an
extraordinary impact on my life. Your lessons are invaluable.” – SG
190. "I'm really impressed by the Advanced Yoga Practices lessons. They have helped
me very much -- especially the spinal breathing, which has eliminated many of my kundalini
symptoms." – OZ
191. "I am very grateful for this group and for all of the valuable information that
has come." – MG
192. "Lovely site. Thank you very much for taking so much pains." – FL
193. "Your website is very helpful and informative. Your advice has made sense, and
for once I feel that I am in contact over email with someone genuine and someone who has
answers, rather than those people out there who I have contacted in the past who don't
have answers but instead make me feel guilty when I ask about the siddhis, etc."
– VC
194. "Thanks for all the wonderful insights you have given me. I hope you will to
continue your sharings." – FH
195. "I have enjoyed your lessons and the way you write about consciousness, and I
try to practice meditation daily as a result of having been inspired by you. Simple
mindfulness has improved the quality of my life immeasurably." – WK
196. "It seems that each time I come here, whether I read anything new or not, I
always feel uplifted, have a new sense of purpose..." – JS
197. "As someone who has struggled with negativity and fear surrounding sexual energy
and its expression, your comments (lessons #T38 and #T39 -- on sexual obsessions) make a deep impression on me. Thank you
so much for taking the time to respond with clarity and compassion." – K
198. "I've been practicing Integral Yoga, off and on, for 35 years, and your
teachings have helped me tie up all those loose ends -- how the various practices blend
together and help in the rise of bliss consciousness. Especially on how to tie Pranayama
and Kundalini in with Deep Meditation. Spinal breathing is a powerful exercise. Thank you
for your teaching and advice. You are truly a blessing to us all." – PM
199. "I am at the point now where I will begin spinal breathing. Can't wait! I also
can't wait for each and every meditation session! They are sacred to me." – GW
200. "Thank you for the service you are performing for yogis everywhere." –
RG
201. "I would like to thank you for the lessons and the AYP site, they have been of
great help and great inspiration!" – JM
202. "I feel us all to be blessed with your extension of wisdom, and your effort to
manifest it in material form as a book. I am sure I will eventually be using your text as
a main source with my future students." – AS
203. "I really find myself lucky to have discovered this treasure of wealth which can
potentially relieve me from everything, and which is the real goal of any human being. I
used to read about meditation since very young onwards. I remember a lot of past incidents
from my life in childhood where I got attracted to meditation and used to ask lot of
questions to everybody. But the only useful and constructive action I have taken was only
after finding your lessons." – M
204. "Thank you so much for showing me the light again. I think I have to learn to
stick to one method of practice, whatever it shall be. I think the AYP method is something
that I will persist with. The same method is given in the Shiva Samhita as one of the best
methods of raising the kundalini and moving towards salvation." – DB
205. "I came across your online lessons just a few weeks ago while searching for
details for Kechari Mudra. I was so impressed with your pragmatic
approach that I'm now practicing the lessons in sequence." – AM
206. "I discovered myself the chakras without any lessons a few years ago when I
heard music and smelled good fragrances. I feel strange energies in my spine, and now with
your lessons which I never read anything like before, I’m going to get better at
it." – RR
207. "I have started reading your website but am trying to stick to things I have
already experienced, or more information on what I am experiencing. Considering the
skeptical mind that I have and the distrust I always held towards the "new age"
movement, it was very pleasant to read clearly balanced truths." – AT
208. "I consider the lessons in the site as a treasure for one who wants to be in the
path of spirituality. I'm so grateful to you for your kind advice." – DC
209. "Kudos to you. That's as good a summary of the history of the yogic influence in
the west as I've seen (lesson #253)." – PG
210. "I am new to this list. I found this post (lesson #252 on
Self-Pacing, Surrender and Enlightenment) to be solid teaching and I look forward to
reading more. I do not spend much time on the Internet, but I try to make the time I spend
here worthwhile. Your mission here is noble and I know many souls find good
‘food’ in the message. Keep up the good work!" – SB
211. "Thank you for the wonderful list. Wow! It will be a wonderful reference. I love
this group." – C
212. "You have done a very useful job for all the AYP users by bringing out this
compilation of books (lessons #253). You have brought all under a
single umbrella so that we know what to look for and where to find it. My namaste to your
humble nature in spite of the tell-tale achievements." – VM
213. "I can clearly say that your book/discussions are the single, most informative,
helpful, to the point advice I have ever come across in my entire life! You
single-handedly have added a dimension (the 5th!) to my spiritual
practice by encouraging me to resume twice-daily
meditation. Before, when I practiced meditation, I somehow never got very far, not past
alpha relaxation. But you taught me WHAT meditation is!" – GW
214. "I think these online teachings you decided to start up are brilliant."
– JR
215. "I am very grateful that you have released these teachings to everyone,
especially freely accessible on the Internet. I have studied spiritual teachings for a
major part of my life, and practiced meditation on and off for years, however no method I
have found is as powerful as the one you teach." – JH
216. "The lessons are great, your clarity, unpretentiousness and erudition are really
remarkable … You're doing wonderful work, I'm truly grateful." – JL
217. "Thank you so much for your help with the practices! I would not know what to do
if you were not so kind to answer my questions." – LP
218. "The material that you have presented is so first-rate that I personally
don’t think that it needs any further validation…" – YM
219. "I have been practicing AYP exclusively now for seven months and the results
have been the best I have ever had from any other form of meditation." – RC
220. "My guru introduced the web pages of AYP to me. I go through the web pages, and
I found very much useful to me. I am giving importance to the job/work nowadays
(previously I practice yoga regularly). One day my guru asked, ‘Why you didn't come
for yesterday’s yoga practice?’ Then I go through the AYP web pages. I found
lesson about finding the time for meditation. I am getting much more inspired by the
lesson, and nowadays allot time for meditation, and do the yoga practice. Really, I
feel lucky!!! I thank you and all spiritual persons, and God almighty." –
SM
221. "Very grateful for the good you do in the world - you are a gem ... simply
humble, unpretentious and so utterly generous in sharing your work. I thank you from my
heart!! – PP
222. "I have been studying different methods of spiritual disciplines for a long time
now (35 yrs). I have always been reluctant to just sit down and practice one type of
discipline, because I have not trusted the teacher or the teachings. Many are overlaid
with the teacher’s personal point of view or tradition, which is neither scientific
or explained. Your lessons are short, concise and to the point. In addition, they give
just enough explanation so pupils are not in the dark, wondering why they should do
certain practices. If I had ever become enlightened, I would have wanted to write the
lessons you have, and also given them to the world for free. As it happens, your lessons
have also come into my life at just the right time, because I am retired and planing to
move away where I can devote more of my time to practice. (I have just ordered the book to
take with me) I have always joked with myself saying - that only if I had spent just 10%
of the time meditating that I have reading I would have already become enlightened. I have
been a doubter until now. I cannot thank you enough. So thanks again and God bless"
– S
223. "It is such a joy to find you communicating the higher wisdom in simple language
that all can understand and benefit from it! I find this so beautiful because these
powerful practices had expressions as parables and as in 'sandhya' that only the few could
absorb as understanding for thousands of years in the past. And now, you are bringing
those higher teachings to reach all. Cheers to all the sages! Cheers to your wonderful
teachings!" – N
224. “I have read many of your replies to the questions posed regarding this subject
of spiritual journey. I offer kudos for your wonderfully natural and encouraging style.
Thank you for what you are doing for all the rest of us here. There is no possible way to
put value on such a wonderful gift as self-discovery.” – JG
225. “Your lessons have surely proven to be very useful, especially in relation to my
recent Kundalini Awakening activity.” – SSR
226. “Thank you very much for the kind response. Your writing online and in the book
and in e-mails has an enormous soothing effect on me. I am looking forward to the
spiritual novel and I hope you will write other books after that.” – LL
227. “As you may recall, I came in at the middle (after decades of other practices),
awakened Kundalini, got slightly bumpy, and receded to the very beginning (at your advice)
to get settled down. Well, great advice! Things are stable, I'm feeling the ecstatic
conductivity I was feeling before, with none of the side effects. Lots of karma burning
going on, yet I'm thoroughly unburnt. Perfect. A lot of AYP is extremely smart and
resourceful repackaging, of course, but your "favor the practice over the
experience" is an absolutely beautiful (and I believe original) distillation. It's
what sold me, actually. So I'm being careful to follow it!” – JL
228. “You did a very good thing by making all the spiritual wisdom open to everybody.
People like me are very much benefited because of this. I thought this meditative life is
not for me and it is not accessible. Frankly speaking, Indian books on meditation and
spirituality and guru-worship don’t appeal to me. The guru testing you and deciding
whether you are fit for practices or not is rubbish. If some guru has tested me three
months back, I would have failed, but now if they test me I will succeed because I have
done some practices and read a lot of literature that I am sufficiently inspired (all
credit to you). Divinity is within everybody and everybody should be given a chance to
bring up the divinity within themselves. I like your love towards humanity and your open
to everybody approach. Thank you for this knowledge again.” – MH
229. “I want to congratulate you on a wonderful exposition of Yoga that I have not
seen anywhere else and your wonderful service to humanity. Thanks for sharing this
information with everybody.” – VM
230. “Your analysis of fear and the ways to transmute it (#259)
is very impressive. I will try to implement this in my life. We are lucky to hear such
good things from you.” – MVR
231. “Thank you so much for all the beautiful advice and guidance you have provided.
I sort of feel like I have come home after wandering around for years. What you are doing
is truly lovely and my heart melts whenever I think about it. Can't stop smiling inside.
Many thanks again.” – KT
232. “I have just finished reading your lesson regarding fear in our lives (#259). Each time I read one of your responses I am struck by how much
time you must put into each lesson. I have benefited from being connected to your group
and wanted to let you know that all that your hard work is very much appreciated and
helpful.” – LD
233. “Kechari is going very well, thanks a lot. What you did, putting advanced
kechari into print, and even on the web (#108), making it
accessible to all, is very significant.” – DR
234. “AYP really has changed my life.” – RC
235. “Thank you for the inspiration and knowledge you share. I love the AYP practices
and the depth they create in my life.” – GO
236. “I appreciate what you wrote about enlightened vs. perfect (#260).
As a spiritual teacher, I've always tried to point out the exact things you say in your
lesson. Part of my own teaching process is to make sure that my students move on and don't
put me in any set category that creates an attachment to me; but just grab the tools I
present to them to use.” – RR
237. “I recently came across your site on AYP and I found the lessons to be
absolutely mind blowing. I have been practicing meditation off and on for the past 22
years but, till recently, have never been able to sustain it on a regular basis. Thank
you. – VKK
238. “Thank you for your amazing site. I have learnt so much from it over the months!
I have been practising meditation for about 5 years now and it is amazing to learn from
you because your ideas and lessons have really helped me so much on the road to
enlightenment.” – RCC
239. “Thank you so much for your dedication to others spiritual development and
inspiring so many to try these wonderful practices.” – MS240. "I love your site. Sensitive meditators like myself
have found great answers on it. I have not been gentle with my mind. Twenty
minutes of meditation twice a day is way too much for me. I didn't know others had
this problem, but thanks to your site I feel much better. Thank you and
God-bless!" – SM
241. "I happened to
find your website and read through your material and tantric yoga which I have always been
interested in practicing. I found your site so
true to nature, something which I can relate to and practice. I try and study it as much
as possible, and found your work more connected to what I want than most other
works." – BR
242. "Your answer to the question (on samadhi) is one
of the most beautiful expressions I have read . I have been in nirvikalpa samadhi several
times which is actually beyond mind and any expression, but your answer is full of
wisdom." – AL
243. "Thank you for your
very very helpful response to your my email I sent you a while ago, on mantra
enhancements. I really appreciated it. I will continue to practise religiously with the
new mantra for at least six months to see the overall results. Another important lesson
for me: sometimes less is more! Thanks again for all your help and your wonderful work and
for inspiring me to continue on the meditation path." –
DP
244."My meditation and pranayama with mulabandha
are going perfectly with symptoms you indicated in the lessons. I am very much eager now
to begin to follow tantra methods." – AS
245. "I have had kundalini syndrome for
30 years, so you can imagine that your stuff got my attention... I did the damage with
kumbhaka, bad advice and instruction, strong will, lack of discipline and marijuana...
Where have you been hiding all these years, my man? I needed someone like you back
in 1975!" – DM
246. "I continue to be
elated by the opportunity your course offers, it feels like I have finally found what
I have been searching for after twenty years of seeking. It seems to me the secret that
has eluded so many is now available for sincere and hungry souls, at least this is my
experience." – GL
247. "Thanks again for
advice on pitta (ayurveda) diet. I've altered my diet again to somewhat meet those
suggestions. Could be why I'm feeling better." – ES
248. "Thanks for the lessons. They have helped me
greatly to go beyond where I thought the limits were." –
MA
249. "The AYP book and these lessons are probably a
little before their time for the mass public, but when the time is right I believe this
book will fall into the hands of many. It's kind of like 'Autobiography of a Yogi.' I
never heard of this book until a couple of years ago, but then again, I probably wasn't
ready for it. That book completely changed my path. Your book is doing the same type of
thing. It really is a Godsend." – LO
250. "I am on chapter 8 in The Secrets of Wilder.
I am fascinated by this book. My entire life I have felt like there was more to
me. I have always been in touch with a part of my inner self but I always felt silly
to share these thoughts with anyone because I didn't realize that other people feel this
way too." – MV
251. "I’m dropping this line to say thanks because
you gave me the opportunity to get closer to my divine consciousness after reading your
new book. I feel I’m getting back to that special supernatural force I used to feel
during my childhood when I used to meditate. I think I’m recovering the skills I need
to succeed in life." – RRV
252. "Your generosity, skill, and kindness reflect well
on the yogic path. I have been following the AYP for 6 months now. I get upset when I
cannot do the program... when I have visitors, .... rejoining of family, etc. I have
found AYP to help me recover from a cancer the doctors are sure is cured... I am
doing all I can to make them right! I wake up every day so energized! In addition to
following the 2 times a day schedule of AYP, I have also been working out for
1 hour a day with weights and aerobics. The combination is powerful. Thank you
so much." – CD
253. "My utmost thanks to
you for the selfless service you are offering through your website, thus making available
the path to Self to all the aspirants who seek truth yet are not blessed with a guru. I am
a simple housewife raising two kids and running a busy household. Though I yearned for
reaching the depths of spiritual awakening since I was a child, I never knew exactly how
to get instruction until finally my prayers were answered by finding your website." – SD
254. "Regarding the Secrets of Wilder novel, which I
just finished, you unfolded the mystery of the enlightenment process wonderfully.
You kept the mystery as a motivation for turning the next page. And you imbued it with
human-interest at the same time. A person who reads this book carefully will be initiated
into the actual secrets of what happens in the enlightenment process, and into what is the
destiny of humankind. They can learn that enlightenment is part of their birthright and
their destiny, that it goes with the human body and not any particular sect or creed. You
put it in a Christian context. Could it help to make a bridge between common Christianity
and the True Mysteries? Could it bring more people to integrate yoga and the religions
they were brought up in? I think it could, and I hope it does. I wouldn't be surprised if
you hear people say 'this book changed my life'." –
DR
255. "For 22 years I have been jumping from one guru to
another and from one school of enlightenment to another because I did not want to get
stuck and give all my power away. In all these years I have not learned as much as I have
learned in the last few days with your lessons. I was getting ready to join another school
when I found you. I knew deep within that it would lead to a dead end again, so I kept
praying for direction and your writings showed up. As they say, when you are ready the
teacher will come. Thanks again for sharing your great work with hungry seekers like
me." – MLP
256. "I have read through
your program and like it very much. It is the best most straight forward set of yoga
instructions in print. With sincere gratitude." -- MYF
257. “Thank you so much for taking the time to write the Secrets of Wilder novel. A
lot of it feels very familiar. It is a nice way to get some perspective of the whole
system that you have outlined in AYP.” - LI
258. “A month ago I began to meditate after reading Wayne Dyer's book on meditation,
Getting in the Gap. This week during meditation I began to feel energy moving up my spine.
It felt very sexual-- warm, fiery, releasing, ecstatic, expansive energy moving up
throughout my entire body. As the energy moved, I could feel the unique essence of each
infinite energy field: I felt the vortices of grounding, sexuality, power/stability,
emotion/heart, expression, reflection and understanding. After a few minutes the feeling
became orgasmic, throughout my entire body. It was as though I was making love with a vast
energy. I now know what's meant by "Divine Union". Though I've read a little
about chakras it's the first time I've ever felt them like this or had such an experience.
Later I looked up chakras online and discovered that this experience is universally
documented and is called the awakening of kundalini. I've been reading everything I can
find about the experience and came across your website -- the most comprehensive one I've
found.” - CA
259. “I am now just about halfway through the Secrets of Wilder -- sighing
occasionally when I think how much this book would have meant to me in my late teens.
Instead, the grandmother of a girlfriend mailed me ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ in
Rome in 1953-54 at the Music Conservatory. The book almost made me drop everything and
travel to India, but my interest in a career as a composer held me back. But I do remember
thinking, ‘If everything described in this book is true, then I really should at
least take up meditation.’ I am seriously considering purchasing half-a-dozen copies
of ‘Wilder’ to pass around to younger acquaintances.” -- RS
260. “Samyama is absolutely stupendous ... it is right up my alley. Thanks yet again
for AYP.” - JK
261. “I join the multitude in praising your great work with the AYP-lessons, thank
you!” - JH
262. “Reading more and more about the AYP practices. Personally practicing your
techniques. The one thing I feel really different about is when I practice my daily
morning pranayama, my breathing before wouldn’t necessarily achieve silence in my
head immediately. But after practicing the tantra holdback method and channeling my sexual
energy, my pranayamas have improved dramatically. Even after one round of pranayama I have
a serene silence.” -- BR
263. “I've heard the guru within since early childhood, so I know what you mean by
‘the guru is in you.’ I guess most children start out that way. As we are forced
to 'grow up,' we can become distracted and careless about listening, and get into thinking
of it just as that 'little voice.' Following your lessons has reawakened so much of what I
must have forgotten, for now I remember. Now, within a minute or so of sitting, I start to
fall inward to that infinite point of pure consciousness. Thank you again. Hopefully I
will think of some creative way of helping improve conditions for others in the world as a
result. I only hope masses of people will have similar aspirations.” - WK
264. “I'm back on track, my spinal breathing and meditation is so wonderful. Thanks
again for sharing your knowledge with the world.” - ML
265. “You said exactly what I needed to hear to push myself onward to get back into a
practice routine, which I did today. After so many months, I now feel anchor-free. Perhaps
you'll never know (I hope you will) the impact you will have on this entire generation and
beyond!” - GW
266. “Thank you for your relentless bright vibrations through your sharing of the
AYP. The impact is beyond words. I absolutely, positively, love how you end every post,
with ‘The guru is in you.’ ” - MH
267. “I'm a longtime yogini and meditator, and I thank you for AYP, which has greatly
informed and improved my practice!” - JH
268. “I stumbled upon the AYP site about two weeks ago and was amazed at the simple
elegance of what you have shared. I want to build a strong base of consistent practice
like you said before adding more... Thanks for your site and the great insight you have
provided into the incredible human nervous system.” - SH
269. “I want to say thank you for all of the lessons you've given everyone via the
list and the AYP website. I've found tons of useful information in what you've
written.” - PSA
270. “It has been a pleasure to have found your site, enlightening and empowering.
For me your words ring truth, power and authority, to the core, what we as humanity need
the most. I am thankful to your service, dedication and energy to what true awareness for
an awakened yogi or yogini can be.” - DAD
271. “I got your (AYP Easy Lessons) book in the mail today. It rocks! I like having
it in paper format. I think I will be using it for a long time. Thanks for making such a
seemingly complex yet powerful subject so accessible. Your meditation style does for me
every time in a half-hour what I could only occasionally achieve with long sessions with
my previous practice. A profound sense of silence and peace.” - OB
272. “I sense a change in the AYP forum dynamics. It seems that we are becoming one
whole unit. The fragments are coming together and although we are all individuals - we
seem to have grown into somewhat of a common consciousness. Or maybe I am changing and my
views are shifting. Whatever the case may be, you have created a powerful group dynamic
that is so interesting to observe.” - LI
273. “Wow! Where were you 10 years ago when I was just getting really serious about
this stuff? It took me years to figure out most of the stuff you just lay out there on
your web-site. Thanks for all the work you have done for us.” - JW
274. “I just came across your site... and what can I say? This is the best site I
ever found that makes one understand what yoga is really trying to achieve. Maybe I'm
exaggerating, or maybe I didn't surf enough the web... but after reading your lessons I
understand much better what I'm trying to do in my yoga practice.” - PP
275. “I love your teachings. I find your teachings to be pure and not heavy with the
trappings of history and traditions that have prevented many sincere souls from treading
this path. This information presented this way is just what is needed by a world that has
almost given up looking for answers or meaning or truth ... For some reason this fall I
noticed yellow butterflies every where I went. I intuitively felt it meant something
special for me, a new beginning, a growth. I have felt dissatisfied with my current yoga
tradition -- so fragmented and regimented, but I felt I had no place else to turn to. I
felt I had researched all I could on the internet and in books but something told me there
must be a clearer, more open forum for these practices, so I looked one more time and
typed in ‘advanced yoga’ and found your site. When I read the Secrets of Wilder
and the references to butterflies. I knew I found my connection.” - LL
276. “What an amazing job you are doing... I am 58 years old (in this life) and as a
result of my entire life's effort I am very familiar with all the main and various other
philosophies and spiritual teachings (in knowledge, not in practice) and I am now ready to
put into practice what I have learned. Your guidance and instructions on the difficult
subject of Yoga practice ‘for all’ are the clearest and the most explicit I was
able to find anywhere. Talking about, ‘When student is ready teacher
appears...’” - TD
277. “I'd like to thank you for teaching me the AYP technique. You have given me so
much.” - AM
278. “I’m sometimes reading and writing in the AYP forums. What you offer is so
great! I gave your book to the guru of the ashram I’m living in at the moment.”
- OLB
279. “I enjoy reading your website. Your words are just beautiful poetry and it feels
like one is kissed and it is so simple and so sweet.” - RRB
280. “What a wonderful site. Really, I can't believe my eyes. It’s like seeing
gold. I have been blessed. I have been in the yoga tradition for many years and I am still
searching. It looks like your site and all your techniques have put a stop to my search. I
already started practicing. Thank you for the good work.” - VSE
281. “Been working through your site for a few weeks now. Really loving it. From the
first time I tried the ‘I AM’ meditation, I felt my heart glowing with a
blissful heat, and since beginning spinal breathing I have had intense dreams of beautiful
white light bathing a path up and down my spinal column, acute pulsing at my third eye,
and near-orgasmic pulsing at my perineum (seriously).” - SO
282. “I cannot find words to thank you for having shown me the true path of yoga to
the Infinite. Before discovering AYP, I was desperately searching for a royal path to the
Infinite for many years. I came across some organizations, teachers, methods, techniques -
but felt that I had not found my true path. When I discovered AYP (in late 2004), I felt
that my search was truly over. Till today, I have never searched for another path. Your
technique of tantra, the holdback method, has truly been a boon for me. It has literally
given me a new life. Without it, God knows where I would have been today. Also, your
‘I AM’ meditation technique has helped in improving my social relations with
people at the office. I am very grateful to you for your timely help.” - KK
283. “Thank for your efforts to help guide people in finding a practical spiritual
protocol.” -- DRA
284. “I am finding the AYP work magnificent, even with my many years of hatha, raja
and pranayama. Your service and compassion is evident in every sentence.” - RG
285. “My thanks to you for the excellent meditation instructions. I have been
practicing them regularly for a little over a month now with great, ever deepening,
results. After trying many different approaches to meditation and spiritual endeavors, I
feel like I've found one that I will be able to stick with for the long haul. My thanks to
you for this.” - BC
286. “I love the AYP Forums, it is nice to see how other students are progressing and
experiencing. Although I went to NY and got my shaktipat, I still don't want to follow a
guru blindly. I want to be independent, and your lessons seem to be helping with that
desire. Thanks for being there.” - ML
287. “I have been reading your book Advanced Yoga Practices. It is very good. It is
the best book I ever read about yoga. At present I have gone to lesson 85. I am 52 and
have been practicing martial arts [karate] for 28 years. I have always been interested in
yoga and sufism.” - AK
288. “I am very thankful to you for your wonderful site. For the last two years I
have been reading it continuously and it has of immense help to me in my spiritual
practices.” - PDP
289. “Thank you for supporting my spiritual work. And perhaps you can imagine how
helpful you have been for me in my own meditation practice. You have helped me a lot. I
want enlightenment and the practices you have taught me have really expanded my
consciousness.” - AM
290. “Okay, so Mom comes over to help me get ready for Christmas at my house. She's
tired and wants something to read. My copy of Deep Meditation had just arrived from
Amazon, so I let her peruse that. I told her more copies are on the way, so she decides to
take over my copy. Then later that evening, I'm joking around because it's late and I'm
tired, when Mom pipes up to say, ‘Be quiet for once. I'm doing my deep
meditation.’ I haven't seen my copy since. Can you believe that? The ingratitude!
Aaaah! Just thought you might get a kick out of that.” - MM
291. “Thanks for all the information you have been giving out. To say that it has
changed my life would be an understatement.” - AA
292. “Greetings. I just read the first few AYP lessons. It’s funny how one can
recognize truth when one hears it. Tomorrow morning I will begin my first session of the
20 minute I AM meditation. My commitment is there. Thank you for all your
encouragement.” - GD
293. “I would like to thank you for your wonderfully organized and informational
website. Your thoughts and teachings are easy to understand and very consistent, without
using so much traditional language as to be confusing. My wife and I have found tantric
techniques to bring great pleasure into our lives. For almost two years, we have been
using the holdback technique… Thank you again for your wisdom. There are many
‘false prophets’ out there, and it is clear you are not one of them.” - ZA
294. “I started the path in 1972 and have delved and experimented with a lot of
techniques. I think the internet can a double edged sword -- lots of information and
temptation to try too many things diluting one's practice. However looking through your
work, it seems to have the most essential practices and some good order and help which is
often missing from some schools. The service you are offering shows great sacrifice on
your part and I wish you well and may God be with you. I look forward to using your work
with much gratitude.” - CB
295. “I have been reading your site for a couple of weeks and have started some of
the meditations. The site is superb and thank you sincerely for your openness with your
wisdom and knowledge. I also love the aspect of self-governance and training oneself to
take responsibility for regulating ones own speed. This is very empowering and
important.” - LH
296. “I have begun practicing meditation again after a long period of disinterest and
frustration. Thank you for your help.” - KM
297. “In two days I have read the online lessons to Lesson 62. I am amazed at the
simplicity of the language and clarity of your thought and expression…” - MS
298. “Million thanks for your exceptional work, I was very frustrated till I saw your
postings not to find a clear path free of obligations and oriented towards a specific cult
or practice. Still, I tried with many, but none was convincing. Renunciation of this and
that was not of my interest. Your ideology fits exactly to my thoughts. Particularly, no
nonsense, practical results-oriented and smooth flow of lessons at ones own speed. Now,
the ball is in my court. I will practice regularly…” - KD
299. “Just a quick note to thank you. I have recently discovered your writing. I have
followed several traditions and have always been fascinated by kechari mudra. Your
writings on it are the most comprehensive I have ever found.” - MRD
300. “I just recently discovered your AYP website and I can't believe how good it is.
Thank you for making so much available to people, and at no cost!” - RHM
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