We often use the word spirituality to mean some uncommon or mystic set of notions or practices. Even people who do not believe in the concept of spirit or soul use the term to mean such things. Many people talk about ‘spiritual experiences’. Most modern Gurus take subjective experience as the proof of existence of spirituality that is beyond science.
This is the question I am often asked. Many people get attracted to Yoga or meditation believing that they can attain psychic powers through these practices. Many a Gurus became well known either because of their psychic claims, or through their autobiographies in which they give a long list of mystics they have met in their lives who displayed psychic powers.
Before I discuss further, let me clarify that what I intend to discuss is about Advaita and Dwaita which are often wrongly translated as Monism and Dualism respectively.
BeforeI take up today’s question, I have a small update.
The third part of my audio book series namely “The Ultimate Book on Yoga” is just out and is available in almost all stores and in some libraries.
It is titled “Part 3 of The Ultimate Book on Yoga: How to minimize stress?”. It is a one hour forty-five minutes long audio in which I discuss simple but effective and long-lasting Yogic techniques to minimize stress.
It is almost completely explained in an anecdote driven style that should make listening interesting and convincing. As usual, the link to look for is https://books2read.com/UltimateYoga. You can choose your favorite store and search for the book using the title if it is not explicitly listed. I hope that you will find this part interesting and useful.
Now back to our regular Q n A session.
Today's question is "Does Patanjali really teach meditation?"
Patanjali may be a puzzle to many people who dabble around in Yoga.
The person who asked me this question is under the impression that Patanjali who is often credited to be the father of Yoga does not really teach how to meditate!
