Any Words on Isha Yoga?

[Eman Resu]

There was a seminar at work last week with the Sadhguru Vaggi something-or-another on Isha Yoga. It's $250 for a 3-hour-a-say, 7-day off-site with him to - in my words - expand your awareness.

Any thoughts on Isha Yoga (such as "what is it - really")? Do we have another thread that touches on the subject?

Thx

[ftstgrg]

Just happened to stumble on this forum and thought I'd share some thoughts on the above subject. Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev started Isha Yoga, until recently called Sahaja Sthithi Yoga. I have not found anything on the web, or through speaking to followers that are negative about his practice. My thoughts, after going through their various programs are the following:

1) The initial program - Isha Yoga - is pretty decent. You are taught certain sound and breath pranayams and a form of meditation.
2) You are introduced to 'live' foods and their benefits. Vegetarianism.
3) It is promoted as a non-religious, 'scientific' and open path.
4) You sign a statement that you will not disclose contents of any of their programs to anyone else.
5) You are not allowed to take any notes, record etc.,
6) It is entirely run by volunteers.

I found the following to be somewhat disturbing in retrospect:

1) Like the example of the frog placed in a waterpan slowly raising the temperature and being cooked, one is slowly drawn more and more into it.
2) You realize that it is not totally scientific, non-religious and open. You should be 'willing' and 'surrender'.
3) You are drawn into more and more deeper practices changing every aspect of your belief system.
4) Eventually you get to see scenes that might have repelled you during the initial days, but you have been conditioned not to question them. You are told not to 'seek' any experiences, triggering you to actively seek these experiences.
5) Volunteerism takes on a new meaning, volunteering for the movement, and to increase enrollment.

The above are just my observations. They do not hound you for money, and they have quite a large membership whereever they start the program.

[spidergoat]

God man=Con man

[Eman Resu]

Thanks. Spider's reply is where I was leaning. I like the idea of learning to meditate and think that all that is "good" in the world is not to be had for profit. If it is all good then when you share it it's benefits can be realized and the "word" can be spread.

[amritdev]

Sadhguru Is A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing, I Am A New Teacher Of Kundalini Yoga, But I Am Also A Warrior From Past And In Present, My Guides Had Drawn Me To See What This Isha Yoga Was All About, There Group Did Not Screen Me And Were Very Sloppy Trying To Gain More Energy From Free Willed Souls. I Took The One Week Class And Had Developed Hemroids From The Begining, But Like A Bad Relationship I Continued To See If There Was Anything That Could Benefit Me. The Day Before I Started The Class A Tarot Reading Was Done On Me And Verbatim Was Read From The Cards Where The Teacher Said You Must Forget About Everything You Have Learned Or Experienced. I Wanted To Quit On The Fifth Day After I Failed To Bow To Sadhguru's Picture After The Initiation That He Attempts To Get Followers Through Hypnosis, But Another Student**who Came To Me Because She Also Practiced Kundalini Asked Me To Stay To Keep Her Company Since She Was From Out Of Town, So I Finished It With Her For Her Protection. Two Days Later I Called Them And Told Them I Know What They Are All About And That I Would Let Everyone Know That They Are A Cult And To Send My Money Back Or Take The Karma. The Next Morning I Had Awakened With A Third Of My Gold Chain With A Crystal On It Tightened Up With One Of The Links Inserted Into A Soldered Hoop On The Clasp. I Showed It To A Woman I Know Who Does Readings And She Said Some One Tried To Choke You, Do You Know Any Black Whitches? I Then Told Her What Happened To Me And My Friend Who Did The Tarot Reading Also Confirmed It Is The Teacher Of The Isha Yoga Who Is A Black Whitch. The Next Day My New Friend From Out Of State Who*i Was Trying To Protect Called Me To Tell Me That*a Friend Of Hers Who Is With The*group Called Her To Say The Teacher*said To Tell*me*that*the Man You Are Friends With Is A Criminal And Not To Listen To Him, I Said To Her Now You Know Who Your Friends Are And She Said She Would Never Do Anything With Her Again. My New Friend Also Told Me She Has Been Feeling Sick Since She Was Doing The Kriya, I Said You Are Still Doing It? Dont Do It Again And You Will Feel Better, The Next Day She Called Me To Say She Felt Better But Everything Else Was Going Wrong, I Told Her To Be Strong And Ask For Help At The Ashram But I Did Not Tell Her What Happened To Me The Night Before Because I Did Not Want Her To Be Scared. The Morning Of This Day I Felt A Sore On My Tongue And Spit Some Blood From My Throat* So I Looked At My Tongue In The Mirror And Saw It Was Slit At The Tip Like A Snake So Later I Went To My Friend Who Does Readings And She Told Me These People Want To Murder You And For Me To Seal Every Drain And Opening In My House Because They Can Get In Like Roaches. It Lookes Like I Am In A Spiritual War And Need All The Help I Can Get. Sadhguru Is Sucking People In Every Day Thriving On People Looking For Help And Then Making Them Feel They Belong To Something, He Is Getting There Energy Through There Free Will, What Is He Doing With All This Energy?

Amritdev Singh


P.s After Going Through All This I Went Onto Google And Entered Isha Yoga Cult And It Brought Me To A Site Called “the Hub” With Someone Asking About Isha Yoga. It Was Answered By “bks Iyengar” There Is No Special Type Of Yoga Callled “isha Yoga”, It Is Just A Cult

[amritdev]

Sadhguru Is A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing, I Am A New Teacher Of Kundalini Yoga, But I Am Also A Warrior From Past And In Present, My Guides Had Drawn Me To See What This Isha Yoga Was All About, There Group Did Not Screen Me And Were Very Sloppy Trying To Gain More Energy From Free Willed Souls. I Took The One Week Class And Had Developed Hemroids From The Begining, But Like A Bad Relationship I Continued To See If There Was Anything That Could Benefit Me. The Day Before I Started The Class A Tarot Reading Was Done On Me And Verbatim Was Read From The Cards Where The Teacher Said You Must Forget About Everything You Have Learned Or Experienced. I Wanted To Quit On The Fifth Day After I Failed To Bow To Sadhguru's Picture After The Initiation That He Attempts To Get Followers Through Hypnosis, But Another Student  who Came To Me Because She Also Practiced Kundalini Asked Me To Stay To Keep Her Company Since She Was From Out Of Town, So I Finished It With Her For Her Protection. Two Days Later I Called Them And Told Them I Know What They Are All About And That I Would Let Everyone Know That They Are A Cult And To Send My Money Back Or Take The Karma. The Next Morning I Had Awakened With A Third Of My Gold Chain With A Crystal On It Tightened Up With One Of The Links Inserted Into A Soldered Hoop On The Clasp. I Showed It To A Woman I Know Who Does Readings And She Said Some One Tried To Choke You, Do You Know Any Black Whitches? I Then Told Her What Happened To Me And My Friend Who Did The Tarot Reading Also Confirmed It Is The Teacher Of The Isha Yoga Who Is A Black Whitch. The Next Day My New Friend From Out Of State Who i Was Trying To Protect Called Me To Tell Me That a Friend Of Hers Who Is With The group Called Her To Say The Teacher said To Tell me that the Man You Are Friends With Is A Criminal And Not To Listen To Him, I Said To Her Now You Know Who Your Friends Are And She Said She Would Never Do Anything With Her Again. My New Friend Also Told Me She Has Been Feeling Sick Since She Was Doing The Kriya, I Said You Are Still Doing It? Dont Do It Again And You Will Feel Better, The Next Day She Called Me To Say She Felt Better But Everything Else Was Going Wrong, I Told Her To Be Strong And Ask For Help At The Ashram But I Did Not Tell Her What Happened To Me The Night Before Because I Did Not Want Her To Be Scared. The Morning Of This Day I Felt A Sore On My Tongue And Spit Some Blood From My Throat  So I Looked At My Tongue In The Mirror And Saw It Was Slit At The Tip Like A Snake So Later I Went To My Friend Who Does Readings And She Told Me These People Want To Murder You And For Me To Seal Every Drain And Opening In My House Because They Can Get In Like Roaches. It Lookes Like I Am In A Spiritual War And Need All The Help I Can Get. Sadhguru Is Sucking People In Every Day Thriving On People Looking For Help And Then Making Them Feel They Belong To Something, He Is Getting There Energy Through There Free Will, What Is He Doing With All This Energy?

Amritdev Singh


P.s After Going Through All This I Went Onto Google And Entered Isha Yoga Cult And It Brought Me To A Site Called “the Hub” With Someone Asking About Isha Yoga. It Was Answered By “bks Iyengar” There Is No Special Type Of Yoga Callled “isha Yoga”, It Is Just A Cult