Yog - Its Philosophy and Practice - English

PrefaceI bow every moment to the God present within us and the supreme power of this universe which gives us happiness, with whose affection and compassion-the whole world is blessed with comfort, peace and prosperity. He has given shelter to an ordinary person like me and has filled my life with spirituality.

 

With the grace of the supreme soul and good karmas of my past life, at the age of 14, I had studied almost all Hindi literature, except Dayanand Saraswat's preachings on the Vedas. As a result, at a young age I got inspired to study the Vedas and was motivated to dedicate my life to serving the masses. As per God's will, I left home at the age of 15-16 years and began the journey to discover a Guru who had good knowledge of Vedas, spirituality and philosophy. By the grace of Almighty, I got the proximity of a saintly, learned, worshipper of Brahma, Acharya Baldevaji Maharaj. He was kind enough to give me the knowledge of Upanishads, Darshan and Vedas including the Sanskrit grammar of Panini. He bestowed upon me the deeksha, the insignia of a true Brahmin and made me a true devotee of Brahma.

 

I have understood that whatever good has come my way in my life is just because of the grace of God and blessings of my teachers. I bow my head in respect and gratitude to Saint Patanjali. Guru Gorakhnath and other saints and sages with whose blessings I have mastered the traditional knowledge of Yog.

 

The revered Guruji designated me as a religious instructor at the Gurukul when I completed my education at the Gurukul. I was happy to be in Guruji's proximity but God had other plans for me. Thus, I took the responsibility of a religious instructor at Gurukul Kisangarh. Ghaseda. But again the supreme being had a different role for me to play 1 met Acharya Balkrishanji in the caves of Gangotri By the grace of God, it was a meeting of like minded people on the path of celibacy. As we progressed on our mission with determination, we were joined by the highly learned, pious, respected Acharya Muktanandji and Acharya Virendraji, who also offered their dedicated services to the field of health, spirituality and education.