Shankar Ramani

August 17, 2017

The practice of genuine meditation and yoga—specifically Sahaja Yoga, our original name used worldwide—traces its roots to ancient scriptures and discoveries dating back thousands of years.

Modern creations and concoctions of mind control techniques and trendy yoga poses can only take you so far. They exist largely because we either don’t care to explore our traditions, lack the time to discover them, or remain blissfully unaware of what our ancestors already perfected. And let’s be honest—there’s the irresistible lure of quick money from offering superficial benefits. (Hard to charge premium rates when students realize mastery takes decades, not a weekend retreat.) While most contemporary offerings provide some benefit, they lack the underlying depth and intricacy of traditional systems.

They largely exist to cater to the growing demand for yoga and meditation offerings. The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) found in 2022 that the adoption of yoga has increased 3 times and meditation 2 times over the past 20 years. It also found that roughly 55 to 60 million people in the US practice some form of yoga or meditation. It’s easy to understand why the “average offering” out there has to make money to take advantage of this trend, almost no one cares about offering what’s real, ancient or authentic. Almost no one that is. Sahaja is an exception because we are committed to that very cause and mission and all our offerings have zero commercial intent.

The practice of Sahaja is infinitely intricate. Let’s discover some of these intricacies and explore how we can harness them in practical, tangible ways. Indeed, Sahaja offers ancient wisdom in a modern package.

This System Is Built on Perfect Mathematical Ratios and Proportions

Meditation occurs when Kundalini energy rises through an arrangement of seven principal energy centers and three energy channels—our subtle energy system. When this energy ascends, crosses the sixth center, and enters the seventh, our consciousness elevates to a higher plane where thoughts cease to exist. This meditative state is known as Thoughtless Awareness.

Seven Principal Kundalini Energy Centers

The Kundalini energy takes the form of three and a half coils, spiral in shape. These turns create exactly seven segments along the central axis—hence the seven principal energy centers. While other chakras exist within our subtle system, these seven are the primary centers along the central channel. (Nature apparently loves a good spiral—and the number seven.)

The Kundalini Contains an Astronomical Number of Energy Strands

The Kundalini comprises strands of energy intertwined like a rope—another spiral, naturally. When we speak of Kundalini rising, we’re describing the ascent of these individual threads. Sahaja knowledge reveals that the number of strands equals 21 to the power of 108. (Yes, you read that correctly. That’s a number so large it makes the national debt look like pocket change.) This figure derives from 7 energy centers multiplied by 3 energy channels.

Each Chakra Has a Specific Number of Petals

These petals function as concentration points for specific powers within us. Each chakra’s unique petal count and characteristics can be explored in detail through Sahaja resources.

Our Chakra System Controls Physical, Cognitive, Emotional, and Spiritual Health

The vast majority of chakra meditation offerings today lean heavily into exotic spiritual feelings you’re asked to imagine. Sahaja takes a different approach. We have peer-reviewed scientific studies documenting meditation benefits, combined with five decades of practitioner-validated experience detailing exactly what our chakras control, influence, and affect—and when.

Our use of the chakra system extends far beyond spirituality. We employ it for emotional regulation, detecting physiological problems and health disorders, and making dietary decisions based on our system’s real-time state. When physically and mentally exhausted, we use specific strategies to balance our energy channels for recovery. The practical applications are virtually limitless—all power granted through awakening our innermost energy system, limited only by our effort and mastery.

Chakras Shape Personality Development

Sahaja places significant emphasis on personality development through our chakra system. The central philosophy? Spiritual self-improvement must accompany commensurate growth in personality traits and character. Sahaja serves as a vehicle for our personality’s evolution.

The best part? We receive tangible, immediate feedback on behavioral and attitudinal shortcomings, measured against an absolute scale of healthy, moral conduct. This innate reference structure can be discovered and felt. For instance, when communication becomes excessively rude, your left Vishuddhi chakra will start sending loud, explicit signals about moderating your tone. Try imposing yourself egotistically on others, and your Agnya chakra will practically tap you on the shoulder, suggesting you practice forgiveness and accommodation. Day in and day out, our subtle energy system measures and relays feedback on areas ripe for personality improvement. (Think of it as having a very persistent life coach who never takes a day off.)

We Exist as Spiritual Beings in a Specific, Tangible Manner

Let’s be frank: many spiritual offerings today amount to little more than mumbo jumbo—exotic potions and aromatic scents that feel designed for the credulous. Some speak vaguely about “energy,” while others ask you to imagine your way to enlightenment. (If only it were that simple.)

Sahaja is precise and prescriptive about what spirituality actually is and how to achieve it. Our spiritual being comprises exactly four components: the chakras, the energy channels, the Kundalini energy located in the sacrum bone at the spine’s base, and our spirit residing in the heart. Each can be felt—in fact, Kundalini movement can be explicitly sensed throughout our subtle system. The precise location and presence of each chakra can be clearly discerned, as can the obstacles and negativities within them.

Spirituality becomes tangible when our spiritual being connects with universal energy (also sensed through vibrations). This phenomenon occurs on a higher consciousness plane that our attention reaches through rising Kundalini energy—a lift that can be explicitly felt. When these elements align, true meditation results, experienced as a unique, blissful state.

Over time, all Sahaja practitioners can precisely determine which aspects of their spiritual energy system function correctly and repair what doesn’t. It’s not about sitting on a cushy yoga mat in contorted poses, imagining something heavenly and exotic. It’s a commonsensical, no-nonsense approach to becoming spiritual.

A Real, Living Connection to Universal Divine Energy

The ultimate benefit lies in Sahaja being the genuine article for achieving connection with universal energy. Ancient scriptures describe this all-pervading, omnipresent force of nature. Sahaja facilitates unison between our spiritual being and this energy through the specific process outlined above.

The connection itself is real and measurable every instant through its intensity. How? We feel it as sensations on our hands and fingertips. We can equally detect when the connection weakens or intensity drops—clearly and precisely.

The Only Practice Offering Experiential Spirituality on Your Central Nervous System

This aspect is often vastly underplayed, almost taken for granted. Since religion and spirituality have functioned as faith-based systems throughout human civilization, any tangible sensory experience of spirituality seems difficult to fathom. Yet that’s precisely what Sahaja provides—genuine sensation of energy flowing through our chakras, felt on fingertips and palms. This sensation is real: a throbbing, sometimes a cool breeze. It’s an actual sensory experience recorded on our central nervous system, as concrete as taste or touch.

It gets better. We can differentiate positive sensations from negative ones (indicating system imbalances) with equal precision. It’s literally proof of the Divine available to human beings on Earth.

The Bridge Between Science and Faith

The sensory experience of vibrations and our ability to feel our subtle energy system establishes a much-needed bridge between science and faith-based practices. But there’s more. The established correlation between our emotions and spiritual system state, proven through scientific studies, provides another such bridge. In 2016, a breakthrough study discovered that Sahaja meditators have increased gray matter in their brains, revealed through MRI scans. This represents the closest anyone has come to establishing a link between scientific phenomena triggered by spiritual meditation practice.

We no longer need phrases like “Believe in God” or “People of a certain faith.” Spirituality and its presence in and around us is real, measurable, and fully ready to be experienced. (No leap of faith required—just an open mind.)

Meaningful Answers to Life’s Complex Questions

Religions and spiritual texts have been deliberately cryptic around deep questions about human life—largely because the spiritually evolved didn’t believe civilization was ready to comprehend these topics. Sahaja demystifies ancient scriptures by correlating them with subtle energy system components, providing realistic answers.

For instance, the purpose of human life—why we’re here on Earth—becomes clear. Human beings must undergo personal transformation during their lifetime through spiritual state improvement, something measurable and achievable through our chakras. This evolutionary process is essential for the world to progress toward higher states. That’s why we’re born as human beings.

The evolutionary process is spiral-shaped, with aiding and retarding forces constantly acting within us. Victories and improvements propel us up this spiral against negative, dragging forces. It had to be designed this way—otherwise, all humans would immediately catapult themselves to the highest state in seconds, neither living nor enjoying their earthly lifetime. Yes, self-improvement through a joyous, gradual journey is by design. (Apparently, even the Divine appreciates the value of taking your time.)

Through Sahaja practice, we receive answers to complex questions previously shrouded in mystery.

Debunking the Faith-Based Paradigm

With systems, constructs, processes, and experiences this real and unique, Sahaja establishes that spirituality and divine realization are no longer faith-based. They’re tangible and verifiable. Many scientists and intellectuals dismiss these discussions because they only understand God, divinity, and spirituality as faith-based concepts.

That’s no longer true. It’s possible to correlate scientific exploration of spiritual meditation practices like Sahaja with results impacting our physiological, cognitive, and emotional well-being. Extensive research supporting this has already been published.

Action and Takeaways

You’ve chosen a unique practice that’s powerful, intricate, and backed by excellent company. It offers tremendous potential for holistic self-improvement and significantly enhanced quality of life.

While Sahaja unlocks spiritual potential that ancient seekers could only dream of, the journey requires perseverance and an experience-based approach. The intricacies must be experimented with, experienced firsthand for irrefutable proof and confidence, then internalized. Attempting a knowledge-based “master it by reading about it” approach is limited at best. So is expecting miraculous transformation overnight.

The full package of Sahaja—a profound spiritual offering—is available to you, unlocking ancient wisdom in today’s modern world. And we’re here as your co-pilots to help you take full advantage of it.

Begin by establishing a regular meditation schedule, then attend our online sessions. We’ll guide you through this pleasant journey.