Author: Kishore Kumar

Spiritual journalist & Founding Editor of Ushakaal.org

The term Siddha is derived from the root word ‘siddhi’ which means attainment of perfection and the system emphasise health as the perfect state of physical, psychological, social and spiritual components of a human being.

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UNANI is derived from the word IONIAN which indicates its genesis in the present day Greece (Unan) and TIBB means medicine. Unani system was developed in Arab and Persian lands. It was introduced by Arabs into Indian subcontinent about a millennium ago.

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किशोर कुमार सूर्य नमस्कार हठयोग की एक शक्तिशाली विद्या है। पर क्या आप जानते हैं कि प्राचीन काल में यह हठयोग का हिस्सा नहीं था। पर, इस योगासन की तमाम क्रियाएं मौजूद थीं। साथ ही सूर्योपासना आम जन-जीवन का हिस्सा थी। जब इन दोनों का समन्वय करके साधना की जाने लगी तो वही आगे चलकर सूर्य नमस्कार के नाम से प्रसिद्ध हुई। आधुनिक युग में मंत्र योग के बाद शायद यह इकलौती योग विधि है, जो धार्मिक वजहों से विवादास्पद बना रहता है। पर इसके अभ्यास के शारीरिक-मानसिक फायदे इतने हैं कि तमाम विध्न-बाधाओं के बावजूद लोकप्रियता बढ़ती ही जा रही है।…

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Ayurveda, a natural system of medicine, originated in India more than 3,000 years ago. The term Ayurveda is derived from the Sanskrit words ayur (life) and veda (science or knowledge). Thus, Ayurveda translates to knowledge of life.

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Bhagawan Nityananda was an Indian guru. His teachings are published in the “Chidakash Gita”. Nityananda was born in Koyilandy, Madras Presidency, British India. Read More

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Devraha Baba was an Indian Siddha Yogi saint who lived beside the Yamuna river in Mathura. He was known as “ageless Yogi”. Read More

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Dhirendra Brahmachari, born Dhirendra Choudhary in village Basaith Chanpura, Madhubani, Bihar, was a yoga teacher of Yogi Bhajan who taught Kundalini Yoga in the West and founded 3HO. Read More

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Bamakhyapa, born Bamacharan Chattopadhyay, was an Indian Hindu saint who resided in Tarapith and whose shrine is also located in the vicinity of the Tara temple in Birbhum. He was born at Atla village in the Rampurhat subdivision of the Birbhum district. Read More

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Mahavatar Babaji is the Himalayan yogi and guru who taught Kriya Yoga to Lahiri Mahasaya. Babaji first became recognized through the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda, who devoted a chapter of his… Read More

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