Arhatic Yoga
In this day and age, the word yoga has come to be associated mostly with bodily contortions and breathing exercises. There is more to yoga than just keeping a body looking and feeling good. The root of Yoga comes from the Sanskrit word Yuj, meaning 'to join'. It refers to the union between you (the jivatma) with God (paramatma).
Sage Patanjali's brilliant work, the Yoga Sutras (keys to yoga) propound how man may, through his own efforts, unite with God and attain moksha or nirvana. The philosophy of yoga thus deals with the deepest mysteries of life. The Bhagavad Gita describes four types of yoga: Karma Yoga (yoga of action), Bhakti Yoga (yoga of devotion), Jnana Yoga (yoga of knowledge) and Raja Yoga (yoga of kriya).
There are different schools of yoga. Some stress a lot on the devotional aspect, some on the service aspect, some on studying the scriptures while others on performing austerities. All routes lead to the same goal. However, the time taken by a practitioner to achieve the goal is different by different paths. And just as no one key can fit all locks, different paths suit individual seekers.
Arhatic Yoga is the synthesis of the different paths of yoga as spelt out in the Gita and Yoga Sutras. It embodies Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga, Bhakti yoga, Raja yoga and Dhyana yoga. Its purpose - like all the other types of yoga - is "self realization or soul realization". Arhatic Yoga is very scientifically laid out. It involves preparations and purifications (physical, mental and emotional), meditations, study and service.
In Arhatic Yoga, Grandmaster Choa stresses specifically upon raising the Kundalini energy in a safe manner. He instructs his disciples on the precautions to be taken, and how to handle different problems that can arise when the Kundalini 'wakes up' or activates. And by coupling Arhatic Yoga with Pranic Healing, he ensures that the practitioner is well prepared to handle any spiritual eventualities. By practicing Arhatic Yoga, you can fast forward your spiritual progress, so that - as Grandmaster Choa extols, "What would take you two or three lifetimes to achieve, might be possible in just 10 or 15 years". Attaining samadhi, starting from scratch. Now, doesn't that sound fascinating?