In the Vigyan Bhairava Tantra there are 112 meditation methods and concentration techniques listed. Only very few mention the most popular in the West: the breath. There are many visualizations and some strange meditation techniques. For example, sneezing. When you feel the urge to sneeze, wait and become very focused on the tingling sensations in your nose. It will get stronger and stronger, you stay alert without the impulse of exploding, totally focused, and then if you ar

The question of, do I need a teacher and guru on the path of yoga comes up periodically. In all other areas of life, this would not be a question, (do you need a teacher to play the violin?), but understood as a faster way to learn a chosen skill. Not so different in spiritual life and arguably more important. Why? Because you are not dealing with objects, but with a subject, YOU. How easy is it for you to embrace new understandings without a clarification of a teacher to ask