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Each of us at Abheda has asked ourselves and we have heard a few hundred or even thousands of times of the same question:
“If I enter this path, what happens to my life and how much freedom do I have left?”
We write from the practical experience of the more than 18 years since Abheda existed, in which we came up against some preconceptions.
1. If I become a “yogi”, can I still go out with friends or will I no longer have fun?
Exactly.
But more intensely, wiser, more aware.
And with meaning.
Abheda Yoga does not imply isolation from life,
friends or the natural joys of existence.
We can continue to go out, travel,
enjoy and live intensely.
It is only possible that, gradually,
we will begin to choose more consciously
what really gives
us joy, freedom and meaning.
2. I’m going to have to give up
to my current lifestyle?
Not.
No one is asking you to change your lifestyle to get started.
However, it is possible that, as you
practice and become more aware of the effects of your own choices,
you may want to modify certain things yourself,
in order to obtain the results you are aiming for more easily.
Authentic transformation is much more stable
when it comes from understanding and personal choice,
not from coercion.
3. Do I have to quit meat, smoking or alcohol?
Not to start the course.
This is not the entry requirement.
However, it is possible that, by practicing,
you will notice more clearly the effects of certain habits
and want to give them up on your own.
For many people,
developing
the strength of inner discipline makes such changes easier to achieve.
4. I’m a Christian. Will yoga affect this?
Abheda Yoga does not ask anyone to give up their religious faith.
There are practitioners who keep their religious faith and for whom the practice of
yoga
has also deepened the contemplative dimension of their lives.
For some people, this exploration may even lead
to a deeper
rediscovery of their own spiritual tradition.
There are also Christian
theological positions that look at critical yoga.
We consider it natural for each person to investigate,
to use his discernment
and to decide according to his own conscience.
5. I would like to participate,
But I’m too busy.
I don’t have time…
Paradoxically, practice can help
to make better use of time.
More clarity, energy, discipline and the ability to prioritize
They can reduce wasted time
and create more space
for what is really important to you.
You don’t need to start
by practicing for hours.
More important than quantity is regularity.
6. Is Abheda Yoga a sect or a religion?
Not.
The Abheda Yoga Academy is a traditional and nondualistic yoga school,
whose spiritual sources include in particular
Vedānta, Kashmiri Śivaism and Vajrayāna Buddhism,
along with other authentic traditions of spiritual transformation.
Participation is voluntary.
Learners can pause at any time.
They are not required:
- Break off relationships with family or friends.
- abandon their profession;
- abandon their religious belief;
- transfer assets to the organization;
- to give up their own judgment.
On the contrary, the following are cultivated:
discernment,
critical thinking,
integrity,
justice,
inner strength
and freedom of choice.
A teacher can be deeply respected
without being considered infallible.
Respect for a teacher does not imply giving up one’s own judgment.
Neither the teacher nor the organization should be placed
above personal discernment, ethical principles,
or the law.
7. I have heard that the teachers of the Abheda Yoga Academy manipulate students for various advantages.
Is it true?
Not.
Moreover, within Abheda are deliberately
cultivated principles that reduce the possibility of manipulation:
- the freedom to ask any question;
- the right to disagree;
- the freedom to interrupt participation;
- respect for privacy;
- delimitation of teachers’ authority;
- financial transparency;
- cultivating discernment and critical thinking.
One of the objectives of the practice is
precisely the development of viveka – discernment –
and inner discipline.
Inner discipline means
the
power to orient our own being towards what we ourselves lucidly consider valuable.
These directions are, by their nature, opposed to manipulation.
8. Are these courses done for money?
Abheda Yoga Academy is an NGO.
Its activity is supported by donations
and an important contribution of volunteer work.
Donations are used for carrying out activities,
spaces, materials, organizing courses
and other expenses necessary for the functioning of the organization.
The organization’s activity is not aimed
at distributing profit to members.
Its purpose is to support education,
practice and spiritual transformation.