Ishan Shivanand explains Shiv Yog as a practice focused on perfecting the mind and soul, not just physical postures. He clarifies that Babaji is a bridge to the divine, not an object of worship, and that enlightenment is continuous work, not a one-time event. Energy affinity means seekers naturally find a guru matching their consciousness level.
Why should we just read about these concepts of psychic phenomena? Why should we just read about the body and about the things that can happen with yoga? Of course, there is more to yoga than just hath yoga, physical exercises. Even Patanjali said about the Ashtanga Yoga, about the samadhi. And where do we learn about this samadhi? Somebody has to teach us. And just like yoga teaches you to perfect your body, Shiv Yoga teaches you how to perfect your cognition, your mind, and your soul. So what yoga is to body, Shiv Yoga is to your own self. Your soul and your mind. So yes, I think these can be the misconceptions. Yes, another misconception can be that Babaji will want you to worship Babaji. Never, because Baba says, I am that bridge that will help you reach your God. So see me as what I am, the one holding your hand so that you can become what you wish to become. And that is why in Shivayog nobody even touches Babaji's feet. Babaji is very, very disciplined. The Shivirs that happen where Babaji teaches or I teach, there is no theatrics, there is no paraphernalia, there is no preaching, or there is no No marketing, there is no grandizing the fact that, oh, he's the guru, or he is enlightened. Because Baba says, how can you be enlightened? Because people say, that date I became enlightened, and now I have become one with God, now worship me. Baba says, even gods are meditating. Look at Shiva, and he's meditating. Why? Because Energy is always flowing. The only thing permanent in nature is change. And a person who says I am enlightened says that I last changed in 1984, and after that I have not upgraded my software. Shivayog says no. Every day you must become better. Every day there is scope, and every day you must become enlightened. And that is why my guru, he still meditates. I still meditate. Even the highest and the most powerful Shiv Yogis who do the Shri Vidya 4 sadhana, even they meditate. So never ever will you find Babaji saying, worship me, I am here, or one day when you will be here, you will be worshiped. He will always say no. There is always scope for improvement because energy is always in a state of motion. And I think that is all. And the rest, I would say, trust yourself. Affinity believes that like energy attracts like energy. A horse goes to a horse, a lion goes to a lion. In the same manner, everybody finds a guru according to their whole sense of consciousness, their own level of divinity. If you are true, if you are divine, and if you wish to learn, trust me, you will find that divinity in Shivayoga. And that is all that I am saying. Like energy attracts like energy. Bless you. Namah Shivaya.
