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}}'''Sahaja Yoga''' (Sahaja meaning ''born with'' and Yoga meaning ''union'') is a type of ], religion and ]. It claims to be "a unique method of meditation based on an experience called ] (] awakening) that some believe occurs within each human being. The term Sahaja Yoga is also used to refer to the ] (Vishwa Nirmala Dharma) movement founded by ] (also known by devotees as Shri Mataji) on ] ] based on this practice.
}}'''Sahaja Yoga''' (Sahaja meaning ''born with'' and Yoga meaning ''union'') is a type of ], religion and ]. It claims to be "a unique method of meditation based on an experience called ] (] awakening) that some believe occurs within each human being. The term Sahaja Yoga is also used to refer to the ] (Vishwa Nirmala Dharma) movement founded by ] (also known by devotees as Shri Mataji) on ] ] based on this practice.
Sahaja Yoga is a cult based on the worship of self styled guru Shri Mataji. Beliefs held by memebers and taught by the organisation include strong homophobic ideas and supposedly the ability to cure any disease including HIV and cancer (and homosexuality which is labelled as a disease by the cult).
Sahaja Yoga (Sahaja meaning born with and Yoga meaning union) is a type of meditation, religion and yoga. It claims to be "a unique method of meditation based on an experience called self-realization (Kundalini awakening) that some believe occurs within each human being. The term Sahaja Yoga is also used to refer to the Sahaja Yoga International (Vishwa Nirmala Dharma) movement founded by Nirmala Srivastava (also known by devotees as Shri Mataji) on 5 May1970 based on this practice.
Criticism
While Sahaja Yoga never charges money for attaining Self-Realization, critics assert that members are later requested to contribute to projects.
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