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During most of the long history of humanity, energy has been understood experientially. Ancient cultures around the world were interested in how things worked, not in why they worked. When a formula for success was found in any area of life, it was observed, nurtured and passed on as wisdom. It was not, however, dissected and challenged to discover why it worked. That was not perceived as important, as long as it accomplished the desired result.

Ancient people accepted that the cosmos had laws which governed how things worked, and that those laws stemmed from a source akin to, but greater than, the individual being. They acknowledged the interconnection between humankind and its environment, honoring the great dance of life in its glory and complexity. They understood that each small element, including each person, was not only part of the whole, but a complete microcosm of the whole: a hologram, an entire universe in miniature. By changing the energy patterns in any particle of the cosmos, those patterns also shift in the greater whole. This is the “butterfly effect”: when a butterfly on one side of the world flutters its wings, somewhere else a wind will arise, perhaps even a storm.

Everything each of us does, thinks and feels, has a cosmic effect. We are not independent, we are interdependent.

The ancients also understood the experience of spontaneously accessing knowledge through what is nowadays called intuition. Many modern scholars, especially those who have solved outstanding equations, have spoken of this experience. Einstein, Oppenheimer, Crick and Watson who revealed the structure of DNA – have told of being in a deep contemplative state and then “suddenly I saw” or “I just knew”. Others have spoken of seeing the needed information in a dream – information which turned out to be valid.

Such spontaneous “downloading” of information is available to all of us, but can only operate when we set aside our suspicion. Ancient cultures bypassed skepticism by not challenging successful information. This welcoming attitude led them not only to technological heights we have yet to imagine, but to personal and communal harmony.

Energetically speaking, this openness to all dimensions is what is meant by the terms spirituality and mysticism. Whether we download from an emotional connection and name it as “God”, or from a less personified source we call “Inspiration”, we are in tune with cosmic forces beyond the visible. It is simply the other face of science, from which we have become divorced. The giants of earlier centuries had only half the picture: they missed the impact of thought, emotion (hope, anticipation, disappointment) and mystic contemplation on the physical world. The energetic nature of the universe continues to reveal itself, and with it our technology can also evolve.

Welcome to the 21st century!

In his groundbreaking book No Boundary, philosopher Ken Wilber points out that whenever a boundary is established we have divided space into halves: the half we consider contained within the boundary, and the "other half", which entails everything beyond the boundary. Usually the inside half denotes something comfortable, familiar and cozy - our no-stress zone, where we have control. The other half is unexplored territory, with unknown terrain and untried situations.

The scientific, "practical" world looks at mysticism as the "other half". Any shift in the material environment that is unexplainable other than by spirituality has been dismissed as imaginary, delusional or fraudulent.

But is this "factually" true? Or is this the coziness of our comfort zone?

In parts of the world - South and East - where ancient holistic knowledge still flourishes, such phenomena are routinely accepted occurrences. The boundary between practical and spiritual has never been drawn. The universal energy that drives the cosmos is understood as both material and mystical. They are not even separate concepts.

In the shamanic traditions of South Africa and Central Asia, shamans are said to "fly" during their ecstatic experiences. Eyewitness accounts by contemporary researchers speak of observing these "flights" as prolonged levitation events. Shamans have been seen to suspend themselves against gravity for as long as seven minutes at a stretch.

The mystical lineage of India likewise survives intact, especially in rural villages which are essentially untouched by time. The extraordinary powers available through mystical dedication are well-known and accepted. Spiritual practitioners, known as sadhus or yogis, continue to implement the age-old, time-tested formulas for such powers as living comfortably without food and water, sitting unscathed in a roaring fire, walking on air, burying themselves for prolonged periods without harm, and healing grave illness, to name only a few of the abilities that manifest. Because the lineage of these practices continues unbroken, they have never been forced to change from mystical into mythical in the cultural perspective.

Now investigators in the North and West are beginning to acknowledge the profound genius that gave birth to these civilizations. Consistently, research using modern standards is confirming that the effect of mysticism - meditation, prayer, visualization and dream - upon matter is neither imagination nor hoax: it is simply the action of scientific laws that contemporary scholars have not rediscovered. There is quite literally no boundary: everything is energy.

Within this understanding lies hope for the beleaguered planet. Once humanity moves beyond its transmitted from master to apprentice in an intensely committed training. This initiation of power permanently raises the vibrational level of the student. The goal of such apprenticeship is not only mastery of the chants and texts, but enlightenment: the capacity to consistently download spontaneous information, to alter and regulate the flow of energy in all objects and living beings, and the ability to transmit that energy to others for the benefit of humanity.

The Vedic civilization gave the world Vedic mathematics ( a calculation system not based on linear solutions but on holistic comprehension), medicine, astronomy, engineering, navigation and flight powered by sound, technique which the world has temporarily lost. It also developed a unique science of well-being that simultaneously nourished the body, mind and inner meditative zone. This science was called yoga, which means to unite, linking together all our dimensions to maximize our potential at every level. Through physical postures, regulated breathing and intentional contemplation, the full flowering of human possibility is called into bloom.

Yoga survives today in multiple forms, as the descendants of Vedic culture have added their insights and offshoots. It is the connecting thread between all sects of Hinduism, diverse as they have become. Such is the power of this ancient science that it is taught and practiced all over the world by people otherwise unconnected with India.

The Vedic lifestyle proposed that each individual live to the pinnacle of his potential. Education and choice of vocation were guided by the community guru, who had mastery of Vedic wisdom and was able to perceive the flow of energy in all things and direct its movement. Combining this perception with the discriminating use of sound formulas, the guru restored health in the sick, corrected emotional imbalances, mediated disagreements, and above all, maximized the energy pathways within each person, removing blocks that interfered with blissful living.

The guru was able to move objects from place to place (known today as teleportation), to negate the effect of gravity (gravity nullification or levitation), and to produce needed objects seemingly from nowhere (materialization). Gurus were also able to deflect light waves so they could be unseen (invisibility) and to appear in multiple places simultaneously (bilocation). Finally, and most important, they were able to activate the dormant source of inspirational energy in each human being and bring it into flower. This process is known today as kundalini activation: the opening of super-consciousness within us.

Such abilities, called siddhis, seem impossible by the standards of conventional science, because we know only half the picture. We are peering out from inside our limiting boundary. In the more expansive light of quantum physics, the phenomena of the Vedic tradition make complete sense.

If we consider that not long ago cloning was impossible, “test-tube babies” (in vitro fertilization) were thought of as outlandish, mobile phones were a wistful dream and the World Wide Web was inconceivable, we can see that expanding our boundary of acceptance is simply a sensible choice. The needs of Planet Earth are desperate enough that we cannot afford the self-indulgence of holding back.

Where do we begin to integrate this science?

As the holographic model clearly shows, we begin with ourselves. The Vedic tradition understood that that as each of us transforms, the environment follows us. As each of us activates our kundalini and unfolds to our full self-realization, external problems spontaneously resolve.

So how do we go about it?

Let us look at a map of the human energy system. Our energy is stored and dispensed out of seven major centers. The Sanskrit word for these centers is chakras. Chakra means wheel, something circular that rotates, s how our centers look to those who can perceive them.

The chakras lie along a central line that runs up our spine from the tailbone to the crown of the head. This central conduit for energy is called Sushumna. Entwined around it on the left and right sides of the spine are two other energy lines, the Ida and the Pingala, which carry feminine and masculine energy respectively. Ida and Pingala run from the tailbone to the nostrils, weaving back and forth around Sushumna. Wherever they meet and cross lies a chakra.

Each chakra is connected to a different endocrine gland in the physical body. The endocrine glands govern our hormones and therefore also our emotions. Any positive or negative experiences we have had relating to the emotion of a specific chakra is stored inside that chakra. For example, the second chakra, lying between the navel and the pubic bone, governs fear. If we have had a deep fright at some point in our lives, the feeling of it is stored in that chakra. It determines how we react to future situations that remind us of our fear. It may block us from achieving our goals in life by interfering whenever we need courage to face our situations.

The existence and location of the chakras have been confirmed by innumerable sources. The most detailed scientific validation can be found in Hands of Light by Barbara Brennan, a NASA physicist for fifteen years who began spontaneously experiencing the human energy field and went on to document her discoveries using her physics training.

At birth, every human being carries a reservoir of kundalini energy at the base of the spine. It is coiled up in a serpent-like pose, which is where the name kundalini comes from: it means "the coiled one." Kundalini lies dormant until it is stimulated by specific yoga techniques. Because our contemporary society provides no support to awaken it, many people live out their lives without accessing their birthright to the power it supplies. If it does arise spontaneously, the psychic experiences it produces are often regarded as madness or "nervous breakdown" by ignorant medical personnel.

Having discussed the theory, it is time to experiment with the facts. Groundbreaking studies have been underway for a decade in India at the retreat center of Paramahamsa Nithyananda near Bangalore in India.

Revered as a living incarnation by millions worldwide, Paramahamsa Nithyananda is also the head of the world's most ancient living Hindu organization, Madurai Aadheenam. The heir of a 5000- year-old lineage of enlightened Indian yogis who are adept in awakening the Kundalini energy for healing and spiritual transformation, Nithyananda is an accomplished siddha yogi, spiritual healer, orator, author, and the founder of an international socio-spiritual organization with a following in 150 countries.

Over the past decade, Paramahamsa Nithyananda has been working closely with a team of scientists and researchers to throw more light on the mystical sciences rooted in the Vedic tradition, and reach the benefits of these sciences to people across the world.

Kundalini is the enormous inner potential energy that lies untapped in every individual. Once awakened, Kundalini brings about extraordinary transformation in every sphere of life, healing diseases ranging from cancer to depression and triggering rapid spiritual evolution. In a landmark energy expression on our planet, Nithyananda is awakening the Kundalini of hundreds of thousands of ordinary people, often with a single glance or a touch of initiation.

The focus of recent studies has been the activation or 'awakening' of the Kundalini Shakti, the inner potential energy that lies latent in every individual. While Kundalini is well-known in Eastern yogic science, it is only just beginning to gain recognition as a scientific reality in Western medical circles.

Kundalini energy can be activated by various means like yoga, breathing techniques (pranayama), certain herbal preparations, creating particular vibrations in the body through the chanting of mantras, and through initiation (energy transmission) by a yoga adept whose Kundalini is already awakened. Of these, initiation is the fastest, easiest and safest way of awakening Kundalini.

Once awakened, Kundalini brings about extraordinary transformation in the body-mind system of the individual, including a huge surge in energy levels, the healing of chronic diseases and enhanced mental 1. CELLULAR ENERGY LEVELS assessed through mitochondrial tests:

Mitochondria are the energy powerhouses of the human cell. Mitochondrial activity in the cell is a precise indicator of the individual’s metabolism rate and energy levels.

In this study, blood samples from a group of Inner Awakening participants aged above 50 years were subjected to a well-known protocol called MTT Assay for assessment of cellular energy levels. 100% of the participants in this particular study posted a drastic increase in energy levels, averaging 967%. Studies have shown that such an increase is clearly impossible through any other known means, such as exercise, yoga or fitness training, which can effect a maximum of 50% increase in cellular energy.

Interpretation: • It is well known from previous studies that it is possible to increase mitochondrial activity in target organs through specific techniques devised for the same. Usually, following Yoga or exercise, the mitochondrial activity shows increase in skeletal muscles, usually in the range of 50%. • In this program, the study group consisting of IA participants, many of them first-timers showed a 967% increase in mitochondrial activity. The control group, consisting of resident disciples and others who had spent longer periods of time in Swamiji’s presence, showed approximately a 1000 % increase in mitochondrial activity • The cells (tissue) studied in this program were white blood cells, not skeletal Muscle cells. This suggests that the increase in mitochondrial energy is global rather than tissue-directed

4. NEUROLOGICAL CHANGES through QEEG studies A series of QEEG studies were also conducted on participants who had Kundalini awakening to study the effects of Kundalini Awakening on electrical activity in the brain. The same studies were also conducted on a control group. These included:

QEEG studies of participants showing high incidence of delta waves, indicative of deep relaxation Findings:

1. At the moment of initiation, certain instantaneous changes were recorded in all participants who had active Kundalini awakening, including: a. sharper focusing abilities b. higher alertness levels c. extremely rapid multi-processing d. better short-term memory Significantly, the brain waves of subjects during the activation showed a high incidence of delta waves, indicating that they were in a state of deep relaxation comparable to sleep. In Vedic science, this state of intense restful awareness is known as Samadhi.

Post-activation assessment conclusively showed:

While modern diagnostic techniques and procedures are able to definitively quantify the existence and results of Kundalini awakening, they are hardly equipped to explain why these phenomena occur. Why, for instance, does initiation or the transfer of energy result in physical levitation? What exactly happens during the process of kundalini awakening? To answer these questions requires an understanding of the vast scope of the phenomenon called Kundalini, as well as a penetrating insight into the subtle workings of the human body-mind system. Drawing from both the Vedic wisdom and his own enlightened understanding, Paramahamsa Nithyananda here reveals the deeper truths of Kundalini awakening and its many manifestations and benefits.

The Physiology of Thoughts Contrary to what was once believed, the brain is not the only center where our neural responses are stored. There is now growing evidence that our thoughts - which are no more than electrical signals whizzing along our neural pathways - are stored in our cellular and somatic memory, resulting in permanent changes in the way our body and mind influence each other. Somatic memory includes 3 types of memories: engraved memories (engrams), muscle-memories and bio-memories. Engrams are bio-chemical changes that occur in our neural tissues as the result of a powerful or persistent reaction to any situation. An engram is not an ordinary memory, but more like a photograph of the situation or event, complete with the emotional response that accompanied it. Engrams exist just below the level of our consciousness, influencing our emotional responses without our knowledge. While engrams affect our emotional responses alone, muscle-memories are memories that have become so deeply embedded in our system that they can recreate the physical symptoms accompanying these emotions, like those experienced during strong fear or anger. Muscle memories are also responsible for our performing repetitive mechanical actions that do not require our conscious intervention, like typing or cycling. Bio-memories are memories that are locked into our cells. They carry hereditary memories, past-life memories and memories that have become part of the very fiber of our current personality through constant repetition for years. Both physical and mental patterns can become part of our bio-memory. Bio-memories have the power to trigger physical actions like fight or flight. Mental states like depression and anxiety can quickly become part of our bio-memory if we are not careful. Bio-memories are not only unconscious, but are usually untraceable to any particular source incident. An everyday example of how a simple thought can become an engram or a bio-memory is illustrated below.

How does a thought become an engram or a bio-memory?

A thought is simple. It rises and falls. It does not leave a mark inside you. For example, if a thought comes to you - I would like to have a coffee - that is just a thought, not a pattern or engram. But if you fulfil this thought every time by the action of drinking coffee, after a few days it becomes an engram. That is, you start feeling a craving for that particular action - you start feeling, how I wish that I could have a coffee!... Engram is like flowing water... it creates a certain movement in your mind. After some weeks, you actually start feeling afraid that if you don't get your coffee in the morning every day, you will have a headache! This means that this thought is solidifying like water becoming ice - it has become part of your muscle-memory.

After one year, if you keep pursuing this habit, one day if you don't get your coffee in the morning, you will ACTUALLY get a headache! When a pattern becomes so solid that it starts affecting you physically, it is called bio-memory. Bio-memories are tough like crystal and are very difficult to break!

Can Kundalini Awakening alter our thought-patterns?

Yes and no. Our thoughts carry a miniscule physical weight that can be a drag on our bodies. Everybody has experienced how we feel heavy on certain days, and light as a feather on certain days - even though our physical weight remains the same! This shows that our thoughts and engrams can actually pull us down. Kundalini awakening or initiation have the power to temporarily free us of our binding engrams. But if the negative patterns continue to be encouraged, they can return and persist even after Kundalini awakening. The first initiation is an inspiration, a glimpse of a different space, an encouragement to return again and again to that high-energy space. With repeated initiation, we are constantly exposed to that elevated space. Gradually, our muscle-memory starts enjoying this space, and it becomes part of our bio-memory.

How does energy-transfer happen during initiation?

Entanglement is a term used in quantum theory to describe the way that particles of energy/matter can become correlated to interact with each other in predictable ways, regardless of how far apart they are. This means that the state and actions of one of these particles can influence the state and actions ofthe other through the process of interference. Entanglement is the principle behind all processes involving energy transfer, whether spiritual healing, kundalini awakening, levitation, teleportation or materialization. An enlightened being has the power to raise others into his own elevated state by the subtle pressure of his presence. When the mind of the receiver comes in touch with the no-mind (thought-free mind) of such a being, a process similar to entanglement happens, and thoughts subside in the mind of the receiver. Entanglement happens when the receiver is mentally in tune with the source and is open to receiving the energy, eg. during spiritual healing. When entanglement happens at the deeper level of muscle-memory, Nithyananda gives it the name 'Entrainment'. During Kundalini awakening, entanglement can happen irrespective of the mental state of the receiver. During initiation, entanglement penetrates the bio-memory of the receiver. That is why initiation has permanent physiological and psychological effects. Nithyananda calls this Enlightenment, in the sense that during the moment of initiation, the receiver actually experiences a space identical to that of the enlightened being. But lacking the yogic body and nervous system to retain this space, the receiver gradually loses the experience through energy 'leaks'. With repeated initiations, the experience becomes bolted into the system, and the receiver moves closer to being established in the state of enlightenment. At INNER AWAKENING, the yoga & meditation program conducted at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam's international headquarters in India, participants receive a series of powerful initiations on 21 consecutive days. This ensures that the physical and mental transformation experienced during the program are rendered long-lasting or even permanent.

Why do people levitate when the Kundalini is awakened? Let us take the example of a bird flying. When a bird flaps its wings, the surrounding air is pushed downward, creating a certain pressure. This downward pressure produces an opposite force that is powerful enough to defy gravity and lift the bird into the air. We too are grounded because of the weight of the engrams we are carrying. During initiation, our engrams are momentarily lifted from us by the pressure of positive vibrations entering us from outside. Our inner space becomes light enough to combat the pull of gravity on our physical body, and we lift off the ground for a few moments. In Vedic philosophy, the human body is compared to an open pot, in the sense that the same space exists both inside and outside of us, separated only the seeming boundary of

the pot (the body). The space inside us is known as ghataakaasha (literally, pot-space), while the space outside us which forms our immediate physical and mental environment is chittaakaasha. Beyond both these lies the cosmic space, paraakaasha. During levitation, the inner space of the receiver enters into entanglement with the pure inner space of the enlightened being, and loses the dirt of thoughts and engrams contaminating it. The receiver's ghataakaasha becomes much lighter than the surrounding chittaakaasha, and as a result, the body is lifted off the ground, much like a helium balloon rises into the air.

The interpersonal transmission of energy to entrain the kundalini is one facet of Paramahamsa Nithyananda's research. He has also conducted studies in teleportation and materialization, the production of physical objects seemingly from "nothing". Since we have seen that thoughts are not "nothing" - they have energetic existence - Paramahamsa Nithyananda is simply demonstrating the science of transforming the energy of his thought into physical matter. He visualizes an object mentally, and subsequently it appears. His recent experiments have ranged over a wide variety of objects. The manifestations are usually of a religious nature because the abundant energy of devotion in a religious setting facilitates the process.

1803 - Year of the Impossible 1803 was an unsettling year for conventional science. In that year, a bright English scientist called Thomas Young performed a simple experiment that would, for the first time, destroy the comfortable solidity of the Newtonian universe. In this classic experiment, which came to be known as Young's Double-Slit Experiment, the scientist used basic tabletop equipment to prove something astonishing: that light could exist simultaneously in the form of matter as well as energy, ultimately manifesting as either matter or energy depending on the observer. This extraordinary finding was to have a ripple effect on the most basic postulates of the Newtonian world, including the reality of matter itself. The dual existence of light implied the shocking possibility of a dual universe itself, existing simultaneously as matter and energy.

Interestingly, Isha Vasya Upanishad, one of the primary spiritual texts of the Hindu Vedic tradition, had declared more than 10,000 years ago that all that exists in the universe is energy, including whatever appears as matter: Isha vasyam idam sarvam, yad kincha jagatyaam jagat (Isha Vasya Upanishad, v.1) It would be still another century before quantum physics could prove this theory conclusively. But Young's experiment opened the eyes of humanity to the world of quantum physics - a hitherto inconceivable plane of reality in which everything was possible - including the impossible.

2011 - The Impossible in action Can something be created out of nothing? Yes, say the followers of Paramahamsa Nithyananda, who are witnessing the impossible every day at Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam's Vedic Temples worldwide.

11th June 2011: During the morning satsang at Bidadi ashram in India, Swamiji blessed the Nithyananda Vedic Temple in Kuala Lampur, Malaysia over two-way video conferencing. The same day, with the blessings of Swamiji, devotees at the temple witnessed the continuous dripping of pure honey from the right hand of Swamiji's deity at the temple.

24th June 2011: In the Oman Nithyananda Satsang Center, Poornima received a unique object - a diamond set within a pearl - from her throat. She received the energy transfer instantly on instruction from Paramahamsa Nithyananda, who was in the ashram headquarters near Bengaluru, India at the time. This unique object where two precious stones were fixed together, proves that the objects were indeed materialized from a common energy source, and not merely teleported from elsewhere.

8th June 2011: Ma Nirantara of Nithyananda Vedic Temple in KL, Malaysia received a huge panchamuki rudraksha spotted with vibhooti (sacred ash) in her open palms during the morning satsang. She

received the energy transfer instantaneously from Swamiji, who was in the ashram's international HQ in Bidadi, near Bengaluru in India.

24th June 2011: Saha Nathan of Seattle, USA received traces of

kumkum (holy vermilion) on his palms as a birthday gift from Swamiji, who blessed him the previous day from the ashram's international HQ near Bengaluru, India. Saha Nathan's joyous email is below:

Nithyanandam, Yet again one more blessing from Swamiji on my Birthday. Moment he blessed me that Kumkum will appear in your palm, the divine process has been started. It put me in different plane, as our beloved Swamiji mentioned during the morning Satsang. The blissful moment: When I got up in the morning, I got a strong intuition saying - check your hands. I saw my palms; kumkum has materialized on my both palms! My gratitude to Swamiji for this life changing birthday gift.

6 Sept 2011: In one afternoon session of less than four hours, Paramahamsa Nithyananda manifested a series of more than 108 exquisite hand-held artifacts through his divyasareera Poornima. Objects include a wide range of molecular structures from onyx and crystal to rose quartz, ruby and jade, indicating a consummate command of he science of teleportation. Some items are raw stones while others have been polished, and the most beautiful and wondrous of all are perfectly carved miniature murthis or religious statuary. All sprang from the internal vision of Paramahamsa Nithyananda.

Is materialization no more than an expression of the faith of the faithful? Is it deception, magic or science? Is it real? Even today, the finest minds in the global scientific community are unable to explain these happenings, which are commonplace in the 90,000-year-old Indian Vedic tradition that Paramahamsa Nithyananda represents.

According to Vedic cosmogony, our universe itself was created out of the thought-power of the god Brahma. The holy scripture Yoga Vaashishta describes how highly advanced yogis can create objects out of their mind, through a rare combination of perfect visualization and the yogic power of creation (praakaamya). Praakaamaya is one of the ashta maha siddhis or Eight Mighty Yogic Powers, accomplished only through many lifetimes of yogic disciplines, and the grace of the Divine. Unfortunately, these extraordinary sciences are all but lost to humanity today.

As on date, a few rare individuals are able to materialize items like sacred ash from their own bodies or from objects that carry their energy print. But Nithyananda is arguably the only known being on our planet with the ability to manifest matter from energy in a matter of a few minutes, in the bodies of people sitting thousands of miles away, using nothing but his own extraordinary yogic powers! Moving easily between the dimensions of energy and matter, Nithyananda assembles and reassembles molecules in the air, creating, dissolving and re-creating objects in materials as diverse as stone, crystal and organic compounds.

On 1st September 2011, through a single divyashareeri (energy channel), Nithyananda materialized as many as 103 precious objects in a space of a few hours. It would have taken Mother Nature thousands of years to create every single one of them. But as Nithyananda Himself clarifies, there is no such thing called a miracle! All so-called miracles are perfectly scientific happenings, based on natural laws that we are yet to fully comprehend.

Scientifically speaking, the process of materialization belongs to the realm of quantum physics. The theory of Quantum Entanglement attempts an explanation of how materialization might be taking place. Entanglement is a term used in quantum theory to describe the way that particles of energy or matter can become correlated to predictably interact with each other regardless of how far apart they are. Which means, that the state and actions of one of these particles can influence the state and actions of other through the process of interference. During the process of materialization, the energy-channel becomes so attuned to Nithyananda that his/her body and mind temporarily assume the characteristics of enlightenment. In other words, the divyashareeri becomes like an extension of Nithyananda's own inner space. Nithyananda calls this the 'physiology of feeling connection'. This means that Nithyananda, purely with the power of his thought-force, can visualize any object and transfer the energy of his visualization into the body of the divyashareeri - where it is instantaneously converted into matter. Mind-bogglingly mystical - but true, nevertheless!

It must be mentioned here that unlike subjects of hypnosis or séance mediums, Nithyananda's divyashareeris (energy channels) are in a rare elevated state, characterized by high energy, peace and bliss, both during and after the process of energy transfer. Although the two processes may appear similar to an untrained eye, they actually stand at the two extremes of the consciousness spectrum. While subjects of hypnosis or mediums are operating out of the unconscious state, divyashareeris are touching the state of superconsciousness. The tremendous influx of positive energy during these sessions sets up a process of silent transformation in the entire mind-body system of the individual. Divyashareeris regularly report the spontaneous healing of chronic diseases, visible age-reversal and the effortless clearing away of lifelong negative mental patterns. Post-activation assessment of these individuals has proved that the long-term effects of this energy influx extend so far as to influence their problem-solving and decision-making abilities, even harmonizing their interpersonal relationships.

Today, Nithyananda is striving to bridge the gap between traditional Vedic wisdom and modern science by putting himself under the scanner, so to speak. A dedicated team of doctors and researchers have put their expertise, time and resources into the effort to document these events for the future for the benefit of science and humanity. The latest in a series of studies conducted by this team were the tests done on Poornima, a young entrepreneur and Nithyananda's energy channel from Sultanate of Oman.

On 6th September 2011, three different studies were conducted during a 4-hour session in which Paramahamsa Nithyananda materialized a variety of objects through this individual, including sacred ash and precious stones.

The studies were:

1. Whole body baseline CT scan of the subject

2. Simultaneous QEEG of Nithyananda and the subject

1) Whole body baseline CT scan of the subject

Baseline whole body CT scans proved the absence of any hidden objects in the body and vicinity of the subject. After the energy transfer from Nithyananda to the subject, a repeat scan clearly shows the sudden appearance of a radio-opaque foreign body in the oral cavity without any delay or repositioning. The recording of the spiral CT after materialization revealed the presence of materialized objects both in sections and 3D format

2) Simultaneous QEEG of Nithyananda and the subject

The QEEG recording of both Nithyananda and the subject done during the process of energy transfer clearly showed Entrainment' (Synchronicity) in the brain waves of both individuals during the process of materialization, proving that a process of attunement was indeed taking place at the time.

Scans (above) showing the sudden appearance of the foreign body (green colored precious stone) in the oral cavity of the individual.

Scan (top right) taken a few minutes earlier clearly shows the absence of any such object in the oral cavity.

Laboratory investigation in progress with CT scan of Paramahamsa Nithyananda’s energy channel and simultaneous qEEG (brain-wave) studies of Paramahamsa Nithyananda and the channel to demonstrate entrainment.

The first scan clearly shows absence of any foreign objects in the subject's body.

The second scan a few minutes later demonstrates the appearance of a greenish stone within the subject’s oral cavity.

PATIENT NAME : MS. POORNIMA GANESH

AGE/SEX : 26 YRS/FEMALE DATE: 6TH SEPT.2011

REFERRED BY : DR. KRISHNA SHAMARAO

CT WHOLE BODY - 2

OBSERVATIONS:

Whole body CT of test subject done. No evidence of any radio-opaque foreign body seen.

Repeat whole body CT of test subject done without any delay / repositioning shows radio-opaque foreign body in oral cavity.

DR. H. T. GURURAJ RAO CONSULTANT RADIOLOGIST

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The attempt is to answer the physiology behind these changes by appropriate scientific back up studies, so that in depth and extensive research can be done by external researchers in the future programs.

We would like to share the health benefits experienced by the participants in the recent days. These results based on pre and post program questionnaires answered by the participants have been depicted graphically below.

The Study

1. Physical and physiological parameters

2. MTT assay

3. Genetic studies

4. qEEG studies

5. Materialization studies

Physical and physiological parameters

The following physical and physiological parameters were evaluated on Day 0 and Day 18 of the IA program:

a. Height and weight and by inference BMI

b. Chest and waist circumference and by inference C/W ratio

c. Diastolic blood pressure with a mid program review on hypertensives

d. Fasting blood sugar

e. Mid program review on diabetics.

Study Design: An evaluation to study the effectiveness of intervention on Anthropometry Parameters and Clinical Variables

Table 1: Gender distribution of participants studied

Table 4: Effect on Clinical Variables

Results are presented in Mean ± SD

Table 5: Incidence of Pre existing Complications

Statistical Methods: Descriptive statistical analysis has been carried out in the present study. Results on continuous measurements are presented on Mean SD (Min-Max) and results on categorical measurements are presented in Number (%). Significance is assessed at 5 % level of significance. Student t-test (two tailed, dependent) has been used to find the significance of study parameters on continuous scale within each group. 95% Confidence Interval has been computed to find the significant features. Confidence Interval with lower limit more than 50% is associated with statistical significance.

1. Student t-test for paired comparisons

Objective: To investigate the significance of the difference between single population means.

No assumption is made about the population variances and di is the difference formed for each pair of observations.

2. Significant figures

Strongly significant (P value: P <0.01)

Statistical software: The Statistical software namely SAS 9.2, SPSS 15.0, Stata 10.1, MedCalc 9.0.1, Systat 12.0 and R environment version 2.11.1 were used for the analysis of the data and Microsoft word and Excel have been used to generate graphs, tables, etc.

The results are further validated by ongoing research done on further batches of IA participants. A summary of the findings is shown below:

Inner Awakening - JAN 2012 Health Recoveries

Inner Awakening - Nov 2011 Health Recoveries

References:

THE SCIENCE OF MITOCHONDRIAL FUNCTION The human body is essentially an assembly of 50 trillion individual cells living in unison, working towards a common goal. Each cell is by itself a complete living entity with its own processes for sustenance of life, reproduction and so on. Most of the components of the cells are common across the board fulfilling basic common needs, yet each have their own specialized departmental work, be it secreting hormones, enzymes and so on. All these cells are powered by a single battery within the cell called the Mitochondria.

The Mitochondria is an interesting structure, only 1 micron length, situated outside the nucleus in the cytoplasm of the cell. Mitochondria are the cell's power producers. They convert energy into forms that are usable by the cell. They are the sites of cellular respiration which ultimately generates fuel for the cell's activities. Its function is to optimize the utilization of energy producing substances like glucose and produce ATP which is the energy molecule of the cell. Without the mitochondria, the cell can produce only 2 ATPs per glucose molecule. The mitochondria on the other hand can produce 32 ATPs per molecule of glucose, which is a 1700% in efficiency. Mitochondria are also involved in other cell processes such as cell division and growth, as well as cell death.

Inner Awakening - July 2011 Health Recoveries

Inner Awakening - April 2011 Health Recoveries

The mitochondria have their own set of DNA, which allows them to function independently. Unlike the DNA, in the nucleus of the cell, which is covered by a protective layer of Histones, the mitochondrial DNA is naked and thus exposed to increased possibilities of damage. As it is the repair mechanisms of the mitochondrial DNA is not as efficient as the nuclear DNA. As we age, significant errors creep in the mitochondrial DNA which goes unrepaired or inappronriately repaired. This leads to malfunction in the electron transfer chain of the mitochondria, thereby, instead of producing pure energy in the form of ATP; a non-productive oxygen species called reactive oxygen species (ROS) is produced. This ROS damages cellular structures including the exposed mitochondrial DNA, there by leading to a vicious cycle of dysfunction and ageing, leading to cell death.

Fig: ROS mediated cell damage

The etiology of many diseases being quoted as free radical mediated damage in the recent days, mitochondria seemed to be the right subject for study and that is where we started. Genetics also play a major role in the etio-pathogenesis of diseases and genetic studies were carried on in participants who had significant health recoveries. QEEG studies were also done to study the effect on brain waves.

Mitochondrial Assay - The Study

a. 10 random blood samples from Inner Awakening (IA) participants from above 50 yrs of age as study group

b. Blood samples were taken on Day 0 and Day 18

c. Double blinded and sent to the laboratory for MTT assay

d. All participants received energy darshan from Swamiji in addition to 21 days of yoga, meditation, exercise and other processes.

Laboratory Analysis

The MTT assays were performed at Post graduate Department of Biotechnology, Mangalore University, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Smitha Hegde, Head, Post Graduate Department of Biotechnology, St Aloysius College, Mangalore University.

All results including the physical, physiological measurements and the MTT assay were statistically evaluated by professional biostatistician Dr. K P Suresh, Scientist (Bio Statistics), National Institute of Animal Nutrition and Physiology, Bangalore.

Material and Methods:

This colorimetric assay is dependent on the ability of viable cells to metabolize a water-soluble tertazolium salt (yellow color) into a water insoluble formazan product (purple color). It measures the activity of cellular respiratory enzymes that reduce MTT (1). Since only viable cells perform this activity, the assay is used to measure the viability and proliferation of cells (2).

MTT is (3-(4, 5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2, 5-di phenyltetrazolium bromide

Tetrazolium salts are converted by metabolically active cells to formazan, which can be quantified by measuring absorbance at 570 nm.

Procedure: Isolation of Mononuclear Cells (MNC)

Human Mononuclear cells can be separated from heparinized blood samples or from the buffy coat of centrifuged blood sample with sodium citrate as an anticoagulant after removal of the

erythrocytes and the plasma. The residual fraction (25-40 ml) contains more than 90% of the leukocytes, 10% of the erythrocytes, and 5% of the plasma.

1. Dilute buffy coats 1:4 (v/v) or heparinized blood samples 1:2 (v/v) with Dulbecco's Phosphate buffered saline (PBS) without Ca 2+ and Mg 2+.

2. To a 10 ml centrifuge tube add 2 ml of defibrinated or anticoagulant treated blood and an equal volume of balanced salt solution (final volume 4 ml).

3. Mix the blood and buffer by inverting the tube several times or by drawing the mixture in and out of a pipette.

Procedure for isolation of mononuclear cells

1. Invert the Ficoll-Paque media bottle several times to ensure thorough mixing.

2. Using aseptic techniques, add Ficoll-Paque media (3 ml) to the centrifuge tube.

3. Carefully layer the diluted blood sample (4 ml) onto the Ficoll-Paque media solution. .

4. Centrifuge at 400 g for 30 to 40 min at 18ºC to 20ºC (brake should be turned off).

5. Draw off the upper layer containing plasma and platelets using a sterile pipette, leaving the mononuclear cell layer undisturbed at the interface.

6. Transfer the layer of mononuclear cells to a sterile centrifuge tube using a sterile pipette.

Washing the cell isolate

1. Estimate the volume of the transferred mononuclear cells. Add at least 3 volumes (~ 6 ml) of balanced salt solution to the mononuclear cells in the centrifuge tube.

2. Suspend the cells by gently drawing them in and out of a pipette.

3. Centrifuge at 400 to 500 × g for 10 to 15 min at 18ºC to 20ºC.

4. Remove the supernatant. Increase In Mitochondrial Activity During Inner Awakening

The study results have been tabulated analyzed here

Null Hypothesis: There is no significant difference in the mean value between two groups, i.e. μ1=μ2

Alternate Hypothesis: There is a significant difference in the mean value between two groups, i.e. μ1≠μ2

Level of Significance: α=0.05

Statistical test used: t- test

Decision: The P-Value and the level of significance are compared. If P<0.05, the null hypothesis is rejected and the alternate hypothesis is accepted. If P≥0.05, accept the null hypothesis is accepted.

Computations: The tables below give us the various computations and the P-Value.

Comparison of the change in MTT Assay at Day 0 and Day 20 in study group:

Denotes significant difference

In study group, there was an increase in mean MTT Assay from Day 0 to Day 20. The increase in MTT Assay from Day 0 to Day 20 in Study Group was found to be statistically significant (P<0.001).

Health: Health is defined as not merely absence of illness, but also a sense of positive feeling in Physical, Physiological, Psychological and Emotional states.

It is a core process affecting every individual cell of the body (50 trillion cells) and their relationship with one another to function as a whole (human being), and the relationship of this whole and its interaction with physical and environmental factors (society), and the interaction and influence of this interdependence on the collective consciousness (spiritual health).

There are four different aspects of health: • Physical • Physiological • Psychological • Spiritual

Life: The ability of any structure, be it a molecule, organelle, cell or a multi cellular organism to function in its environment by actively processing signals, responding to stimuli, preserving its systems, repairing damages and reproducing itself to further propagate its species, as well as undergoing quantum adaptive changes to deal with a dynamic and changing environment, is a process known as Life.

The primordial universe consisted initially of sub atomic particles (Energy), which combined together, to form atoms, ex: Hydrogen, which further combined to form molecules through chemical bonds, ex: Water and so on.

Of all the possible combinations of elements, the formation of a specially designed molecule called the DNA (Deoxy ribo nucleic acid), became the fundamental mechanism of giving life to otherwise inanimate molecules.

The DNA is a poly nucleotide chain, containing a repetitive back bone of sugar- phosphate units with small organic basis - Adenine, Thymine, Guanine and Cytosine - attached to each sugar.

In human beings, the DNA is effectively like a long strand measuring almost 2 meters in length, but fitted in to a cell, which is only a few microns in diameter

Gene Gene is a functional hereditary unit made up of DNA that occupies a fixed location on a chromosome.

Chromosome

Chromosome is a long strand of DNA, found within the nucleus of a cell. A human being has 23 pairs of chromosomes in each cell of which 22 are autosomal (not sex related) and the last pair are the sex chromosomes.

Genome

The complete set of chromosomes with its genes in an organism is called its "Genome". The Human Genome contains between 25,000 to 30,000 genes similar to that of a mouse and less than a grain of rice, which contains 50- 60,000 genes. Hence it is clear, that it is not the number of genes, but what a gene can do that determines the complexity of a living organism.

Genes not only transmit information from generation to generation, but actually on a minute to minute basis, reacting to external needs, synthesize amino acids and proteins which carry out the various functions of the body, be it structural, enzymatic or a defense mechanism.

Comparative Genomics

The human and chimpanzee genomes are 96% identical. The 4% difference makes a profound difference in the physical and the psychological presentation in these two species (phenotype).

For ex: Language which is unique to humans has been tracked down to a double mutation in a gene called "FOX P2".

Genes and Disease

Some diseases involve single gene mutation, ex: sickle-cell anemia.

Other diseases involve multiple genes, ex: Over 100 genes are implicated in susceptibility to Asthma. Cancer is a disease of genomic instability.

Gene related metabolic pathways, ex: MAP- K, which is Mitogen Associated Protein Kinase is implicated in the processing of long term potentiation (LTP), which is the fundamental basis of learning and memory.

In the human being, DNA is present:

Inbuilt mechanisms are in place to constantly repair the DNA, as and when errors occur.

Gene Expression

It is estimated that only 10,000 of the 30,000 human genes are expressed at any given time (redundancy). Since many genes are repeated and many parts of the chromosomes do not contain genetic material, it is estimated that only 5% of the human genome are actively expressed and are functional genes.

There is a parallel to this in the cosmos, where the sum total of all known matter makes up only 5% of the universe, the remaining 95% as yet unknown.

Gene Expression: is the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product. The process is used by all known life to generate the macromolecular machinery for life

For ex:

1. Depending on environmental condition, the common yeast undergoes a quantum shift in metabolic pathway from fermentation to oxidative metabolism, upon exhaustion of glucose as an energy source. This is called dioxy or double growth.

2. Sleep: All humans sleep. Other animals sleep. Even worms and fruit flies sleep. Experiments in flies' demonstrated differential expression of genes during awake and sleep states. During waking state, genes, encoding proteins, involved in detoxification and defense mechanisms are highly expressed. During sleep, nerve related genes are expressed, which lead to consolidation of memory.

Up Regulation

In times of shortage, certain genes or their end products (specific receptors) are up regulated or increased because of an apparent shortage of access to specific materials.

Ex: In Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, there is an up regulation of insulin receptors, in the hope of capturing passing Insulin molecules for glucose metabolism in the cell. This phenomenon is called 'Insulin Resistance'.

Down Regulation

Certain hormones can also down regulate or decrease the receptors in order to balance the internal environment of the cell as happens with excess availability of substances

Review of Literature:

Several papers have studied the role of meditation (relaxation response), Yoga, Tai chi and other eastern techniques and its effects on human physiology.

The current study during Inner Awakening was based on a similar study done at Harvard Medical School, by Jeffery A. Dusck, Hasan Out et al on genomic counter stress changes, induced by the relaxation response, published in Public Library Of Science One ; Vol 3,Issue 7, July 2008.

The Study

Control Sample collection date: April 12, 2011 Test Sample collection date: May 2, 2011 Venue: Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam, Bidadi. Contract Scientific Services were carried out by Leads Clin, Bangalore. Principal Investigator: Dr. Krishna Sharma Rao, Yenapoya Medical University.

40 healthy adult volunteers male and female enrolled for the 21 days Inner Awakening program volunteered for giving blood samples with informed consent for differential gene expression study before and after IA. The objective of the study was to explore Indian traditional yoga and meditation techniques by new generative experimental biology and bioinformatics.

Study Design & Labeling

In the study we compare gene expression profiles in whole blood between Test and Control samples. Samples collected from volunteers before program were named as BIAY samples and b) cRNA is purified using Qiagen, quantified and then fragmented by incubation at high temperature with Magnesium. Biotinylated cRNA is added to a total hybridization cocktail of 300 microliters and 200 microliters is hybridized to gene chip after adding control oligo-nucleotides. overnight

c) Hybridization has been done at 45° C, 17 hours overnight with constant rotation. The hybridization mixture is then removed and the Gene Chips are washed, stained with phycoerythrin-labeled straptavidin, washed, incubated with biotinylated anti-streptavidin and then restrained with phycoerythrin-labeled straptavidin to amplify the signals.

d) Arrays are then scanned using dedicated scanner, controlled by GCOS software. Images are examined for defects. The Affy Micro Array Suite 5 (MAS%) algorithm analyzed the hybridization intensity data of gene chip expression probe arrays checked normalized and CEL files were stored for further analysis.

e) Microarray Data Analysis was done using the latest version software Gene Spring 11.5.The CEL files are imported in Affymetrix Expression workflow using Technology for HG- U133_Plus_2.

Summarization: We opted for MAS 5 summarization. It also provides flag information for the probe sets. Baseline to median of all samples was applied for this data.

Analysis: A t-test unpaired was used to identify the differentially expressing entities. Fold change analysis at the cut-off of 2 was performed. Hierarchical clustering on the output was performed. Gene Ontology Analysis was done by using fold change output. NCI to find significant pathways was used for pathway analysis.

Results

a) 420 Up regulated and 165 Down regulated entities are obtained

b) Gene Ontology has shown significantly enriched GO terms, and pathway analysis has shown significant gene expression differences in the following 22 pathways: p38 signalling mediated by MAPKAP kinases, P38 MAPK signalling pathway, validate targets of C-MYC transcriptional activation, VEGFR1 specific signals, TNF alpha/NF-kB, TGFBR, Hypoxic and oxygen homeostasis, regulation of HIF-1-alpha, Endogenous TLR signalling, Direct Interactions, Cellular roles of Antrax toxin, C-MYC pathway, BMP receptor signalling, Androgen Receptor Androgen-mediated signalling, ATF-2 transcription factor network, signalling mediated by p38-alpha and p38- control and study groups are completely avoided.

There is a 7 fold increase in pathways related to Immune modulation, Inflammation, Hypoxia regulation etc. This matches with the clinical relief of inflammatory symptoms in the IA participants, both in relation to autoimmune disorders like Rheumatoid arthritis, Fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions.

MAP- K signalling pathways are largely implicated in long term potentiation involved in learning and memory. 8 children underwent the eN genius program in parallel with the IA program and their memory, ability to recall were tested and recorded before and after 21 days. The significant improvement in memory correlates well with the MAP-K gene up regulation

Almost 117 gene expression changes with relationship to various known malignancies were noticed following MeSH analysis; however none of the registered participants had any recorded malignant conditions during the IA processes.

There was more than 7 fold increase in Androgen receptor activity and other Androgen mediated signalling events. It is well known in Vedic / yogic literature, that intense practice of certain Kriyas and meditation, would lead to a natural suppression of sex related desires (Mooladhara Chakra), which similar to insulin resistance, would lead to up regulation of androgen receptors in peripheral cells. The only other condition where such up regulation of androgen receptors are seen, are in prostate cancer, however, none of the participants had any history of cancer of the prostate.

Previous study on the mitochondrial activity of IA participants using the MTT assay techniques revealed a 967% increase of mitochondrial activity. This correlates well with the current finding of a significant increase of MAP-K and other related pathways, which are essential in increasing are the sole property of Nithyananda Dhyanapeetam.

Quantitative EEG (qEEG) Studies

The brain is essentially a bioelectric organ. The EEG or electroencephalogram has long been used to record and study the electrical activity of the outermost layer of the brain - the cerebral cortex.

A more advanced form of EEG has been developed, called quantitative EEG or qEEG, in which the electrical signal is converted to digital form and compared to a database of individuals without any known neurological disorder.

In this form of functional brain imaging, the brain's electrical activity, as measured in 19 or 25 sites on your head are analyzed using complex mathematical and statistical tools in comparison to norms or averages. The results of these analyses can then be presented in graphical form, resulting in topographical displays of brain electrical activity, sometimes called "brain maps".

A fitted electrode cap with leads placed according to the International 10/20 System is applied to achieve a standardized 19 channel EEG recording.

Fig: International 10-20 system for electrode placement on the scalp 1. Better focusing ability

2. Better alertness and attentiveness

3. Better short term memory

4. Faster multi processing

5. Better problem solving and decision making ability

6. Warm and positive personality trends

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Physiological Data and Statistics Report – My Clinic

(The qEEG recordings of one of the participants)

Concise Client and Session information:

Client: Ma Nithya Nirantananda [ID=00000045 ] Session: p4 Date Time: 09:17:43 14-07-2011 amplitude 0.28 115260.90 2538.26 49613798.63 7043.71 0.00 0.00 SMR amplitude 0.28 81638.19 1917.53 31331640.36 5597.47 0.00 0.00 Beta1 amplitude 0.28 138673.11 2483.76 75422637.19 8684.62 0.00 0.00 Gamma amplitude 0.28 76107.48 1006.80 18483111.32 4299.20 0.00 0.00 Statistics for 20: transportation (1 segments/ Total: 6)

Delta amplitude 276.12 85212.39 20889.91 294884317.27 17172.20 0.00 0.00 Theta amplitude 23.42 120867.08 21960.66 471117428.33 21705.24 0.00 0.00 Alpha amplitude 13.12 128822.14 18432.99 479787949.08 21904.06 0.00 0.00 SMR amplitude 8.21 140082.44 15265.83 349482559.32 18694.45 0.00 0.00 Beta1 amplitude 6.12 198443.95 21478.52 915510736.86 30257.41 0.00 0.00 Gamma amplitude 3.93 121867.55 10200.88 301556769.217365.39 0.00 0.00

In deep meditation, EEG studies have shown the simultaneous global presence of delta activity with increased beta presence in the pre frontal area. This signifies a state of ‘Restful Awareness’.

On the other hand, a direct transmission of energy (Kundalini energy in Vedic literature) clearly demonstrates cessation of superficial cortical activity and the presence of multiple high amplitude spikes, not correlating with the known alpha, beta, delta and theta rhythms, suggesting that the EEG machine is picking up intense activity from sub cortical areas from hypothalamus and limbic systems.

The work of Paramahamsa Nithyananda continues to expand and proliferate as he delves more deeply into the link between science and mysticism. As we enter the year of 2012, which has been marked on the calendars of many civilizations as an evolutionary milestone, we can expect many social shifts, possibly also meteorological and geological changes. With activated kundalini, functioning at the peak of our potential, we stand prepared to welcome and cooperate with these changes.

Planet Earth is pleading for a new way of life for all its inhabitants, a way of peaceful co-existence and joyous creativity. The solution lies at our fingertips: by opening to our own internal energy, we can resolve the world's energy crisis and begin to savor our life instead of struggling through it. We have also the precious resource of a wise adept who can bring our energy into bloom: Paramahamsa Nithyananda.