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Satsangs of Guru Yogi Matsyendranath Maharaj in Brazil, 2024
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Guru Yogi Matsyendranath Maharaj's Programs in Argentina, 2024
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21-day Pranayama challenge
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Pranayama workshop, Mar 1-7
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21-day Pranayama challenge
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Nāda meditation workshop, January 8-12
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April 3, Navaratri with Yogi Matsyendranath Maharaj, Australia, Queensland
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March 17, 2020. Purifiying Pranayama With Yogi Matsyendra Nath
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November 2019, Tantra Workshop Series in Argentina
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Workshop in Gualeguaychu
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17-18 November 2018, Yogi Matsyendranath in Źarate (Argentina)
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15-16 November 2018, Yogi Matsyendranath visit to Uruguay
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12 Nov 2018, Lecture at USAL (Salvador University)
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10-11 November 2018, Workshops in Quilmes and La Plata (Argentina)
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8 November 2018, Open conference in Necochea (Argentina)
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2,3,4 November 2018 - Participating in XVI Retreat International of Yoga and Meditation
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Programme in Québec (Canada) 13-16 June
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Melbourne Book Launch
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4-years Summer Program
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Biography of a Russian Yogi
Avidya
Avidya
अविद्या, avidyā"ignorance", "a false understanding of the nature of reality"
Perception of the non-existent (i.e. material world), and non-perception of the truly existing (i.e. all-embracing Divine consciousness), inability to distinguish between eternal and genuine reality from the temporary and unreal.
In sankhya, avidya (or ajnana — ignorance) appears as the cause of suffering, suppressed by the "differentiating knowledge" (viveka-jnana). In yoga, avidya is one of the five kleshas of consciousness that obstruct from proper concentration and liberation. According to nyaya, avidya (or mithya-jnana — false knowledge) leads to the identification of the Self with the body and mental functions; after its termination, any desires and actions disappear, i.e. the individual withdraws from the power of karma. In the teachings of Buddhism (especially in Sarvastivada), avidya appears as one of the causative "links" (nidana) of the samsara of human existence.