Description Yoga is the method of quieting and taming the restless mind so that it doesnot dissipate the energy it derives from the soul, for sensual pleasures. The soulthen feels free to move towards its original home near God. Yoga, whichliterally means union of soul to the supreme Soul, can achieve its goal onlyif the soul is not anchored to the world by the pleasure seeking mind and otherorgans of the body. This detachment is the first step of yoga.The mind is the chain which binds the soul to the phenomenal world and so ithas to be located and fixed at different points so that it may be tamed just as awild animal is tamed before training to obey commands. The mind goes to theobjects we see with our eyes most of the time. Only about twenty percent of thetime it goes to the objects of other sense organs like hearing, touch, taste orsmell. Thus if we fix our gaze at a particular point in our body the mind canbe trained to be stationary at that point. This is the first lesson of VihangamYoga. The further lessons fix the mind at points which cannot be seen by the eyesand have to be practiced with the eye closed. If we do not start with the firstlesson the mind does not easily steady itself. A regular practice under theguidance of the Sadguru for a few months only gives the disciple certainexperiences which show that he is on the right path. The Sadguru then gives himthe second lesson and the third. There are many yoga teaches who try to startand finish at the second or third stage but the disciple never gripes the mindfully in spite of years of practice. They only develop better mentalconcentration and remain far from the ultimate goal of union if the Soul to theSupreme Soul.Vihangam Yoga is the ancient Vedic method of transcendental meditationwhich was practiced by every individual twice or thrice a day so that they couldstay on the path of righteousness, earn sufficient wealth, fulfill their desires andultimately liberate their souls from all bondage