Vajra Yoga

Vajra Yoga, also written Vajrayoga, is one of the yogas of Siddha Dharma, the Himalayan Siddha tradition of Kaulantak Peeth. It works through the Vajra Nāḍī (Vajra Nadi), a channel of the subtle body finer than the Suṣumṇā, and it aims at a body, prana and mind made as strong as a vajra.

What does vajra mean?

Vajra is the unbreakable: the diamond, the thunderbolt, and also the backbone. The old stories keep these meanings together. Hanuman ji received Vajra Yoga from Lord Surya, and when he perfected it his body became like a vajra. That is where the name Vajrangbali comes from.

Is there a "vajra chakra"?

Many people look for one. Rather than adding a chakra to the familiar map of seven, Vajra Yoga reads the subtle body in its own way, as three centres, and it gives special attention to a small centre between the Agya Chakra and the Sahasrar, the Lalanā Chakra. How these centres are worked with is not something a web page can give.

Where is the Vajra Nāḍī?

It is spoken of as subtler than the Suṣumṇā, and the word vajra itself points to the spine. Past that, its place and its use belong to practice. In Siddha Dharma knowledge like this passes from Guru to disciple, with preparation, diksha and time, because it is meant to change the one who practises and not only to inform them.

Why it is taught this way

The Siddhas treated Vajra Yoga as knowledge that works, and so they kept it close. The reason is care, not mystery. A practice given before the ground is ready is easily misread or wasted. So the way in begins with foundations that train concentration, memory and visualization, and the rest opens as the practitioner does.

Where to begin

At Siddha Tantra Arts that way in is called the Vajra Path: foundation courses first, then the deeper stages of Vajra Yogini Tantra under the Guru. If something here speaks to you, read how the Vajra Path unfolds, or come and sit with us at the free weekly satsang.