How do I join Aghoris?

Firstly, to become an Aghori must find a teacher and do what the teacher tell him to. . An Aghori must find a human skull known as a ‘Kapala’ and use only this as his food bowl before initiation.

How do Aghoris meditate?

Aghoris engage in post-mortem rituals. They often dwell in charnel grounds, smear cremation ashes on their bodies and use bones from human corpses for crafting kapalas and jewellery. 5. It is also said that, they also meditate on the corpses which is a symbolic of their rise from ‘Shava’ to ‘Shiva’.

Where we can find Aghoris?

Though Aghoris are prevalent in cremation grounds across India, Nepal, and even sparsely across cremation grounds in South East Asia, the secrecy of this religious sect leaves no desire for practitioners to aspire for social recognition and notoriety.

Where can I find sadhus?

Siddhashrama (Siddhāśrama; Devanagari:सिद्धाश्रम), popularly called Gyangunj, is considered as a mystical hermitage, which according to a tradition, is located in a secret land deep in the Himalayas, where great yogis, sadhus, and sages who are siddhas live.

What is the practice of Aghori Sadhu?

If an Aghori sadhu carries hatred in him, he will eat that which he hates. If he feels violent, he will practice meditation to learn to let go of that violence. Aghoris are also known for their practice of medicine. Their healing processes comprise of purification.

How do you become an Aghori?

To become an Aghori, one needs a teacher who himself is an Aghori or has been through the process. He needs to follow what his teacher tells him to do. An Aghori needs to find a human skull to use as a bowl before initiation. They eat and drink from that bowl only.

What is the Aghor path?

The Aghor path is very tough. They have to denounce the world completely including their family. Aghoris use things like woods from the pyre, cloth of the dead bodies, the ash of the burnt bodies, etc. for their rituals. They apply ash of the dead body to their bodies.

What is the religion of Aghori?

Aghori is a Hindu sect of Sadhus, which believes in the basic beliefs of Hinduism but believes in an abnormal way to achieve salvation. Aghoris believe Lord Shiva as the Supreme Being and worship him. He is also lord of the cremation ground. Their place of meditation is crematorium where Hindus burn dead bodies.