An excerpt from 2017 Sakshi Pramana International Yoga Day Convention || Words of Supreme Pontiff of Hinduism JGM Nityananda Paramashivam
"Yoga has religion — that is Hinduism. Yoga has geography — that is Bharat. Please understand, the civilization which started in this Sapthanadis — gangeca yamuneca iva godhavari sarasvati narmade sindhu kaveri. In this 7 rivers, the civilizations started, that gave the gift of Yoga to the world. We are happy to give this as a gift to the world; but understand it is rooted in India, in Hindu tradition.
Precisely what Sadashiva describes as Yoga — He describes Yoga as a method, a system, science, for human beings to explore, the various possibilities and powers and have access to various State of Consciousness — Avasthas and various Dimensions of the Universe. Ability to express and explore, the various powers — Shaktis and various Avasthas — State of Consciousness like Jagrat, Swapna, Sushupti, Turiya, Turiyatitta and various planes of conscious…..Universe, various planes of Universe, like Tapo Loka, Satya Loka, Swarga Loka… the various planes.
Of course, only the Sakshi Pramana establishes the authenticity. So now the first level — manifesting various powers and possibilities — in that we are able to provide enough Sakshi Pramana.
The system Paramashiva is sharing with you all through this body, through me, is starting with the fundamental cognition that you are Paramashiva, Ultimate. Normally when you practice the Patanjali's system, your Unmanifest decides you are a man and you have to move towards God, so that is the fundamental cognition with which you develop powerful cognitions, you do Pratyahara- Dharana- Dhyana- Samadhi Samyama and manifest powers.
Here, the system Paramashiva is revealing through me, the whole foundation is different,
..here the foundation is ''You are Paramashiva'',
Understand, your Unmanifest recognizes that you are Paramashiva, even if you have not yet manifested it. There is a complete shift in the whole foundation from which, from where you are beginning. The beginning starting point is not ''You are a man, you need to reach Divine''. No .''You are a Divine, you need to manifest Divine''.
Understand, that is why, what Paramashiva is revealing through this body and through this system, through this methodology, any Samyama you do on powerful cognitions, you manifest only Shaktis, Powers, not Siddhis."
Source: Nithyanandapedia.org