What is Kriya Yoga?

What is Kriya Yoga?

Aim of all yoga and yogic practices throughout the world is to know true nature of self; the self realization. There are so many techniques developed by different super masters from the different religions of the world. Some of which are slow and simple while others are sharp and fast. Kriya yoga is a great scientific technique of self realization and brought to the world by Paramhansa Yogananda. Paramhansa Yogananda; through his of great work - Autobiography of a Yogi. 

Kriya yoga is an aeroplanic way to the path of Self Realization. It's give you a potential technique with the help of which you received amazing results. 

Kriya Yoga was lost for centuries in the dark ages, and reintroduced in modern times by Mahavatar Babaji, whose disciple Lahiri was the first to teach it openly in our era. Later, Babaji asked Lahiri Mahasaya's disciple, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, to train Paramahansa Yogananda and send him to the West to give this soul-revealing technique to the world.

Mahaavtaar Baba Ji

Techniques of Kriya Yoga 

According to Paramhansa Yogananda techniques of kriya yoga is divided into 4 parts. Last part is original Kriya technique and is propagated through master-discipleship relationship only. 

4 parts are:-

1. Energization Exercises - A series of some special exercises developed by Paramhansa Yogananda. These special exercises involve physical exercise and progressive propagation of awareness through different body parts. Regular practice of these exercises promotes mental and physical relaxation and develops dynamic will power. Making use of the breath, life force, and concentrated attention, the technique enables one to draw abundant energy consciously into the body, purifying and strengthening all the body parts systematically in turn.

2. Hong-Sau Technique of Concentration - Thus technique involve breathe awareness. Through practice of this technique one learns to withdraw thought and energy from outward world and turned to inner self.

3. Aum Technique of Meditation -  This great technique involves expansion of oneself toward one's own origin. One practice to attune with the cosmic vibrations. The technique expands the awareness beyond limitations of body and mind to the joyous realization of one's infinite potential.

4. Kriya Yoga Technique - Kriya is an advanced technique of Rajyoga pranayam. Kriya reinforces and revitalizes subtle currents of life energy (prana) in the spine and brain. The yogis discovered that by revolving the life current continuously up and down the spine by the special technique of Kriya Yoga, it is possible to greatly accelerate one's spiritual evolution and awareness.

Correct practice of Kriya Yoga enables the normal activities of the heart and lungs and nervous system to slow down naturally, producing deep inner stillness of body and mind and freeing the attention from the usual turbulence of thoughts, emotions, and sensory perceptions. 

How to learn Kriya yoga 

Best source to learn Kriya yoga is from YSS (Yogoda Satsang Society). YSS was founded by Paramhansa Yogananda in 1917. You can join YSS through their website http://www.yssofindia.org. Once you get registered you would start getting Kriya Yoga Lessons and after receiving 52 lessons you would become eligible for kriya yoga diksha.