Kriya Yoga and Inner Life

This article is offered as a humble dedication to Gurudev Paramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati, whos whole life has been dedicated to the evolution of consciousness and for the upliftment of humanity worldwide.

I first heard about Kriya Yoga in 1 !" after I had the good fortune of meeting a sannyasin disciple of #aramahamsa $atyananda $araswati. It was a meeting which made an inner connection to my inner being, and I consider the auspicious meeting with this $annyasin disciple of #aramahamsa $atyananda as a real milestone in my spiritual %ourney. You might have heard it mentioned in some of the classical te&ts that at the proper time the guru appears to the disciple, and in this instance the disciple of the Guru made the connection with me. #rior to that day I had done lots of intensive preparation with my previous yoga teacher in the yoga basics which mainly were classical hatha yoga asansas. 'lthough it was %ust asana training initially, I e&plored it to my fullest ability for three years putting in at least ( hours per day seven days per wee). It turned out to be a good preparation for the in*depth $adhanas which followed the meeting of the $wami, which was li)e throwing petrol on a fire %ust waiting for fuel. 't my first Yoga class with the $wami I purchased a boo) which she had which was the teachings of $wami $atyananda +olume 1. In that boo) there was a lot of in*depth clarification of what Yoga was really about, and I was especially drawn to the $atsangs about Kriya Yoga which at that time in the $atyananda Yoga 'shrams around the world was ,the ma%or $adhana- which was being propagated. v The importance of the Tantric Kriya Yoga $adhana in the $atyananda Yoga . /ihar Yoga system is further validated in the following important $atsang 0$piritual transmission of truth1 which was transmitted by my good friend, and Gurubhai Swami Anandakapila Saraswati in 1 22. Kriya Yoga and the Chakras http3..satyamyoga.com.4ha)ras5(6$atsang5(6with5(6$wami 5(6'nanda)apila5(6$araswati.htm v This $atsang also appears in the official archives of the /ihar $chool of Yogas publication Y7G' 8'G'9I:;, which has been in circulation since 1 <=. http://www.yogamag.net/archives/1977/ajan77/chak77.shtml

I started practicing the Kriya Yoga $adhana at home straight away, through studying the Kriyas as enumerated in the Kundalini Tantra te&t of $wami $atyananda 0which was released to the world in 1 !"1 and learning the practices one after the other. There was no point waiting for the teacher to appear on the doorstep, but soon in 1 !> a wee) long Kriya Yoga course was offered at the $atyananda Yoga 'shram at 8angrove 8ountain which I gladly attended. 'part from meeting about fifty other very )een Kriya Yoga students it was a time to tune into myself and my teacher, who turned out to be ?r $wami :adamurti $araswati an e&perienced disciple of $wami $atyananda and a very articulate and compassionate teacher of Kriya Yoga. Throughout the course, whilst learning the Kundalini Kriyas of Tantric Kriya Yoga I could feel a strong awareness in '%na 4ha)ra which left me with a %oyful blissed out feeling 0an e&treme natural high1 for the wee) long introduction to Kriya Yoga. It was a different )ind of high than that of a drug, as I was clearly understanding the instructions, and felt a greater clarity beginning to emerge from my mind. $ince this wee) long course I must have fallen in complete love with Kriya Yoga, because it has been my staff, my best friend and companion throughout my love affair with the goddess within. Kriya Yoga has uncovered throughout the last (= years of my life 0although only momentarily1 moments of transcendence into inner e&periences, intense moments of bliss, devotion and e&treme tran@uility. 'fter having some pretty deep e&periences in 1 !< 0e&plained in more detail here http://satyamyoga.com/Inner !"#$periences.htm 1 as a result of the process of an inner awa)ening, I met my Guru $wami $atyananda in India in 1 !!. $wami%i gave me an important personal instruction which was ,Mounamurti you can, if you wish continue with Kriya Yoga, as it is better than not practicing any Yoga Sadhana at all, but the most important thing for you is to be innocent. :ow twenty years have passed since that instruction, and I can say that the most important ingredient in Kriya Yoga is having a Guru who can impart the inner connection and inner e&periences. I also feel that the most important attribute for a Kriya Yoga teacher is to have that ability to drop the ego, be innocent and tune in to their guru who is the immortal light within. In this Kriya Yoga tradition, our Guru Swami Satyananda Saraswati 0who has established an unsha)able connection with the divine 8aha Kundalini1 is the transmitter. It is the disciples duty as a Kriya Yoga teacher to try to be an efficient channel.conductor so that their Kriya Yoga students or $adha)s, can connect with the gurus current which is the divine force of the cosmos. This Tantric Kriya Yoga system that was released fully to the world by $wami

$atyananda $araswati is partly described in the ancient spiritual Tantric Te&t, the %aha &irvana 'antra. $wami%i says that there are si& Kriyas mentioned in an indirect way 0as was to custom1 in this classical ancient Tantric te&t. The remaining Kriyas he was initiated into 0transmitted1 by $wami $ivananda $araswati, at the time when he was leaving $ivananda 'shram. It is mysterious how it wor)s, but without being connected to a guru in the traditional way, you will only meet with disappointment, frustration or problems of many dimensions. The Kriya Yoga $adhana that $wami $atyananda has been propagating since 1 <= is an ancient Tantric $adhana which has been tested for millennia by the masters of reality, the great Kriya Yoga $iddhas, Aishis, 8unis, $annyasins, $adhus, Bouseholders. It is a practice that progressive opens you up to an inner world. :ot only can psychic and.or spiritual development and awa)ening be an outcome, but Kriya Yoga can awa)en dormant creativity, mental clarity and health as positive side effects to this great $adhana. Individual Components of the Sadhana Tantric Kriya Yoga is an advanced $adhana, which magically combines classical 'sanas, #ranayamas, 8udras, /andhas, rotation of consciousness in the psychic pathways of Arohan & Awarohan, Mantras, Chakra awareness and Visualisations. In every Kriya Yoga tradition the core practice is development in Pranayama, which is an integral practice in most of the Kriyas. Through devotion to pranayama practice, the sensitivity is increased to both the inner and outer dimensions which we are a part of. It is an e&tremely practical, though subtle Tantric $adhana and technology designed to deepen our e&perience of the 4ha)ras, $ushumna C Kundalini. Kriya Yoga has an infinite degree of potential, the potential which is within us to e&plore our hidden birthright the light within. Dith regular practice over a period of time, Kriya Yoga brings us face to face with a cascade of energy and light which resides within. Dith Kriya Yoga your awareness.mind can e&pand inwardly and outwardly through the liberation of energy. This is Tantra E ;&pansion of mind and liberation of energy. ,The individual $oul is li)e a microchip that is implanted by G7?, it is a point of light that wraps around itselfMounamurti

S ien e In 1 ! I started to teach $atyananda Yoga fulltime, and during this year I decided that I needed to learn more about the body and mind, in order to become a better yoga teacher. I had become deeply inspired and impressed with the )nowledge, wisdom and deep esoteric mysticism of one of my 'ustralian Gurubhais (r )onn %*m+ord ,Swami Anandakapila Saraswati- , so much so, that in 1 I began a two year 0fulltime 1 C (6661 ?iploma of Bealth $cience C 8assage Therapy course to deepen my )nowledge of human anatomy and physiology. $wami 'nanda)apila had originally trained in #sychology and 4hiropractic, and had been a practicing 7steopathic physician for many years. This combination of studying mind and body interested me very much, and through my ?iploma I earned a tic)et into Fniversity, so that I could follow these studies. In (661 0after completing my ?iploma course1, I completed a year at Dollongong Fniversity studying #sychology C ;&ercise $cience, and the following year (66( I switched to 7steopathy at another Fniversity which I eventually had to leave after only one semester due to increasing yoga teaching commitments. 'lthough I did not complete my degree, the time at Fniversity was a fantastic time to investigate what I was deeply interested in, the human body and mind. It also allowed me access to the anatomy cadaver labs 0F7D mainly1, where I studied the human spinal cord with great enthusiasm. Throughout this intensive period of practical and academic study which was happening alongside with my Yoga $adhana, I discovered a relationship between the psychic passages of 'rohan C 'warohan which we use in Tantric Kriya Yoga, and the ?ermatomes 0see the diagram below1. !ermatomes The picture below shows the segmented dermatome distribution of spinal nerves to the front and bac) of the body.

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Arohan & Awarohan There is a connection between the 'rohan and 'warohan psychic passageways in Tantric Kriya Yoga, and the 4onception vessel 04+1 and Governor vessel 0G+1 of traditional 4hinese 8edicine, and the segmented dermatomes 0distribution of spinal nerves to the front and bac) of the body1. In the /ihar $chool of Yoga publication Moola Bandha the Master "ey 01 2!, #age 1((1 by 4hela /uddhananda, there are correlations drawn between the 'rohan 0frontal . anterior1 psychic passageway and the 4onception vessel C the 'warohan 0bac).posterior1 psychic passageway and the Governor vessel

4hela /uddhananda states, that the ancient 4hinese must have )nown about Kriya Yoga, because in one of the ancient 4hinese scriptures called the ,#ai hin $ua #%ang hih 0The $ecret of the Golden Glower1 there is as meditation techni@ue very similar to that used in the Tantric Kriya Yoga. The 'ncient Taoists also used a Kriya meditation techni@ue , circulation of the light in the microcosmic orbit- seen here http://www.tiantianqigong.com/energetic.html # and also in this file 0found on http://www.scri.d.com 1 seen here you will see that the 'aoists *se the microcosmic or.it 0page 11< diagram (=1 to circulate the light, and sublimate se&ual energy into higher spiritual energy. Yogi ?r Biroshi 8otoyama in Theories of the 4ha)ras ,/ridge to Bigher 4onsciousness- also says that there is a Taoist meditation practice )nown as ,$hoshuten- 0the circulation of light1 which uliliHes the governor vessel meridian or $ushumna. ?r 8otoyama also states that in the conception vessel flows YI: energy C in the governor vessel flow Y':G energy. ?r 8otoyama also correlates the conception vessel meridian to the 'lambusa :adi, which is one of the ten ma%or nadis recogniHed in the Yogic system. De can now safely say that the 'rohan path which is used in the Tantric Kriya Yoga which has been propagated by #aramahamsa $atyananda $araswati utiliHes and activates the 'lambusa :adi or the 4onception +essel 8eridian. T48 0Traditional 4hinese 8edicine E 'cupuncture1 says that the 4+ is a store house of YI: energy C that the G+ is a storehouse for Y':G energy. If there is a balance of energy in these circuits which are full of the consciousness and mystical cha)ras, then we discover the T'7, KF:?'II:I, TB; 8I??I; #'TB. Therefore we tread the mystical and scientific middle path

of the Tao and Kundalini by practicing Kriya Yoga, an ancient and divine $adhana which has been practiced by sincere Yogis for aeons of time. There is also further historical evidence of a lin) between the ancient Kriya Yoga tradition of India and the teachings of the $iddhas in 4hina, through the ancient teachings of Siddha $ogarnathars poem /ogar Inana $agarama. This is mentioned by 8arshall Govindam in his great boo) 0lin) to amaHon.com to purchase1 , $a%a&i & the '( Siddha Kriya Yoga )radition- pages >" *><. This useful web page http*++www,tiantian-igong, om+energeti ,html has a very good animation of the circuit of 4hi, in the Governor and 4onception vessels. Bere are some more lin)s with animations that show the correlation of the governor vessel meridian C the conception vessel meridian to that of 'rohan C 'warohan of Kriya Yoga http3..bei%ingmuseum.gov.cn.flash.Governor5(6+essel.swf http3..bei%ingmuseum.gov.cn.flash.4onception5(6+essel.swf !ermatomes If you loo) at the picture of the human body above, and imagine cutting a line through the centre of the body from top to bottom 0which is )nown in anatomical terms as the 8edian mid*sagittal plane1 you would be focusing on two ma%or psychic pathways. In Tantric Kriya Yoga you slowly move your awareness and consciousness through the 'rohan and 'warohan passageway. You can imagine trying to move 0and feel1 your awareness along the surface of the s)in 0or slightly below1 through the frontal passageway. You can easily picture this using the diagram above, and thin) of your awareness rising through each of the dermatomes. Dhen you do this with ma&imum awareness, the tactile sensory nerve receptors pic) up your awareness, and the impulse is immediately sent bac) to the spinal cord. The same applies to the posterior psychic passageway. Dhen you slowly move your awareness along the s)in 0or slightly deeper if you can1 through the 'warohan psychic passageway the sensory nerve receptors within the dermis fire the stimulus bac) to the spinal cord. 8eridian Aesearch 4hec) this research into the e&istence of meridians by !r .iroshi Motoyama# and note on page / o+ the +ile hyper linked here his re+erence to the dermatomes. 4alifornia Institute of Buman $cience http://www.cihs.ed*/ device http://www.cihs.ed*/A%I/ami0in+o.asp 4hec) out the '8I

Sound $ody Bere is another analogy which will help here, if you have not practiced Kriya Yoga before. 's the human body.mind comple& is essentially a composite 0composition1 of sound C light vibrations that ,appears- li)e a solid piece of matter, you can easily effect this matter by utiliHing sound as a basis of your $adhana. This is where the ancient $eers of Yoga developed the science of 8antra C :ada Yoga, to help us uncover the mysteries of the soul. They ,perceived- the essence of matter through their direct perception. Imagine strumming a guitar or violinJ when a string is strummed or pluc)ed it effects the ne&t string, and the ne&t one etc, but to a slightly lesser degree of vibration. It sets in motion the sound vibration, and the sound can be felt 0and heard1 by this human organism. It has an immediate effect on the human organism because we 0and all matter1 are made up of sound vibrations. Dhen you run or circulate your breath through the $ushumna :adi 0or the arohan C awarohan circuit1 you are recruiting the dormant prana .chi .)i into activation, by your will. De want it to move towards the cha)ras and the sushumna nadi. Dhen I was born my parents lived with my grandparents for a couple of years, and I was deeply effected by my grandfathers playing of his +iolin. /efore the $econd Dorld Dar my grandfather was the second string +iolinist with the $ydney $ymphony 7rchestra. I grew up 0from %ust a toddler until my grandfathers death when I was 1<1 listening to my grandfather fantastic violin playing. I can remember him very well pulling out his +iolin every $aturday night and entertaining us grand children who were spellbound by his fantastic violin playing. To me he was li)e the Kimi Bendri& 0The Iead Guitar Iegend1 of +iolin, and I was transported during the time listening to him to another realm. This can be the effect of music and sound. In the right hands music can transform us by either listening to a good piece of music or playing it, either way the sound waves can elevate the mind.body.soul. 8antra 0sound vibration. mystic formulas1 is used in some of the Kriyas of Kriya Yoga whilst using pranayama. /y slowing the breath down and circulating the breath in the arohan . awarhoan circuits, sometimes with the additional use of mantra you begin to vibrate 0activate1 the nadis .cha)ras . sushumna. You will start to perceive sounds 0nada1 or fre@uencies never heard before in your life coming from within you. Your range of perception increases. $ome good yoga practices that help to increase the awareness.sensitivity which is necessary to feel the spinal cord 0$ushumna1 is pranayama and Kechari mudra in particular. 'll Yoga practices have a bearing on $ushumna, but some are mild C others more direct. 't this stage you will need an e&perienced Yoga teacher that has this practical e&perience that can help you gain the sensitivity. This will help http://satyamyoga.com/1riya !"2oga !"3ineage.htm .

Yoga /idra which is another Tantric $adhana that has been e&tensively propagated by #aramahamsa $atyananda $araswati has a component of ,rotation of consciousness throughout the body- that directly stimulates C effects 0via sensory nerve messages to the brain 1 an area of the corte& called the #ostcentral Gyrus. This specific area of the brain receives sensory imput from specific areas of the body. The sensory C motor homunculus of the brain can be seen here in this animation http://www.cs.*ta.+i/4jh/hom*nc*l*s.html C this display below at the Iondon :atural Bistory 8useum shows the areas of the body and the amount of brain tissue designated. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/5ile:Sensory0and0motor0hom*nc*li.jpg. 's $wami $atyananda states- The neurosurgeon affects the body by stimulating the brain. The practitioner of Yoga :idra begins at the other end of the nerve pathway by heightening the awareness of the body, in order to stimulate the brain. The progressive movement of awareness through the parts of the body not only induces physical rela&ation, but clears all the nerve pathways to the brain, both those governing the physical activity, and those concerned with incoming information.- $wami $atyananda $araswati, Yoga Nidra /ihar $chool of Yoga >th ;d 1 = p"6*"1. There is no doubt in my mind that in both Yoga :idras body rotation and Tantric Kriya Yogas rotation of consciousness through 'rohanC 'warohan, that the dermatomes 0as well as the pranas1 are effected. Through these Tantric $adhanas which send abundant ,specific- sensory nerve imputs to the spinal cord 0which eventually, stimulates the central nervous system1 Pratyahara and (harana is induced allowing the consciousness to shine forth. Dith the emergence of the light you can then move further within. This is Spirit*al #vol*tion. /elow are my two favourite Yoga :idra 4?s which I recently purchased through http://www.ama6on.com. I love them both. $wami 'nanda)apila $araswati E Yoga :idra 8editation $wami Kana)ananda $araswati E ;&perience Yoga :idra

0ationale ?aily practice of many rounds 0circuits1 of the Kundalini Kriyas of Tantric Kriya Yoga, hyper stimulates the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system, bringing into play the mysterious esoteric $ushumna in which lie the 4ha)ras. Dithout @uestion there is also subtle activation of the #rana C 4hi throughout the whole mind.body comple& which ultimately connects to the 8ahaprana. Those $adha)s that practice Kriya Yoga will also benefit through the $adhana of Yoga :idra C those that practice Yoga :idra will benefit by practicing Tantric Kriya Yoga.

1uestion ' s)eptic who doubts the potential potency that lies dormant within the human body only has to practice sincerely to perceive more. $)eptics and many non Yoga practitioners only have a superficial awareness of the gross body. Answer To remove s)epticism practice Yoga, specifically Tantric Kriya Yoga, and your awareness will move deeper. This is Yogas promise. 2rigins It is the divine and ancient $adhana 0spiritual practice1 that has been passed on to us by 378( S9I:A ' C ;A;A)I 3, so that we may evolve our connection with our dormant faculties, the world around us and the supreme.

This boo) by Aomola /utalia will reveal a lot about $ri /aba%i )itle* Sri $a%a&i* Immortal Yogi of the .imalayas 'uthor3 Aomola /utalia #ublisher3 +asudeva Kutumba)am 4hief ?istributor3 8otilal /anarsidass #aperbac)3 As. ( >.* I$/:3 2!*!1* (6!*=(>2*( #p3 1!! pages L 1( pages colour photographs )his boo) has been written as a broad* based search. The introduction by Bimalayan yogi, Sri <orakh ;a.aji says, ,The writer, Aomola /utalia, given the name of $ri%i at the Kumbha in F%%ain, has made incalculable effort through varied and often difficult terrain, visiting many ancient sacred temples, teerth sthans or places of pilgrimage and tapasya sthals where tapasya or

austerities have been performed. It is written from anubhuti or e&perience, with bhav or devotion and from the heart, while still remaining an analytical study.'bove is some of the introduction to the above boo) by Bimalayan Yogi, Sri <orakh ;a.aji who is one of #ilot /abas 08ahamandaleshwar $omnath Giri of the Kuna ')hara1 Gurus. /aba%i info on Di)ipedia http3..en.wi)ipedia.org.wi)i.8ahavatarM/aba%i

You might be interested to )now that there is also further historical evidence of a lin) between the ancient Kriya Yoga $iddha tradition of India and the ancient mystics of 4hina. This was through the ancient teachings of Siddha $ogarnathar & Siddha Kalangi /ather 4from the lineage of the /ava 4nine5 /ath Siddha Yogis whi h des ended from Adi /ath Shiva5, It is said to be mentioned in his $iddha /ogarnathas ancient poem ,/ogar Inana $agarama-. This is mentioned by the 'uthor.Yogi 8arshall Govindam in his great boo) 0lin) to amaHon.com to purchase it if you have not read it yet1 $a%a&i & the '( Siddha Kriya Yoga )radition pages >" *><.

6reparation ?epending on your yogic e&perience, a good preparation for the body. mind. &rana. emotions. psyche is a couple of years of solid training in =lassical 9atha 2oga in order to gain proficiency in the individual components of Kriya Yoga named above. The effects of this preparation must be assimilated on many levels of being, so be patient. $ee point < below The perfect preliminary practices of Kundalini Yoga are all described contained in the Yoga te&ts below

'sana, #ranayama, 8udra, /andha 4ha)ra and Kundalini Dor)boo) 8agical Tattwa 4ards

The Tantric Kriya Yoga $adhana is fully detailed in these te&ts below. 1*ndalini 'antra 0start with the 4ha)ra $adhana 4ourse1

A Systemati Course in the An ient )antri )e hni-ues of Yoga and Kriya !eeksha 7 Initiation

Sri &aramahamsa Satyananda Saraswati ~

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!aily 6reparation

1 /efore commencing the Tantric Kriya Yoga $adhana complete a mini :amas)ar ( 7ccasionally practice Kala :eti before $urya :amas)ar = /efore commencing the Tantric Kriya Yoga $adhana thin) of the Kriy 8asters " 8a)e a $an)alpa 0Aesolve1 to complete the pre*determined amount

> !uring Kriya Yoga < /e as patient as the Bimalayas 2 Ioose e&pectations of results of $adhana ! ?ont strain physically or mentally 16 4ontinue each round as if you are not the doer

$urrender to the sha)ti, when the 4ha)ras or $ushumna start to awa

After Kriya Yoga

;n%oy the tran@uility of the moments at the end of each inhalation 0b 11 Ditness everything 0'ntar 8ouna1 that arises without being caught u Kriyas 1( Ditness phenomena both inner and outer develop 1= 8erge into the manifested light in 4hida)ash 1" 'fter the Kriyas sit @uietly for 1.( hour, in the tran@uility of mind and 08unger1 1> Iet the effects assimilate through your being for a while before enga

Yoga of Light 7 Kundalini Kriya Yoga

'nyone can practice Kriya Yoga on the grounds that it is a universal science, the science of the soul. That means you can be a complete atheist, or a lover of God. It does not re@uire devotion to any religion, but persons from any religious faith can practice it irrespective of beliefs. Their also are no caste barriers, beggar or )ing, male or female, rich or poor, it matters not. 'll you need is the desire to e&perience more of a union with the cosmic Self. Kriya Yoga does this by slowly vaporiHing the barriers that temporarily )eep the 8icrocosm 0Individual $elf E Buman /eing1 from union with the 8acrocosm 0Fniversal Bigher $elf E ?ivine1. /A;'TB is in everybody, and so is IIGBT. If you are not e&periencing continual transcendental IIGBT within, Yogis ta)e recourse to $adhana to better facilitate the transforming light. 'nything that brings the light is useful, and you )now that you are on a good path when the light stays constantly shining within your inner being. Traditionally it has been taught that a synthesis of $adhanas ma)es for good all

round development. $o even if you practice /ha)ti Yoga, Karma Yoga, Gyana Yoga, Aa%a Yoga, Batha Yoga, 8antra Yoga, $wara Yoga, :ada Yoga, Tantra Yoga, Yantra Yoga, or any other Yoga, Guru Yoga, still you should ta)e up Kriya Yoga which has been practiced by the $iddhas for millennia 0 't least as far bac) as the era of the 8ahabharata1 as the ultimate $adhana to remove the barriers and facilitate union with the infinite cosmos. $wami $atyananda $araswati says that any Yoga that awa)ens your Kundalini is a form of Kundalini Yoga. Kriya Yoga is the form of Kundalini Yoga that is the most suited $adhana for the modern Bomosapien that is trying to understand themselves and their place in the cosmos. It ta)es $elf en@uiry to another level entirely, where you perceive the individual $elf 0individual consciousness E Kivatma1 in the eyebrow centre whilst your connection with the higher cosmos 0universal consciousness E 'tman1 $;IG 0beyond body C mind1 evolves. Kriya Yoga is a scientific $adhana based around the breath, which is the universal )ey to unloc)ing the 4ha)ras, $ushumna and Kundalini which is the divine evolutionary force of the cosmos. )he 1uest Gocus the rays of your thoughts into the $ushumna and circulate your rela&ed tran@uil breath up and down the psychic passageways by practicing the scientific $adhana of Kriya Yoga. Through the course of time your awareness will begin to acutely concentrate li)e a Iaser beam, as mooladhara cha)ra erupts 0concentration or dharana begins here at the event horiHon E spontaneously1 from aeons of sleep. Dith continued 0intense1 $adhana of #ranayama and Kriya Yoga your $ha)ti rises slightly from her hi%ernation and enters the hole of /rahma in the $ushumna. 's soon as she rises and enters the /rahma :adi 0the inner sanctum of the $ushumna :adi, or in anatomical language the 4entral canal or the 4anal 4entralis of the spinal cord1 properly which will be felt intensely within the sacral region of the spinal column an histori event begins to unfold as the inner lights are switching on. 'lbert ;instein must have been a Yogi N ; O 84 ( because the energy erupting converts to light. Dwhilst Kundalini is inside switching on the 4ha)ras, and they can intensely be felt radiating from their now connected nucleuses, the inner %ourney continues to unfold before your inner gaHe and senses. 4oncentration 0dharana1 moves upwards and inwardly 04entripetal motion towards the nucleus* :irvritti 8arg1 towards meditation 0?hyana C beyond eventually1 as :ada 0celestial inner sounds1 and Kyoti 0inner light1 become the only support for the $adha)a. ;a ing <=perien es 7ne of the hardest tas)s for a $adha) during this $adhana is ta)ing the awa)ened $ha)ti from 8ooladhara upwards into the finer than fine entry or

pathway into $wadhisthana 4ha)ra. 8any mystical e&periences confront the $adha)a during this stage, such as the animal instincts 0from the animal )ingdom1. 's well as living through these instincts, emotions 0many1, inner sounds, tal), inner chatter, visions, astral traveling.levitation of the astral body 0or separation of the astral body from the physical body1 you may see many 0some )nown .some not1 animals coming out from their subterranean home. You may witness a 4rocodile 0symbol of $wadhisthana1 devouring.swallowing hundreds of sna)es 0symbol of time. 8uladhara .Kundalini1You may perceive strange loo)ing animals that you have never seen before, on this earth. You have to be prepared for this and many other events. 'nother fascinating e&perience that you may face one day or night is the transmission of sha)ti from an advanced Yogi 0Guru.'dept1. I mean transmitting sha)ti directly to your astral body. This transmission of sha)ti is directed into the recipients '%na 4ha)ra 0for a reason )nown only by the transmitter1. They are two poles of energy. Guru.adept transmits, and the disciple.aspirant receives. I will give you a glimpse of an e&perience that had. ?uring my sleep one night I was alerted by a strong powerful vibration right in the centre of my brain. I now became awa)e but my physical body was still fast asleep in pratyahara 0sensory withdrawal1. ?eep inside my brain.mind the vibration got stronger, and then I started to hear very clearly a voice. It was the voice of a $wami that I )new and respect deeply, from India. 's the voice . dialogue and transmission continued, I could feel a charge of energy going forward along the 8aha :adi from '%na 4ha)ra 0#ineal Gland region in the centre of the brain1 forwards to the eyebrow centre. This is the only part of my physical body that I could feel, the line of the 8aha :adi and the energy moving between the two points. Three wee)s later I was tal)ing to this $wami physically. You may also see the subterranean movement of prana below the s)in moving up from mooladhara to swadhisthana, as if you are viewing your body from outside of it, and witnessing the constant movement of the rising prana entering the sacral area of $wadhisthana 4ha)ra from 8ooladhara 4ha)ra. You will e&perience your inner power then grow, and you will play with that power to create your hidden desires 0+asanas1. If you have prepared yourself properly, this is where the Guru will appear and warn you about $iddhis. This is a reality. ?ont blow the fuse, %ust be patient and wor) on your $adhana a lot, before tac)ling $ushumna. /e vigilant of the tric)s of the ego. You must wait for the Gurus inner form to appear, and be able to hear the Gurus instructions clearly before venturing further. This means fulfill the

prere@uisites, as a full burst from the unconscious may be too much for you to handle. The /rahma :adi e&tends from here to the /rahmarandra 0 the fontanel region of the s)ull1 and the $ahasrara. It is e&tremely su%tle pathway, and this is where Kriya Yoga comes in as the path of Iight unfolds. Dhen she descends bac) to her slumber, you will silently weep, until you feel her once more alive in $ushumna. Years go by, even decades as you try to invo)e her blessings again and again through $adhana and self effort. 7nly you )now the conditions present when she first introduced herself to your conscious mind and awareness. Your body was young and tuned, and your mind was li)e fertile soil and detached from mundane affairs. You could only thin) about one dominant thought in your mind, as if you were possessed with the ?ivine Y7G'. 's if now caught up in the spiral that is the Goddess within, your life forever more has a direction mapped li)e a star in space. Infused through $adhana, and with deeper meaning now in your life your %ourney will continue to produce visions and e&periences which are li)e signposts along the way, but still you will say to yourself, not this, nor that e&perience 0:eti :eti1. /e absorbed in the Kundalini e&perience, and then another door or universe will be there. Then and only then, will true innocence and surrender to G7? be )nown. Fntil then we are all bound by our limited mind and ego. Aemember what the great Yogi $watmarama, a famous :ath Yogi said in the Batha Yoga #radipi)a. Aead below some important verses, and if you would li)e to read about the philosophy of the :ath Yogis then this file is worth a download.

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;rom the .atha Yoga 6radipika* Cir a ?th Century A! Cli k a%ove for a good translation of the lassi al )e=t 41+er"=3 There is no asana li)e Siddhasana, no Kumbha)a li)e Kevala, no 8udra li)e Ke hari and no Iaya or dissolution of the mind li)e /ada, the inner sound. 4(+er2>3 There is no doubtJ the state of Aa%a Yoga is also attained through Kevala Kumbha)a. /y retention Kundalini is aroused, $ushumna becomes unobstructed and perfection of Batha Yoga ta)es place. 4(+er2<3 There can be no perfection if Batha Yoga is without Aa%a Yoga or Aa%a Yoga without Batha Yoga. Therefore, through practice of both, perfection is obtained. 4"+er11"3 Dhile the prana does not flow in the middle passage 0$ushumna1, while the /indu is not steadied by restraining the #rana, while the mind does not reflect spontaneous 8editation, then those who spea) of $piritual )nowledge are only indulging in boastful and false tales. $iddhasana, Kechari 8udra, Kevala Kumbha)a and :ada Iaya are all there in Kriya Yoga. If you are loo)ing for spiritual )nowledge and e&perience transform through the light P Kriya Yoga. ?ive deep, and do not be satisfied with reading about it only, be satiated through the Boly $cience of Kriya Yoga.

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