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Kriya Yoga is an ancient science given
by god millions of years ago in Satya yuga-the golden era of spirituality. In the Bhagavad Gita (Hindu scripture), it is mentioned
that Lord Krishna gave this science to the Sun who, in his turn, passed it on to Manu (author of the ancient Indian text Manu
Samhita) but with the vagaries if time this great science was on the verge of extinction Before Babaji revived it . Essentially, Kriya Yoga is the science of controlling
prana (life force energy). Through its practice, the mind gets engrossed at the Kutashta Brahman, that critical point between
the eyebrows, and is released from bondage. Kriya Yoga was revived by Babaji & introduced to the world by Lahiri
Mayasaya in the 19th century, after he made contact with Babaji, the Divine Himalayan Yogi. Babaji achieved immortality
and enlightenment around the 2nd century AD through Siddha Yoga. Kriya is a synthesis of the four higher steps of Ashtanga
Yoga taught by Great Rishi Patanjali - Pratyhara, Dharana, Dhyana, and Samadhi. It consists of several techniques,
but the common one involves circulating pranic currents through the Sushumna channel of the spine combined with breathing
and visualization exercises. Tradition requires that disciples are initiated by a Guru and taught the techniques - for this
reason, the precise details of Kriya are not published on the internet or in any books. There are, however, many Kriya teachers
throughout the world who disseminate the practices.
The Kriya Yoga taught by Lahiri Mahasaya contains four initiations.
The first Kriya leads to a perfection in the Khechari Mudra (see Talabhya Kriya below). After the second and third initiations,
the yogi recognizes the infinite Self. At the fourth initiation, the highest level, the yogi learns to dissolve his Self by
projecting his prana out through the sahasrara chakra (crown center of the body), thus ending the eternal cycle of life and
death.
The first level of Kriya Yoga contains the following practices:
Talabhya Kriya: Nabhi Kriya: Mental Pranayama:
Pranayama: Yogi Mudra or Yoni Mudra: Mahamudra: Talabhya:
More can be found in
the books "Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga tradition",Patanjali Yoga Sutras, "Autobiography of a Yogi","God Talks
with Arjuna-Bhagvad Gita "-by Sri Sri Yogananda.
Mantra Of Babaji :-
Om Kriya Babaji Nama Aum!
"My guru, Sri
Yukteswar, liked a chant that I have translated, two lines from which go, "Pranayama be thy religion. Pranayama will give
thee salvation." "Pranayama means control of the energy in the body, and its direction upward through the spine to the brain
and to the Christ center between the eyebrows. This alone is the pathway of awakening. It isn't a matter of dogma or belief.
It is simply the way we were all made by God. "The consciousness enters the body by way of the brain and the spine. When the
sperm and ovum unite to create the physical body, they do so at what becomes the medulla oblongata, at the base of the brain.
"From this medulla, the life force moves out into the brain, down the spine and into the nervous system, then on to the muscles,
etc., creating the body. "The way out of the body, then, is to reverse this process. The difficulty in doing so lies in the
fact that the life force is already conditioned by birth to continue its outward direction- through the senses and onward
to the environment as it is perceived through the senses. Thus, we think to possess the world and to enjoy it through the
body. "We can never experience anything outside ourselves, however, except vicariously, as the senses report their impressions
to the brain. We may try to expand our understanding of the world by study, or our enjoyment of it through sense pleasures.
The fact remains, we can never know anything except through the medium of the senses, so long as the life force remains trapped
in the body. "There is a way out, however. It is for the life-force to merge with the cosmic energy; for the consciousness
to merge in the infinite consciousness. "The way to accomplish this end is to withdraw the life force from the senses, and
center it in the spine; to direct it upward through the spine to the brain, and thence out through the Christ center between
the eyebrows. "The ego is centered in the medulla oblongata. This is the negative pole of self-consciousness. The positive
pole is situated at the Krishna center. Concentration at this center-in the spiritual eye, the seat of spiritual vision-projects
the consciousness beyond the ego into Infinity. "The spine is the highway to the Infinite. Your own body is the temple of
God. It is within your own self that God must be realized. Whatever places of pilgrimage you visit outwardly, and whatever
outward rituals you perform, the ultimate 'pilgrimage' must be within. And the ultimate religious rite must be the offering
of your life-force on the altar of inner God-communion. "That was why Jesus said, 'Destroy this temple, and in three days
I will raise it up.' 'He spake,' the Bible adds, 'of the temple of his body.' (John 2:19,21) "This is the path of Kriya Yoga."
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