In December of 2008, I attended a gathering where Swami Kriyananda was addressing the monks. It was my very first time meeting him alongside the monastic community. Swamiji spoke about many things, but one specific message burned itself into my memory. He shared that Paramhansa Yogananda (Master) had predicted a challenging future. Master warned that if mankind does not learn … Read More
Spiritual Healing with Kriya Yoga
In the beautiful book by Paramhansa Yoganandaji, called the Autobiography of a Yogi, there is a chapter on Kriya Yoga. Kriya Yoga is a pranayama which is given after discipleship and during an initiation. Yoganandaji called it the most advanced technique of Raja Yoga. It is a meditation practice – a pranayama where we control the energy in the spine. … Read More
The Inner Kingdom
“The legend of Adam and Eve is allegorical. It describes how the first human beings dissipated their spiritual energy centred in the spine. The spine is the channel through which flows the river of baptism and of spiritual life. The Bhagavad-Gita tells us, the wise speak of an eternal Ashwatha tree with its roots above and its branches below. The … Read More
