Kriya Yoga. Yesterday I tried kriya Yoga for the first time. This type of Yoga is the last of the Yoga’s mentioned in the Sutras, which mention 108 different ways to enlightenment through different yoga practices. The Guru and Yogi Paramhansa Yogananda the great sage is of this school and yoga thought, practiced and taught around the world. It is meant to be the fastest way to self - realization, which still takes many years of practice, discipline and patience.
Like in Hatha Yoga there are physical movements, breathing then on to meditation. There is retention of breath and a lot of twisting and bending backwards. At one point I left the body it seemed and not sure how long I was gone but it was quite an intense experience. I was told things would happen and it has happened to me many times before when practising rapid moments in yoga or breathing practices.
It is good to have these different experiences as much as possible as they help to take us out of the physical body and mind and into a lighter astral level where we have greater understanding of life beyond the material. All the great Gurus speak about the importance of experience and practise, otherwise life becomes a pursuit of material and physical pleasures which have no real power or energy to bring us happiness.
Paramhansa Yogananda
Autobiography of a Yogi is a great read if you are looking for further understanding
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on Dec 19th, 2008 at 3:57 am
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on Dec 20th, 2008 at 4:47 am
”All the great Gurus speak about the importance of experience and practice, otherwise life becomes a pursuit of material and physical pleasures which have no real power or energy to bring us happiness.” : Yogi Cameron
Yogi Cameron,before I made up my mind about material riches,already years ago,I also knew that I needed to be really happy in my heart and mind in order to keep the riches.The material wealth has to have a spiritual match,a high vibration.And so first comes the high vibration spiritual match for me and all else follows.All because even when I possess material wealth,I have to be happy!Really HAPPY!And that is spirituality.
on Dec 24th, 2008 at 8:05 am
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