Kriya Yoga school

This article is about the Kriya Yoga taught by Lahiri Mahasaya. For other uses of "Kriya Yoga", see Kriya (disambiguation).
Not to be confused with Karma yoga.

Kriya Yoga
FounderMahavatar Babaji transmitted to Lahiri Mahasaya
Established1861[1]

Kriya Yoga (Sanskrit: क्रिया योग) is a yoga system which consists of a number of levels of pranayama, mantra, and mudra, intended to rapidly accelerate spiritual development[2] and engender a profound state of tranquility and God-communion.[3] It is described by its practitioners as an ancient yoga system revived in modern times by Lahiri Mahasaya, who claimed to be initiated by a guru, Mahavatar Babaji, circa 1861 in the Himalayas. Kriya Yoga was brought to international awareness by Paramahansa Yogananda's book Autobiography of a Yogi and through Yogananda's introductions of the practice to the West from 1920.

  1. ^ "Kriya Yoga 150th anniversary of the revival of Kriya Yoga". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ Miller (1995), p. 178, 182-183.
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