Kriya Yog(a)

The Lessons

2011-12-29T11:38:00.002-05:00

Lesson from the Ramayana:
Do not be scared of the Golden dear. Be a Lord Shri Ram and seek it, though it

Lesson from Mahabharat:
Like the Pandavas fight the battle of life with Lord Krishna in the heart through the joys and sorrows enjoy the joys of the life and also the infinite heavens after death till you attain Satyaloka, the highest heaven.

Lesson from Bhagabat Geeta:
The actions are in your hands the results are in the hands of God. Remember this and keep busy. There is no other way to happiness.

-Paramahansa Atmanandaji

Public Lecture & Workshop - Atlanta, GA

2011-11-08T21:12:00.000-05:00

2011-10-09T23:51:00.002-04:00

Right actions give experience. Experience is knowledge. Knowledge gives Love, Joy and Bhakti. Love and Joy banish stress. So life becomes healthier and enjoyable.

-Paramahansa Atmanandaji

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2011-10-03T23:20:00.002-04:00

         
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2011-10-02T12:57:00.000-04:00

Public Lecture by Paramahansa Atmanandaji @ Ocee Branch Library

2011-07-06T10:21:00.001-04:00

Kriya Yoga is the ancient art of meditation and Yoga.

Attaining everlasting peace and joy.
Achieving Professional Excellence.
Success through improved memory, observation, and analysis.
Peace of mind and control Stress.
Self-Evaluation and Self-improvement.
Happiness in Yoga and Love for universe.
Achieve neuro-harmonal balance.
Improve health and immunity.
Control BP and Diabetes.

Location:

Ocee Branch Library
5090 Abbotts Bridge Rd., Johns Creek, GA 30005
Date:Saturday, Aug 6 3:00pm to 4:00pm

Contact:

kriyayog.org | atlanta.kriyayog@gmail.com | (404) 324-3302

Public Lecture by Paramahansa Atmanandaji @ North America Shirdi Sai Temple of Atlanta

2011-07-06T10:16:00.000-04:00

Kriya Yoga is the ancient art of meditation and Yoga.

Attaining everlasting peace and joy.
Achieving Professional Excellence.
Success through improved memory, observation, and analysis.
Peace of mind and control Stress.
Self-Evaluation and Self-improvement.
Happiness in Yoga and Love for universe.
Achieve neuro-harmonal balance.
Improve health and immunity.
Control BP and Diabetes.

Location:

North America Shirdi Sai Temple of Atlanta

700 James Burgess Rd, Suwanee, GA

Contact:

kriyayog.org | atlanta.kriyayog@gmail.com | (404) 324-3302

Power and the Source of Power?

2011-03-07T13:05:00.002-05:00

Dear Kriyabans/Friends/Readers,

Lets challenge ourself to answer few questions this time:

God is the supreme Power, or the supreme Energy, or the Source of both ? Is there a difference between the Power and the Source of Power?
Every being has soul, including the Bacteria and the Virus and the plants too. Is there only one soul or multiplicity of souls and what is their relationship with the Supreme soul?
Where does Nature Fit in all these?

Please publish your answers as a comment below.

Pranams
A sincere Kriyaban/Seeker

2011-03-04T13:42:00.000-05:00

It is said 'Breath control is sense control, breath control is mind control, breath mastery is Self-mastery and breathlessness state is deathlessness state'.

-Paramahansa Atmanandaji

2011-02-15T20:11:00.002-05:00

In every action of ours, in every thought of ours, in every word of ours, we must realize that the all Pervading, Almighty Divine is activating us.

-Paramahansa Atmanandaji

2011-02-11T14:09:00.002-05:00

Life is to be lived positively, happily, healthily, harmoniously, and lovingly. Improve the quality and quantity of life by practicing Kriya Yoga daily, the sooner in life the better. You are never alone, God is always with you and he is the ultimate help.

-Paramahansa Atmanandaji

2011-02-09T14:20:00.001-05:00

Perform all your actions lovingly and mentally offer those actions to your Inner Self or the Soul.

-Paramahansa Atmanandaji

Pranayam and Behaviour

2011-02-05T16:17:00.002-05:00

The moment we can introvert our mind, we can hear the divine sound. This musical sound has a regenerative property, a curative property. That infinite power manifests in three forms. One is the DIVINE SOUND; OM sound, Amen sound, second is DIVINE VIBRATION and third is DIVINE LIGHT.

-Paramahansa Atmanandaji

Atlanta Public Lectures

2010-11-09T08:08:00.002-05:00

2010-10-24T01:25:00.000-04:00

Astaabakra Samhitaa

देहाभिमानपाशेन चिरं बद्धोऽसि पुत्रक।
बोधोऽहं ज्ञानखंगेन तःनिकृत्य सुखी भव॥१-१४॥

Dehaabhimaanpaasena Chiram Baddhoasi Putraka।
Bodhoaham Gnyaana Khadgena Tannikritya Sukhi Bhaba ॥1-14॥

My son, you have been bound in the net of body-bound consciousness, since a long long time. Cut it off with the sword of knowledge, “I am the pure consciousness” and be ever happy.

Explanation - The Ancient Master, Astavakraa, the greatest saint of Adwait Vedant, teaching his disciple, King Janak, that he has been confined since too many births, by the biological ego based body consciousness (identifying himself, with the body). He should shatter this confinement, with the sword of spiritual knowledge, that his real identity is pure consciousness (SHUDDHA CHAITANYA) only this can make him ever free and happy

Paramahansa Atmanandaji

2010-09-27T23:10:00.000-04:00

ज्यों तिल मांही तेल है, ज्यों चकमक में आग ।
तेरा सांई तुझमें, बस जाग सके तो जाग ॥

Jyon Til Maahin Tel Hai, Jyon Chakmak Me Aag ।
Teraa Saain Tujh Me, Bas Jaag Sake To Jaag ॥

Just like oil is in the sesame seed, remains invisible, Just like fire is present in the rock (flint, stone), similarly, your Supreme Master (GOD) is written you. If you can wake up to His presence, do wake up. Perceive God within you and realize yourself.

Sant Kabir

Paramahansa Atmanandaji

Right Actions

2010-08-22T02:05:00.001-04:00

Right actions give experience. Experience is knowledge. Knowledge gives Love, Joy and Bhakti. Love and Joy banish Stress. So life becomes healthier and enjoyable. Practice Kriya Yog daily and improve the quality and quantity of life. Life is to be lived healthily, actively, harmoniously, lovingly, helpingly and dutifully.

- Paramahansa Atmanandaji

2010-06-07T00:58:00.001-04:00

सुमिरन सूरत लगाईं के, मुख से कछु न बोल ॥
बाहर का पट बंद कर, अन्दर का पट खोल ॥

Sumarin Surat Lagaaya Kar Mukh Se Kacchu Na Bol ॥
Baahar Ka Pat Band Kar Andar Kaa Pat Khol ॥

With single minded attention, think of GOD. Do not speak of GOD through the mouth. Give up the tendency to advertise your devotion and spirituality. Meditate on GOD with truthfulness and sincerity. Close the gates of the senses and open the door of your Heart.

- Sant Kabir

- Paramahansa Atmanandaji

Thus Spoke Lord Hanumaan to Lord Raama

2010-02-25T10:21:00.003-05:00

When I identify myself with the body, O Lord, I am thy creature, eternally different from Thee.
When I identify myself with the soul, I am a spark of that Divine Fire, which Thou art.
When I identify myself with the Paramaatmaa (God), Lord, I and Thou are one and the same.

-The Raamaayana

- Paramahansa Atmanandaji

Kriya Yoga Workshop in Nashville

2009-12-29T11:44:00.001-05:00

Free from the sense of me and mine

2009-11-05T23:12:00.009-05:00

सर्व भूतेषु चात्मानं सर्व भूतानि चात्मानि ||

विज्ञाय निरहं कारो निर्ममस्तवं सुखी भव ||१५-६||

Sarva Bhutesu Chatmaanam Sarva Bhutaani Chaatmaani ||

Vignyaaya Niraham Kaaro Nirmamstwam Sukhi Bhaba ||15-6 ||

-Astavakra Samhita

Perceiving one’s own soul in all beings and all beings in one’s own soul (inner self), be free from egoism and be free from the sense of me and mine; Enjoy Happiness.

अशून्यं शून्यभावं तु शून्यातीतं हृदी स्थितम् |

न ध्यानं च न च ध्याता न ध्येयो ध्येय एव च ||१०||

Asunye Sunyabhabam Tu Shunyateetam Hrdi Shtitam ||

Na Dhyanam Cha Na Cha Dhyata Na Dheiyo Dheiya Eva Cha ||10||

-Tejabindu Upanishad

Though That is That which is not void, yet thought of as void, (but in reality), That transcends voidness, and is firm and fixed. There is neither thinker, nor thought, nor the thinkable. Yet that is to be meditated upon.

2009-07-15T08:36:00.002-04:00

इन्द्रेयेभ्यः परं मनो मनसः सत्त्वमुत्तमम् |
सत्त्वादधि महानात्मा महतो अव्यक्त मुत्तमम् ||

Indreyebhyah Param Mano Manasah Sattwamuttamam |
Sattwaadadhi Mahaanaatmaa Mahato Avyaktamuttamam ||

(Kathopnishad 2-3-7)

Mind is greater then the senses and sense organs. Greater then the mind is the intellect. The soul or barahmam is greater than the intellect. Greater than the soul is the unmanisfested supreme.

प्राणस्येदं वशे सर्वं त्रिदिवे यत् प्रतिष्ठितम् |
मातेव पुत्रान् रक्षस्व श्रीस्च प्रज्ञां च विधेहि न इति ||

Praanasyedam Basesarvam Tridiveyat Pratisthitam |
Maatevaputran Rakhyaswa Shreesch Prgnyaaancha Bidehi Na Iti ||

(Prasnopnishad: 2-13)

Whatever exists in the three worlds are under control of the praana (primordial life energy). O’ Praana the supreme power of God, please guide us, nourish us, protect us like the loving mother. Bless us with progress in material life and spiritual seeking.

- Paramahansa Atmanandaji

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2009-06-28T23:01:00.002-04:00

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2009-06-28T22:58:00.001-04:00

Who knows God?

2009-05-11T21:48:00.002-04:00

यस्यामतं तस्य मतं मतं यस्य न वेद सः |

अविज्ञातं विजानतां विज्ञातमविजानताम् ||

Yasyaamatam Tasya Matam Matam Yasya Na Veda Sah |

Avignyaatam Vijaanataam Vignyaatamvijaanataam||

(Kenoupanishad 2.11.3)

Those, who say, that, they do not (cannot) know God, they really know God. Those, who say, that, they know God, they really do not know God. Because, God- realised Masters, realise that God, is beyond the power of the instruments (organs) of Knowing (Learning). But ignorant (not self realised) people think that God can be known by the instrument of knowing (sense organs)

- Paramahansa Atmanandaji

Kriya Yoga workshop Atlanta

2009-05-06T20:04:00.000-04:00

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2009-05-06T20:02:00.000-04:00

THUS TEACH THE UPANISHADS (VEDANTA)

2009-04-28T23:37:00.005-04:00

Naaya Maatmaa Pravachanena Labhyo
Na Medhayaa Na Bahunaa Shrutena |
Jame Vaisa Brinute Tena Labhya
Stasyesa Aatmaa Bibrinute Tanum Swam ||
(Mundaka Upanishad; Ch. 3 Part- 2; V- 3)

This soul, the spirit or the inner self, cannot be attained through studies, or through the intellect, or through much hearing. From among those, who keep striving and to whom God (the spirit) favors, the soul (inner self) reveals itself.

Naayamaatmaa Balahainena Labhyo
Na Ch Pramaadaattapaso Vaapyalingaat|
Etairupaayirjatate Jastu Vidwaam
Stasyeisa Aatmaa Visate Brahmadhaama ||
(Mundaka Upanishad; Ch. 3; Part – 2; V - 4)

Self-Realization cannot be attained by him, who does not have strength and vitality. This soul cannot be realized, if there is no spirituality and no non-materialistic conception and no renunciation of the biological ego.

But the sincere spiritual; seeker, who keeps striving, using strength and vitality and with attitude of self surrender to God, can enter the Realm of the Absolute or Satyaloka (the highest of the seven heavens).

- Paramahansa Atmanandaji

Self Help is the Best Help

2009-04-05T22:22:00.003-04:00

The meaning of self help can be many. If not properly understood, it can prevent further advancement or development and can have negative repercussions. Here self does not mean the ego self or biological self. It means the inner invincible, formless self or the spirit of the soul. The biological self or the ego self or the mind self can not give much help because it is limited and is subjected to decease, decay and death. Moreover if we think too much of the ego self, we will be ruled and limited by the ego and can not attain the full development of the human being. This also means no self realization and no perfection. Faith and love and constant attempts to over come the biological ego self, help us to realize own inner self and spirit of the soul or attainment of divinity. In the Raj Yoga of Patanjali, it is methodically described as Yama, Niyama, Asana, Pranayam, Pratyahar, Dharna, Dhyan and Samadhi or oneness with the creator of the creation.

Now in these days of rapidly advancing technology, human beings are unable to cope up with the changing times. Natural and man made calamities are threatening the quality and quantity of life, Grudgingly human beings are turning to religion and spirituality for solace and comfort and assurance. Human beings have fallen pray to the carrot and stick policy of their senses and mind. The creator intended the human beings to be the master of them selves. As mentioned in the Holi Bhagwat Gita, a person is his own best friend if he is subdued his lower or biological nature (Senses, Mind, Intellect and Ego) and realized his own inner invisible formless as his real self. If a person has not realized his true or inner formless self, falls easy pray to the lower and animal nature and is guided by his senses, mind and ego, becomes his own enemy. He gets confused and seeks out side guidance to solve his problems which is associated with dependence on others and giving his own self in mortgage to clever manipulators (not god realized person) and losses his divinity and freedom and chances of self realization. It is equivalent to getting into quick sand the more on struggles the deeper one goes into it.

So accept none as your guide and guru to attain self realization, except God. And others are teachers. If you do not believe in god you should have faith and belief in your real or inner self or spirit of god. How ever human gurus are teachers can show the ways. But they should not substitute God. They should be shown proper respect and treated humbly, lovingly with self discipline. But the teacher should not practice giving unrealistic high sounding assurances.

BRAHNABDAM LAKHYAANAM SARVAM

DEHA MADHYE BYABASTHITAM

SAAKARASCHA VINASYATI, NIRAKARA NA NASYATI.

The meaning is the whole universe (Creation and the Creator) is situated in the human system. The human system has two components, the visible form and the invisible formless. The visible or the form on the perceptible (Body, Mind, Ego) is as a rule fall victim to diseases, old age and death. However the inner self or the formless, or the soul or the spirit is disease less and deathless. This immortal inner self though activates, energies, enlivens all forms of the creation is one, all pervading and store house of all powers, energies, knowledge and whatever you seek. The yoga scriptures declare:

EKO DEVA SARBA BHUTESU GUDAH SARVA BYAPI SARVA BHUTANTARAATMAN

That one invisible god is abiding deep within every being as its soul. This is also all pervading spirit beyond time and space.

So if one can reach his/her inner self one can have the right answer to all questions. Then what prevents is to do exactly this? It is the restlessness of the mind and thoughts which prevents us to consult our soul or the spirit. If by practicing some methods or techniques, we can calm down the restlessness of mind and thought and concentrate this calm mind lovingly on the soul, we can feel in fact realize our oneness with the soul and have all our questions answered. We get the Kaama Dhenu” or the wishful fulfilling cow.

What is the best, quick acting technique for this? Our classical Kriya Yoga is the ultimate answer to self realization. But best results are obtained by lovingly practicing Kriya Yoga, twice daily sincerely. Kriya Yoga is a balanced combination of all major methods of yoga, such as Karma Yoga or action dedicated to god including its results, Bhakti Yoga or path of selfless love for the creator and his whole creation, Gyan Yoga or the dedicated intellectual of self analysis leading to wisdom, Raj Yoga or the path of sense control, mind control and spiritual ecstasy.

To learn this original Kriya Yoga, initiation (introduction, motivation energisation and personal guidance and teaching) is needed at first. Then one can practice in ones own home. It is simple and has no rigid rules. It is comparable to the legendary Kaama Dhenu or wish fulfilling divine cow and kalpabrukshya, the wish fulfilling eternal tree.

We advice our students to learn and practice of referring their questions to their inner self or Isht Deva. Have patience and faith. You will get the answer in your own mind. Remain alert to it. Be ensured it works.

All the time god or our inner self is trying to guide us and help us. But the restless mind prevents us from realizing it. In fact you can solve your problems by this technique.

- Paramahansa Atmanandaji

WHO AM I

2009-03-06T23:48:00.007-05:00

Recently I saw a patient who had lost few of her toes due to blood circulation problems. She revealed that one of her toes was found in her socks when she took the socks off in the evening. “A part of me fell off and I was not even aware of it” She said.

GROSS PHYSICAL BODY

Can a part of oneself really fall off and one not know it? The toes that she found in her socks, was that her? Am I this body? Certainly the answer is no. when one drives a car to go from one place to another one never make the mistake to assume that the car is he. But then why does one think that one is the body? This false identification of the body as self is due to lack of finer perception. Lack of finer perceptions leads one to make false judgment. Gross judgment leads to false identification. Hence perceptions need to be made finer with practice (Sadhana).

BREATH BODY

Breath is subtler than the body and keeps the body alive. As long as a body has breath one is alive and when breathing stops one is dead. So can the breath be the “I” we are looking for. We know that breath (along with whatever it carries with it) keeps the gross body alive. The masters and scriptures call it “PRANA”, literally meaning life.

When perceptions with practice begin to get finer in quality from gross one can feel that one is indeed the breath. The “I” identification shifts from gross physical body to finer breath body permeating the whole physical body. Initially the breath feels like a faint energy permeating the body which changes in quality with inspiration and expiration. The perception becomes strong with more liquid like in quality as if the breath is a liquid permeating the body. Different parts and nature of breath reveal themselves in greater detail (Inspiration, pause after inspiration, expiration and the pause after expiration). How breath feels or behaves in different parts of the body also is revealed. When the perceptions become finer with practice one can invariably see the correlation between breath and the mental tendencies. As if the mind and the breath are invariably tied to each other like a pair. It is gradually perceived that PRANA (the content of the gross breath) powers the mind and the body. Both the mind and the body seem to disappear when PRANA is withdrawn yet perception remains. Gradually one can see that PRANA is the master of the mind and the body. This Pranic body is sometimes called the ethereal body.

CAUSAL BODY

As perception deepens one can know that every perception of the self is nothing but only made of ideas or thoughts. The presence of prana, mind, breath, physical sensations is only perception. They are indeed devoid of substance. Material is as real as the material we see every night in our dreams. Real in the relative world but totally unreal (absent) when the relativities are broken. When we wake up from dream and the conditions that prevailed in the dream are broken, the material nature of dream is no more present. The bullet of the dream only works inside the dream but utterly powerless when one is awake. Every perception is relative hence untrue as is subject to change. So can “I” be any perceptions? The essential “I” is not the perceptions as it is changeless and not bound by relativities.

BEYOND THE THREE BODIES

All the three bodies are subject to change as they are mere perceptions. However much beyond the three bodies lays the perceiver. Who is essentially different than all else. Self existent, self manifested, self illuminant. The same perceiver exist in wakeful state, dream state and in every other state that one can perceive yet remains free from all states. The seers who have reached the same state have declared that it is pure bliss! Paramananda ! Atmanandaji !

TAT TVAM ASI (THOU ART THAT)

A mere intellectual understanding cannot lead one to be a seer. There has to be inner transformation by direct observation of finer tattwas. It is only possible when one become adapt in yoga by techniques given by the Guru and by his blessings and guidance. One needs sincere effort, love and control of senses. As long as one does not have right motivation, practice cannot deepen. Without love, sadhana is a waste. Without sense control delusions remain. Lack of self control signifies that false identification still remains with physical body and mind as the self.

With service, submission and right question serve a Gyani (Tatwadarsi). And then he shall initiate you in this path - Bhagavat Geeta

- Mihir Ray, Kriyaban, Detroit MI USA

From evil lead me to good

2009-03-02T18:09:00.008-05:00

From the Reservoir of Spiritual Treasure I am picking up today three well-known Universal Mantras from Brihadaranyaka Upanishad:

Asato Ma Sad Gamaya (From evil lead me to good )

असतो मा सद गमय (असत्य से मुझे सत्य की और ले चलो )

Tamaso Ma Jyotir Gamaya (From darkness lead me to light)

तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय (अन्धकार से मुझे प्रकाश की और ले चलो )

Mrityor Ma Amritam Gamaya (From death lead me to immortality)

मृत्योर् मा अमृतं गमय (मृत्यु से मुझे अमृत की और ले चलो)

These were chanted when the Vedas in its entirety have already been revealed. The seers started to manifest the Supreme Knowledge through the Upanishads, and the king Janaka was in Videha. Janaka was famous not only as a king, but also as a great scholar, and the seeker of the Highest Truth or Brahman, The Supreme. Once he performed a sacrifice where learned scholars were gathered from far and near. In order to find out who is the most profound Vedic scholar, he arranged a gathering and declared to give away one thousand cows with each of their horns studded with gold and diamonds to the best scholar.

Yajnavalkya, the eminent scholar of that time, came forward and claimed his supremacy. He knew that he has the highest knowledge of Brahman by knowing which there is nothing left to be known. Other scholars began to interrogate him. One by one he defeated all.

There in that assembly came out the three Mantras. When chanted repeatedly, these Mantras purify the chanter, elevate his consciousness to a higher level and bring about his innate divine power. Whatever he asks for a boon - anything he desires whether for him or for the person who performs the sacrifice gets secured. This is because with the repetition of these Mantras the singer himself is transformed. About these Mantras Swami Krishnananda says: “It is a prayer, a Japa, as well as an Invocation. The prayer is supposed to be a regular meditation to enable the soul to reach the Supreme Being.”

Out of three, the first two lines have hidden meanings. The text explains:

What is Evil? Death. What is Good? Immortality.

What is Darkness? Death. What is Light? Immortality.

In essence, all three Mantras lead to only ONE Meaning: Lead me from Death to Immortality.

The actions and thoughts that are regulated by scriptures are good because they lead us to Immortality. All other actions and thoughts are Evil because they are transitory, changeable, and lead us towards the death. Therefore the inherent meaning of the first mantra “Asato Ma Sad Gamaya “ is explained by Swami Madhabananda as: “From evil actions and ignorance lead me to action and thoughts that are regulated by the Scriptures, i.e. help me to identify myself with those things that lead to divinity instead of things that are not such”.

Second Mantra “Tamaso ma Jyotir Gamaya“ means “All ignorance, being of the nature of a veil is darkness and it again is death, being the cause of it. And light means immortality, the opposite of the above, one’s divine nature. Knowledge being luminous is called light; and it again is immortality, being of an imperishable nature.” The light is the hidden divinity within us. Once we realize this divinity, the darkness is gone forever.

The third Mantra “MrityorMa Amritam Gamaya” gives the combined meaning of the first two, which is: “From death lead me to immortality”.

The Good and the Evil, the Darkness and the Light - all are within us. Swami Krishnanada explains: “Let us rise above this turmoil of transiency of life, and move to the real which is indicated faintly in our personal lives and in the manifestations that are in front of us. The rise is the process of the Ascent of soul to the Absolute.”

- Yogacharya Nupur, Nashville TN USA

Why I meditate?

2009-02-26T00:20:00.004-05:00

Yesterday, I was driving my thirteen year young daughter Prachi to her weekly Odissi dance class. I asked her if she did her morning ‘Pranayam’. She sheepishly said ‘no’. She then asked, among other questions. ”why do you meditate daddy?” The question caught me by surprise as I had not thought about it before seriously. I have been practicing Kriya meditation for 15 years as a routine.

To buy time, while I was thinking a proper answer I turned the question around to Prachi and asked “what do you think?”, “mental peace?” she said not very convincingly. This gave me an opening to follow through. I asked her “what is mental peace?” She said quickly “when there is no mental stress”, again weakly. I was still buying time. So I asked her” what is stress?” Here she paused for a long time, and I was thinking furiously to help her out. I asked “do you ever feel stressed?” Yes, she answered” when I asked for a cell phone and you said no”. Many of my friends have.

Then I realized that she was starting to have an ego. She was starting to identify with an image of what is to be important among her friends. She did not want the cell phone because she needed it, but only to look hip. I asked her if she knew the meaning of word “ego”. She shook her head. I tried to explain.

Ego is simply an idea we carry around about who we are. We think we are different, we are better, we have things that others do not, and we look better than others and so on. Possessions, achievements and reputation all of these become calling cards. Things missing in our lives become our goal. These are usually wealth, strength, fame, children and grand children among many other things which together make up something called happiness.

The problem with ego, I told her, is that it makes you feel lesser - we have less of this and less of that and we are worthless. It is such a powerful demon that it wants us stuck in a world of never ending wants and struggles. You don’t remember when you were a baby, I continued, you were in the image of God. You cried when you were hungry. You smiled all the time. You loved everything and everyone. You did not think of other babies as better or worse than you, having more or less than you. You had no ego.

As I continued, I noticed that she was nodding. So, I pressed on. The ego is our idea of how to be happy, be cool and be loved in the world that we identify –our home, our parents, our family, our community and our friends. It is just an idea of our mind and nothing more. “You have an ego now. Do you agree?” I asked her. She nodded in agreement. Now this ego, I continued feeling encouraged, keeps us from knowing our source, which created us, which is in us, which gives us our intelligence, which keeps us alive and which always guided us. Surpringly, we all think that we do whatever we do by simply using our brain. But, if you think a bit harder, you will conclude that the brain is simply a bunch of cells made up of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. What makes it think. It is the Guide. When we lose its guidance that we do some bad things. Keep holding its guiding hands as you did my hand when you were younger and we were at the amusement park. She remembered those days.

If we can change this idea just a little bit, I said, we can start taming this demon ego. How? , she asked.

I felt I was getting somewhere. I explained. Ego keeps us unhappy. GOD is creator and mother, on the other hand loves us and wants us to be happy like a baby. If you watch a baby you will see that as long as a parent is nearby, it keeps playing happily. Once it realizes that there is no parent near by, it starts to cry. Similarly to be happy, we have to be aware of Gods presence. And that he is close by. One we are aware of this, we can merrily go about our work and play without a worry, without any stress. And this is why, I meditate. She looks a little but puzzled. I tried to clarify.

I said, GOD is not visible to our eyes. So one can’t see him the way we see our own parents. Only when our mind is completely silent then we can see and hear GOD. She quickly jumped in how you can hear in silence. I was caught off guard for a moment by this question and the paradox that I had created. But somehow I got a voice, I explained - when you listen to music what do you hear? You hear notes separated by silent gaps. There is no music without the gaps. Is there? “It will be just a long boring note”, she replied. This helped and I continued.

Life is like music. It is wonderful, if we can create some silent gaps between our activities. During the silence, if we can feel God’s presence and we tap a little bit of his grace, our next note or action will be that much more vibrant and that much more effective. Without this refill of the tank, kind of, we may be tired, feel empty and perhaps stressed as our work – our music will be having a lot of sour notes. We may even find ourselves out of gas and stranded one day on the highway of life.

You see I continued, God's only language is silence. To achieve complete silence you have to get rid of all thoughts. You can’t get rid of thoughts if you have an ego. Ego constantly creates noise. Your mind is preoccupied with many problems usually about things you don’t have. Ego is a big wall between you and god. With each meditation, we achieve moments of silence. With this we make small holes in the wall that ego has built. After a while we make so many small holes that this wall crumbles. Then there is nothing between God and us. We become united with him. This oneness with God then opens up all the higher qualities and dimensions such as insight or intuitiveness, creativity, precision, and power. Along with it, we automatically get worry free relaxation, enchantment, bliss and of course mental peace.

Prachi nodded. Her smile told me that she understood.

-Yogacharya Sradhananda Mishra (Dan Baba)

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Efficient Respiration

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Each human inspire breath contains 300 ml of air, of this 20% is oxygen out of which body retains only 4% oxygen. So in 18 respirations per minute, we retain about 210 ml of oxygen. There is another terminology or explanation for this which is called Vital Capacity. Vital Capacity is that amount of air, the body can retain after full inhalation following the deepest possible exhalation. If I exhale fully, maximum, and then if i inhale deeply, I take about 4,500 to 5,000 ml of air in. 4% of air is about 200 ml of oxygen. See how we are misusing our capacity. Instead of one inhalation, which will meet our requirement of one minute, we are taking 18 inhalations. That means our body is working 18 times more than we need. This is inefficient use of our body machine. So Kriya Yog(a) teaches smooth respiration, rhythmic respiration and maximum utilization of oxygen; also, there is no discomfort, no hardship and no unnecessary strain on the lungs. At the same time there is a transformation of the biological force into spiritual force.

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How to keep your brain young?

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By improving the blood circulation and oxygenation of the brain, Kriya Yog(a) keeps the brain young. Most people know that, after the age of 40, brain cells start dying rapidly. Everyday our body cells in the Cardiovascular System, Gastrointestinal System, Nervous System and in the Skin System dies. We are not the same person that we were two minutes back. Millions of cells have died. Again millions have been regenerated. This is not the case with brain cells. They are highly specialized cells which cannot be replaced or regenerated. It is only through the exercises of the Kriya Yog(a) technique that by channeling the biological force in the spinal cord you can improve the circulation as well as improve the energy of the brain and spinal cord. The biological force is converted into spiritual force which in turn changes the entire constitution and “Pranic” vibration of the brain. Thereby the degeneration process is very much curtailed. This is the only way you can rejuvenate all the system of the body in a predictable manner. You can delay your aging process. Your lustrous youth can be prolonged and you can improve your body’s resistance to disease thus enhancing your immune system.

-Paramahansa Atmanandaji

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Life is to be lived positively, happily, healthily, harmoniously, and lovingly. Improve the quality and quantity of life by practicing Kriya Yoga daily, the sooner in life the better. You are never alone, God is always with you and he is the ultimate help.

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