Apr 3, 2019
Dear divine souls The more a person identifies himself with the outer world, without knowledge of his inherent spirit, the more he will be entangled in the world of the senses, at the mercy of various influences and experience suffering. The way out of this trap is the absolute knowledge and realization of our divine
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Kriya Yoga is a simple, scientific, and effective technique based on breathing techniques that leads to the control of the life energy. The practitioner can direct his life force so that it awakens his spiritual centers and thus achieves rapid mental development. Kriya Yoga calms the nervous system, helps to achieve a calm state of
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Apr 3, 2019
Spiritual Masters have always been the mouthpieces of eternal wisdom, which they pass on to worthy disciples. But the true Master is God, who teaches humanity in many ways at all times. Thus said the Lord, “I taught this yoga to Vivasvan, who in turn taught it to Manu, and Manu passed this knowledge of
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In general, Indians use the term Babaji when addressing a monk or an older man. Used as a proper name, Babaji refers to the immortal spiritual master Lahiri Mahasayas and promoter of Kriya Yoga in modern times, Babaji Maharaj. Since practically nothing is known about his birth, spiritual education and place of residence, he is
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Yogiraj Lahiri Baba was born on 30 September 1828 in Bengal, India. Following the example of his mother, he prayed and meditated from an early age. After the early death of his mother, at the age of five he moved with his father to the holy city of Varanasi (Benares). After completing his formal education,
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Swami Shriyukteshwar was born on 10 May 1855 in Serampore, India. Already in his early youth he was looking for a worthy spiritual teacher. With an insatiable desire for more and more knowledge he completed his school education and university and finally graduated from the medical faculty. After the death of his beloved father, he
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Paramahamsa Yogananda was born on 5 January 1893 in the holy city of Gorakhpur, in the foothills of the Himalayas. His mission in life was to fill the lives of all people with love. His parents, both disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya, created the ideal environment for his physical, mental and spiritual development. His beloved mother,
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Swami Satyananda Giri was born on 17 November 1896 in Bikrampur, Bangladesh. His exemplary life is characterized by clarity, simplicity and spirituality. He was a versatile philosopher, singer, composer, poet, social worker and above all a highly developed disciple and master of the Kriya Yoga tradition. His whole life – every breath and every action
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Paramahamsa Hariharananda, a direct disciple of Swami Shri Yukteshwar and Paramahamsa Yogananda, has been a very special master of Kriya Yoga. At the age of forty, after years of intense meditation, he attained nirvikalpa samadhi, the pulseless and breathless state in which all activities of body, mind, intellect and ego are dissolved. Paramahamsa Hariharananda was
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Puri, the holy city of Lord Jagannath, lies on the Indian Ocean in the state of Orissa. For centuries this place has attracted many saints, seers and pilgrims. Priyanath Karar, later Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, disciple of Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahasaya, the father of Kriya Yoga, chose this place to found an ashram there. The Ashram
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Swami Yogeswarananda Giri was born on 11 February 1954 in Orissa. Already in his childhood he had an extraordinarily strong spiritual desire. In 1970 he received the initiation into Kriya Yoga from his master, Swami Hariharananda Giri, then president of the Karar Ashram. In 1976 he entered the Karar Ashram as Brahmachari Santananda. In the
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Apr 3, 2019
The following interview was conducted by Marianne Scherer (MS) with Swami Yogeswaranda (SY): MS: Swamiji, can you tell us something about the beginnings of the Karar Ashram? SY: “In 1896 Sri Yukteswar came to Puri for the first time to visit a well-known astrologer. He had died in the meantime and so Sri Yukteswar went
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