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In summary, the purpose of Kriya Yoga is to cultivate greater spiritual awareness. It is not healing our mind or emotions. Kriya Yoga is not a practice intended to heal physical conditions. Kriya Yoga is not a magical substitute for doing what is practically necessary to be successful in everyday matters. Kriya Yoga reveals the relationship between our body and our essence as timeless spirit. Psychological and physical healing is best achieved by engaging proven and appropriate methods.
“Few mortals know that the kingdom of God includes the kingdom of mundane fulfillments. The divine realm extends to the earthly, but the latter, illusory in nature, does not contain the essence of Reality.” -Mahavatar Babaji
Mr. Davis also wrote, “Of Babaji’s protective influence, Paramahansaji told disciples that, if they were faithful to their spiritual practices, when they made their transition, Babaji, or at least one of the gurus in this lineage, would be present to ‘usher them into the infinite.’”
During their meeting, Babaji helped Lahiri remember the past lives they had spent together. Lahiri had asked to stay with Babaji, but Babaji told Lahiri that he was not meant to live as a renunciant yogi in this life. In this life he was meant to live as a householder and serve as an example that even people involved in the world and working in the world can make spiritual growth a priority.
He would often tell students to avoid letting others know that he was their guru. He would also tell them to avoid sharing with others that they practiced Kriya Yoga. Lahiri wanted his students to focus on the practices and not get distracted by talking about them with other people.
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An Essential Guide to Kriya Yoga Practice by Ryan Kurczak presents key insights from the Yoga tradition. The 5 passages above capture the essential teachings.
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