However, the asceticism practiced in some traditional yoga techniques is not present in the kriya yoga technique. This scientific technique taught by Swami Hariharananda and by his qualified teachers is the same authentic kriya yoga of Babaji Maharaj and Lahiri Mahasaya.
It is a technique that because of its simplicity is suitable for people who live independently or with a family in the world. The simple and easy breathing techniques of kriya yoga restore balance in body and mind.
The oxygen that is breathed through in a clean and precise manner through this process cleanses the inner mechanism of the body, activates the limbs and regulates the appetite. It gives strength and rejuvenation to the body, improves the memory capacity and the functioning of the brain in general. It simultaneously cleans body and intellect, and balances actions in daily life.
There are no dietary restrictions if you want to practice kriya yoga. The sincere practice of kriya enables you to raise consciousness to a higher level through the 3-fold experience of the cosmic pendulum movement, sound vibration and seeing light in your own body. Kriya yoga is a very simple yoga, and at the same time it is the common highway of all religions.
This technique can be practiced by people of all religions, races and religious beliefs, by man and woman alike. Every child can successfully practice this technique every 13 years. And even someone who is already in old age can benefit from it.
The practice of kriya yoga results in a simultaneous development of body, mind and soul, in the shortest possible time. It is a simple but vitalising process. Everyone can continue to develop in his own direction through kriya yoga. The kundalini yoga is a relatively new discipline in the West, which is characterized by benefit the individual, especially in the area of the spine.
On this occasion, in Other Medicine , we will explain what are the benefits of kundalini yoga and also how and when to practice it. Practicing kundalini yoga will allow you to have more flexibility in the spine , since this discipline is characterized by the practice of spinal turns and bow positions.
You will also expand your lung capacity thanks to the different breathing techniques taught in each exercise that will allow you to reduce or lengthen the speed with which you inhale or exhale oxygen. There are, however, fundamental differences between the two, and this article is set out to demystify them and shed some light on their core principles.
By the end of the article, you should understand their differences, their benefits, and if you are a beginner, which one to choose. Kundalini yoga derives from kundalini: The divine feminine energy that lies dormant at the base of the spine and is channeled upward to the crown where divine bliss can be experienced. Kriya yoga consists of specific exercises that have several different levels and involve pranayama, mudra, and mantras intended to accelerate spiritual development, create a state of tranquility, and result in communion with God.
Kundalini yoga consists of practices based on asanas, pranayama, meditations, and mantra, which bring the whole body and mind into alignment to develop a higher state of awareness and spiritual strength. Kundalini yoga follows the same three pillars of Kriya yoga; however, it does not adhere to the same levels of asceticism and renunciation as Kriya yoga. Kriya yoga is an ancient yoga system revived by Lahiri Mahasaya, an Indian yogi, guru, and disciple of Mahavatar Babaji, a Kriya yoga master.
It gained popularity when Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian monk, yogi, and guru, introduced Kriya yoga to the world through his book Autobiography of a Yogi. The origin of Kundalini yoga is also ancient as it developed side by side with Hatha yoga. In , Sivananda Saraswati, a Hindu spiritual teacher, wrote a book on Kundalini yoga that got many people introduced to the practice. As we know it today, Kundalini yoga includes specific techniques from Kriya yoga, along with hatha yoga, bhakti yoga, raja yoga, and Shakti yoga.
It exclusively postulates the activities or the practices that have been laid down as the means through which spiritual realization can be achieved. The purification of the mind is not necessary for this route of yoga. The movement of energy in Kundalini yoga is only upward, from the base chakra to the crown chakra. Of these multiple hormones the most important are the sex hormones. In yoga these hormones are known as retas, and it is said that they are responsible for arresting degeneration.
As long as the body is saturated with retas, one remains young and the body emits a pleasant odour. The preservation of this hormone is known as brahmacharya. When this hormone goes down to the navel region, it turns into veerya or semen and leaves the body by emission.
As a result of this, restlessness is created in the mind and one becomes mentally and physically broken. This cycle of degeneration is prevented by the practice of vipareeta karani mudra. Before the retas turns into veerya, you reverse the whole process and send the hormone and prana back to the brain. In order to be tranquil in mind, you must have ample force in the brain.
When there is ample force in the brain, the mind stops and kundalini wakes up. When the brain is weak and has no prana, the mind grows restless. Many people sit for dhyana, but instead of becoming peaceful, their minds become anxious, fearful and nervous.
The reason for this is very simple: there is not ample prana shakti in the higher centres. If you practise vipareeta karani mudra for nine minutes every day and are able to reverse the process of prana, there is no reason why your mind should not stop. Therefore, vipareeta karani mudra is the first practice of kriya yoga. Here is another example of how the awareness can be awakened without involving the mind.
In this practice the consciousness is rotated through the chakras and their contact points. All the chakras except for mooladhara and bindu have contact points at the front side of the body which are parallel to the chakra points in the spine.
From mooladhara to bindu you ascend through the contact points, and from bindu to mooladhara you descend through the chakra points. The upper terminal is bindu and the lower terminal is mooladhara.
As you ascend through the contact points in the frontal passage, say the name of each one to yourself and touch it mentally: 'mooladhara' - perineum, 'swadhisthana' - pubic bone, 'manipura' - navel, 'anahata' - sternum, 'vishuddhi' - throat pit, 'ajna' - eyebrow centre, 'bindu' - top back of the head.
As you descend through the chakra points in' the spine, again say the name of each one and touch it mentally: 'bindu' - top back of the head, 'ajna' - top of the spine, 'vishuddhi' behind the throat pit, 'anahata' - behind the sternum, 'manipura' - behind the navel, 'swadhisthana' - coccyx, 'mooladhara' - perineum, and terminate.
In this practice concentration is not necessary, but the awareness should keep moving from centre to centre as quickly as possible. If you are slow the mind will wander out. Practise nine rounds of chakra anusandhana. Kriya yoga is a compilation of practices taken from hatha yoga and different sources in tantra.
For example, vipareeta karani mudra is a posture of hatha yoga, but in hatha yoga we do not teach the other details. Similarly, maha mudra and maha bheda mudra, the two most important kriyas, are also taught in hatha yoga, but not in detail. In the same way, naumukhi mudra is also taught in hatha yoga, but not in its complete form. In hatha yoga it is called shanmukhi or yoni mudra, in which you close the seven gates: two ears, two eyes, two nostrils, and the mouth. In naumukhi, however, all nine gates including the urinary and excretory orifices are closed.
This leaves only the tenth gate open for the passage of prana and kundalini. So, in kriya yoga we teach a little more than we teach in hatha yoga. In our century the practices of kriya yoga are being taught by many people, but they have been simplified to a great extent. I do not want to simplify these practices, however, because if I do, future posterity will not know what kriya yoga really is.
Although many people today are unable to practise kriya yoga in its complete form, they may be ready to practise it in a year or two, providing they know what it is.
Kundalini yoga is not a practice but a system, just as hatha yoga is not a practice but a system. Kriya yoga is one part of kundalini yoga; it is a practice and not a system. The word kundalini has to be explained properly. According to the modern writers, kundalini is a coiled serpent, but according to tantra, the word kunda means 'a deeper place'.
When you make a fire sacrifice you make a small square hole in the ground in which you put the fire. When the fire is burning you offer oblations. When you offer oblations the fire blazes, so the word kunda literally means 'a fireplace in a hole'. Kundalini is shakti; fire is shakti. Kundalini yoga is the science of fire in the kunda.
In this deeper fireplace the fire burns in dormant potential form. This is the sleeping kundalini. This fire is not physical fire; it is known as the yogic fire, which is also generated through pranayama. The external fire is only a symbol.
In the deeper place in mooladhara chakra there is an oval shaped, astral lingam. The word lingam has two meanings- phallus and causal body, but most people only understand the first meaning. The lingam in mooladhara is the causal body or you can say the unconscious of modern psychology. She loves exploring the vast and seemingly endless worlds of yoga. Toggle navigation Menu. Understanding Kriyas and Kundalini. Aimee Hughes February 26, Updated: May 21, Source: Mamonov Stanislav.
Written by Aimee Hughes. Related Articles. An Introduction to Kriya Yoga. The Yogapedia Podcast: Dr. An Introduction to Kundalini Yoga.
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