What Is Kriya Yog?
WHAT IS KRIYA YOG? By Paramahansa Atmanandaji The Scientific Way of Simultaneous Benefits to Body, Mind, Intellect & Soul
Kriya Yog is the scientific way of simultaneous benefit to body, mind, intellect and Soul. I will now discuss briefly the meaning of Kriya Yog and then I will explain the use of term simultaneous. The two important aspects of Kriya Yog are the following: Perform all your actions, lovingly and mentally offer those actions to your Inner Self or the Soul. The other aspects are the Kriya Yog techniques. These are a combination of Physical Yog, Mental Yog and Spiritual Yog. It includes Mudras, Pranayam and Meditation.It is not a very farfetched idea that you can perceive the power of God working through this limited form of the body. Each religion teaches us how to find God, wealth, and peace. Whereas Kriya Yog can show you how to get calm mind, healthy & strong body, sharp & penetrating intellect, excellent memory, prompt understanding and ready wit, along with, God realization. Now, I will explain what simultaneous means in detail. Realization of one’s own Soul or Self, as mentioned in some of the ancient scriptures is a time-consuming process. Human longevity as mentioned in the scriptures, in the Indian yogic scriptures, the Upanishads, Vedas etc. ranges from 100 to 120 years of life. That has been curtailed due to various abuses we impose upon ourselves in day to day life, diseases, irregular habits of food, lack of exercise, and so many other minor transgression. In this one hundred years let us say it is cut down to 70 or 80 years In our daily life we see that six to eight hours goes in sleep, eight hours goes in our job, the reminder goes mostly to our enjoyments, recreation and relaxation. Then very often people become sick, go to hospitals and spend time and money there. So, where is the time for us in this life to realize the Self? So, we have to be particular in our judgments that we follow those techniques which will give us Self
Kriya Yog is the scientific way of simultaneous benefit to body, mind, intellect and Soul. I will now discuss briefly the meaning of Kriya Yog and then I will explain the use of term simultaneous. The two important aspects of Kriya Yog are the following: Perform all your actions, lovingly and mentally offer those actions to your Inner Self or the Soul. The other aspects are the Kriya Yog techniques. These are a combination of Physical Yog, Mental Yog and Spiritual Yog. It includes Mudras, Pranayam and Meditation.It is not a very farfetched idea that you can perceive the power of God working through this limited form of the body. Each religion teaches us how to find God, wealth, and peace. Whereas Kriya Yog can show you how to get calm mind, healthy & strong body, sharp & penetrating intellect, excellent memory, prompt understanding and ready wit, along with, God realization. Now, I will explain what simultaneous means in detail. Realization of one’s own Soul or Self, as mentioned in some of the ancient scriptures is a time-consuming process. Human longevity as mentioned in the scriptures, in the Indian yogic scriptures, the Upanishads, Vedas etc. ranges from 100 to 120 years of life. That has been curtailed due to various abuses we impose upon ourselves in day to day life, diseases, irregular habits of food, lack of exercise, and so many other minor transgression. In this one hundred years let us say it is cut down to 70 or 80 years In our daily life we see that six to eight hours goes in sleep, eight hours goes in our job, the reminder goes mostly to our enjoyments, recreation and relaxation. Then very often people become sick, go to hospitals and spend time and money there. So, where is the time for us in this life to realize the Self? So, we have to be particular in our judgments that we follow those techniques which will give us Self