Kriya Yoga: Insights Along The Path

Kriya Yoga: Insights Along The Path

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Book Specification

Item Code: NAD817
Author: Marshall Govindan & Jan Ahlund
Publisher: Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Trust
Language: English
Edition: 2008
ISBN: 9781895383492
Pages: 158
Cover: Paperback
Other Details 8.5 inch X 5.5 inch
Weight 250 gm

Book Description

Preface

My wife, Jan "Durga" Ahlund and I have recognized for many years the need for a book that would explain to both those interested in learning Kriya Yoga and those already embarked on its path, why they should practice it, what are the difficulties, and how to overcome them. We believe that this book will help prep "'1"e everyone for the challenges and opportunities that Kriya Yoga pro I~-es. Every one of us faces the resistance of our human nature, ignorance as to our true identity, and karma, the consequences of years of conditioning by our thoughts, words and actions. By cultivating aspiration for the Divine, rejecting egoism and its manifestations, and surrendering to our higher Self, pure Witness consciousness, we can overcome this resistance, our karma and the many obstacles on the path. But, to do so, we need much support and insight along the way.

Contents

Preface 5
Part l: The Dilemma of human existence: Finding lasting happiness things which do not last 7
1 Why Do We Practice Yoga? 7
2 Karma: Cause or Consequence? 15
3 Liking and Disliking: the Disease of the Mind 27
4 Doubts 29
5 Sincerity 31
6 The Eternal Smile 32
Part 2: Finding the spiritual path 34
1 Guru Purnima and the Guru 34
2 Aspiration 41
3 Receiving the Grace of our Satguru Kriya Babaji Nagaraj 44
4 Discipleship or Devoteeship 52
5 The Significance of Initiation 54
6 What is Babaji's Kriya Yoga? 56
7 Imagine 72
8 Getting It and Keeping It 74
9 The Art of Meditation, You and What You Are Not 75
10 By Contentment, Supreme Joy is Attained 88
11 A Man's Home is His Ashram 90
12 Satsang 95
13 Sacred Space 97
Part 3: Making our life our Yoga 99
1 Moving towards equilibrium: Calmly Active, Actively Calm 99
2 What the World Needs Now is Love and Compassion 101
3 Judgment, or How to Avoid Harming others and Ourselves 104
4 Yoga as a Social Movement 111
5 All countries are my homeland and all persons are part of my family 115
6 Holy madness, Kundalini, Shakti pat and Ego-Crushing 119
7 How do we know whether we are progressing spiritually? 123
8 The Yoga of the 21"' Century 132
9 Tapas: Voluntary Self-Challenge 134
10 Samadhi 137
11 Kaivalyam: Absolute Freedom 142
12 Sadhana of Life 145
13 Questions and answers 148
How should we concentrate in practicing mantras? 148
How to balance internal and external focus, in order to optimize both? 150
In Advaita Vedanta, one focuses only On the Self. Why do we have other points focus in 8abaji's Kriya Yoga? 152
How does 8abaji's Kriya Yoga compare with the Kriya Yoga promoted by Yogananda and his successors? 154

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