Kriya Yoga – excerpted from Auto bio of a Yogi _ Sw Yogananda

Kriya Yoga – excerpted from Auto bio of a Yogi _ Sw Yogananda Kriya yoga is a simple psycho physiological method by which , human blood is decarbonised and recharged with oxygen . The atoms of extra O2 are transmuted into life current to rejunvenate brain and spinal centres. By stopping venous blood, yogi is able to lessen or prevent decay of tissues , and adv yogi transmutes all his cells into the pure energy – Prana at the top of the head. Elizah, Jesus , Kabir and other masters were past masters in the use of kriya by which they caused their bodies to dematerialise at their will Yogi arrests decay in the body by addition of life force and arrests the mutation of the growth in the body by Abaanan . The neutralising decay & growth by quieting the heart , yogi learns life control The secret of cosmic consciousness is intimately linked with breath mastery The life force, which is ordinarily absorbed in maintaining the heart pump, must be freed for higher activities by a method of calming and stilling the ceasless demands of breath KY meantally directs the life energy to revolve , upward and downwards around 6 spinal centres 1/2 min of KY ( around spinal cord ) = one yr of natural spiritual unfoldment He scientifically makes the breath unnecessary w/o producing state of sub conscious sleep or unconscious sleep By KY , the outgoing life force is not wasted and abused in the senses , but constrained to reunite with subtler spiritual energies. By such enforcement, yogi body and brain cells are electrified with spiritual elixir KY frees from dependance on gross food of the mortals The technic uses of a certain mantra and a breathing exercise more difficult for an average person to perform BG Badhey Venkatesh