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About Kriya Yoga — Week 2

Think you’re too busy for yoga? Try kriya yoga

Have you noticed that under stress you tend to do irrational and self-destructive things? Classical kriya as described by Patanjali can help you stay centered, no matter what’s happening around you. Find out how to use kriya yoga to approach problems and bring more peace and happiness into your life.

Higher Yogas Classes, Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, Self-Study, Raja Yoga

Why is it Hard to Meditate?

Why is it hard to meditate? It’s because we’re ignorant of our spiritual nature. Lack of understanding of our spiritual nature is the cause of all restricting influences that keep us from putting total attention on Spirit. Being unconscious of Spirit leads to egoism, attachment, aversion and possessiveness. When these restricting influences are fully active in our mind, we aren’t able to meditate. Furthermore, because our reason is overpowered, we’re likely going to make decisions which mess up our life.

  • Classical kriya consists of the last three steps of the niyamas from Patanjali’s Eightfold Path:  self-discipline, self-study and Ishvara Pranidhan (surrender to God)
  • Patanjali (commentary by Roy Eugene Davis) states that kriya yoga is practiced for the purpose of weakening and neutralizing the subtle restricting influences of the mind
  • Patanjali teaches that spiritual ignorance, ignoring Spirit, is the cause of all problems
  • Find out how to deal with problems through the use of kriya
  • Explore exercises which welcome more peace, love and light into your life

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