r/kriyayoga

I moved into an apartment building from a house and during that period also got initiated. I am practicing at night but my upstairs neighbour seems to come alive when I do(he starts cooking and the building has thin walls). At first it was making me crazy (like huge internal rage) then I knew it’s only mental so I tried to ignore it and now sometimes I even smile when the noise is there, but still there is a sense of dislike from me and deep inside I hate him. Should I keep ingoring it during my practice or move my practice to a different time?

Hello friends. Any SRF/YSS students in Prague or wider Czech Republic? I’m based in Prague and trying to connect with students of Paramahansa Yogananda/ SRF locally to organize a meetup and perhaps a meditation group.

How do you keep a count of number of Kriya you are doing in a session. Please share your experience. Do you count with finger or using beads or counters to count.

"Reasons for secrecy, and problems and dangers with secrecy in Kriyayoga. Can secrecy be followed in the present age of information?"

Hi all,

I got my first Kriya at Ananda but over period of time I noticed my energies change and I gravitate towards God aspect of power and love more. One day I “accidentally” listened to Daya Mata’s lecture for the very first time and my jaw dropped and tears were going and going: I felt it was Yogananda himself speaking. So I tried to meditate online with them and I felt again that my meditation is way more still and solid. I already subscribed for the Lessons and waiting for them.

I’m just curious: did anybody feel the same vibrations wise? Like, in SRF it’s more Power, Stillness and Love vibrations while in Ananda it’s more Joy and Bliss? - I’m talking about aspects of God. Or it’s my personal perception.

I listened to few modern SRF lecturers too and even in them I felt that energy combination - which I feel I need too and which is more suitable for me.

Please share your experience on this.

PS totally understand there is no perfect organisation etc, I did read this forum a lot and aware of criticism towards SRF - the more my surprise was about their energies. I’m not searching for most original “pure” kriya etc - I’m looking for more Yoganandas and Sri Yukteshwar vibrations.

Please share if you had similar or opposite experiences.

And just curious - if I continue with SRF will I be able to visit friends from Ananda, may be meditate together too once in a while - without revealing anything of course?..

I am a student, and after attending classes and doing self-study, I have very little time left for my spiritual practice. I usually sleep 7–8 hours a night, and sometimes even more than 9 hours. How can I gradually reduce my sleep to 5–6 hours, or even 3–4 hours? How long would it take to adapt to sleeping less, and what is the best way to do it?

How to achieve the breathless state(samadhi)

I’m extremely new to kriya, have not practiced, but have heard extensively about the healings the masters can perform for others. my body is severely damaged and would need a divine healing to recover. is this possible to find? is there another subreddit or place I should look? thank you

I drink once or twice a month, it is affecting my sadhana? I practice, asanas, pranayama, dhyana, and a few cleansing kriyas along with japa, but I haven't noticed any negative effects of drinking on any aspect of my life. What do you guys have to say, should I stop, limit or continue drinking? It would be great if you guys can share your experience too!

I don't know how to put it but in everyday life, unless I am doing something in which I have to concentrate hard, I feel like an invisible finger thing is touching me at my Ajna(?). Like a constant presence there. Can anybody tell me what it means or is it just a part of my concentration there? Just above where the eyebrows meet

I am wondering how everyone makes sure it’s 22 seconds exact? I time myself and sometimes it’s faster and sometimes it’s slower. I tried counting heartbeats but sometimes they are faster than usual too. I invented some count to keep myself on track but now I am worried that the count distracts me from just using “om” for each location where I am supposed to keep my focus on. Any advice is appreciated

After an intense meditation session years ago i activated prana in my forehead.

By that i mean that since then i can feel a living energy (like a poking finger) in my head whenever i focus on god or meditate. It doesn't hurt.

When i meditate, i am able to "buildup" that pressure. Like a pressure cooker. And on extremely rare occasions i was able to make that prana explode. And when it exploded i was able to experience miraculous state of being. By that i mean i was there in my body meditating, then the prana exploded and then immediately i was gone. I became pure consciousness into a nothingness state. I don't know if it was samadhi. But it was a really great experience. It's like being back home. I saw videos of people experimenting near death experiences. And they mention a state really close to what i experienced.

I have been initiated to kriya yoga recently because i had the intuition it could help me.

And it did. The day i was initiated i didn't feel anything during the group sessions. But then when i was alone before sleeping in the drowsy state, i practiced kriya pranayama and oh my god, it was so insane. I literally felt the prana moving from my bottom chakra to the fontanel. And 3 times I was almost gone. But i resisted each time because i was scared.

Now i am on my own, i only practice kriya pranayama because this technique is complete dynamite🧨 lol

What it does is that the pressure builds up x10 more than without the technique when i would meditate naively. Its like your brain being an atom and you compressing it with cosmic hands. The pressure is so intense i feel like being in the presence of infinity.

I feel like building that pressure and being able to make it explode is the KEY to everything. But i feel like i know absolutely nothing about how to control that energy.
There was a qa sessions with the master but i was too shy to ask that question because i was afraid the people around me would think i am insane lol

So how to make it explodes more consistently ? Do you guys know anything about it ?

I have been in that state of nothingness a couple of times and the things you can do from there are pretty insane. Its like being God. But then you would ask me "why didn't you create a bunch of money for yourself if you were God" or anything similar. The things is the identification is gone. What you want as you now is not what you want when you are there. There you want nothing, you can do anything you want but you don't want to do anything lol

Can kriya processes target certain attributes or energy levels we want to reach? I am aware of the Isha Foundation kriya process they teach, they even have some online.

But I felt these are a small part of something bigger obviously. I am aware of the existence of other lineages but not done their practices. Are there kriya methods to say increase power of certain chakras? Like increasing energy for sports for instance.

Let me know your inputs!

Hey everyone! I'm curious if anyone has tried or received instruction on performing the techniques (specifically, the ones that require a straight spine) either lying down or standing. Yes, I'm aware neither are ideal but sitting for long periods isn't really an option right now.

Further clarification: I have a hip and knee problem I've had for over a year. I've tried cushions, chairs, doctors, physio, prayer, manifestation, etc etc. If you're anatomically inclined I can go into more detail, but so far, there is simply no way that I've found that I can keep the knee and hip bent for more than a few minutes without re-aggravating my knee, then I'm in pain and it interferes with work and everything else for the next day or two. As Yogananda suggested, I am doing everything in my power to overcome this obstacle, but currently I have not found a solution and I do not wish to stop meditating in the meantime.

And to preemptively answer, I am aware asking an instructor would be ideal. However, I got initiated when KYI had a special event where I live, so I currently have no way of contacting my instructors.

Thanks in advance!

It's been almost two years since something started. I began meditating to improve my cognitive performance. One day, shortly before dozing off, I opened a YouTube video with strange iconography. It was a Hindu video. And the deity was her. I listened for 15 seconds. I fell asleep. And then, perhaps you can deduce what followed.

Rarely did I see images of Kali in dreams. Most of the time, she was formless. In that first dream, I won't say much. Nothing special happened. I heard the sound of a ship's horn. Like a deep "OM." It seemed like something was approaching. I woke up with my genitals altered, but it wasn't just something carnal. The area from the navel down was... vibrating, alive. But it was crude. Today it's more refined.

Then followed dreams like someone frightening bathing me (but I couldn't see anything). I only felt myself being washed. The "voice" was shapeless. I didn't understand anything. It washed my hair. Its nails were sharp, but they didn't hurt me. Even so, I felt fear.

Until, at one point, she pulled her hands away. And I had an abrupt urge to kiss her hand. She gently squeezed my cheeks.

Well... after the first dream, I started researching Hinduism. In my region, there was a Buddhist community connected to Japanese Soto-Shu. And I started practicing Zen. I continued dreaming about Kali.

Even though my attention wasn't directly focused on her. To be honest, my heart is drawn to her. My whole being.

One day, I had fallen asleep with a very listless mind. The next morning, I was going out for an obligation. But... I just stayed in bed.

Then I woke up on the border between sleep and wakefulness. And something in me ardently desired Kali. I felt a subtle presence in the room. Almost like a curious and silent child. Actually, more discreet than that. When I looked to my right, I saw nothing. I looked to my left, I saw something like a belt of human arms. But there was no blood. And they were the arms of newborns. And they were alive. Then I blinked and it was as if something with the weight of the world had fallen. Kali was everything. I was Kali. My breath was almost death. The ecstasy was infinite and the peace was even greater.

Today, I am initiated into Kriya. I found an ashram after a year. My question is: can I cultivate devotion to Kali? Many things are said about her. That she is fierce. That she can do harm, etc.

I asked the Yogacharya who initiated me. And he told me to entrust this question to the Gurus.

How do you handle this?