According to yoga, Divine union, is possible through
self‑effort, and is not
dependent on theological beliefs. Through Yoga one can realize the divinity of
one’s own Self.
Raja Yoga is a yoga science of uniting soul and
Spirit. Raja Yoga understood esoterically, gives a concise description of that
science. It describes the steps by which the soul descends from Cosmic
Consciousness to the mortal state of identification with the human body, and the
procedure to re-ascend to its Source, the all
blissful
Eternal Spirit
Ascension follows the reverse course of dissension.
In humans, that course is the inner path to the Infinite, the only course to
divine union for followers of all religions in all ages. Whatever path of
beliefs one practices, the final ascension from body consciousness to Spirit is
the same for everyone: the withdrawal of life and consciousness from the senses,
than upward through the inner pathway of the spine, or gates of light (chakras)
in the subtle cerebrospinal centers, dissolving the consciousness of matter
into life force, life force into mind, mind into soul, and soul into Spirit.
The science of Raja Yoga has been revived as Kriya
Yoga through Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar, and their respective
disciples.
According to Paramahansa Yogananda, Jesus knew and
taught to his disciples the Raja Yoga technique of uniting soul with Spirit is
evidenced in the deeply symbolic Biblical chapter “The Revelation of Jesus
Christ to Saint John.
Kriya Yoga Focuses on Truth, Not Sectarian Dogma.
This method of yoga is especially suited to the modern age because it does not
ask anyone to believe dogmatically, but rather by practice of the proven
techniques of Kriya Yoga to discover by personal realization the answer to the
eternal question, what is truth, about oneself and God.
Truth is no theory, no speculative system of
philosophy. Truth is exact correspondence with Reality. For man, truth is
unshakable knowledge of his real nature, his Self as soul.
Kriya Yoga not only points out a universal path of
ascending of the soul into the Spirit, but it also gives us a daily usable
technique of the practice through which we will attain Self Realization. This method
is said to be the shortest way and quickest way to enlightenment
The Kriya Yoga Science of Pranayama (Life-Force
Control)
It is
unfortunate that many church going people of any denomination are satisfied
with untested beliefs and dogmas instead of engaging in practical efforts to
attain God‑realization. The one
practicing Kriya Yoga knows that Union with Spirit is possible when he casts
aside the superficial method of ceremonial worship and instead begins to
practice a scientific technique of God realization.
In the practice of Kriya Yoga the life force is the
link between matter and Spirit. Flowing outward it reveals the alluring world
of the senses; reversed inward it pulls the consciousness to the eternally
satisfying bliss of God.
The meditating person sits between these two worlds.
He strives to attain Self and God realization, but is drawn into a battle with
the senses. With the aid of pranayama, such as Kriya Yoga, he is at last
victorious in reversing the outward flowing life energy that externalized his
consciousness into the sense ensnared life currents and enters the natural
inner calm realm of the soul and Spirit.
One cannot reach this goal just by mental
meditation. Only deep concentration that disconnects the mind from breath, life
force, and senses, and that unites the ego to the soul, is one successful in
producing the God wisdom
of Self‑realization.
The center of consciousness for the average
individual is his body and the outer world. The yogi changes his center of
consciousness by nonattachment to the body and to worldly hopes and fears and
becomes established in the eternal wisdom of
Spirit that manifests in the spiritual center of cosmic consciousness in the
brain the crown chakra. The yogi who can change his center of consciousness
from the sentient body to the cerebral throne of Spirit ultimately centralizes
his consciousness on omnipresence. He attains the Eternal Wisdom.
Kriya Yoga Practice Bestows Peace and Bliss
The aftereffects of Kriya bring with them the utmost
peace and bliss. The joy that comes with Kriya is greater than the joys of all
pleasurable physical sensations put together. Unattached to the sensory world,
the yogi experiences the ever new joy inherent in the Self. Engaged in divine
union of the soul with Spirit, he attains bliss.
Kriya Awakens Inner Intuitive Guidance
No devotee should be satisfied until he has
sufficiently developed his intuition by impartial introspection and deep
meditation, to experience the communion of soul and Spirit.
If a devotee meditates intensely for at least short
periods every day, and has longer periods of three or four hours of deep
meditation once or twice a week, he will find his intuition becoming
sufficiently established to realize an unendingly dialogue of blissful wisdom
exchange between the soul and God. He will know the interiorized state of
communion in which his soul talks to God and receives His responses, not with
the utterances of any human language, but through wordless intuitional
exchanges.
Then the life of the yogi is influenced, not by
effects of past actions, but solely by the directions from the soul. By
communing with God we change our status from a mortal being to an immortal
being. When we do this, all bonds that limit us will be broken. This is a very
important to remember. As soon as our attention is focused, the Power of all
powers will come, and with that we can achieve spiritual, mental, and material
success.
Finding Perfect Love
The greatest
love we can experience is in communion with God in meditation. The love between
the soul and Spirit is the perfect love, the love we are all seeking. If we
meditate deeply, a love will come over us such as no human tongue can describe,
and we will be able to give that pure love to others. When we experience that
divine love, we will see no difference between flower and beast, between one
human being and another. We will commune with all nature, and we will love
equally all mankind.
Freedom from Fear and Insecurity
Cessation of
fear comes with the contact of God, nothing else. Through Yoga meditation we
can have that communion with Him. When we find God, we will have we will have
the assurance and fearlessness. Then nothing else matters, nothing can ever
make us afraid.
Every one of us should make it his purpose to know
God and ever give up until one is established in Him. If we love Him we will be
daily engaged in the greatest devotion and faithfulness of God. Continuously seek
Him through prayer and Yoga.
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