Origin of Kriya

  • Excerpt on Kriya
    from Autobiography
    of a Yogi

  • Online Autobiography
    of a Yogi

 
Kriya Yoga is an ancient technique that was hidden in secrecy for many centuries. It was revived in 1861, when the great yogi Mahavatar Babaji taught the technique to his disciple Lahiri Mahasaya during their meeting in the Himalayas.

Kriya has been taught in an unbroken link of spiritual succession to this day. Paramhansa Yogananda personally authorized his disciple, Swami Kriyananda (founder of Ananda) to initiate qualified people into Kriya.

Learn more about the origin of Kriya by reading a selection from Autobiography of a Yogi, or the entire book online.

Excerpt on Kriya from Autobiography of a Yogi
Chapter 34 from Autobiography of a Yogi tells how Kriya Yoga was revived in India in 1861.

Online Autobiography of a Yogi
Read about Kriya Yoga, the modern saints of India, discipleship, the hidden teachings of Jesus, and much more in Yogananda's spiritual classic.