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Kriya Initiation with Nayaswami Jaya
“Practice Kriya night and day. It is the greatest key to salvation.” – Paramhansa Yogananda
“Kriya is an ancient science. Lahiri Mahasaya received it from his guru, Babaji, who rediscovered and clarified the technique after it had been lost in the Dark Ages.
“The Kriya Yoga which I am giving to the world through you in this nineteenth century,” Babaji told Lahiri Mahasaya, “is a revival of the same science which Krishna gave, millenniums ago, to Arjuna, and which was later known to Patanjali, and to Christ, St. John, St. Paul, and other disciples.” – From the Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramhansa Yogananda
Spiritual masters usually empower some of their close disciples to carry on their tradition, even during their own lifetime. For example, it is mentioned in the Bible, “Jesus himself baptized not, but his disciples.” John 4:2. This Kriya technique has been transmitted through the same sacred initiation ceremony that was performed by Babaji for Lahiri Mahasaya, passed down through the disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya and onward through their disciples to succeeding generations. Paramhansa Yogananda had also authorised a number of his close disciples to give Kriya initiation on his behalf, one being Swami Kriyananda. Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings have put the technique of Kriya Yoga into the wider context of a yogic lifestyle. Educational centres and communities based on this lifestyle have been developed in the United States, Europe, and India by his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda.
Swami Kriyananda has also trained devotees in the teachings of Self- realisation, helping them to prepare for and receive Kriya, each student according to his own capacities and pace. In recent years
Swami Kriyananda authorised some members of the Ananda Sangha to give Kriya initiation in Yogananda’s name.
Join us for this blessed initiation in receiving or renewing the Kriya Yoga technique with Nayaswami Jaya (Authorized by Swami Kriyananda to give Kriya Yoga Initiations).
About Nayaswami Jaya
Nayaswami Jaya Helin is among the founding members of Ananda. For many years he served as the general manager of Ananda Village, overseeing the development of housing and business clusters, roads, water and phone systems, and other infrastructure that supports the Village residents and guests. Later, he and his wife helped start an Ananda Center on the East Coast of the U.S., and from there, it was only a short “jump” to Ananda India! Jaya is an Ananda Lightbearer and Kriyacharia (authorized to initiate devotees into Kriya Yoga). For the past several years he and his wife have been helping to pioneer Ananda India.
For more details on bookings, accommodation and any information contact: retreat@anandaindia.org / 09011069792.
