Thread by @Satyamshakti9

Paramahamsa Yogananda teaches Kriya Yoga which was rediscovered by Lahiri Mahasaya in 19th century. Main problem with Kriya Yoga is, everyone says my kriya is original taught by Lahiri Mahasaya; hence we more Kriya masters than Kriya disciples.
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Sadhguru’s technique is somewhat relatable to Kriya Yoga as both use focusing on the third eye whereas TM and AOL practices are against such things.
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However, it should be noted that the grandmaster of Kriya Yoga, Lahiri Mahasaya himself was against building any organizations or turning people into monks.
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So, it’s hard to believe that what he taught as original kriya is same that Yogananda teaches as he has many techniques in kriya yoga for western audiences. Lahiri Mahasaya was a householder yogi and always told his disciples to marry and continue the Kriya.
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There are very few authentic lineages of Kriya Yoga left that can be traced to Lahiri Mahasaya. Bhattacharya and Chatterjee’s family are two such lineages left.
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Kriya Yoga’s main goal is to attain Nirvikalpa Samadhi by focusing on spine & clearing blockages, breaking three granthis, doing Kechari & having a personal Guru-Disciple relationship which other 4 organizations don’t talk about and hence is not comparable.
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I know I haven’t talked much about the techniques and that’s because they are supposed to be kept secret and hence I have given just the general idea without getting into the depth.

Credit Ankita Shetty
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