Kriya Yoga school

Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga
	Mahavatar Babaji
Founder	Mahavatar Babaji transmitted to Lahiri Mahasaya
Established	1861

Kriya Yoga (Sanskrit: क्रिया योग) is a yoga system which consists of a number of levels of pranayama, mantra, and mudra, intended to rapidly accelerate spiritual development^[2] and engender a profound state of tranquility and God-communion.^[3] It is described by its practitioners as an ancient yoga system revived in modern times by Lahiri Mahasaya, who claimed to be initiated by a guru, Mahavatar Babaji, circa 1861 in the Himalayas. Kriya Yoga was brought to international awareness by Paramahansa Yogananda's book Autobiography of a Yogi and through Yogananda's introductions of the practice to the West from 1920.

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[1] "Kriya Yoga 150th anniversary of the revival of Kriya Yoga". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

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