Sjálfsævisaga jóga kemur út í október

 

Þá er það staðfest að Sjálfsævisaga jóga mun koma út í október en hún var síðast endurútgefin árið 1970, síðan þá eða í 40 ár hefur hún ekki verið endurútgefin. Það hefur líka verið erfitt að nálgast hana; einstöku sinnum dettur hún inn hjá fornbókasölum og er til á einstaka bókasafni og oftast er hún í útláni. En nú verður hún  í öllum bókarverslunum í október.

 

The science of Kriya Yoga,mentioned so often in these pages, became widely known in modern India through the instrumentality of Lahiri Mahasaya, my guru’s guru. The Sanskrit root of Kriya is kri,to do, to act and react; the same root is found in the word karma,the natural principle of cause and effect. Kriya Yogais thus “union (yoga) with the Infinite through a certain action or rite.” A yogi who faithfully follows its technique is gradually freed from karma or the universal chain of causation.

Because of certain ancient yogic injunctions, I cannot give a full explanation of Kriya Yogain the pages of a book intended for the general public. The actual technique must be learned from a Kriyabanor Kriya Yogi;here a broad reference must suffice.

Kriya Yogais a simple, psychophysiological method by which the human blood is decarbonized and recharged with oxygen. The atoms of this extra oxygen are transmuted into life current to rejuvenate the brain and spinal centers. By stopping the accumulation of venous blood, the yogi is able to lessen or prevent the decay of tissues; the advanced yogi transmutes his cells into pure energy. Elijah, Jesus, Kabir and other prophets were past masters in the use of Kriyaor a similar technique, by which they caused their bodies to dematerialize at will.

 

Paramahansa Yogananda - Autobiography of a Yogi, 26. kafli The Science of Kriya Yoga