Kriya Yoga - where to start?

[Something Funny]

Can someone recommend me good resources for learning kriya yoga? A cource / a book / a youtube channel. 

I've never done it so its hard for me to discern bullshit from high quality stuff.

[ExploringReality]

@Something Funny

First go purchase Leos Booklist, there are life changing books on kriya yoga that will cut out all fluff and bullshit. Get started and then come back and ask Leo for tips or share your experiences after some time. Take it seriously and stop distracting yourself 

[Something Funny]

@ExploringReality you are right, I actually have it but forgot that there were books about kriya yoga.

Edited 20 hours ago by Something Funny

[SamC]

9 minutes ago, Something Funny said:

@ExploringReality you are right, I actually have it but forgot that there were books about kriya yoga.

Do inner enginering. It will do you a lot better than the book

[Leo Gura]

We have a Kirya yoga mega-thread that answers many newbie questions.

Follow the books.

I suggest focusing 100% on pranayama spinal breathing. All other techniques are tertiary and mostly unnecessary.

You could reduce all Kriya yoga to just pranayama and maha-mudra. Which makes it so simple.

[Something Funny]

11 minutes ago, SamC said:

Do inner enginering. It will do you a lot better than the book

what's that?
 

7 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

We have a Kirya yoga mega-thread that answers many newbie questions.

Follow the books.

I suggest focusing 100% on pranayama spinal breathing. All other techniques are tertiary and mostly unnecessary.

You could reduce all Kriya yoga to just pranayama and maha-mudra. Which makes it so simple.

found it, thank you

[UnbornTao]

 

[ZenSwift]

Kriya Yoga Mega Thread Summarized. Kriya Yoga Mega Thread.pdf

[Something Funny]

@ZenSwiftthank you, not sure how trustworthy chatgpts interpretation is though.

[ZenSwift]

@Something Funny yeah it's something I threw together for myself so I thought I might as well throw it down here. 

I rather read this instead of the 103 pages of that megathread. 

[UnbornTao]

30 minutes ago, Something Funny said:

@ZenSwiftthank you, not sure how trustworthy chatgpts interpretation is though.

Haha, duplicate.

[Aaron p]

This is the book that I used 

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=32209809869&dest=gbr

Although I heard Leo says just sitting is more hardcore

[Something Funny]

29 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

Haha, duplicate.

Lol, the forum is super laggy today.

[Magnanimous]

4 hours ago, Leo Gura said:

I suggest focusing 100% on pranayama spinal breathing. All other techniques are tertiary and mostly unnecessary.

You could reduce all Kriya yoga to just pranayama and maha-mudra. Which makes it so simple.

@Leo Gura Should I skip all the other techniques leading up to pranayama and maha-mudra? Or should I do all the lead up techniques, then when I can do/mastered pranayama and maha-mudra, drop the lead up techniques?

[Something Funny]

Just bought the J.C. Stevens's book. It will take a few weeks to arrive though.

[Something Funny]

1 hour ago, Magnanimous said:

@Leo Gura Should I skip all the other techniques leading up to pranayama and maha-mudra? Or should I do all the lead up techniques, then when I can do/mastered pranayama and maha-mudra, drop the lead up techniques?

I am also wondering about this. I feel that as a newbie, I will benefit from learning everything from scratch.

[Leo Gura]

2 hours ago, Magnanimous said:

Should I skip all the other techniques leading up to pranayama and maha-mudra?

Yes

[Something Funny]

17 minutes ago, Leo Gura said:

Yes

Leo, but you are saying it from the perspective of someone who has tried all of them and lots more. I think there is value in doing just that.

[Davino]

1 hour ago, Something Funny said:

Leo, but you are saying it from the perspective of someone who has tried all of them and lots more. I think there is value in doing just that.

Nah, it's more like the Law of Pareto

[Ash55]

9 hours ago, ZenSwift said:

Kriya Yoga Mega Thread Summarized. Kriya Yoga Mega Thread.pdf

Very cool thanks