It usually begins with the reading of the Autobiography of a Yogi. It is a "Spiritual Classic". Full of much magic and mysticism. Levitating saints, perfume saints, Magic amulets, Astral worlds of fairies and mermaids all blended with real world big names like Gandhi, Luther Burbank and even a U.S. President. You take the lessons for at least a year. All to build you up to the flagship meditation technique, Kriya Yoga! Kriya Yoga is the airplane path to God! Faster than a missile! More powerful than a speeding locomotive!
So this is my starting point. I am a card carrying Kriyaban. By writing this blog I have destined my soul to wander endlessly through thousands of painful reincarnations until my Karma again brings me to the doorstep of SRF. I pledged my eternal loyalty to SRF and it's Gurus in a secret ceremony. Without a "True Guru" my meditation efforts are virtually useless. Without the intervention of Paramahansa Yogananda, God can't hear my prayers or give my heart solace. I should be terrified but I'm not.
If this whole thing sounds ridiculous to you, you are not alone. It sounds ridiculous to me also. Now. But not 25 years ago.
So this is what this blog is about. My journey back to sanity and reason and the stuff I learned along the way.
Peace and Best Wishes,
KD
I am a cardcarrying kriyaban too, but I lost my card. Maybe it went into the fire when I was purging my house of SRF literature.
ReplyDeleteI have had so many masters since SRF that I know that I am okay, that I will not be lost for many lifetimes because they are all "suppose" to be praying for me. I bet they aren't though.
In my journey, I have come to the point where I can see that there is a big difference between SRF and Yogananda. At this point in history, there is enough information available to see how SRF has altered Yogananda's teachings. It is very difficult to figure out, though, where Yogananda stops and SRF begins. In other words, how much of what we have and know can really be attributed to Yogananda. I do believe, however, that SRF's claim that secrecy is to PRESERVE the purity of the techniques is BS. I think it is done to isolate people in a way in which their chosen practices and behavior cannot be subject to thoughtful evaluations by other people. In my way of thinking, if God is for everyone, then the techniques to get to God should be available to everyone and not kept secret! Cults keep secrets.
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