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Date Posted: 05:42:48 06/04/04 Fri
Author: Sundarar - 2 May 2004
Subject: Re: Dangers of Kriya yoga?
In reply to: kris - 2 May 2004 's message, "Dangers of Kriya yoga?" on 05:42:11 06/04/04 Fri

The danger lies in doing excessive pranayams (or rather breathing exersizes)wherin you hold your breath for long periods. A few yoga books or "yoga experts" may teach this. Most nowadays do not. The problem was 50 years ago someone would write a yoga book with no experience and recomend these exersizes.

In general authorities say to hold the breath up to a minute is ok but over that you need a guide present. Otherwise you can damage the heart, brain, and pranic circuits. You get dizzy long before this and it is oobvious straining is harmful and unpleasant, but some beginner yogi fanatics try to warp themselves into an unnatural state bearing some resemblance to a drug trip or the like. This is where the danger lies.

There is a breathing technique in Vivekananda's "Raja Yoga" book. I read of 2 seperate people doing it hours a day and they both ran into problems. But this was HOURS a day and he says to do it 5 times not 500 a day! Usually this applies to one of the 6-8 traditional hatha yoga "pranayams" outlined in the hatha yoga pradipika or gheranda samhita. These are what Yogananda would call "breathing exersizes". In actuality they are an indirect way of getting hold of the lifeforce.

Yogananda is clear that all the SRF techniques are totally safe and I know no-one that would disagree. Kriya is an easy and natural process that involves the breath but focuses on lifeforce actually. It is a true pranayama (Life force control). You breathe a little deeper than normal and hold breath a couple of moments only. IT is very effective and safe in my experience. Have no fear.

See how hong-sau works first. I take it you have not gotten that yet, or have you? Do not underestimate it and fantasize about kriya. Some of my best experiences came in my 1st few months with hong-sau alone. It was a magical time.

best of luck

S

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