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Date Posted: 11:02:28 12/19/04 Sun
Author: H - 27 Nov 2004
Subject: Kriya Yoga and Surat Shabd


Had a look into "The Holy Science" for the first time in years.

In his cosmology Sri Yukteswar makes use of Sant Mat terms like Radha, Shabda, and Maha Shunya, as well as Anam, Agam etc.

Perhaps these phrases may be scattered throughout Indian scriptures, but the way he places them suggests that he took them directly from Sant Mat.

I recall that Satyeswarananda writes in his biography of Sri Yukteswar that in his early years he was associated with several people from the Sant Mat tradition. That was when he was young; it may have been in the 1870's or 80's. Later he met Lahiri Mahasaya who became his guru.

Why did Sri Yukteswar depend on Sant Mat cosmology in his book?

Another thing is that Sri Yukteswar seems to be one of the first people to leave Surat Shabd Yoga and turn to Kriya. This trend is continuing today. Does anyone know the reason?

I have the impression that generally it is the teachers behind the techniques (e.g. Yogananda) that are chosen when shifting rather than merely the paths.

H

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