Why Kriya Yoga and Meditation are Immortal - Yogi Explains

Summary

December 2, 2022, 12 min

Why yoga is called deathless, from the Bhagavad Gita and Babaji's saying, told through a story of becoming a Kriya guru under Ashok Singh and easing a friend's burden. The upside-down Aswattha tree and Lahiri Mahasaya's chakra diagram map the nervous system, five elements and OM as divinity that can never be lost.

In this video

Teaches

Aswattha tree

Discusses

Bhagavad GitaKriya YogaAshok SinghKrishnaMythology and symbolismChakrasFive elements

Mentions

BabajiPanchanon BhattacharyaGuruLahiri MahasayaOMLeft and right brainCute Baby MeditationLeft amygdalaDorsal Vagal ComplexLow-Idle-StateExpansion

Key moments

00:00Why yoga is deathless: the Gita and Babaji 01:18Searching with friends for the original Kriya 02:00Meeting Ashok Singh and the Panchanon Bhattacharya lineage 02:58A friend's ultimatum and becoming a Kriya guru 03:34The weight of carrying the lineage lifts 05:19The upside-down Aswattha tree as the nervous system 06:35Shakespeare's "what a piece of work is man"07:09Five Pandava brothers and the six chakras 07:36Lahiri Mahasaya's chakra diagram 08:07Five elements and OM: looking at the world is looking at the spine 09:44Why yoga can never be lost 10:21Practicing yoga well: bliss, tranquility, expansion 11:08The Big Bliss training and sign-off