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Why Kriya Yoga and Meditation are Immortal - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 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 Babaji01:18Searching with friends for the original Kriya02:00Meeting Ashok Singh and the Panchanon Bhattacharya lineage02:58A friend's ultimatum and becoming a Kriya guru03:34The weight of carrying the lineage lifts05:19The upside-down Aswattha tree as the nervous system06:35Shakespeare's "what a piece of work is man"07:09Five Pandava brothers and the six chakras07:36Lahiri Mahasaya's chakra diagram08:07Five elements and OM: looking at the world is looking at the spine09:44Why yoga can never be lost10:21Practicing yoga well: bliss, tranquility, expansion11:08The Big Bliss training and sign-off