No OM Japa = Negative Results - Yogi Explains

Summary

February 23, 2024, 18 min

Why OM Japa is essential to Kriya Yoga, answered through two viewer questions: whether Lahiri Mahasaya taught varied Kriya and Yogananda rightly simplified it, and a meditator whose chakra concentration without OM surfaced painful emotions. The remedy given is Navi Kriya, OM Japa in the chakras and Mahamudra, guided by core principles.

In this video

Teaches

OM Japa in the Chakras

Discusses

Kriya YogaLahiri MahasayaParamahansa YoganandaSpinal breathingGuruNegative emotionsTraumaThree insurance policiesKriya TherapyNavi KriyaFundamentals of meditation

Mentions

Sailendra Bejoy DasguptaPanchanon BhattacharyaMaheshwari Prasad DubeySushumnaLow-Idle-StateFreeze ResponseTranquil BreathSitting Very Still (SVS)Four Proofs of MeditationJesusMastering MeditationMahamudraAikidoShidare Yanagi Ryu AikibugeiChunking

Key moments

00:00Two questions about Kriya Yoga and OM Japa 00:46Did Lahiri Mahasaya give modified Kriya to different disciples?02:10Car analogy: different looks, same car inside 03:08One first Kriya, and it had OM Japa in it 04:11Recommending the Dubeyji lineages 04:38Did Yogananda rightly simplify Kriya for the masses?05:14Fixating on spinal breathing breeds tension 06:26Core principles let you think for yourself 07:19Never put anyone on a pedestal so high you can't think 08:50Second question: chakra meditation without OM 11:00Benefits, but negativity rising faster than it can be handled 11:59Stirring up the dust without throwing it out 12:41Remedy: Mahamudra, Navi and OM Japa in the chakras 13:15OM directly into each emotion as it arises 14:06Navi first, then OM Japa, then a little Mahamudra 14:33Returning to chakra meditation with OM Japa included 15:31Aikibugei lesson: keep coming back to the principles