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Leaving Yogananda

Summary

, 22 min

Why devotion to a single guru is a Western religious idea rather than a yogic one, shown through Yogananda's five gurus. The story of leaving the organization representing Yogananda, seeking the original Kriya, and meeting Ashok Singh, who taught that the true guru is met inside through the roll-up of consciousness into the medulla.

In this video

Teaches
Guru
Discusses
Martial artsDikshaParamahansa YoganandaKriya YogaAshok SinghRoll-Up of Consciousness
Mentions
BuddhismTaoismHunaHakalauKhechari mudraSri YukteswarBabajiLahiri MahasayaOM Japa in the ChakrasPanchanon BhattacharyaMedullaLeft and right brainHigher SelfDhiranandaDual and non-dualDownload PhaseSamadhi

Key moments

00:00A viewer asks for the rest of the story00:37Attachment to one guru is a Western idea01:31Martial art example: find a real family lineage03:27Learning from Buddhism, Christianity and Huna05:08Hakalau: another system made it one practice06:01A Canadian yogi gives a Khechari diksha by phone08:05Yogananda had five gurus09:25Leaving the organization: "this is not Master's way"11:02Finding out the Kriya had been changed12:42Meeting Ashok Singh: getting you before the true guru14:25If you see the Buddha on the road, kill him16:17Goosebumps when the higher self flags what matters17:33Yogananda becomes an uncle-like voice18:49A student sees the lineages aligning19:49Downloads in Washington and a samadhi confirmed21:07The story of the guru happens inside