Your Kriya Is Wrong If...

Summary

December 31, 2021, 17 min

The Four Proofs as the litmus test of any Kriya or meditation practice: does it reach the parasympathetic nervous system? Each proof is described, then a check: breathe at HRV resonance until a proof appears, switch to one's own kriya, and see if it holds. OM Japa in the chakras and long breathing define original Kriya Yoga.

In this video

Teaches

Four Proofs of Meditation

Discusses

BiofeedbackDorsal Vagal ComplexHRV ResonanceKriya YogaParasympathetic nervous systemOM Japa in the Chakras

Mentions

Sitting Very Still (SVS)Five Breath StatesAMOLThief in the nightFreeze ResponseTranquil BreathRoll-Up of ConsciousnessSympathetic nervous systemLahiri MahasayaGarland of LettersParavastha

Key moments

00:00New Year wishes and the litmus test for correct meditation 01:40Whatever the lineage, is it producing the four proofs?02:34Sitting very still turns the body into a biofeedback device 03:52First proof: hands hot and heavy 05:15Second proof: lips tingle as the heart rate fluctuates 05:41Third proof: long out-breath pressure on the dorsal vagal 07:12Proofs start small, like a thief in the night 08:25Fourth proof: tingling where the body is most relaxed 09:46Bringing the four proofs into the kriya you were given 10:08Start with HRV resonant breathing on the Resonant app 11:18Switch to the kriya and check whether the proof stays 12:43OM Japa in the chakras and Lahiri's tamasic warning 13:31Second defining factor: long breathing and HRV resonance 15:31Paravastha: stop the kriya and feel the peace 15:55Any one proof is enough; your own body is the biofeedback