International Kriya Yoga Retreat

Gurgaon, India, February 2008

Hundreds of Kriyabans (Kriya Yoga practitioners) from India, Europe, and America gathered for an annual 3-day retreat in Gurgaon, India. Below are recordings of classes by Ananda Kriyacharyas (Kriya Yoga teachers) and other ministers on the subject of Kriya practice.

Greetings From Directors of
Ananda India

“Religion is usually thought of in terms of dogma and beliefs. But we all share universal realities. It is not a matter of whether we believe in them or not.”
(Recorded at Ananda Assisi)

· MP3 Audio 7 MB
· Video 8 minutes

“One of the reasons the technique of Kriya Yoga is given in a special Initiation, is because it’s not just information.”

· MP3 Audio 33 MB
· Video 36 minutes

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“When I am confronted by someone who is angry, instead of reacting, I go 'in' and 'up,' bringing the Kriya breath to the point between the eyebrows.”

· MP3 Audio 21 MB
· Video 23 minutes

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“After I read Autobiography of a Yogi, I went to meet Swami Kriyananda. My first words to him were, 'Sir, I want to learn Kriya Yoga.'”

· MP3 Audio 27 MB
· Video 31 minutes

“The experience of Kriya Yoga has planted in our hearts the certainty of who we are.”

· MP3 Audio 31 MB
· Video 33 minutes

“The purpose of Kriya Yoga is to give us control of our life force, so we can gain control of our lives.”

· MP3 Audio 27 MB
· Video 30 minutes

“We no longer live in an age of religious rituals or blind beliefs… but in an age of Pranayam, or energy control.”

· Video 30 minutes

(No audio recording due to technical difficulties. We apologize for the inconvenience.)

“True spiritual teaching must be applicable on every level of our life.”

· MP3 Audio 29 MB
· Video 32 minutes

“We get in tune with the consciousness that is solution-oriented through our practice of Kriya Yoga.”

· MP3 Audio (21 MB)
· Video (23 minutes)