Sri Rangin Mukherjee's Books to help you in your KYO practice
Sri Rangin Mukherjee has authored 11 books that comprehensively describe all levels of Kriya Yoga as taught by Babaji and Shyama Charan Lahiri, both theoretically and practically. These works have been translated into multiple languages, primarily English, German, French, Italian, and Spanish. All books are available in print and as e-books on www.amazon.com.
Introduction to Sri Rangin Mukherjee's KYO Book 1
I have visited many Kriya Yoga ashrams and I have been surprised by the way Kriya Yoga diksha (initiation) is given and the way the techniques are taught. The initiation given in the name of Kriya Yoga is not Kriya Yoga at all. It is an invented yoga. No one can progress on the spiritual path with this kind of initiation. On the contrary, the seeker will lose both time and faith. By using the name of Kriya Yoga, people are doing business in India and the West. They have built big ashrams and beautiful temples and are living luxurious lives.
One cannot become a Sanyasi (monk) merely by having long hair or a beard, wearing a saffron-coloured garment or chanting sacred mantras. Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa defined a Sanyasi as a person who has detached himself from the desires of sexual pleasure (kamini is the present Bengali word) and the pleasure of wealth (kanchan is the present Bengali word). Such a person has attained 80 percent of the path to God. My revered Gurudeb Shri Shri Gyanendranath Mukhopadhyay (Mukherjee), or revered Gyana Maharaja, told me 5 to 7 days before his mahasamadhi, which is the day of departure when the yogi leaves his body, that a person is a true Sanyasi if he has completed all the work. Then he pointed a finger towards himself and said, “The real Sanyasi is sitting before you.” I have completed all the work (meaning he has completed all the work done in the six chakras and the Sahasrara, the thousand-petalled lotus located at the top of the head. There is nothing left for me to do. Now I am enjoying the pension given by God.” He also spoke the truth before leaving his body (mahasamadhi or great liberation): “This is my last birth.”
Completion of all the Kriyas and mudras performed in the six chakras and Sahasrara is not so easy. For this, it is necessary to practice Kriya properly. Yogiraj Lahiri Mahasaya has written to one of his disciples that practicing two Pranayams properly is better than doing two hundred Pranayams randomly. One can get detached from desires by practicing this Kriya Pranayam properly. Unless one perfects Kriya Pranayam (Uttam pranayam), it is not possible to have deep and subtle spiritual understanding.
To reach this stage of perfection in Kriya Pranayam, one has to practice Kriya Yoga day after day, month after month, year after year. For this, one has to have patience and faith. Once one reaches the stage of perfect Kriya Pranayam, it is very easy to complete the remaining spiritual path. For this, one has to practice with patience first. Then one reaches the stage of total bliss and forgets the worldly past.
I have seen that after taking Kriya initiation, many people start practicing Kriya for the first few months with zeal and enthusiasm. But when they do not get any spiritual feeling or vision in the beginning, they lose all interest, give up Kriya practice and start living in the usual worldly way. But they must remember that to succeed in any field, perseverance and patience are necessary. One cannot attain spiritual enlightenment by mere magic.
That is why Lord Sri Krishna has taught in Srimad Bhagavad Gita that one should work without any attachment to the result (Nishkam Karma). What is this Nishkam Karma? It means practicing Kriya properly as the master says without worrying about the result. The results will surely come, but in the beginning perseverance, patience and faith are necessary. By practicing in this manner, the Kriya in the six chakras will end (by piercing the knot of the Ajna chakra) and the Kriya of devotion (Bhakti) and knowledge (Gyana) will start manifesting in the Sahasrara.
Kriya Yoga should be learned directly from a Guru. For this reason it is called Gurumukhi Vidya. This means that one should get the knowledge directly from the mouth of a Guru. One should not try to practice it by reading books. It is dangerous. So, first of all, get initiation into Kriya from a bona fide Guru (Satguru), understand the techniques properly and start practicing it.
People of any religion can practice this Kriya Yoga because Kriya Yoga is a Sadhana of the Almighty.