Kriya Yoga

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meditation technique system spiritual path spiritual practice

Kriya Yoga is a spiritual path and meditation technique system, popularized in the West by Paramahansa Yogananda, that aims at accelerated spiritual growth and direct personal experience of the divine.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Kriya Yoga canonical	1
kriyā-yoga	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	meditation technique system ⓘ spiritual path ⓘ spiritual practice ⓘ
aimsAt	God-realization ⓘ expansion of consciousness ⓘ inner peace ⓘ self-realization ⓘ
associatedWith	Paramahansa Yogananda NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWithOrganization	Self-Realization Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Yogoda Satsanga Society of India NERFINISHED ⓘ
claimsTo	shorten the time needed for spiritual realization ⓘ
describedIn	Autobiography of a Yogi NERFINISHED ⓘ
emphasizes	breath control ⓘ inner energy awareness ⓘ meditation ⓘ
focusesOn	purification of consciousness ⓘ spiritual evolution ⓘ
hasPrimaryGoal	accelerated spiritual growth ⓘ direct personal experience of the divine ⓘ
historicallyLinkedTo	19th-century Indian spiritual renaissance ⓘ
includes	concentration practices ⓘ meditative absorption practices ⓘ techniques of pranayama ⓘ
influencedBy	Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras NERFINISHED ⓘ Upanishadic teachings ⓘ
languageOfTerm	Sanskrit ⓘ
meaningOfName	“yoga of action” ⓘ
originatesFrom	India NERFINISHED ⓘ
popularizedIn	the West NERFINISHED ⓘ
practicedBy	householders ⓘ monastics ⓘ
practicedIn	many countries worldwide ⓘ
relatedTo	Bhakti Yoga NERFINISHED ⓘ Jnana Yoga NERFINISHED ⓘ Raja Yoga NERFINISHED ⓘ
requires	initiation by an authorized teacher ⓘ regular disciplined practice ⓘ
rootedIn	Hindu spiritual tradition ⓘ
stresses	devotion to God ⓘ ethical living ⓘ regular daily practice ⓘ
teaches	systematic meditation techniques ⓘ
transmittedBy	Lahiri Mahasaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Mahavatar Babaji NERFINISHED ⓘ Sri Yukteswar NERFINISHED ⓘ
transmittedThrough	guru-disciple lineage ⓘ
viewedAs	scientific approach to meditation ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine → religiousTradition → Kriya Yoga ⓘ

Yoga Sūtra → relatedPractice → Kriya Yoga ⓘ

this entity surface form: kriyā-yoga