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Recieved: 2002/10/04 12:07
Subject: Re: [K-list] Kriya Yoga (long post)
From: Gregor Gonnella
On 2002/10/04 12:07, Gregor Gonnella posted thus to the K-list:
I hope one day once my K has settled a bit to follow that path. I read a bit
on the internet that was going on about now SRF Kriya yoga was not right and
Babaji's Kriya yoga was the correct one. It's horrible for a K active person
who knows so little about these things to have to pick your way through
arguments between people you kind of look up to because they are met to be
spiritually evolved.
Gregor.
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Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 10:44 PM
Subject: [K-list] Kriya Yoga (long post)> Greetings All,
>
> For Cy and Hema and any others who were interested in a Kriya thread, I
will
> start one (with Hillary's blessing). If the discussion becomes too
lengthy
> or does not seem to be on topic, I will be happy to take it off-list.
>
> First off, let me say that I have only had the introductory stages and
> initiations for Kriya Yoga. It was through these practices that I have
(at
> least somewhat intentionally) been able to manifest the "electrical"
feeling
> some of you have discribed. I am having my formal Kriya intiation next
> Saturday in Oklahoma City at the Christ Center for Divine Philosophy. My
> guru's name is Billy Butenhoff. He has never taken a formal title in the
> Hindu tradition, nor did his guru Audle (pronounced "Awdly) Allison.
There
> is no charge for any of the initiations at the Christ Center nor for any
of
> the classes. There is a charge for the retreats they sponser, but it is
very
> reasonable: $60 for three days of classes. These take place six times a
> year. There is a free lecture and guided meditation there every Sunday at
> 10:00am
>
> I began studying the basic meditation program last December and 12 weeks
> later I was given the first intiation called EKOM. The initiations happen
> twice a year.
>
> The basic excercise consists of a relatively simple meditation: Sitting
in
> Gyan Mudra (full lotus not required), focus the attention at the top of
the
> head just between the temples. As you inhale, visualize your crown chakra
> opening, then as you exhale see energy flowing down into your head through
> the crown chakra as if the outgoing breath were making room for the
incoming
> energy. Then focus your attention one half-inch above the bridge of the
> nose--this called the point of will, don't confuse this with the third
eye.
> With the attention focused at the point of will, continue breathing as
above
> and see the energy coming to the point of will.
>
> From the point of will visualize the energy moving back through the both
> hemispheres of the brain and to the spine. Flow the energy down into the
> neck and shoulders and into the hands. Take a few breaths with the energy
> pulsating in the hands. Then go back to the top of the head. Repeat the
> above process, except this time flow it all the way down the spine to the
> tailbone, split the energy into each leg and flow it to the knees where it
> mixes with energy of the hands and then flow it down through the feet into
> the Earth. Once this circuit is completed take a few breaths and feel
your
> whole body become saturated with this energy.
>
> Then go back to the top of the head, but this time, at the top of the head
> just between the ears. Repeat all the previous stages-- point of will,
> brain, neck shoulders hands and then point of will, brain, spine,
tailbone,
> knees, feet. Remembering each time to allow your entire body to saturate
> with the energy when you complete the circuit.
>
> Then return to the top of the head, but this time focus your attention of
a
> spot directly between the first two. Repeat the above process again.
>
> After the this, say a prayer of gratitude. Now you are ready to "Listen
> In". Take your forefingers and place them gently beneath the eyes and
press
> LIGHTLY. Roll the eyes up as if you were looking out the top of your
head.
> Simultaneously, use the thumbs to gently press the earflaps (the little
> protrusions of skin and cartlidge just in front of the auditory canal)
into
> the ears. Focus your attention at the spot on the top of the head between
> the temples. Hold this for approximately one minute, then release. Focus
on
> the light you may see and just surrender to it. Repeat this process for
the
> other two spots on the top of the head.
>
> You may see a gold light or a gold ring with a beautiful star in the
middle
> of it. You may see a wash of colors, or you may see nothing. By this
> process we also focus in on the sounds of the chakras. Try to listen for
the
> "most quiet" sound when you press the thumbs over the ears. If you hear a
> sound like ocean, don't focus on it, this can create a disharmonius
pattern
> in the chakras. The sounds of the chakras are discribed as :root
> chakra--hissing, 2nd chakra--crickets, 3rd chakra--pan flute or deep
> throated whistling, 4th chakra--tinkling bells or heavy gong, 5th
> chakra--high pitched whistling, 6th chakra--glorious trumpets, crown
> chakra--thunder followed by the AUM. (The AUM sounds a lot like a
> light-saber from Star Wars to me).
>
> As you move up the spine each sound is more difficult to hear and requires
a
> deeper level of meditation. Listen for the "sound behind the sound".
Audle
> Allison used to say "In meditation, the light protects you and the sound
> takes you Home"
>
> The EKOM meditation is a bit more difficult and requires a little knowlege
of
> brain anatomy which they teach at the EKOM initiation. EKOM teaches you
to
> focus the energy into a tighter and tighter channel and how use it to
break
> through chakra blockages, blockages in the spine and elsewhere. Billy
will
> guide the energy for you the first time so you know what it feels like to
get
> it going in the right places. Sort of an introductory shaktipat.
>
> As I understand it, the Kriya intiation teaches you to bring the energy
back
> up the spine and do more clearing and cleansing with it. Sort of like
filling
> a dirty bottle bottle with water and then dumping it out--over and over
again
> until the bottle (your energy system) is clean. I will let you know after
> next weekend.
>
> I hope you find this helpful. I will try to answer any questions to the
best
> of my abilty. If you really want a thorough lesson, please visit the
Christ
> Center or one of it's satellite groups around the country. I know there
is a
> group in Albaquerque, Atlanta, Boston, Detroit and my home town of Austin
TX.
> If anyone is interested I will give the phone number of the Christ Center
> off-list and you may inquire with them about other locations.
>
> Love in each moment,
>
> Jason B
>-------y.lEAA/MVfIAA/AtTslB/TM
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