NSS Kriya YogaOm Siddhivinayak Machindra Dutt Mandir · Katraj, Pune

The path

Teachings

Kriya means action — deliberate, repeated, inward action. It is a discipline of breath, attention and energy, carried down the Nath and Babaji lines, and it works on the practitioner rather than on their circumstances.

This is not exercise, and this mandir is not a gym. Nothing here is sold by the month.

The practices

Where anyone may begin

These need no permission. Start today, on your own, and come to the mandir when you want correction.

Guru Sanjay Nath seated in meditation, hands open in his lap

Meditation

Sitting still and paying attention. Simple to describe, and the ground everything else is built on.

ध्यान
Guru Sanjay Nath in white turban and saffron dhoti, seated at the mandir

Mudra & Asana

The gestures and postures that make the body a fit place to practise in.

मुद्रा · आसन
The Guru pouring an offering into the havan kund with a copper spoon

Mantra

Sound used as a practice — repeated until the repetition does the work.

मन्त्र

The practices

After initiation

Given once the Guru has seen your practice and judged you ready for it.

The Guru seated beside the havan kund, flames filling the frame

Given at diksha

Kriya Yoga

The central practice of this mandir — a discipline of breath and attention that works directly on the energy of the spine.

क्रिया योग

The practices

Under direct guidance only

These are not described in full anywhere, here or elsewhere. They are shown, in person, and practised under watch.

The fire at full height during the havan ceremony

Given at diksha

Kundalini

The coiled energy at the base of the spine, and what it means for it to rise. The emblem of this mandir depicts exactly this.

कुण्डलिनी
Guru Sanjay Nath wearing rudraksha malas, seated cross-legged

Given at diksha

Khechari Mudra

An advanced mudra of the Nath tradition, given only in person and only after long preparation.

खेचरी मुद्रा

Beginning

Asking for Kriya Diksha

The deeper kriyas are given in person, never published. What that involves, who may receive it and how to ask are all set out plainly.

About Kriya DikshaCommon questions