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Kriyā Yoga (Yogananda)

Kriyā Yoga (Yogananda lineage)

This Kriyā Yoga lineage was revived for householders by Lahiri Mahāśaya (1828–1895), transmitted through Swami Sri Yukteswar, and carried to the world by Paramahansa Yogananda, whose Autobiography of a Yogi introduced it to millions. It emphasises an energisation-and-breath technique for accelerating inner awakening.

Origin: 19th–20th c.
Geographical roots: Varanasi → USA
🌱 Modern teaching methodology / lineageA 19th–21st-century method or lineage — related to, but distinct from, the classical traditions it draws on.Verified

Historical development

This Kriyā Yoga lineage was revived for householders by Lahiri Mahāśaya (1828–1895), transmitted through Swami Sri Yukteswar, and carried to the world by Paramahansa Yogananda, whose Autobiography of a Yogi introduced it to millions. It emphasises an energisation-and-breath technique for accelerating inner awakening.

Principal Gurus & Ācāryas

Guru–disciple links are shown only where historically supported; traditional attributions are marked as such and never asserted as fact.

Key scriptures (Śāstra)

Autobiography of a Yogi

Modern transmission

It is stewarded today by the Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society.

Institutions

Self-Realization Fellowship / Yogoda Satsanga Society ↗

NOSTOPS teachers in this tradition

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