469--Q&A WITH SWAMIJI-- More on Lahiri Mahasaya

[Guest guest]

Question from Surya:I agree that the first breathing technique is

exactly what you say but it seems that the whole "Kriya Science" is

really centered, in short, around Khechari Mudra and techniques to

push the tongue further and further up until it reaches behind the

eyebrows and locks in there. Then there is also the opening up of

the chakras and the dissolving/unlocking the "knots" of the spine. I

guess from my reading, not from my extensive true knowledge, that

this is common with all "Kundalini Yoga" approaches, though I really

don't like using terms like that. Can you state a little more

regarding this? Also since you have stated that the tales about the

extreme age of Lahiri Mahasay's Guru, who many refer to just as

Babaji, was more tradition than fact, can you state what your

experience was about who this particular Babaji was/is? From my time

in the Garwahl/Kumoan regions with sadhus, several who are familiar

with

the subject at all are of the opinion that he was the older baba known

as Herakhan Baba. I am not referring to the recent supposed

reincarntion/remanifestation of Herakhan Baba in the 70s/80s. Thank

you once again.

 

Swamiji's response:

There are so many subtle aspects of these practices, as many as there

are sadhus, so many are the descriptions we will find. Unfortunately,

in our modern era, people began to trademark the names, causing a lot

more confusion trying to distinguish their practice from others.

In reality the rishis came up with the ultimate description of "neti

neti," and I would try to move from the intellectual understanding,

through the practice, into the experience.