Shas­tri Boodan

Kriya Yo­ga Med­i­ta­tion can help to al­le­vi­ate the stress caused by these dif­fi­cult times.

Swa­mi Pur­nat­manan­da Giri will be in T&T from No­vem­ber 2 to 4 to de­liv­er a se­ries of free lec­tures to the pub­lic on Kriya Yo­ga tech­niques. Fol­low­ing the lec­tures would be an ini­ti­a­tion pro­gramme on No­vem­ber 5 and 6.

Swa­mi Pur­nat­manan­da Giri, a monk in the lin­eage of Kriya Yo­ga, mas­ters Parama­ham­sa Har­i­ha­ranan­da and Parama­ham­sa Pra­j­nananan­da. Born in In­dia and trained as an in­dus­tri­al en­gi­neer, he came to the US and pur­sued high­er ed­u­ca­tion and then worked for over a decade. He was ini­ti­at­ed in­to the sa­cred path of Kriya Yo­ga in 1992 and joined the ashram in 2005 to serve his gu­ru and hu­man­i­ty at large.

The Swa­mi said Kriya Yo­ga was the path to­wards lib­er­a­tion and can be help­ful for in­di­vid­u­als to achieve their de­sires. He said “Kriya Yo­ga is about the de­vel­op­ment of the body, mind, and in­tel­lect lead­ing to the soul, so if the per­son wants peace and calm­ness, that is achiev­able through Kriya Yo­ga. If they want good health, that is achiev­able.” He said for peo­ple who are seek­ing peace and a stress-free life, med­i­ta­tion is the way to do that.

He said the stress of the pan­dem­ic, ris­ing food prices, and wars may be a heavy bur­den for many to bear. “Kriya Yo­ga brings about calm­ness and bal­ance in the life of the in­di­vid­ual to bring about peace,” he added.

The free lec­tures place at

the fol­low­ing venues:

• No­vem­ber 2 — 6.30 pm–7.30 pm–An­cient Sci­ence of Kriya Yo­ga Med­i­ta­tion at the Gas­par­il­lo Hin­du Mandir, 139 Bonne Aven­ture Main Road.

• No­vem­ber 3­ — 6.30 pm–7.30 pm–Mas­ter­ing the Mind through Kriya Yo­ga Med­i­ta­tion at the SWA­HA Sukh Shan­thi Bhak­ti Man­dali, Warn­er Street, Free­man Road, St Au­gus­tine.

• No­vem­ber 4 — 6 pm–8 pm–The An­cient Sci­ence of Kriya Yo­ga Med­i­ta­tion at the Di­vine Life So­ci­ety, Carlsen Field, Chase Vil­lage.

• The ini­ti­a­tion pro­gramme runs from No­vem­ber 5 to 6 at the Di­vine Life So­ci­ety, Carlsen Field, Chase Vil­lage.