A source for the Teachings of Yoga and Hinduism
Kriya Yoga includes three essential steps as described by Patanjali Maharishi. The first step is tapasya or austerity, the second is svadhyaya or the study of the self, and third, isvara pranidhana, surrender to God, to the whole, that is enlightenment.
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Swami Ramakrishnananda is a Hindu monk, and the spiritual director and founder of the Vishwa Dharma Mandalam, an organization dedicated to spreading the teaching, practices and philosophy of the Sanatana Dharma, Hinduism and Yoga. Swamiji lives and teaches at the Ramakrishnananda Ashram in the Catskill Mountains of NY.
