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Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), best known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi and guru who founded the Kriya Yoga school. He was a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji. [1]
Lahiri Mahasay (Full Name: Shyama Charan Lahiri) became known to the truth seekers all over the world through Paramahamsa Yogananda 's famous book "Autobiography of a Yogi", which has been translated in many languages.
Kriya yoga of Sri Lahiri Mahasaya aka Lahiri Baba, passed down thru Sri Panchanan Bhattachrya all the way to Sri Sudhin Ray.
Jun 29, 2023 · Lahiri Mahasaya was the esteemed teacher of Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, and mentor of Paramhansa Yogananda. Yogananda in fact gave him the title “ Yogavatar ”, translated as Incarnation Of Yoga.
Feb 17, 2022 · 12 min Read. Lahari Mahasaya was a great Guru, disciple, loving and caring father, husband, and son. He acquired the knowledge of Kriya from his great Guru Mahavatar Babaji and passed it to his disciples, such as Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri and Panchanan Bhattacharya.
The changed and purified lives of devotees were the simple guarantees of the deathless vitality of Kriya. In 1886, twenty-five years after his Ranikhet initiation, Lahiri Mahasaya was retired on a pension. 17 With his availability in the daytime, disciples sought him out in ever-increasing numbers.
Lahiri Mahasaya (Shyama Charan Lahiri) is a disciple of Mahavatar Babaji. Mahavatar Babaji initiated him in the science of Kriya Yoga and instructed him to bestow the sacred technique on all sincere seekers.
This website is maintained to serve the community of Kriya Yoga practitioners and spiritual seekers around the teachings of Great Guru Shri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahasaya. Here you follow the reflections and meditations on Kriya Yoga, as well as texts on the teachings of the great guru Sri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashaya.
Shyama Charan Lahiri (30 September 1828 – 26 September 1895), also known as Lahiri Mahasaya, was an Indian yogi, Guru, and a disciple of the Kriya Yoga master Mahavatar Babaji.
Lahiri Mahasaya was the guru of Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, and thus the param-guru of Paramhansa Yogananda. Lahiri Mahasaya was chosen by his guru Mahavatar Babaji to disseminate the teachings of Kriya Yoga to the world.
