BABAJI'S KRIYA YOGA ORDER OF ACHARYAS

Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas is now requesting donations from Kriya Yoga initiates and other interested persons, for the purpose of building an ashram in Badrinath, Himalayas, on which a small ashram will be constructed during the coming years. A 5000 square foot plot of land has been identified and a price of $10,000 has been negotiated with the owner. We hope to finalize the purchase in September 2007. The purpose of the ashram will be to provide accomodations to our Kriya Yoga initiates visiting Badrinath, and an ideal environment where Kriya Yoga initiates can practice Kriya Yoga. It will also be a place where the many pilgrims visiting Badrinath will be able to obtain information and training or intiation in the five fold path of Babaji's Kriya Yoga from resident students and acharyas. One of our dedicated Kriya Yoga Indian initiates lives in Badrinath full time and will act as its administrator. Your donation is tax deductible if you are living in North America or India. Please send it via our website www.babaji.ca on the Acharyas page, using a credit card, or send a US or Canadian dollar bank draft or persona cheque payable to Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas, 196 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 90, Eastman, Quebec, Canada J0E 1P0 If you are in Europe you may find it more convenient to send it by a bank transfer to: Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas, account number 406726-0, bank: Caissse Centrale Desjardins du Quebec, SWIFT code: CCDQCAMMXXX, branch: La Caisse populaire Desjardiins du Lac Memphremagog, transit number 50066- 815.

Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas, Inc. was established in the USA and Quebec in 1997 and granted tax exempt status as a 501 (c) (3) educational charity by the Internal Revenue Service of the United States as well as by Revenue Canada. It is a network of "acharyas" or expert teachers who, following a common set of guidelines, reporting procedures, and personal practice and conduct, promote the dissemination of Babaji's Kriya Yoga throughout the world via lectures, publications, initiations and retreats. The founder-president of the Order Marshall Govindan was asked by Babaji and Yogi Ramaiah to establish the Order in 1986.

The Order maintains an ashram in Quebec, Canada, and Bangalore, India. The ashram in Bangalore accomodates serious students of yoga who seek an environment of yogic sadhana. Residents currently conduct free yoga classes for students in universities in Chidambaram and in Bangalore.

It publishes and distributes books and tapes throughout India and also organizes pilgrimages to sacred sites associated with the Tamil Siddha tradition. For more information contact Vinod or by mail to: Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas, Post Box 5608, Malleswaram West, 560 055 Bangalore, India.

Through a network of nearly 9,000 initiated practioners in twenty countries, the Order also organizes numerous trainings and initiations in Babaji's Kriya Yoga all over the world.

The Order is affiliated with the Yoga Research and Education Center, of Lower Lake, California, (founder president: Dr. Georg Feuerstein Ph.D). They are collaborating on research, translations, publications and the organization of conferences. For more information on the YREC see www.yrec.info

In the past twelve months, since September 2007 the Order of Acharyas did the following:

* Brought 105 initiation seminars in to over 1 500 persons living in Argentina, Japan, India, Estonia, the Gulf states, Bulgaria, Spain, Brazil, England, Australia, Germany, France, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Italy, Singapore, Malaysia, Martinique, USA and Canada.

* Sponsored and organized a Kriya Hatha Yoga Teacher Training program, for 18 teacher trainees at our ashram in India, and to 22 persons in Quebec.

* Maintained an ashram and publishing office in Bangalore, India. Vinod Kumar, the ashram manager, conducted free weekly public asana and meditation classes there, with biweekly free asana classes in local public schools. It published and distributed most of our books and tapes throughout India, and organized a pilgrimage to Badrinath.

* Completed the training of three new acharyas, Premananda (Joseba Imanol Idoyaga Vizcaya), Valmiki (Mikel Agirreazkuenaga Zigorraga ) both of Bilbao, Spain, and Skanda Vel (Ed Nichols) of Colorado, USA, now authorized to give the 1st level initiation.

* Purchased a 5,000 square foot plot of land in Badrinath, completed architectural plans for an ashram there, and completed much of the foundation’s construction prior to the monsoons which began in August 2008.

* Sponsored a European Gathering of Initiates of Babaji’s Kriya Yoga in France, in the summer 2008.

* Sponsored the work of six scholars who are completing the translation and commenatary of a new English translation of the “Tirumandiram” in 10 volumes. The translation and commentary is completed. We are now editing it.

* Published The Grace of Babaji’s Kriya Yoga first year course in Japanese, and the “Babaji and the 18 Siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition” and “Kriya Hatha Yoga” books in Bulgarian. “The Kriya Yoga Sutras of Patanjali” is now being published in Portuguese.

In the year 2008 - 2009 the Order plans to do the following:

* Bring initiation seminars to most of the above named countries.

* Move our ashram and publishing office in Bangalore, India to a new permanent location. Conduct free bi-weekly public asana and meditation classes there and locally.

* Publish and distribute the new translation of “Tirumandiram,” with commentary, in 10 volumes, including an index, nearly 4,000 pages, as an electronic book on a CD.

* Complete the training of more Acharyas. Support regional Gatherings of initiates.

* Continue the construction of the Badrinath ashram , expected completion in 2010.

We need your support to fulfull this program for the year 2008-2009. Your contribution is tax deductible. Send yours by December 31, 2008, if possible, and receive a receipt for your 2008 income tax return. Use your Visa, Mastercard or American Express!!

Our work is financed entirely by your contributions. There are many persons all over the world waiting to receive initiation. We will send acharyas as we receive the funds needed to pay for travel expenses. You may indicate for which of the above projects you wish to contribute.

For each donation of US$70/Cn$75 or more, receive a free copy of the new book, “Kriya Yoga: Insights Along the Path” in English or “The Wisdom of Jesus and the Yoga Siddhas.” in English, French, German or Spanish. See our shop for a description of these.

Donations may be made payable to "Babaji's Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas", and sent by check, draft or money order to 196 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 90, Eastman, Quebec, Canada J0E 1P0, or paid by a VISA, Mastercard or American Express authorization by calling 1-888-252.9642 or outside North America +1-450-297.0258 fax: +1-450-297.3957 or make your contribution online here.