BABAJI'S KRIYA YOGA ORDER OF ACHARYAS

Mission: To promote the dissemination of Babaji’s Kriya Yoga throughout the world through lectures, public classes, initiation seminars, and retreats through qualified and authorized teachers (“ acharyas ”). Babaji’s Kriya Yoga is a scientific art of perfect God Truth Realization. It is a practical side to all religions, and is therefore non-sectarian, suitable to everyone, regardless of their religious ideals. It represents the teachings of Satguru Kriya Babaji Nagaraj and the 18 Siddha Yoga tradition of India.

History and current activities: Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas, Inc. was established in the USA, Quebec, Canada and India 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 and by India. It is a network of “acharyas” or expert teachers who, following a common set of standards for teaching, personal yogic practice and ethical conduct, reporting and coordination, 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 Satchidananda was asked by Babaji and the late Yogi S.A.A. Ramaiah (1923-2006) to establish the Order in 1986. Yogi Ramaiah, a Tamil Siddha Yogi, was initiated by Babaji near Badrinath, in the Himalayas in 1954. M Govindan Satchidananda was trained in all aspects of Babaji’s Kriya Yoga by Yogi Ramaiah from 1970 to 1988, practicing it for eight hours per day throughout this 18 year period.

The Order maintains ashrams in Quebec , Bangalore, two in Sri Lanka and is building one in Badrinath, India. The ashrams accomodate serious students of yoga who seek an environment for intensive yogic practice. Babaji’s Kriya Yoga ashram near Eastman, Quebec is one of the most beautiful Yoga ashrams in the world today. Founded in 1992, it offers year round retreats and seminars. It is located on top of a mountain, with panoramic views of neighboring mountains and pristine forest land. The 40 acre site includes a private lake, a mediation hall, access to hundreds of acres of forest trails, peace and isolation. Its comfortable facilities provide housing for up to 35 persons at one time.

The Order’s 24 acharyas conduct free public yoga classes and initiation seminars in more than a dozen countries. The Order in India publishes and distributes the manuscripts prepared by the Yoga Siddha Research Center scholars. It also organizes pilgrimages to sacred sites associated with the Siddha tradition both in south India and the Himlayas. 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 over 18,000 initiated practitioners in twenty countries, the Order also organizes numerous initiation seminars, retreats, trainings and group practice meetings in Babaji’s Kriya Yoga.

Yoga Siddha Research Center: The Order has sponsored and guided the work of the Yoga Siddha Research Center in Chennai, Tamil Nadu India since 2000. This research center collects, preserves, transcribes, translates the ancient palm leaf manuscripts of the 18 Yoga Siddha tradition of India, with commentaries. The Order publishes these works of the Center and distributes them throughout India and the world. It also sponsors the scholars working for the center at various academic conferences. Six major books have been published to date. In 2010 the center has recently published a new English translation with commentary of the south India’s most important text related to Yoga: the Tirumandiram, by the Yoga Siddha Tirumular in ten volumes, 3 780 pages, including the index. Dr TN P Haran is currently preparing a Guide book to the 800 Siddhas poems. We will publish these on an accomparying Cd in the Summer of 2011.

This is a good time to consider making a donation to “Babaji’s Kriya Yoga Order of Acharyas”, to enable us to continue to bring Babaji’s Kriya Yoga to persons who otherwise would not be able to receive it.

In the past twelve months, since September 2009 the Order of Acharyas did the following:

* Brought over 100 initiation seminars in to nearly 1,500 persons living in Argentina, India, Estonia, the Gulf states, Spain, Brazil, England, Poland, Denmark, Australia, Germany, France, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, Italy, Austria, USA and Canada.

* Maintained an ashram and publishing office in Bangalore, India. Vinod Kumar, the ashram manager, conducted free daily 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. It published and distributed many of our titles in new Indian language editions, in Hindi, Telegu, and Tamil.

* Maintained an ashram in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, where free public yoga classes and intiates satsangs are given weekly.

* Completed the training of four new acharyas, Siddhananda Sita, Turyananda both of France, Ganga Devi of Canada and Nagaraj of Japan, now authorized to give the 1st level initiation. A fifth, Allan Frank, of Canada, will be inducted October 10, 2010.

* Continued the construction the foundation and supporting pillars for the 2nd floor of the new ashram in Badrinath, India.

* Organized four pilgrimage groups of foreign students, totaling 120 Kriya Yoga initiates at the Kumba Mela in Haridwar from January 25 to March 22, 2010. Another 80 Indian Kriya Yoga initiates also visited our camp there.

* Sponsored a Gathering of Initiates of Babaji’s Kriya Yoga in France, in the June and in Austria in September 2010.

* Released the monumental literary work, Tirumandiram, in 10 volumes, at a gala celebration attended by 1,000 + persons, and many distinguished spiritual and government leaders in Chennai, India January 10, 2010.

* Published in German, The Yoga of Boganathar, The Voice of Babaji: Trilogy in Russian and the book Babaji and the 18 siddha Kriya Yoga Tradition in Sinhala, in Sri Lanka.

* Sponsored free public classes in Babaji’s Kriya Yoga throughout 2010 at the Quebec ashram, twice per week, and since August in Tempe Arizona.

In the year 2010 - 2011 the Order plans to do the following:

* Bring initiation seminars to most of the above named countries, as well as Russia, Singapore, and Malaysia.

* Conduct free bi-weekly public asana and meditation classes at our ashrams in Bangalore and Dehiwala, Sri Lanka.

* Complete the training of more acharyas in the USA (2), in France and India.

* Publish the 5,350 verses in 800 poems of the 18 Siddhas, along with a Guide book to the rare manuscripts which since 2002, we have found in palm leaf manuscript libraries, scanned, preserved and transcribed.

* Publish The Voice of Babaji: Trilogy in French.

* Support regional Gatherings of initiates.

* Continue the construction of the Badrinath ashram, expected completion in 2012.

The 24 volunteer Acharyas of the Order and many other volunteer organizers need your support to fulfill this program for the year 2010-2011. Your contribution is tax deductible in Canada and the USA. Send it by December 31, 2010 if possible, and receive a receipt for your 2010 Income tax return. Use your credit card!

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.

For each donation of US$70/Cn$75 or more, receive a free copy of the new book, “Babaji’s Kriya Yoga: Deepening Your Practice” in English or “Kailash: In Quest of the Self” in English or E-book “A Yoga Toolbox for Shaping Your Future” in English or “The Wisdom of Jesus and the Yoga Siddhas.” in English, French, German or Spanish. See our bookstore for a description of these. Please indicate the title of the book to send in the Additional Information to the cart in Check Out Now.

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. 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 or to the Deutsch Bank account: payable to “Marshall Govindan” Deutsch Bank International, BLZ 50070024, account number: 0723106, re. IBAN DE09500700240072310600, BIC/Swift code DEUTDEDBFRA. Please inform info@babajiskriyayoga.net when the transfer is made