Library - Kriya Yoga

Kriya Yoga library

All of these materials are currently in the public domain. Some are compilations by individuals or organizations, while others are facsimile copies.

Articles & Interviews

Paramahamsa Hariharananda

• "Kriya Yoga: A Shortcut Technique for Scientific Meditation" (DOC)

• "Master of Kriya Yoga" - A Yoga Journal 1993 Interview (PDF)

• "The Breath of God" - A Hinduism Today 1998 article (PDF)

• "The Higher Kriyas of the Original Kriya Yoga" (DOC)

Rajarshi Raghabananda

• "The Essence of Kriya Yoga" - 2010 (DOC)

Yogi Sarveshwarananda Giri

• "What's Your Yuga?" - A 1998 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "Living a Spiritual Life Full Time" - A 1998 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "Out of Evil Cometh Good" - A 1998 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "Contemplation on the Riddles of the Lord" - A 1998 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "The Subject is Love" - A 1998 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "History of Kriya Yoga and the Lineage of Masters" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "Let the Wind Carry You - Metaphorical Interpretation of a Sufi Tale" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "In Every Breath I Will Watch Buddha - Pt 1" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "The Mahabharata Epic in the Light of Kriya Yoga - Pt 1" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "Freedom from Fear" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "In Every Breath I Will Watch Buddha - Pt 2" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "The Mahabharata Epic in the Light of Kriya Yoga - Pt 2" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "In Every Breath I Will Watch Buddha - Pt 3" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "The Mahabharata Epic in the Light of Kriya Yoga - Pt 3" - A 1999 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "We Always Have a Choice" - A 2000 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "The Mahabharata Epic in the Light of Kriya Yoga - Pt 4" - A 2000 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "Perfect Freedom Begins Within" - A 2000 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "The Mahabharata Epic in the Light of Kriya Yoga - Pt 5" - A 2000 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "Everything You Need to Know about the Kingdom of God You Can Learn it from a Child and a Thief" - A 2001 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "The Mahabharata Epic in the Light of Kriya Yoga - Pt 6" - A 2001 Soul Culture article (DOC)

• "The Road to Happiness Passes through Service" - A 2002 Soul Culture article (DOC)

Books & Booklets

Kailash Chandra Rath

• ABC of Kriya Yoga (PDF)

Kriya Yoga devotees

• In Memoriam: Paramahamsa Hariharananda (PDF)

Panchanon Bhattacharya

• Kriya Yoga Aphorisms (PDF)

Paramahamsa Hariharananda

• Discourses on Kriya Yoga (PDF)
• Kriya Yoga: A Step to God-Realization (PDF)
• Kriya Yoga: The Essence of All Religions (PDF)

Paramahamsa Yogananda

• Autobiography of a Yogi - 1946 original edition (PDF)

• The Sermon on the Mount (PDF)

• The Cosmic Mother (PDF)

• The Master Said (PDF)

• The Second Coming of Christ - Volume 1 (PDF)

• The Second Coming of Christ - Volume 2 (PDF)

• The Second Coming of Christ - Volume 3 (PDF)

• Psychological Chart (PDF)

Sunil Kumar Ghosh

• Bhupendranath Sanyal: A Life Divine (PDF)

Swami Shriyukteshwar Giri

• The Holy Science (PDF)

Yogi Sarveshwarananda Giri

• An Illustrated Life of Paramahamsa Hariharananda (PDF)

Magazines & Journals

East-West Magazine

A partial collection of old issues from the first magazine published in the West by Paramahamsa Yogananda.

1925-1927

• Volume 1 No.1 (PDF)

• Volume 1 No.2 (PDF)

• Volume 1 No.3 (PDF)

• Volume 1 No.4 (PDF)

• Volume 1 No.5 (PDF)

• Volume 1 No.6 (PDF)

• Volume 2 No.1 (PDF)

• Volume 2 No.2-3 (PDF)

• Volume 2 No.4 (PDF)

• Volume 2 No.5 (PDF)

• Volume 2 No.6 (PDF)

• Volume 3 No.1 (PDF)

1928-1929

• Volume 3 No.2 (PDF)

• Volume 3 No.3 (PDF)

• Volume 3 No.4 (PDF)

• Volume 3 No.5 (PDF)

• Volume 3 No.6 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.1 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.2 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.3 (PDF)

1930-1932

• Volume 4 No.4 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.5 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.6 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.7 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.8 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.9 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.10 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.11 (PDF)

• Volume 4 No.12 (PDF)

Inner Culture Magazine

Starting in 1933 the old "East-West Magazine" was renamed "Inner Culture Magazine". Here is a partial collection of old issues.

1933-1934

• Volume 5 No.1 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.2 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.3 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.4 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.5 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.6 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.7 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.8 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.9 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.10 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.11 (PDF)

• Volume 5 No.12 (PDF)

• Volume 6 No.1 (PDF)

• Volume 6 No.2 (PDF)

1935-1937

• Volume 6 No.4 (PDF)

• Volume 6 No.7 (PDF)

• Volume 6 No.8 (PDF)

• Volume 7 No.11 (PDF)

• Volume 7 No.12 (PDF)

• Volume 8 No.7 (PDF)
• Volume 9 No.5 (PDF)

1940-1947

• Volume 12 No.9 (PDF)

• Volume 13 No.2 (PDF)

• Volume 16 No.3 (PDF)

• Volume 16 No.4 (PDF)

• Volume 17 No.1 (PDF)

• Volume 18 No.1 (PDF)

• Volume 18 No.5 (PDF)

• Volume 18 No.6 (PDF)

Self-Realization Magazine

Paramahamsa Yogananda's magazine was finally renamed "Self-Realization Magazine." Here is one of the first issues.

1949

• January-February (PDF)

Karar Kriyaban Sammelan
The Karar Ashram's quarterly journal and special "Souvenir" issues, founded by Paramahamsa Hariharananda. Here are a few of the earlier issues.

Kriyaban (1980-1982)

• Volume 2 - Autumnal Equinox 1981 (PDF)
• Volume 3 - Winter Solstice 1982 (PDF)

• Volume 4 - Vernal Equinox 1982 (PDF)

Souvenir (1973-1984)

• Karar Ashram Souvenir (1973) (PDF)

• Karar Ashram Diamond Jubilee Souvenir (1978) (PDF)
• Karar Ashram Souvenir (1984) (PDF)

Hariharananda Kriya Yoga Mission - Sambalpur

The ashram established by Paramahamsa Hariharananda and Rajarshi Raghabananda occasionally published a "Souvenir" magazine. Here is the latest issue.

Souvenir (2006-2007)

• "Paramahamsa Hariharananda Birth Centenary" issue (PDF)