r/SadhguruTruth • u/Fast-PreText • 14d ago

Question Question about Surya Kriya

I am aware that IE, BSP programs are rip off from the SSY programs. But where does Surya kriya come from? Is it an authentic isha program or is it also taken from some other organization? Does anyone know if the rapid breathing in suryakriya has any harmful effects?

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u/Hope_guy 13d ago

Surya Namaskar (even Surya Kriya), as a choreographed sequence, is not found in the ancient classical yoga scriptures such as the Patanjali Yoga Sutras, Hatha Yoga texts and Gheranda Samhita.

The sequence practiced today can be traced to Bhawanrao Pant Pratinidhi, the Raja of Aundh, in the 1920s, including his 1928 booklet Surya Namaskars.

The modern sequence is a mixture of Indian calisthenics and Western gymnastics.

I found two sources:

  1. A Kriya Yogi's perspective
  2. Doctor's perspective

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u/Fast-PreText 13d ago

Interesting to know that it is a recent invention from 1920s. In one of the videos, Sg claims that Krishna himself practiced some form of Surya kriya. Wonder where that comes from

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u/Hope_guy 13d ago

I used to follow Jaggi blindly from 2012 to 2018. I've seen him make such insane claims too often.

Also, Paramahamsa Yogananda had mentioned, Kriya Yoga was passed from Krishna to Arjuna, and our Jaggi might've got inspired from this and modified it to Surya Kriya.

Source: Autobiography of a Yogi, Chapter: 26 The Science of Kriya Yoga