Journal 2012 Journal 2012 - Kriya Yoga Institute

Timeless Soul in Time FrameEventful Years in the Life of Paramahamsa Hariharananda1907 May 27 th : Monday, Buddha Purnima, Full moon of Vishakha,Birthday of Buddha, birth of Rabindranath in Habibpur, Nadia1918 Sacred thread ceremony, vow of brahmacharya and mantrainitiation from his father1919 Initiation into Jnana Yoga by Shrimat Bijoy KrishnaChattopadhyay1932 Meeting with Shriyukteswarji at Serampore and initiation intoKriya Yoga1935 Met Paramahamsa Yogananda during his short trip to India andwas initiated into Second Kriya1936 March 9 th : mahasamadhi of Shriyukteshwarji1938 Joins Karar Ashram, Puri and started monastic life as BrahmachariRabinarayan1940 Attained khechari, bhramari, and shambavi stages of realization1941 Third Kriya initiation from Swami Satyananda Giri1942 Returns to visit family at parental home for a short time as abrahmachari1943-1945 Training under Sanyal Mahasaya1944 Meeting a mysterious monk1946-1948 Attainment of different stages of samadhi1949 Darshan of Mahavatar Babaji1950 Becomes Acharya of Puri Karar Ashram1951 Paramahamsa Yogananda empowers him to initiate people intoKriya Yoga1956 Death of his father1958 Sept 27 th : Vision of Kali1959 Initiation into sannyas1960-1972 Preaching Kriya Yoga in different parts of India1964 Death of his mother1971 August 4 th : Becomes President of Karar Ashram1974 Founded the Ashram at Bhubaneswar1974 First visit to West, European countries1975 Founded the ashram at Balighai1975 First visit to the USA1977 Publication of Kriya Yoga books in English1977-1998 Kriya Yoga centers established in India, Europe, North andSouth America, and Australia to teach and spread the message ofKriya Yoga1992 Established the ashram at Rourkela26