KRIYA: The Complete 144 Techniques of the Tamil Siddhas and Babaji's Kriya Yoga — Pranayama, Meditation, and the Path to Self-Realization

Ajarn Shaman Shu

Robert S. Shumake

About this ebook

We have mapped the stars and split the atom, yet we cannot quiet our own minds. Kriya: The Ancient Science of Awakening for the Modern World is the answer to that paradox—a complete, technically precise manual for the transformation of human consciousness, drawn from one of the oldest and most sophisticated inner sciences the world has ever produced.

For the first time in a single volume, this book unites the two great streams of the Kriya lineage: the complete 144-technique system of Mahavatar Babaji Nagaraj and the philosophical depth of the Paramahansa Yogananda transmission made famous in Autobiography of a Yogi. Where students of one stream have often received the philosophy without the full technical architecture—or the techniques without the wisdom to understand them—this book is the bridge between them.

Rooted in the tradition of the 18 Tamil Siddhas of South India, the accomplished ones who mapped the subtle energy body with the rigor of experimenters and the love of healers, Kriya offers both the map and the instructions for the journey inward.

Inside you will find:

The complete 144 techniques organized by Babaji's fourfold classification—Hatha, Pranayama, Dhyana, and Mantra Kriya—with full instruction and context

The true origins of Kriya Yoga—from the Tamil Siddha tradition and its ancient roots to the unbroken lineage through Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswar Giri, and Yogananda

The architecture of the Self—the subtle body, the chakras, the nadis, and the science of breath, posture, sound, and attention

Kriya Kundalini Pranayama—including the six aspects of the practice, taught step by step

The stages of awakening—the interior territory the techniques open, and how to navigate it safely

Integration for modern life—how to build and sustain a real practice amid the demands of the contemporary world

Complete appendices—a quick-reference guide to all 144 techniques, a biographical dictionary of the 18 Tamil Siddhas, and a mantra guide

This is not a book about transformation. It is a set of instructions for experiencing it. Every technique in these pages was forged in the laboratory of direct experience and can only be verified there.

Read it slowly. Read it carefully. But above all—practice. The fire is waiting.

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About the author

Ajarn Shaman Shu is an initiated master of the Shaiva Siddha and Vaishnava traditions, sacred scientist, and founder of ShivaUniversity.com and Krishna.University — the world's first AI-powered universities for Shaiva and Vaishnava sacred sciences. Also known as Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola (Ifa tradition) and Ajarn Shaman Shu (Thai Buddhist tradition), he is the author of over 70 books spanning Shiva, chakras, Tantra, yoga, Vajrayana Buddhism, and the universal science of consciousness and wealth.

Robert Shumake is the legal name of Shri Surya Narayana Swamikal. Based in Dallas, Texas, he is the founder of Smart Money Media AI — one of the largest independent publishers of African and Eastern sacred sciences — and the owner and publisher of multiple newspapers and digital media properties. He is the author of academic papers and over 70 published books on Ifa, Shaiva philosophy, Buddhist practice, and the science of wealth and consciousness. Learn more at robertshumake.co.

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