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.Rudra Granthi is related to the causal body and to the world of ideas, visions,and intuitions.At a point between the eyebrows, the Ida and Pingala Nadis cross overand then come down in the left and right nostrils, respectively.Ida and Pingala are timebound; after piercing the Rudra knot, the time bound consciousness dissolves - the yogiestablishes himself in the supreme Atman whose seat is Sahasrara Chakra.Perfectemancipation is achieved.Lahiri Mahasaya underlines the importance of overcoming two other obstacles:tongue and navel which are unfastened by Kechari Mudra and by Navi Kriya,respectively.The knot of the tongue, cuts us off from the reservoir of energy in theSahasrara region.The knot of the navel originates from the trauma of cutting theumbilical cord.The four phases of Kriya Yoga are experienced by unfastening all the afore mentionedknots, in the following order:I.Knot of the tongueII.Knot of Vishnu (heart Chakra)III.Knot of the navelIV.Knot of Brahma (Muladhara) & knot of Rudra (point between the eyebrows)As we can see, in Lahiri Mahasaya's vision, two secondary knots (tongue and navel)have become of primary importance and two main knots (Brahma and Rudra) areconsidered a two-phased event that characterizes the fourth and last stage of Kriya.[seechapter 7 for further discussion.] It has been explained that there is a strong connectionbetween Brahma and Rudra knots.Actually, having already unfastened the knots oftongue, heart and navel, as soon as you cross the door of Sushumna (in Muladhara), youcome up instantaneously, unimpeded, to the "door of the infinite" in the point betweenyour eyebrows.Kriya Yoga If we want to understand the essence of Kriya Yoga it is necessary to putaside some definitions found on the web."Kriya Yoga is the science of controlling lifeenergy [Prana]." "Kriya Yoga is a technique that activates the astral cerebrospinalcenters." "Kriya Yoga hastens the practitioner's spiritual development and helps to bringabout a profound state of tranquility and God-communion." "Kriya Yoga brings aboutthe stilling of sensory input."I don't want to contest them, but I think that Kriya is broader than what isimplied.There are definitions which say nothing: they make a misleading synthesis ofits methods and list its effects in the same way one would describe Hatha Yoga or Raja238 Yoga practice.Patanjali refers once to Kriya Yoga: "Kriya consists of body discipline,mental control, and meditating on Iswara." [Yoga sutras II:1] This is definitely correct,but by following the further evolution of his thought, we are led astray.Although hestates that by constantly remembering the inner sound of Om we can achieve theremoval of all the obstacles that block our spiritual evolution, he does not develop thismethod.He is far from describing the same spiritual discipline taught by LahiriMahasaya.Kriya Yoga is a "mystic path" utilizing the best tools used by the mystics of allreligions.It consists of control of breath [Kriya Pranayama], prayer [Japa, Mantra] andpure effort of attuning with the Omkar Reality.The soothing process of calming thebreath, followed by the Thokar procedure, guides the bodily energy into the heartChakra, holding thus, as in a grip of calmness, the unceasing reflex originating thebreath.When a perfect stillness is established, when all the inner and outer movementscease, the kriyaban perceives a radiation of fresh energy sustaining each cell frominside; then the breathless state settles in.When the physical breath is totallytranscended and a circulation of energy happens in the body the breath is said to havebecome "Internal" a feeling of infinite safety, solidity and reliance originates.It is likehaving crossed a barrier and moved into a measureless space: Kriya yoga is a miracle ofbeauty.Kumbhaka Kumbhaka means holding the breath.It is such an important phase inPranayama that some Yoga teachers doubt whether a modified way of breathing whichdoes not include any Kumbhaka can be called Pranayama at all.It is observed that whenwe are about to do something which requires our total attention, our breath isautomatically held.We are not deliberately doing Pranayama, but our breath issuspended of its own accord; this demonstrates how natural this fact is.In Pranayamathe inhalation is called Puraka, which literally means "the act of filling"; the exhalationis called Rechaka, meaning "the act of emptying".Retention of breath is calledKumbhaka, meaning "holding".Kumbha is a pot: just as a water pot holds water whenit is filled with it, so in Kumbhaka the breath and the Prana is held in the body.In theclassic Yoga literature there are described four types of Kumbhaka.I.We breathe out deeply and hold the breath for a few seconds.This is known as "BahirKumbhaka" (External Kumbhaka).II.The second, " Antar Kumbhaka" (Internal Kumbhaka), is holding the breath after adeep inhalation.Usually this kind of Kumbhaka is accompanied by the use of theBandhas.III.The third type is that practiced by alternate breathing - breathing in deeply throughthe left nostril, then holding the breath and then exhaling through the right& It isconsidered the easiest form of Kumbhaka.IV.The fourth type is the most important of all, the peak of Pranayama.It is calledKevala Kumbhaka or automatic suspension of breath: it is the breathless state wherethere is no inhalation or exhalation, and not even the slightest desire to breathe.In the Kriya praxis, the underlying principle of I.is present in some variations ofNavi Kriya and in all those procedures involving a series of very long and calmexhalations which seem to end in a sweet nothing.Internal Kumbhaka II.happens indifferent Kriya techniques; particularly in Yoni Mudra, Maha Mudra and Thokar.MahaMudra, with its balancing action on the right and on the left side of the spine, containsalso in a broader sense - the principles of III.: alternating breathing.A turning point inKriya is the achievement of IV.Kevala Kumbhaka.In Kriya we distinguish between"Bahir" (external) and "Antar" (internal) Kevala Kumbhaka.239 "Bahir (external) Kevala Kumbhaka" (the development and climax of I.) appearsduring mental Pranayama (or during any procedure linked with the Third Kriya) afterhaving relaxed and thus emptied the rib cage."Antar (internal) Kevala Kumbhaka" (the development and climax of II.)appears during the highest refining of Yoni Mudra, Maha Mudra and Thokar (or duringany procedure linked with the Fourth Kriya) after having completed a long inhalation,with the rib cage moderately full of air-Prana
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