India is the land of many holy cities, several of them on the banks of holy river. One such holy city is Varanasi or Benares on the banks of river Ganga. This holy city is referred to as "Kashi" in the ancient scriptures. Kashi is prominently mentioned in the Mahabharata. Many seekers the world over make pilgrimages to the city every year to visit the many temples or to watch the ritual of Ganga Aarti ( Kashi is also very significant for all practitioners of Kriya Yoga, as Yogiraj Lahiri Mahashaya, the Fountainhead of Kriya Yoga, lived there after his retirement. Several other holy cities in India are also named Kashi, like - Uttarkashi, Guptakashi, and Sivakashi. In this video Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, the current Guru of an ancient and unbroken lineage of Kriya Yoga represented by Kriya Yoga International organizations, explains the inner meaning of the name Kashi. His interpretation will further endear these holy cities to spiritual seekers and open their minds to seek that inner meaning in their own practice.
India is the land of many holy cities, several of them on the banks of holy river. One such holy city is Varanasi or Benares on the banks of river Ganga. This holy city is referred to as "Kashi" in the ancient scriptures. Kashi is prominently mentioned in the Mahabharata. Many seekers the world over make pilgrimages to the city every year to visit the many temples or to watch the ritual of Ganga Aarti ( Kashi is also very significant for all practitioners of Kriya Yoga, as Yogiraj Lahiri Mahashaya, the Fountainhead of Kriya Yoga, lived there after his retirement. Several other holy cities in India are also named Kashi, like - Uttarkashi, Guptakashi, and Sivakashi. In this video Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, the current Guru of an ancient and unbroken lineage of Kriya Yoga represented by Kriya Yoga International organizations, explains the inner meaning of the name Kashi. His interpretation will further endear these holy cities to spiritual seekers and open their minds to seek that inner meaning in their own practice.
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