Semyon from Sochi is 24 years old. He has been engaged in self-development since 19. He started his study of spiritual knowledge by reading books. Semyon was introduced to Kriya and Master Imram by his father. He was struck by the strength and conviction of Master, who spoke about important and difficult things in a simple and understandable manner.

Semyon shared his impressions about Kriya practice with us. He highlighted the difficulties he faced at the initial stage.

“I found it difficult at first, but not because I don’t know the exercises. It was difficult to cope with the sense of changes that Master recommended to feel in yourself. Because in Kriya practice, the focus is on the changes that appear within, and we pay attention to them at the perception level. So the mind resisted that for a while.

These techniques (or practices) are suitable for everyone, because each person, deep down in their soul, thirsts for these changes. There’s just such a wonderful friend as the mind that keeps a man from moving forward, trapping him in stability and routine. When you practice Kriya for a while, you begin to notice that your body becomes more a manifestation of energy than matter. You feel an inner light coming out of you, there is a serenity in your words, and you become more convinced and convincing for others. All these changes have a strong impact on your environment When you practice, at some point you go into a mode of practice in the world. There are exercises and then there is awareness, which you carry around in you all the time. When you bring this awareness outwards, you constantly begin to notice the changes happening around you, the smallest changes inside and outside you. You become more sensitive, more manifested as something luminous.

For guys of my generation, I can recommend that they start engaging in self-development. There is no need to go straight into some kind of spiritual practice. First, examine your body, reconsider your diet. Think about why certain changes are happening, positive or negative, well, negative in particular.

I realise that every moment of life is always a new piece of joy. You have to be brave enough, be yourself. To immerse in yourself and start a spiritual practice, not even just for yourself, but for your environment. To help your environment to remove some diseases or to avoid some problems.
Kriya practice is the tool that helps one to come to himself very simply and easily. To understand what you want, where you want to go, what you need at the moment or, on the contrary, what you don’t need to achieve that. And distinguish between the false and the real.

As for my first retreat, it was my first conscious step towards my goal.”