Despite his unconventional methods, he was deeply rooted in tradition, having been initiated at age four by Lahiri Mahasaya (the same lineage as Paramahansa Yogananda) and later becoming a swami under Sivananda .
Ganesh Baba developed a modernized version of Kriya Yoga he called (for "creative" yoga). This system was designed to help Westerners, whose attention spans he felt were fragmented by modern distractions, reach "cosmification"—an expansion of awareness to the farthest reaches of the cosmos.
Conscious breathing and eating to regulate life energy. Practice: Conscious action in daily life. Presence: Constant awareness of one's own consciousness. Psychedelic Sadhana (Spiritual Practice) The Crazy Wisdom of Ganesh Baba: Psychedelic Sa...
He viewed substances like ganja as a form of Gyana Yoga (the path of knowledge), arguing they provide "room to move your psyche about" and abstract one's self from basic sensory experience.
Mindful control of the physical body and "limb-limbering". Despite his unconventional methods, he was deeply rooted
Ganesh Baba's teaching style was iconoclastic, humorous, and often confrontational—a hallmark of the tradition. He aimed to "shred beliefs to pieces" to force students into a direct, unmediated experience of reality.
While he embraced the psychedelic movement, he also warned that drug use without disciplined practice (Sadhana) could become a distraction rather than a tool for awakening. The "Crazy Wisdom" Tradition Conscious breathing and eating to regulate life energy
Unlike many traditional gurus who forbade intoxicants, Ganesh Baba was a who considered cannabis and other entheogens to be "gifts of the gods".