In Art of Super-Realization: Initiation, Paramahansa Yogananda guides readers on a profound journey of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Through ancient wisdom and practical techniques, Yogananda illuminates the path to realizing one's highest potential and experiencing the ultimate truth of existence. This transformative book offers a gateway to inner peace, divine love, and the art of living in harmony with the universe.
Kriya Yoga is an instrument through which human evolution can be quickened. Learn the essence of this spiritual science from its greatest proponent, Paramhansa Yogananda, in his own words. Heed his vibrant call,"Awaken! Arise from dreams of littleness to the realization of the vastness within you." A compilation and selection of the original writings of the a spiritual Master whose life-work was to spend over 30 years in the West as the Fountain of Life, from which countless have drunk. This volume consists of the complete 1925 versions of "The Science of Religion" and "Songs of the Soul" as well as critical excerpts from the 1946 1st edition of the "Autobiography of a Yogi." Included are also other excerpts from his writings in the 1920's which are still helpful to the spiritual seekers of the world.
These are the Swami's complete courses In Self-Realization The Spiritual Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda I.Christian yoga and the hidden truths in St. John's revelation interpreted according to intuitional experience II.Developing response-bringing mental whispers: the easiest and surest method of rousing the spirit in answer to your demands. III.Reversing the searchlights of the senses. Where is your consciousness centered? In what slums is your soul roaming? IV.Art of finding true friends of past incarnations what is friendship? V.The divine magnetic diet: physical and mental methods for rejuvenating the body cells and awakening the latent powers of the mind and the inner forces of the soul VI.Installing habits of success, health, and wisdom in the mind at will VII.Magnetism. VIII.Obliterating the malignant seeds of failure and ill health from the subconscious mind IX.Unique concrete psychological machines or inner devices for conquering fear, anger, greed, temptation, failure consciousness and inferiority complexes X.The art of super-relaxation XI.Converting the hands into healing batteries of life force: healing like Jesus by the laying on of hands healing stricken people from a distance XII.Esthetic way of developing cosmic consciousness. Yogananda emphasized the underlying unity of the world's great religions, and taught universally applicable methods for attaining direct personal experience of God. To serious students of his teachings he introduced the soul-awakening techniques of Kriya Yoga, a sacred spiritual science originating millenniums ago in India, which had been lost in the Dark Ages and revived in modern times by his lineage of enlightened masters. Among those whobecame his students were many prominent figures in science, business, and the arts, including horticulturist Luther Burbank, operatic soprano Amelita Galli-Curci, George Eastman (inventor of the Kodak camera), poet Edwin Markham, and symphony conductor Leopold Stokowski. In 1927, he was officially received at the White House by President Calvin Coolidge, who had become interested in the newspaper reports of his activities. In the hundred years since the birth of Paramahansa Yogananda, this world teacher has come to be recognized as one of the greatest emissaries to the West of India's ancient wisdom. His life and teachings continue to be a source of light and inspiration to people of all races, cultures and creeds.
The autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952) details his search for a guru, during which he encountered many spiritual leaders and world-renowned scientists. When it was published in 1946 it was the first introduction of many westerners to yoga and meditation. The famous opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci said about the book: "Amazing, true stories of saints and masters of India, blended with priceless superphysical information-much needed to balance the Western material efficiency with Eastern spiritual efficiency-come from the vigorous pen of Paramhansa Yogananda, whose teachings my husband and myself have had the pleasure of studying for twenty years."
In this tell-all autobiography, Sri M writes about his fascinating journey as a young man from the southern coast of India to the mystical Himalayan Mountains. At the age of nineteen and a half, he felt an irresistible urge to go to the Himalayas in quest for his great Master. He finally met his Master at the Vyasa Cave, beyond the Badrinath shrine. After spending three and half years with his Master, wandering freely across the length and breadth of the Himalayan ranges, he was instructed to go back to live in the plains and lead a normal life. He started working for a living, fulfilled his social commitments and prepared himself to teach others all that he had learned and experienced. This book reveals the spiritual journey of a young lad from Kerala, who by his sincerity and dedication evolved into a living yogi. Sri M shares his knowledge of the Upanishads and spiritual insights born out of first hand experiences in his autobiography. Apprenticed to a Himalayan Master will make for an engaging and riveting read for those interested in the life and teachings of Sri M.
"By the correct practice of Kriya fourteen times, Maha Mudra twice, and Yoti Mudra twice, twelve years of evolution of body, mind and soul will be gained in a few minutes. Yoga is the super-method by which the evolution of body, mind, and soul can be quickened. That is how the attainment of wisdom and realization, which usually takes a million years and numerous incarnations of natural evolution, is possible in one lifetime." - Swami Yogananda, Kriya Yoga
What happens as we grow spiritually? Is there a step-by-step process that everyone goes through—all spiritual seekers, including those of any or no religious persuasion—as they gradually work their way upward, until they achieve the highest state of Self-realization? About 2200 years ago, a great spiritual master of India named Patanjali described this process, and presented humanity with a clear-cut, step-by-step outline of how all truth seekers and saints achieve divine union. He called this universal inner experience and process “yoga” or “union.” His collection of profound aphorisms—a true world scripture—has been dubbed Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Unfortunately, since that time many scholarly translators with little or no spiritual realization have written commentaries on Patanjali's writings that have succeeded only in burying his pithy insights in convoluted phrases like “becomes assimilated with transformations” and “the object alone shines without deliberation.” How can any reader understand Patanjali's original meaning when he or she has to wade through such bewildering terminology? Thankfully, a great modern yoga master—Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi—has cut through the scholarly debris and resurrected Patanjali's original teachings and revelations. Now, in Demystifying Patanjali, Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yogananda, shares his guru's crystal clear and easy-to-grasp explanations of Patanjali's aphorisms. As Kriyananda writes in his introduction, “My Guru personally shared with me some of his most important insights into these sutras. During the three and a half years I lived with him, he also went with me at great length into the basic teachings of yoga. “I was able, moreover, to ask my Guru personally about many of the subjects covered by Patanjali. His explanations have lingered with me, and have been a priceless help in the [writing of this book].”
"Contains selected excerpts from Paramahansa Yogananda's book "The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You," which book is a commentary on the New Testament gospels and noncanonical source material, focusing on the quest to uncover the original teachings of Jesus"--Provided by publisher.
