In this classic collection of spiritual teachings, Swami Yogananda bridges the gap between authentic Christianity and Hindu Yoga. (Christian)

Historic statement of the meaning of Yogananda's teachings. The booklet itself is important for those who are interested in the history of the movement that culminated in the formation of the organization "Self-Realization Fellowship." Yogananda's remarks show that he wasn't worried about 'preserving the purity' of his teachings. He obviously believed, and taught, that much more truth is waiting to be discovered by the adept practitioners of meditation than can ever be contained in writings, whether the Yogoda written teachings or the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons (as the Yogoda...

2014 Reprint of Original 1959 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Paramahansa Yogananda was one of the great spiritual teachers of our time. In this book Paramahansa Yogananda offers prayers and affirmations that beginners and experienced meditators alike can use to awaken the boundless joy, peace, and inner freedom of the soul. He provides an encouraging guide that teaches us, through our own experience, how to enrich our everyday life. This inspired collection of prayers, meditations, and affirmations gently but powerfully...

2014 Reprint of Original 1930 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. According to Yogananda, "Self-realization is the knowing - in body, mind, and soul - that we are one with the omnipresence of God; that we do not have to pray that it come to us, that we are not merely near it at all times, but that God's omnipresence is our omnipresence; that we are just as much a part of Him now as we ever will be. All we have to do is improve our knowing." According to an Amazon Reviewer: "This is an excellent little booklet which was originally...

2014 Reprint of Original 1925 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This edition reprints the first three lessons including 39 illustrations as outlined in the 1925 course on energization and will power. This work is the exercise book for those who enrolled in Yogananda's course at the Yogoda Sat-Sanga Society in Boston. Though later modified, these are the original first three lessons as Yogananda thought to his students. The book includes the exercises with diagrams and complete instructions as well as the first three written...