Swami Kriyananda

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita: Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda, as Remembered by His Disciple, Swami Kriyananda

Paramhansa Yogananda

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]. "

The Yoga Sutras (aphorisms) the Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda

Demystifying Patanjali

J. Donald Walters

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Nel 1946, il grande maestro indiano Paramhansa Yogananda pubblicò la sua famosa Autobiografia di uno yogi. Da allora quel libro ha venduto oltre un milione di copie, è stato definito uno dei cento maggiori libri spirituali del secolo scorso ed è diventato la biografia spirituale più letta di tutti i tempi. La storia di Yogananda ha ispirato milioni di lettori a cercare Dio e la gioia divina in se stessi. Il nuovo Sentiero: la mia vita con Paramhansa Yogananda, scritto dal suo intimo discepolo Swami Kriyananda, è l’indispensabile seguito del-l’Autobiografia di uno yogi. È l’unico resoconto della vita di Yogananda che sia mai stato scritto da un discepolo che ha vissuto con il Maestro e a cui egli stesso ha affidato personalmente l’incarico di condividere con il pubblico le sue parole, il suo insegnamento e il suo messaggio. È probabile che il lettore dell’Autobiografia di uno yogi, dopo aver finito di leggere quel libro così ricco d’ispirazione, si sia chiesto come fosse vivere con l’autore. Yogananda, infatti, scrisse molto meno di se stesso che dei grandi santi che aveva incontrato; e sebbene il suo libro sia un’autobiografia, egli riuscì a dare l’impressione di essere stato soltanto un umi-le devoto che cercava la saggezza ai piedi di quei grandi santi. La verità, tuttavia, è che Yogananda era venuto al mondo già pienamente illuminato ed era più saggio della maggior parte dei santi dei quali scrisse. Negli ultimi anni della sua vita, egli confidò al suo discepolo Kriyananda: «Mi recavo da quei santi per ricevere la loro guida, ma loro continuavano a cercare risposte da me!». Evidentemente era quello il suo ruolo nella vita, simile, in questo senso, a quello di Arjuna, l’anima già illuminata che recitò la parte di un umile devoto che ricerca la verità dalle labbra del Signore Krishna nella Bhagavad Gita. Il lettore viene inoltre lasciato a chiedersi quale sia stata l’esperienza di Yogananda in America: qual era la sua missione in Occidente? come presentò l’antica scienza dello yoga al pubblico moderno? come istruì i suoi discepoli? E, infine, una domanda inevitabile per il lettore che è stato profondamente toccato dalla storia della sua vita: come sarà stato vivere insieme a lui? Nel Nuovo Sentiero, Swami Kriyananda affronta le numerose domande che affiorano spontaneamente in chiunque abbia letto l’Autobiografia di uno yogi. In effetti, Il nuovo Sentiero regala al lettore la sensazione di aver realmente vissuto con il Maestro, poiché racconta, dal punto di vista di ogni discepolo, com'era – e come sarebbe stato per il lettore – vivere insieme a lui. Questo libro condivide gli insegnamenti di Yogananda direttamente, con le sue stesse parole. Serve inoltre come manuale per ogni ricercatore della verità, poiché tratta i problemi comuni che tutti devono affrontare sul sentiero spirituale. Colmo di storie affascinanti, umorismo e rivelazioni intuitive, Il nuovo Sentiero trasmette insegnamenti elevati e verità profonde, esposti però in modo semplice e illustrati uno dopo l’altro...

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Autobiography of a Western Yogi

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The Nayaswami Order is a new movement in renunciation launched in late 2009 by Nayaswami Kriyananda, a direct disciple for over 60 years of the great yoga Master, Paramhansa Yogananda. He describes a new model based on positive aspects of renunciation - rather than the traditional world-negating approach. It is intended for people from all walks of life, married or single, who are committed to finding God, and is open to people of every religious affiliation.

A Renunciate Order for the New Age

The New Path tells the story of a young American's spiritual quest, his discovery of the powerful classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his subsequent meeting with-and acceptance as a disciple by-the book's author, the great spiritual teacher and yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. Swami Kriyananda is an extraordinary narrator: He recreates the vibrancy of his guru's presence, remembers Yogananda's words with perfect clarity, and communicates to the reader the depth of their meaning. Through Kriyananda's eyes and words, you'll be transported into Yogananda's immediate presence as you learn the highest yogic teachings. The New Path provides a marvelous sequel to Paramhansa Yogananda's own Autobiography of a Yogi, helping you to gain a more profound understanding of this great world teacher. Through hundreds of stories of life with Yogananda and through Swami Kriyananda's invaluable insights, you'll discover the inner path that leads to soul-freedom and lasting happiness.

My Life with Paramhansa Yogananda

The New Path

In 1958 and 1972, Swami Kriyananda (a close disciple of the great yoga master Paramhansa Yogananda--author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi) traveled to India, meeting a number of great saints and writing about his experiences in a series of letters to spiritual friends. In Visits to Saints of India, we walk alongside Kriyananda and see India and its spiritual representatives through his eyes--the eyes of an advanced Western yogi and truth-seeker.

Visits to Saints of India

Raramente, no espaço de uma vida, surge um novo clássico espiritual com poder de modificar as pessoas e transformar as futuras gerações

A Essência do Bhagavad Gita

"One of the best-loved scriptures in the world, the Bhagavad Gita has been translated by many scholars and poets over thousands of years. This new version, rendered in modern english prose by Swami Kriyananda, is based on the interpretations of his Guru, Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi." "The Gita is the heroic story of the battlefield counsel given by Krishna to Arjuna just prior to the start of a great war. Responding to Arjuna's moral dilemma over fighting against his beloved friends, family, and teachers, Krishna advises Arjuna on his duties as a warrior. Yogananda's insights reveal that The Gita is in fact a spiritual allegory, and that each character in the story symbolizes psychological traits and aspects of our own consciousness. As Arjuna looks upon the warriors on the battlefield, he is really facing his own inner battle between the forces of delusion and the forces of Spirit within. Krishna's advice to Arjuna on how to win the battle - using yogic tools of devotion, selfless service, and spiritual discrimination - gives each of us the guidance we need to move forward in dharma (right-action) in every material or spiritual test that life may bring."--BOOK JACKET.

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Have you wanted to learn to meditate, but just never got around to it? Or tried "sitting in the silence" only to find your mind wandering, or wanting to jump up after only a few minutes? Do you wish you had a guidebook that explained clearly in plain English what to do, step-by-step? If so, Meditation for Starters is just what you've been looking for. This little book with companion CD, provides everything you need to begin a meditation practice. It is filled with easy-to-follow instructions, beautiful guided visualizations, and answers to important questions on meditation such as: * What meditation is (and isn't) * How to relax your body and prepare yourself for going within * Techniques for interiorizing and focusing the mind Author Swami Kriyananda's calm voice will carry your mind and spirit into a meditative mood, a place of peace. Learn meditation from a true expert, with more than 60 years of experience. Swami Kriyananda has helped many thousands of people to successfully start a regular meditation routine.

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La storia di un uomo e della sua straordinaria realizzazione di un nuovo modello di vita basato sulla spiritualità e sulla cooperazione. È anche una guida pratica per coloro che desiderano vivere guidati dai più alti principi della verità e della libertà interiore. 488 pagine, con foto in bianco e nero.

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