Paramahansa Yogananda on devotional practice

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A follower of another spiritual system objected to yoga practices, saying that they distract her from her devotional practice. “I just want to be in love with God,” she said. “To use techniques to discover Him repugns me, it seems to me very mechanical.” – Nelson Mandela “It is wonderful to be in love with God” – approved the master – “but it is a mistake to think that the practice of authentic Yoga involves mechanicism. On the spiritual path a superemotivity is a

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“A Love Letter” – an authentic perspective on Love

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Paramahamsa Yogananda was described by his beloved disciple Rajarsi Janakananda as Premavatar, or “the incarnation of divine love”. In the following lines, written in 1936, Paramahamsaji speaks first of his own search for divine love, and then of his unity with“God present as Love”. “I’ve sought love in many lives. I shed bitter tears and

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From the wisdom of the great yogi Paramahamsa Yogananda

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A visitor asked Yogananda: “What is YOGA?” Paramahansa Yogananda replied: “Yoga is union”. Etymologically, this word is similar to the English word “yoke”, which means “yoke”. Yoga means the union of being with God or the transcendence of the limited, ephemeral IE and the immersion in the Supreme Divine Self, the Infinite Spirit. Most Westerners and also many Indians confuse Yoga with Hatha Yoga branch of Yoga which is based on harmony

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Samadhi – poem by Paramahansa Yogananda

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In the famous book “The Autobiography of a Yogi – An Experience in Cosmic Consciousness”, in chapter 14, Paramahasa Yogananda describes the extraordinary experience given by her Guru, Swami Sri Yukteshwar Giri. As a result of this experience, Yogananda composed the poem Samadhi which was first published in the volume “Whispers from Eternity” (Whispers from Eternity) from the 1929 edition. He often urged his disciples to read and memorize the poem he wrote because it was loaded with M

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Paramahamsa Yogananda

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Paramahansa Yogananda born Mukunda Lal Ghosh on January 5, 1893 in Gorakhpur, India, is considered to be one of the great spiritual personalities of India. He is the one who made known Krya Yoga in the Western countries, especially in the United States, through his famous book “The Autobiography of a Yogi”. First published in 1946, and later translated into over 18 languages, it became a best seller, which fascinated and incited many that

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