Revelations of Christ: Proclaimed by Paramhansa Yogananda by His Disciple, Swami Kriyananda

by Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda (Editor)

Overview

This galvanizing book, presenting the teachings of Christ from the experience and perspective of Paramhansa Yogananda, one of the greatest spiritual masters of the twentieth century, finally offers the fresh perspective on Christ's teachings for which the world has been waiting. This book presents us with an opportunity to understand and apply the Scriptures in a more reliable way than any other: by studying under those saints who have communed directly, in deep ecstasy, with Christ and God.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565896260
Publisher:	Crystal Clarity Publishers
Publication date:	05/22/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	395
File size:	905 KB

About the Author

Paramhansa Yogananda was born on January 5, 1893 in Gorakhpur, India. He was the first yoga master of India to permanently live and teach in the West. Yogananda arrived in America in 1920, and traveled throughout the United States on what he called his 'spiritual campaigns'. His enthusiastic audiences filled the largest halls in America. Hundreds of thousands came to see the yogi from India. At some packed venues thousands were turned away nightly. A national sensation, Yogananda's lectures and books were extensively written about by the major media of the era, including Time Magazine, Newsweek, and Life. He was even invited to the White House by President Calvin Coolidge. Yogananda continued to lecture and write up to his passing in 1952.

Yogananda's initial impact was truly impressive. But his lasting impact has been even greater. Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, first published in 1946, helped launch a spiritual revolution throughout the world. His message was nonsectarian and universal. Yogananda's Guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, sent him to the West with the admonition, "The West is high in material attainments, but lacking in spiritual understanding. It is God's will that you play a role in teaching mankind the value of balancing the material with an inner, spiritual life."

Yogananda brought clarity to hundreds of thousands of people regarding the ancient teachings of India - previously shrouded in the cultural assumptions and terminology of an era long past. These teachings include the path of Kriya Yoga, which Yogananda called the 'jet-airplane' route to God, consisting of ancient yoga techniques to hasten the spiritual evolution of the student.

"The true basis of religion is not belief, but intuitive experience. Intuition is the soul's power of knowing God. To know what religion is really all about, one must know God," said Paramhansa Yogananda in the book "The Essence of Self-Realization". He further wrote that "Self- Realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God's omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing."

Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters), who left his body in 2013, was a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, trained by the great Indian master to spread the life-transforming teachings of Kriya Yoga around the globe. He is widely considered one of the world’s foremost experts on meditation, yoga, and spiritual practice, having authored over 140 books on these subjects. Kriyananda is the founder of Ananda Sangha, a worldwide organization committed to the dissemination of Yogananda’s teachings. In 1968 he founded Ananda World Brotherhood Village, the first spiritual cooperative community based on Yogananda’s vision of “world brotherhood colonies.” Today Ananda includes ten spiritual communities in the U.S., Europe, and India, and over 140 meditation groups worldwide.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Introduction
Part One: The Basics
Major Disadvantages
A Name for Truth
True, vs. False, Religions: Part One
True, vs. False, Religions: Part Two
The Purpose of Religion
A Question of Degrees
Religion and the Heart
Whence the Correction?
What Is God?
Who Are We?
Salvation from What?
Still, Wasn't Jesus Also Unique?
Son of Man vs. Son of God
Does Satan Exist?
A New Revelation
Part Two: Gemstones in Christ's Teaching
How It All Began
The Spinal Highway
The Serpent Power
The Need for a Personal Savior
New Wine
God Alone Saves
The Ages of History
The Missing Years
Conclusion
Index
About the Author
Further Explorations
Crystal Clarity Publishers
Ananda Sangha Worldwide