The above photo is “Moraine Lake, Banff National park, Alberta, Canada Copywrite by Astral Media Artists photo by Federico Parente , astral@srfrediscovered
Read the orange covered edition of “Autobiography of a Yogi “, Self-Realization Fellowship publishers, LA USA. Most recent editions are more up to date than the original 1946 edition. That is why the master made some interesting changes each with each new edition. But his principles of wisdom needed no corrections. Changes to later editions were done as per His written and verbal instructions before He passed on in 1952. Use this link below to read more about these great Avatars……… https://livingsrfprophets.blogspot.com/
Be sure to visit “yogananda.org” for more info on this great path, and the Self-Realization Fellowship/YSS updated Lessons course on Kriya Yoga meditation, and on how to live a productive and happy life. There are many genuine reports of how Yogananda has worked with many sincere devotees even after He left the body.
I experienced the phenomena personally. One of these interesting stories is is the story of how Yoganandaji introduced Himself to me posthumously 6 years after His Mahasamadhi. That was in 1958. A story partly covered in another essay on this same site. However [if still available] there is another beautiful life story of a devotee whose life was clearly assisted by master before and after his Mahasamadhi. His name was Mr Larry Reavis now deceased; Please see his videos on You Tubr as follows; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCDQFgPuDlc , https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqZlEBdt3Zc and other videos not listed here…… etc etc etc ………../////////////////// for these stories and videos goes to Larry Reavis and family who made a great contribution to Masters great work in this world. and who are maintaining these sites above. Paramahansa Yogananda is a Living Christ, they do not die!
This above image is used with appreciation to its originator from Australia ……………… Thanks to Yanush site! Comments/questions on this site may be sent to pyislovefp@gmail.com Dates for public appearances of the above Avatars “Living Christs or Living Prophets, if you wish“ Lord Bhagavan Krishna of India ……………………….circa 6,000 BC Lord Jesus the Christ of Judea……………………………..Circa 4BCE – 32 AD Lord Mahavatar Babaji of India…………………………..predates historical records, but has a recorded/witnessed history by Paramahansa Yogananda again in the 19th and 20th century. Since then He has revealed Himself to many devotees of other spiritual lineages. Shri shri Lahiri Mahasaya of India ……..Late 19th century-Early 20th Century, lived in Benares, India. Has many great disciples. Shri shri Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, of Ranchi India….Late 19th Early 20th century, the living prophet and Guru who trained Yogananda. Shri Shri Paramahansa Yogananda…of India, Who shared with the Americas, and the World – Born in 1893 – 1952 Early 20th century major world Prophet. Preparing Humanity for the 3rd millennium, the restored teachings of Jesus and Lord Krishna {known as the Sanatana Dharma} “the Eternal Religion, which is often misnamed as “Hinduism.” I witnessed many of Yogananda’s miracles in my own life, and the lives of others! In our London meditation circle there have been some healings of bodies, minds, and souls. This is why there continues to grow and ever increasing interest in the great wisdom and life of Paramahansa Yogananda’s life and works and Kriya Yoga in particular. He is a fordmaker leading the world of true spiritual seekers from dogma to real consciousness transformation, From the narrow exclusiveness of primitive religion to the expanding light of Pluralism!
One can go back now into the worlds great recorded history and see the attraction of India [the democracy of religions] to so many , many true seekers of Brahman [the Lord of lords] known by so many names in so many lands. India has sustained these truths for all seekers through more than 20 millennia until Paramahansa Yogananda and a few others brought it to the West, and then the rest of the modern world. Yogananda is freeing the world from the darkness of dogmatism and exclusivity; Self-Realization fellowship/Yogoda Sat Sangha is upgrading and unifying world spirituality for the 3rd millennium ! Yogananda showed the world how to balance the progress of technology with the Spiritual Science of Kriya Yoga. It should be added to all education curriculums. These are the same teachings that Jesus brought to Judea after wandering for 18 years in the East, and for which he was murdered!
This would go a long way to reversing todays epidemic of mental and other social problems of modern times.
Yogananda not only left us a voluminous corpus of wisdom holy writ, but even more than that, He was the most recent example the living Christ in todays world, who walked the streets of America and the world for about 30 years, fully demonstrating the eternal truths of Sanatana Dharma of Holy Bhagavad Gita, as Lord Krishna spoke to us so many ages ago in Holy India.
Yogananda is one of the great 20th century many proofs of the truth of Reincarnation and the efficacy of Kriya Yoga. And of the Gospels. If you are unaware of all that evidence, don’t knock it ! You might still be a dinosaur. There is more new data on all this every year, looking for truth is one of life’s most rewarding adventures. As JC is recorded of saying, “We know what we worship.” It is unfortunate that the last two millennium has witnessed so much violence in the name of primitive, exclusive, politicized, power hungry religious movements and sects. It may take all kinds, but something is clearly failing here, stop trying to convert the whole world to your own darkness. Your violence in the name of some imaginary God is clearly failing to bring peace to this world. Just as a wise Yogi in India said recently, “by revising a few pages of your book and your future generations will not seek the solutions of violence any longer.” Doing the same thing that never brings peace is not working! If you want to become a great example of Godlike behavior, you must change yourselves soon. Haven’t you have enough of pain, death and destruction of all that you build?> There is a better way, and it is not your way, or by now there would be more peace in this world. Look in the mirror of your heart! ///////////////////////////more to follow………………… fp
All that you have learned from your scriptures, Yogananda lived that life in these modern times, the witnesses are innumerable, reliable, and recent. I myself have met many of them, in every debate there comes a time when the question itself becomes superfluous. Like flying through space and noticing that all worlds are round. Although most of Yogananda’s sacred works were originally spoken/written in English, the worlds most common communicator, these advance writings are now available to 92% of the worlds population in their native languages. The time was is right! Most reliable and verifiable and recent divine revelation from Brahman! Including many amazing films and online witnesses of His sacred life’s amazing spiritual journey. Start your life’s greatest and most rewarding adventure by deeply reading and digesting a copy of The Master’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”, and the SRF/YSS advanced Kriya meditation and better spiritual living lessons course! This is the worlds most advanced Yoga/pranayama course with most of the essential Kriya Yoga techniques (after you do the main course for 9 months.) Distributed and taught by Self-Realization Fellowship Monastics abound the world. Not following the training plan properly may result in disappointing results and a slower progress. No matter how imaginative or eclectic you may imagine yourself to be, you may still be light years away from the wisdom of these great ones. They know more than you imagine! Kriya Yoga works and is safe and reliable, Yoganandaji is one of many examples of its living efficacy.
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*See comments by Shri shri David Frawley [indologist who debunked the false AiT]. See preface to “The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita by Paramahansa Yogananda, SRF Pub.
“Truth is one… Divine incarnations do not come to bring a new or exclusive religion, but to restore the One Religion of God-realization, (such as the Sanatana Dharma.) The great ones, like waves, all bathe in the same Eternal Sea… ” thus said Parmahansa Yogananda, Avatar for the 3rd millennium. This is the one of whom Jesus spoke, “those who believe on me will do the things that i am doing, and they will do even greater things , because I go to the Father.”
When you actually read/study the Master’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”, then you will truly know the one of whom the prophets spoke!
Notes/Commentary ; Not everyone who claims to have a “message from some God ” is a “Divine Incarnation.” Sadly – so many persons are scammed by these false proclamations and prophecies. They are very often “Politicians in Prophets clothing.” Few can easily/clearly tell the difference.
What makes their message so alluring is their appeal to your vain dreams of a pleasurable eternal life. To clarify , Politicians mostly are seekers of power, they often abhor spiritual principles of truthfulness, transparency, humility, interior contemplation of Yoga. They abhor being caught in their own embarrassments and lies. Often making false claims, vain promises, and whatever it takes to attain their goals of wealth, fame, and power! Beware of great “influencers!” Telling you of the all the great rewards and glory of following them into a world they cannot show you. “Talk is cheap!” Many are the ambitions of sweet tonged persons who concoct amazing tales to appear as authentic “messengers of some “God” . “You will know them by their fruits!”
Although this method of discernment appears simple enough for the intellect, it is the emotional blindness that entraps such great numbers [like in Mega churches] in “the madness of crowds.” So again I say, “devotees/seekers beware of those who while proclaiming to be “messengers of God” may often be a politicians in prophets clothing.”
Attracting a great following is not always a sign of a “great one.” or a “true world prophet.” Learn the difference between “education” and “indoctrination.” The test is very simple, if you are now emotionally being misled by vain claims and crowd influencers, step back and ask the right questions. Remember, when one of these Great Ones warned us about not harming children. The best way to harm a child is raising them in the teachings that came from “the blind leading the blind.” while “indoctrinating instead of educating. ” Misery loves company!”
“Wide is the gate and wide is the way that leads to destruction, and most people with go that way; narrow is the way and narrow the gate that leads to life, and very few will find it” said JC. What did Douglas Murray write about “the madness of crowds”? Do not imagine that if you are a member of a smaller church/group you must be “one of those few,” who have found the right way to salvation.” This is more than a numbers game. These are the Fax….There never was only one way! There never was only one Savior! There never was only one holy book! There never was only one lifetime for each of us! “The Kingdom of God” is not out there somewhere, in time or space. It is “here and now, right within you!” All those old concepts are primitive religion, what Jesus and Yogananda came to change….! Yes ! compared to the Sanatana Dharma, the Abrahamic popular ideas are primitive as long as you are “one of the many.”
The truth of this matter is that if you go into most places of worship, you would be lucky to find 5% who really deeply understand care what it’s actually all about. Very few persons seem to be able to care enough to rise above their earlier indoctrinations and ego consciousness. It all comes down to where you and your local culture are on the scale of your human evolution….and if you have no fear of being isolated from the flock! If you prefer to remain blind, life is pointless and comfortable and boring! Change is everything!
How blessed and cursed we are to be living in this amazing information age! Look up anything that has happened/spoken in the last few thousand years and you can instantaneously find data on it.
Of course, the responsibility of separating truth from fiction is still yours in the end! Here is where reason and intuition are so important.
Now all we need to do is make the effort to ask the questions and do the work of changing our consciousness through the life changing exercise of Kriya Yoga Meditation. This is what gives power to your prayers! Think of the structure of a vector. Direction is the essence of your prayer, Power is the force of realization! Are you “One of the “Few ‘, “or One of the “Many?”
“They shall come from all parts of the world, thousands and thousands of them, just as you have, for Self-Realization (Fellowship) is bringing the original Christianity of Christ and the original Yoga of India’s Krishna so that all people of all religions can follow one highwayto the Infinite.” thus saith………….... Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda.
This is one of Paramahansa Yogananda’s many prophecies that has already happening before the eyes of the world!
Even though our many sons of God throughout history are equal in stature, the environment into which they taught made great differences on how their life and messages remained effective and reliable! The true ones never die and are all of one consciousness. The misunderstood idea of “Progressive Revelation “seldom applies to the world of the past. Since and example of the Lord Krishna’s “Bhagavad Gita” circa 6 thousand bce was far more advance than the Old Testament proclamations which followed millenniums later debunks that term of progressive! .
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A Major part of Paramahansa Yogananda’s world mission/dispensation was to clearly demonstrate/encourage/clarify the basic unity and harmony of the primary elements and purposes of all true world religions. Especially from the Gita and the New Testament! He later revised His mandate to write an esoteric commentary for Islam using the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. More on this later.
This is the nature of pluralism – the main concept that alone brings peace and cooperation and democracy among all the worlds religious communities! It’s opposite is “exclusivism” the dogmatic religious approach which has been the main cause of stress, intolerance, misunderstanding and the cause of violence between religions and cultures world wide. The attitude and desire to make everyone in the world think like yourself is to enforce your ignorance upon the world, the door to psychopathic behavior. Until you first realize the Self, which is the knowing of God and/or the holy spirit (om), you are not ready for any kind of “missionary work.” Open minded wisdom guided sharing of ones ideas is never properly done by coercion, or deceit, narcissistic egotism or force. Those who still practice this do not even follow the wisdom of their own scriptures. Academia never produces God Knowing saints.
These conflicts are mainly caused when original teachings collect literary errors through time, including natural evolutionary language changes, and especially the political manipulation of religious works by those in power, or by a false prophets pretending to have received their comments from some God. Or those who are self deceived.
One should examine all claims closely as there are many charlatans in the world of religion. Especially test and examine those teachings that you were raised in! Remember – in most cultures you have been programmed to believe the ideas of unrealized parents and teachers. Who with good intent had little awareness of the true meaning of their professed faiths. Many followers are unaware that there is a difference between religious beliefs and political beliefs. Only a true fully realized divine teacher can free you from the Cognitive Dissonance and darkness that holds you back. Do you wish to be “one of the Many- or one of the Few?”
This can be better understood with searching our history and your heart. Are today’s common beliefs followed by your faith what those prophets really intended or taught? Academia is seldom the best place to learn about comparative religion and true philosophy. Better to do your own personal searching and the truth of all this will become clearer as you go beyond your earlier programming. As a seeker of truth you owe that much to your personal integrity. We all have the same challenge in this world of Maya, from birth we were mostly misled led by the spiritually blind in every religion.
This was the story of my own sadhana, when I was ready Yoganandaji personally and posthumously introduced Himself to me, and the rest is history. Then I knew that it was he who had been personally been guiding my training and life opportunities, He is with me always. Many positive results and lessons continually came since that amazing day of divine grace. The blessings of knowing your true Guru/savoir are many!
It was mainly India’s Sanatana Dharma and the far east mystics that has kept the truly ecumenical principal of global pluralism, tolerance, and the spiritual science of Kriya Yoga alive through countless millenniums. Such is the light giving blessing of India’s “Sanatana Dharma.” This is what it takes to produce a Gandhi or a Paramahansa Yogananda.
Yoganandaji’s particular emphasis above re the historical words of Jesus and Krishna are for specific reasons as follows. The Master’s original mandate was to show the harmony between Original Christianity and Original Yoga . This however evolved into showing the plurality in all the worlds true major spiritual scriptures. It is not unusual for a great Prophet to adjust the nature of His mandate part way through His world mission. Yogananda, like Jesus, changed or upgraded several of His main emphasis for the immediate and long term goals.
In today’s world of global communications, mobility, and sciences, those documents provide the clearest elements referencing the highest Yoga spiritual sciences. Which Yogananda has made transparent and available for the “man in the street.” Which He has fully demonstrated in His extraordinary life. The value of any claims by any authority/prophet lies in all the results and examples of that life and statements. That becomes a living proof! If you don’t know why you believe something, you are in a state of blind belief situation going nowhere. What does the record say?
This move away from the narrowness of dogma, academia, and the secrecy of ancient monastic traditions will restore real spirituality in the hearts of many true seekers of reality world wide. It will spark a healing revolution in the hearts of a humanity that is now experiencing an emptiness and psycho derangement from the pace and direction of today’s world.
Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings via Self-Realization Fellowship are leading the way! Our first duty is to change ourselves! Then, and only then do we have some valid qualification to share our wisdom with others who may be open to receive true light.
Monuments to the World’s Major Religions, SRF Court of All Religions, SRF Lake Shrine [[This interesting and significant display located at SRF Lake Shrine, was created by Paramahansa Yogananda’s Self-Realization Fellowship/YSS circa 1940 ?]]
Since the erection of these noble monuments a hoard of new knowledge about world religious history has been discovered, not all of which is very flattering. And although this newer and more reliable earth shaking history may appear to change the “true story” about what has been going on in the historical records of many religious traditions, There are still the lives of so many billions of persons [“the many”] who must find their own way to reconcile their past with their future hopes. ”Can you handle the Truth.”
Although every parent attempts to teach their little one the best that they knew at the time, few parents knew the better way or “the few.” Now that you have been programmed by society [“the blind leading the blind”], the great challenge is in your own hands! Don’t play the victim card, instead seek the truth in all matters and overcome your past dark programing from “the way of the many.”
Although Paramahansa Yogananda knew about these future [after 1952] developments, He was able, even back before 1952 to compensate for what the future has finally revealed to the world about the true situations of some of the worlds major faith claims.
So as it was also with Jesus, Paramahansaji changed part of His divine mandate to accommodate these new discoveries half a century before they were made clear by the 3rd millennium. Yes, Jesus did make a major change to His mandate to accommodate situational changes to His divine mission in dealing with the “lost sheep of Israel.”
Those who found Him politically in contrast to the popular leadership narrative did not have a pleasant ending. So, like Socrates, He was falsely accused and executed. First, the evil ones shut you Up , then they shut you Down! ///////////////////more to follow………………….Fp
also from- Aims and ideals of Self-Realization Fellowship –
“To reveal the complete harmony and basic oneness of original Christianity as taught by JESUS CHRIST and original Yoga as taught by BHAGAVAN KRISHNA; and to show that these principles of truth are the common scientific foundation of all true religions.” Paramahansa Yogananda
“To point out the one divine highway to which all paths of true religious beliefs eventually lead: the highway of daily, scientific, devotional meditation on God.”
John 4:21, “Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 22 Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews. 23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshipers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.”
Yogananda concludes with this far reaching statement;
Paramahansa Yogananda said;
“We in Self-Realization Fellowship have not come to bring a new religion, or a new cult or new interpretation. We have come to teach practical methods, the exact technique of widening the channel of human consciousness, so that truth may flow in ceaselessly, endlessly, without obstructions of dogma or unproved beliefs. We seek to point out the path of concentration on a practical system of realization as well as words and personality of saints and prophets. We teach step by step progress to individual personal realization and attainment of divinity.”
Yogananda’s writing and publishing of His third major spiritual commentary “Wine of the Mystic”[published in 1994 under copy write by Self-Realization Publishers LA USA] requires further discussion to clarify His change of His approach to this project.
This inspiring work is a major change of mandate by the world prophet Paramahansa Yogananda. His original plan was to write commentaries only on the Holy Bhagavad Gita and the Christian Bible. Showing the great unity of teaching to unite east and west. Two similar revelations that came via two true sons of God to two very different cultures about 5k+ years apart. One that was locally rejected and one that was greatly accepted, the circumstances differed at the time but the message was equally similar containing the higher age teachings of the science of Yoga and freedom from dogmatism, exclusivism, and blind belief. We can only guess why He would also write a commentary for the Muslim world, presently representing over a billion devout followers. It was Yoganandajis great compassion not to ignore such a large portion of Humanity whom He knew would soon be ready to move on.
The main question that rears its head here is; Why did Yogananda not use the sacred texts of Islam to write His commentary for those believers? As He did for the followers of Jesus and Krishna. So, many years later we now have some answers to this irregularity . The answers to this have become clear from global research and precise investigations, especially discoveries in the middle eastern regions.
Yogananda had this present day knowledge over 80 years ago, and thus chose the spiritually advanced works of Omarr Khayyam known as “The Rubaiyat” to write his illustrious commentary for the Muslim world. Published under the title of “Wine of the Mystic”, c SRF publishers LA USA.
Yes, I have deeply studied most matters pertaining to this subject!……… If you wish to know what Master knew back then…………..do the research!
Never before in human history has there been left to mankind such a greatly detailed complete and verifiable record of the life and works of a prophet of this stature – an ever living Paramahansa. Although his message initially came in the worlds most widely spoken language [English], His most acclaimed and read work -Autobiography of a Yogi -can now be read by over 90% of the worlds inhabitants in their own language.
This modern day Paramahansa is truly a living prophet who is changing the lives of millions of seeking devotees.
In this auspicious year -2025, we gratefully celebrate the 132nd year of Paramahansa Yogananda’s divine birth.
This yoga master, known as “the Father of Yoga in the West” is one of the greatest of 20th century educators and the founder of the Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Sat Sangha, a world wide New Religious Movement. Which operates many charitable dispensaries and schools world wide. Yogananda was without doubt the world’s most significant spiritual prophet/luminary of the 20th and 21st centuries to date. Leaving behind an impeccable spiritual life and literary legacy that is revolutionizing the spiritual life, outlook, and consciousness of millions of seekers in today’s world. Although this reinventing of the truly scientific spiritual approach is most widespread in Hindustan and the Caucasian worlds, and various Dharmic faiths, many other cultures and faiths are slowly discovering the uplifting transformational message and living presence of this world teacher/prophet.
Acclaimed by both those who intimately follow Him as their Guru/Avatar/Savior/mentor, and those who have just become aware of His inspiring life and Legacy for all mankind.
He was a modern outstanding real life example of the truth of much of the worlds greater spiritual literature as were originally intended. As for the popular beliefs of the masses, he approached those many misunderstandings with compassion and profoundly clear and simple clarifications that appeal to common sense.
As a living demonstration of the divine love, light, peace, wisdom, and joy that we read about in sacred writings (eg the Holy Bible and the Holy Bhagavad Gita.) His strongest witness as a modern living prophet is in that divine life record he left us. Yogananda’s real life drama has transformed the myth of ancient scripture into the clarity of scientific expression. There’s no more denying then! Academic in harmonies just fade away for those who know how to read and are willing to test His life saving teachings.
It takes considerable research, time, and faithful practice to
to fully appreciate and understand the extensive practical blessings that this humble Master bequeathed to the world during His short life of 59 yrs. I suggest starting with His “Autobiography of a Yogi” and other works that are still in publication by Self-Realization Publishers LA USA. There are also various videos and doc films available on the net (see image sidebar) and search on YouTube under Self-Realization Fellowship -or Paramahansa Yogananda, or Self-Realization Fellowship/ Yogoda Sat Sangha in India.
Only Yogananda’s books from this publisher (SRF) are most reliable, accurate, and up to date. The work of SRF Publishers do accurately reflect the Masters true legacy. As a simple test of the importance of Yogananda’s work I would suggest that one could compare it to the life and revelation of the gospels of Jesus. Excepting the fact that because this Guru’s life and work all took place within the last century or so, with many witnesses of both devotees and non devotees this remarkable example of the advanced yogic spiritual life for all religions is very reliable and noteworthy. His unity with the infinite was clear.
During His sojourn and ministry in the last century He was able to answer and put to rest most of the problems of modern popular religionists who have long since given up on institutional religion. The now commonly used term of “Spirituality” was given much strength and credibility with the advent of Yogananda’s work and life! He is a true leader and peaceful revolutionary in religion, spirituality, mind awareness, meditation, psychology, social engineering, education, healing, health and balanced living etc.
He also published all of his writings in English [now the worlds most commonly spoken language.] A language that He had mastered as if it were His mother tongue.
This unique situation will, in future years remove much of the problem that followed so many revelations of all faiths that suffer from political, language, and ancient messed up historical confusions. Political misdirections and linguistic translations during the evolution of languages in all
cultures being some of the most problematic sources of misunderstanding. All this aside, one needs to experience the living presence of His intimate omnipresence to truly know what He is doing for humanity in education, spirituality, charity, and the well-being of society. What was so unique or outstanding about the life, Legacy, and SRF/YSS society established by Paramahansa Yogananda?
Instead of deliberately starting a new “religion,” He clarified for humanity the scientific essence Kriya Yoga that will harmonize all true historical paths together at a lofty effective spiritual level. This is the only true “unity in diversity” as it does not require others to deny or leave their family’s faiths. It does not falsely tell others they must change. Other prophets followers have used that lofty slogan of “Unity in Diversity,” but upon closer scrutiny their claims do not hold true.
Those others really want you to deny the validity all other faiths and unite under their own new banner. Persons joining those new movements are not usually initially told about their way of eradication/demeaning previous faiths. They often don’t even fully understand the flaws of their own dark history. Those who do this don’t properly understand such terms as “unity in diversity” and “Progressive Revelation.”
Where then does the new society known as “Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Sat Sangha” truly stand in all of this? My take on it below! Yogananda set this org up not with the intent of creating a new religion, but as a reliable and leading spiritual center for the preservation and dissemination of the Kriya Yoga revelation which He was introducing to the modern and post modern world. To be a promoter of religious harmony and peace among all faiths, not by conversion but by emphasizing the principle unifying goals of all faiths. Some special qualities made Him the ideal interface with humanity for this great mandate. His ability as a articulate natural teacher and His ultra high mastery of His consciousness at all significant levels.
Being fully unified with the Infinite Consciousness (Reality), and awakened from the mayic dream of Relativity, He was fully qualified to lead others on life’s most challenging and rewarding quest – that of Self-Realization.
Those who have become a serious part of this new teaching and lifestyle could be said in modern terminology to be members of a new church. Yogananda has now many millions of devotees and helpers. God bless them all! Continue to live/grow in “Mind-Awareness.”
This Master says very clearly that if you add the science of Kriya Yoga and a few principles of love and peace to your present religious/spiritual practice, you do not have to reject/ deny the religions of your families and cultures. But you will have to learn what is true and false about what you have been taught by those blind leaders of so many varied sects, and you have to practice the raising of your consciousness with higher yoga science of life transforming meditation that the prophet Yogananda gives us.
Yogananda came to the West at a time when modern technology was distracting most men from two things. The higher teaching of Yoga- the mystical enhance- ment of consciousness, and the reality within. The more attention we give only to the outward physical sciences at the neglect of the inner spiritual sciences will simply further enslave our consciousness to the world of relativity and the senses! Are the machines taking over yet – it is getting closer all the time!
He left us a vast comprehensive life example and library of clear instruction and inspiration plus his ever living omnipresence. He is not dead, He lives and works through and with His true devotees. History proclaims it! I also recommend seeing the documentary “Awake;The Life of Yogananda” a remarkable biopic film released in 2014. Read about Him in the enlightening book “Autobiography of a Yogi, and test His SRF Lessons course and the results will tell the rest. from the address below.
It was in the dark years preceding and during World War II that the Guru turned his mind to the creation of Self-Realization Fellowship “Churches of All Religions”*–speaking with greater urgency than before about the need to “establish unity and brotherhood among religionists of all races.”
“The true basis of religion,” Paramahansaji said, “should be a science. The practice of a ‘science of religion’ is imperative. Different dogmatic ‘isms’ have kept mankind divided…
“We should begin to build world unity with the idea that has been initiated by Self-Realization Fellowship: a ‘Church of All Religions’; not eclecticism, but respect for all religions as constituting various paths to God…Attaining Self-realization through Yoga, men will come to know that they are all children of the one Father.”
…In dedicating the new [San Diego] temple [Paramahansaji] expressed his wish that within its walls many seekers would attain the true realization of the fundamental truths inherent in all great religions.
“I welcome you today to this new Self-Realization Fellowship Church of All Religions,” he said. May you realize the spirit of unity and oneness which we represent, in the realization of the Fatherhood of God and the brotherhood of man.
I dedicate this church in the name of our one Father God, our common parents Adam and Eve, and the great ones of God—Jesus Christ, Bhagavan Krishna, Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Sri Yukteswarji, Guru-Preceptor, and saints of all religions. May we all realize the unity of man in the foundation of our existence in God. May this church, which represents this unity, help to dispel the clouds of war and suffering and bring happiness unto all…
…“We should go to church for one purpose only: God-communion. This is why you come here. If you will grow used to quiet, deep meditation at home and in church, you will someday realize what it has done for your life. You need quiet places for communion with God. This is the real purpose of churches and temples.”
A FARSIGHTED CONCEPT OF TRUE UNITY IN DIVERSITY
Paramahansa Yogananda envisioned Self-Realization Fellowship temples as sanctuaries for the perpetuation of the ideals of actual God-communion and a common spiritual brotherhood. These ideals were reflected in the very name he gave to the work he had been sent to the West to establish. “Self-Realization Fellowship,” the Guru explained, “signifies fellowship with God through Self-realization, and friendship with all Truth-seeking souls.” Expressing spiritual goodwill to all, Paramahansaji included in his prayer invocations not only God and the Gurus of the SRF path, but also “saints of all religions.” In this same spirit, when he founded his Self-Realization temples in Hollywood and San Diego in the early 1940’s, he referred to each of them as a “Church of All Religions.”
…[Parmahansaji] was not advocating…the merging of various beliefs and practices from different religions…He explained that in view of the vast cultural and psychological diversity of the human race this would be a highly illogical goal and an unnecessary one. Indeed, each expression has its place, even as he defined his work of Self-Realization Fellowship as a ‘special dispensation.’ He declared that what humanity needs is an understanding of the ‘science’ of religion; and in his book by that name he explained what he meant in referring to “the unity of all religions”:
“If by religion we understand only practices, particular tenets, dogmas, customs and conventions, then there may be grounds for the existence of so many religions. But if religion means primarily God-consciousness, or the realization of God both within and without, and secondarily a body of beliefs, tenets and dogmas, then, strictly speaking, there is but one religion in the world, for there is but one God. The different customs, forms of worship, tenets, and conventions may be held to form the grounds for the origins of different denominations and sects included under that one religion. If religion is understood in this way, then and then only may its universality be maintained; because we cannot possibly universalize different customs and conventions. Only the element common to all religions may be universalized; we may ask everyone to follow and obey it.”
Paramahansa Yogananda, “The Science of Religion”
excerpts from “TOWARD WORLD UNITY THROUGH COMMUNION WITH GOD”
Self-Realization magazine, Fall 1993
***[Gurudeva] chose for the name of his organization in the West (his international society) a distinctive translation of the name he had given to the society in India—Yogoda Satsanga. “Yogoda” (a word he himself had coined) means “that which the science of yoga imparts,” and “Satsanga” means “association with God, with Truth, with good people.” He translated this name as “Self-Realization Fellowship,” and explained: “Through Self-realization we have fellowship with God, and in that fellowship, we give divine friendship to truth-seekers in all religions.” From~ SRF Mother Center
Essentially Paramahansa Yogananda’s Mandate was threefold.
1. To show the unifying elements in mankind’s great faiths and show them how to achieve unity not by everyone converting to another religion, but to know that unity through oneness with the infinite by communing with God.
2. To bring to the world the detailed scientific Yoga meditation that makes that communion a reality. He brought us the great how to live teachings.
3. To clarify and correct the many misconceptions about our understanding of what the great ones were really teaching. Break through the barriers of your dark programming!
He succeeded in fully and effectively doing all this and it is available for those who
willing to listen, learn, and work at it.
The great barriers to the evolution of consciousness.
Humans are so gregarious, community health and participation is as much as part of our nature as is the protection of our individuality and freedom. A serious problem arises however, when we allow emotion and insecurity to trump intelligence/wisdom.
The majority of followers of most religious paths are very concerned about their standing in the community and not so much about the all important quest for truth and justice. Thus we have have the old trap of “blind leading the blind.” This goes on in all cultures, and is clearly described in the Gospels of Jesus and the Bhagavad Gita of Lord Krishna.
If you want your life to mean something – especially to your Self, it is imperative that you make some effort by inner searching and prayer, and study, to understand what these all important matters are all about. You must apply these new truths by practices with which you can change yourself. Only then will you find real purpose, peace, and understanding that goes beyond the masses of sheep in your own group. Only then will you be in a position to share your mind awareness and love with suffering humanity.
No matter what path/culture you were born into – it is not and never was some “god’s only way,” and your race and culture is not some god’s greatest expression of humanity.
it is ok to be proud of your origins, if you can do this without the egotism of vain superiority. If, like many of us you were told such things, you have been lied to by your teachers most of your life. Exclusivism is not needed to support ones self-esteem.
The courageous relinquishing of these and many other false ideas [exclusivism] are the only gateway to enhance your evolution. Shouting slogans and blindly clinging to the ways you really know little about is not the road to peace and progress. It is to serve the locked in programming of darkness. Look around and you will see that the message is clear! That simple message is “Change Yourself.”
As long as you still also believe that this relative world of the senses is reality, you will not know real joy , peace, or purpose in your life.
Read this article on crediting Yogananda’s work in America as being a major factor in bringing the reality of “International Day of Yoga” into such quick manifestation because of His 30+ years of work in the West.
The government of India has named one of its railroad services “Kriya Yoga Express”. As this was the train that Yogananda used to travel between His Ranchi school and Calcutta [now Kolkatta]
During Yogananda’s work in America He established His one society known as Self-Realization Fellowship through which anyone may take correspondence course to learn Kriya Yoga Meditation techniques for home independent study.
He also authored many books and restored the true teachings of Jesus & Krishna, showing the essential advanced unity of their teachings for world wide dissemination.
His life was a living, walking, display of divinity itself!
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This Epic film was showing in London, Ontario, Dec 12-23, 2014 [ Hyland Theatre]
It has been showing to sold-out audiences of spiritual seekers across North America since Oct 2014, and globally since 2015. Follow up films on Yogananda’s life are under way by various groups.
It may also be purchased in DVD form from Self-Realization Fellowship book store
or other outlets. The editions of DVD from SRF book store have multi lingual sub titles and are the best choice.
This award winning documentary [biopic] shows a very brief outline of Paramahansa Yogananda’s amazing life story. His work is a major force in advancing a healthier global climate and inspiration for spiritual seekers of all religions or no religion.
Self-Realization Fellowship/ YSS was founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920, Incorporated in 1935 as His sole representatives, teachers, and publishers of Babaji’s Kriya Yoga and Yogoda spiritual teachings.
His journey in this lifetime 1893-1952. He did say that He would return again and again to help all and attuned SRF/YSS devotees to reach cosmic consciousness. But be careful – when a divine Master makes such a statement, it does not necessarily mean more physical reincarnations or public debuts. This usually refers to great devotees with great devotion.
They personally come to loyal devotees who are attuned. Even now there are opportunists who are claiming to be the reincarnation or the true earthly representatives of Yogananda. They are not!
He made it clear that only His true representatives would be through the SRF/YSS leaders.
This divine manifestation brought Kriya Yoga Meditation to the West.
He made far reaching contributions to world peace, and religious unity,
and left us all with a revelatory divine dispensation in the world’s
most widely spoken language. Yogananda also brought the yogic
“Science of Religion” as a true science to the world’s attention in a
way fully explained and demonstrated in His own remarkable life.
Methods, that when correctly and regularly practiced,
will bring one the personal enlightenment & Joy of
Self-Realization even before death. Ending the cycles of reincarnation.
This path is one of grace, self-effort, reason, devotion, and Intuition.
SRF/YSS Lessons are available at minimum expense for all
who wish to learn and practice the world’s most
advanced and effective methods for self-transformative living.
With ongoing personal counseling, initiations, and instructions.
This is always accompanied by Yogananda’s constant aid to all
sincere devotees who are attuned to His presence – He is a “Living Guru.”
Yes! Yogananda brought the most advanced brain plasticity
concepts as part of many unique advanced lifestyle
practices/teachings all based upon Ancient Yoga principles and Techniques.
Kriya Yoga Lessons course from YSS/SRF note;
These advanced Kriya Yoga techniques [ with all the higher Kriyas] allows a person to dissolve their past Karmas [the residual traumas of this and other lives in this world, [called sin by some].
Of course, this will only happen with regular correct practice and attitudes.
Attitudes of loyalty to the Guru and his work via YSS/SRF, and attunement
with His living presence, study of the Lessons and other writings daily.
See >>>>>>>>>> http://kriyayogatoday.blogspot.ca/
In the worlds history , we have never been left with such a vast and detailed verifiable record
of a prophet of this stature. He is clearly one of the worlds most recent Avatars/a Living prophet.
The Master said, “I seek nothing from you but your joy in God .
And you seek nothing from me but wisdom and joy.”
He also began the pluralistic open restoration of these advanced
world teachings found in the Holy Bhagavad Gita & the Biblical Gospels.
For the Arabic peoples He revealed an esoteric commentary based upon
the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam for their spiritual elucidation.
This divine dispensation has led to a world wide revolution in spiritual
thinking and greater respect for all religious traditions.
One of the greatest contributions Paramahansa Yogananda made to
humanity was the “depoliticization ” of Religion/Spirituality.
Because, as you may know, it was emperors and various powerful leaders
who became entrenched in a “one way “, and “us and them”, divisive
belief systems that were the great cause of keeping the masses ignorant
of the full possibilities of their own divine potential.
Yoga and the work of Self-Realization Fellowship which is now
sweeping the world is only in the earliest beginning stages.
When asked by a devotee what the future held for these SRF teachings.
The master replied, “wait till you see this work in two thousand years.”
Paramahansa Yogananda’s renowned “Autobiography of a Yogi”
originally written in English in 1946 has been revised per His own
efforts and instructions left with his only church SRF/YSS.
Now available in over 60 languages, and still appearing
on Best seller lists world wide. The great new world scripture can now be read by over 90% of the world in their native languages.
Get the “complete edition” only available from Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers [with the orange cover].
The Master said, “By heeding these simple truths
that I give you, you can find God. You don’t need a new religion.
You know what God wants;
what you need is to live by it.”
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Circle of Self-Realization Fellowship/YSS. SRF/YSS is a society free from dogmas, prejudices, exclusivity, race /gender limitations. We have left outdated attitudes far behind. We know what we worship! Kriya Yoga and other Meditation techniques are absolutely safe and effective. Come, meditate regularly and deeply with us and expand your consciousness!
You can change your life more quickly in this uplifting environment… These services carry the presence and blessings of the Masters’ Practices and readings at these Meditation Circle services will give the wise seeker basic tools to take home for personal growth. If you came only once or twice and imagined it was like any other church, you have missed the whole point, you need to do more searching.You didn’t take time to really see! Do more reading of Yogananda’s wisdom!
Come for many months, While also daily Meditating at home – then you will know for sure how a living prophet can help you change your life for the better!
Better yet – send for the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons Course.
It will take you to the highest realizations, these are the same methods used
by Paramahansa Yogananda and the great ones of India. You will feel the uplifting quality of life these practices bring you.
The Uniqueness and fullness of these services are consciousness/life changing.
If you are not ready to change yourself, this path may not be for you just yet?
Self-Realization Fellowship/YSS was Founded by
Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920,
Incorporated in 1935.
His journey in this lifetime 1893-1952.
He is the 20th century’s most acclaimed spiritual master.
Yogananda is the Avatar for the 3rd Millennium!
This divine manifestation brought Kriya Yoga Meditation to the West. He made far reaching contributions to world peace, and religious unity and harmony. He answered all the difficult questions that seekers need to understand, and left us all with a revelatory divine dispensation in the world’s most widely spoken language this can be applied to all religions.
Yogananda also brought the yogic “Science of Religion” as a true science to the world’s attention in a way fully explained and demonstrated in His own remarkable life.
Methods, that when correctly and regularly practiced, will bring one the personal enlightenment & Joy of Self-Realization even before death.
Thus ending the tedious/ unpredictable cycles of reincarnation. This path is one of grace, self-effort, reason, devotion, and Intuition. SRF/YSS Lessons Course is available at minimum expense for all who wish to learn and practice the world’s most advanced and effective methods for self-transformative living.
With ongoing personal counseling, initiations, and instructions
from Self-Realization Fellowship mother centre.
This is always accompanied by Yogananda’s constant aid to all
sincere devotees who are attuned to His presence –
He is a “Living Guru.”
Consciousness does not die and is not born, it learns and remembers itself through human experience. When we change our ego consciousness into superconsciousness, there is no more need for physical bodies.
We just go on working all the same.
Yes! Yogananda brought the most advanced brain plasticity concepts as part of many unique advanced lifestyle practices/teachings all based upon Ancient Yoga principles.
All part of a Spiritual science free of dogma and superstition- there are real results!
Kriya Yoga Lessons course from YSS/SRF note;
These advanced Kriya Yoga techniques allow a person to dissolve their past Karma [the residual traumas of this and other lives in this world, called sin by some].
Of course this will only happen with regular correct practice and attitudes.
Attitudes of loyalty to the Guru and his work via YSS/SRF, and attunement
with His living presence, study of the Lessons and other writings daily.
The Master said, “I seek nothing from you but your joy in God . And you seek nothing from me but wisdom and joy.”
He also began the pluralistic open restoration of these advanced world teachings found in the Holy Bhagavad Gita & the Biblical Gospels.
For the Arabic peoples He revealed an advanced esoteric commentary on
the Rubaiyyat of Omar Khayyam. “Wine of the Mystic.”
This dispensation has led to a world wide revolution in spiritual thinking and greater respect for all religious traditions. Yoga and the work of Self-Realization Fellowship which is now sweeping the world is only in the earliest beginning stages.
This is a more advanced level of the Yoga lifestyles that are
now transforming our world in third millennium.
When asked by a devotee what the future held for these SRF teachings. The master replied, “wait till you see this work in two thousand years.”
Be sure to see the award winning film “Awake, The Life of Yogananda.”
Available on DVD from SRF web site book store with sub-titles in many languages.
Paramahansa Yogananda’s renowned “Autobiography of a Yogi” originally written in English in 1946 has been revised per His own efforts and instructions left with his only church SRF/YSS. Now available in over 50 languages, and still appearing on Best seller lists world wide. Get the “complete up to date edition” with its orange cover , available only from Self-Realization Fellowship publishers, LA USA.. The Master once said, “By heeding these simple truths that I give you, you can find God. You don’t need a new religion. You know what God wants;
what you need is to live by it.” Paramahansa Yogananda, from SR magazine, Summer 2008. Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers LA USA
The world first became aware of Mahavatar Babaji [prophet] by name upon the publication of the spiritual classic “Autobiography of a Yogi ,” written by Babaji’s emissary Paramahansa Yogananda, whom He sent to the West in 1920 to spread the global unifying teachings of world religious Pluralism and the science of Kriya Yoga Meditation [ among other things] beyond the shores of sacred India. Yogananda not only came to teach, but also as a living example of that ideal personage, to aid others on their journey to salvation/ Samadhi/ cosmic consciousness, [union with reality.]
Note; If you plan to read the Autobiography of a Yogi, the only up to date and complete editions are the SRF ones with orange covers. There is also a digital version from Amazon by Self-Realization Fellowship. Other electronic and printed versions of the 1946 edition are pirated original editions are all out of date and incomplete. Only SRF orange cover editions are now as Paramahansa Yogananda wanted them. The Master was changing/improving this book since its first edition, and left further instructions with His editors in chief for further changes, which they faithfully and accurately carried out.
Yogananda’s legacy from YSS/SRF remains accurate and intact. We are now left with an exceptional, reliable, & valuable sacred record of Yogananda’s final wishes for this great dispensation. Through Mahavatar Babaji’s teachings and living presence found in YSS/Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons course and other publications, we now have one of the worlds clearest spiritual dispensations on how to know truth and commune with the Real Self within – Reality.
It works! Yoganandaji left us all a gold mine. But we still need to do our share of serious deep digging ! He tells us that if we are not doing that digging in SRF publications with proper loyalty and meditation, we will not get the full results we seek.
“A siddha is a perfected being who has attained complete liberation in Spirit; he becomes a paramukta, “supremely free,” and can then RETURN TO EARTH AS AN AVATARA—as did KRISHNA, JESUS, and many other saviors of mankind through the ages. As often as virtue declines, a God-illumined soul comes to earth to draw virtue again to the fore (Gita IV-7-8). An avatar, or divine incarnation, HAS TWO PURPOSES ON EARTH– quantitative and qualitative. Quantitatively, he uplifts the general populace with his noble teachings of good against evil.
“Loyalty is the highest law.” Paramahansa Yogananda……………….>
One thing that should be cleared up in the first place, a matter widely and deeply misunderstood by many seekers and devotees of many paths – just who/what is an Avatar? No matter how enamored you are about your teachers charisma or talk, that does not necessarily make him/her a true Guru or an Avatar. “We have many teachers such as mentors, books experiences, other persons – but only one Guru.” The Guru does not have to be an avatar, but why settle for less! Yet in the meantime, we will all be lead by self- transforming moves to those experiences that lead us one step at a time to that which unveils the Realization of the true Self. So it is quite natural that we are not all attracted to the same path, the same books etc.
What is their purpose and how does the Avatar really work? How can one tell who is and is not an Avatar? These details are clarified in Paramahansa Yogananda’s book “Autobiography of a Yogi.” Nowhere in the modern or ancient annals of world spiritual literature/scriptures is this more fully and clearly defined than in the sacred works left to the world by Paramahansa Yogananda and His mentors, especially in His “Autobiography of a Yogi.” Bhagavan Krishna, Rama, Buddha, Jesus the Christ, Adi Sankara, Lahiri Mahasaya, Moses, Swami Sri Yukteswar, and Abraham, are a few major examples of Avatars that ancient and modern history records. These great ones are also “Gurus” [living spiritual masters], another term that has been misaligned in modern popular jargon. A true Guru is not only an expert/teacher, as that is only one of his roles. His power to Personally and directly aid in the devotee’s self-transformation is unique, and their works before and after the death of the their own body is legendary. The true “living Gurus” are in a class well above “expert,” and have lived extraordinarily incredible lives. What they became and lived is what they taught us! They seek only to show us the way to true freedom. True Gurus and Avatars are not motivated by the obsessions of the ego. This true power to directly aid and help spiritual seekers is not possessed by priests and pseudo prophets. As when the pass on the will be just as dead as you are. They may impotently promise you heavenly rewards, but all the while they program you with darkness and bondage, the political programming of the many.
First of all – Avatars are extremely rare, if we had more than one in a century doing widespread public dispensations, that alone would indeed be very rare. Closer examination exposes so many false prophets. Saints, even great saints may not be in the class of “Avatar.” Yet it is a great egoistic exaggeration of so many devotees to imagine and boast that their teacher, guru, or mentor is an Avatar. Get Real! Your inflated ego “cannot even imagine the state of the avatars consciousness, ” said Yogananda. Essentially, an Avatar is a person who in a previous incarnation on this planet had reached a fairly advanced level of cosmic consciousness. One who has returned, not under the normal compulsions of the cycles of births and deaths [reincarnation], but of His own free will. This incarnation is done not to serve any personal ambitions but only to work with the divine will [the wisdom guided directions of Reality [Brahman]. Usually being born into a very spiritual family at a time of great sociological transformational need going on in this world.
This does not include the many smaller teachers who work in the world. The new devotee can scarcely tell who is a spiritually live or dead teacher, so when he/she claims that the teacher is a Guru or an Avatar be very cautious. They seldom know what they are talking about.
As Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita, Ch4;v 7-8 “O Arjuna! Whenever virtue [dharma] declines and vice predominates, I incarnate as an Avatar. In visible form I appear from age to age to protect the virtuous and destroy evildoing in order to reestablish righteousness.” (c) “The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita,” SRF publishers LA USA.
As wonderful as the Gurus, Saints, and Mystics of all faiths are, the Avatar stands out as well beyond them in attainment – a veritable superman. The Avatar literally changes history on a vast scale, and brings forward the understanding and evolutionary speed of human consciousness. Some Avatars work with smaller groups of devotees or specific cultures, and leave a teaching to suit the needs of that particular culture. While others may do work on a vast cultural or global scale. Such an Avatar was Mahavatar Babaji as described in the orange covered Autobiography of a Yogi. No, there does not necessarily need to be prophetic declarations ahead of time, many of which are misinterpreted and already overused by desperate, overexcited, devotees. Although in the case of Paramahansa Yogananda there were prophecies at the time immediately after his birth in this lifetime.
Many claims have been made over recent decades by a number of persons about seeing/meeting Mahavatar Babaji. These reports are often accompanied with the edict that “Babaji wants me [or whoever] to spread His teachings to mankind. Many of these claims are not clearly founded or even supported by their sources. Devotees beware – you wouldn’t know an Avatar if you tripped over one. Charisma, popularity, Self-claims, or even a large crowd of followers does not define the Avatar.
Yoganandaji himself put it most succinctly and wisely in His new scriptural dispensation for this age, “The Second Coming of Christ; Resurrecting the Christ within you.” and in “The Yoga of Jesus.” SRF Publishers LA USA, when He said; “ In titling this book “The Second Coming of Christ” I am not referring to a literal returning by Jesus to earth. He came two thousand years ago and, after imparting a universal path to God’s kingdom was crucified and resurrected: His reappearance to the masses now is not necessary for the fulfillment of His teachings. What is necessary of for the cosmic wisdom and divine perception of Jesus to speak again through each one’s own experience and understanding of the Infinite Christ Consciousness that was incarnate in Jesus. That will be his true second coming.” Page 10, (C) The Yoga of Jesus, SRF Publishers LA USA.
Herein lie one of the facts about Avatars. They never return for second coming public teaching debuts, to save or acknowledge those who imagine they know some god’s only correct interpretation of the truth of these matters. This is a fact of history – they never return in this way! Every divine incarnation in this world is unrepeated with a unique appearance and name. They deal with current issues in a particular culture, which never requires repeating the same message details, but only the principles.
Likewise, let us consider the Mahavatar Babaji situation. Through a lineage of Avatars as we can read about in the holy book “Autobiography of a Yogi”, this divine global dispensation was sent via Paramahansa Yogananda [as Humanity’s interface] with a clearly established succession and history to support it, not to mention the outstanding work and life of Paramahansa Yogananda in its own right. This clear record and resulting successes of Yogananda’s mission is incontestable and incomparable. He did Mahavatar Babaji proud as the saying goes, not requiring the resending of other persons of much lesser attainment to redo the mission so eminently fulfilled by Yogananda. It is also important to keep in mind that this dispensation is so advanced that it will not need redoing for many, many, millennia. When there is need for humanity to have a serious update. Other truly great souls will be here to do that in the distant future.
So, if someone comes along and claims that Babaji has told them to spread the teachings of Kriya Yoga etc, you can be sure that the only true situation here is that history is repeating itself. And if you should have a chance to study Yogananda’s clarification on this matter you will find that great Avatars do not have to make a second, third, or fourth launching of their works. They are free of ego and not so incompetent as to choose the wrong person who would fail at such a large and important mission to the worlds’ peoples. In fact Babaji’s chief disciple, Lahiri Mahasaya advised all of his down line disciples not to start any organizations. Looking back now, having witnessed quality and fullness of Babaji’s great work through YSS/SRF over the last hundred years, it is evident that Paramahansa Yogananda was the right person at the right time in history to carry out this massive divine dispensation. This is why we can see that Lahiri Mahasaya did not want a dozen other devotees to interfere with the divine plan as we have seen it unfold via Yogananda through YSS/SRF. Who said, “the best person to place in a powerful position of responsibility is the one who does not seek personal fame and power.” ? Alas, such a divine soul was Yogananda and His saintly successors of this great path.
It is good for the green seeker and devotee to remain a bit cautious until he/she learns begins to understand what/who a real Avatar is, and what it really means to have a “living spiritual master “[Guru]. More on – who is a living Master! later //////////////////
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