This epic film will awaken a lot of people and inspire devotees the world over.
It is now playing in Europe and Latin American countries 2016……
This epic film will awaken a lot of people and inspire devotees the world over.
It is now playing in Europe and Latin American countries 2016……
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A society free from dogmatism, prejudice, and exclusivity.
YSS/SRF Kriya Yoga Meditation is absolutely safe and effective, and life enhancing.
Come, meditate deeply with with our SRF community and expand your consciousness!
You can change your life more quickly in this uplifting group environment…
Practices and readings at these Meditation Circle services will
give the wise seeker tools to take home for personal growth.
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The Uniqueness and fullness of these services are consciousness changing.
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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.”
……..” You have come here for the pure truth that flows from my soul,
and even if one person receives this truth and is changed,
I will have done more good than if thousands were rocking with emotion.”
Journey to Self-Realization – Pp 152.
©Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers (c) LA USA
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].

Other Links to visit ;www.yogananda.org
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Deeper Meditations, Healing, Self-Transformation, advanced spiritual practices, and community devotion are found via London Meditation
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?
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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.”
……..” You have come here for the pure truth that flows from my soul,
and even if one person receives this truth and is changed,
I will have done more good than if thousands were rocking with emotion.”
“Journey to Self-Realization“- Pp 152
Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers © LA USA
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
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Read the inspiring Wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda’s talks.
“The highest way to achieve success is to deeper and deeper into the silence within,
until you rise above the mortal realm of this earth-plane.”
http://www.yogananda-srf.org/Self-Realization_Magazine/Current_Issue.aspx#.VcYZ4PlVhBd

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.
But the main purpose of an avatar is qualitative—to create other God realized souls, helping as many as possible to attain liberation. This latter is the very personal and private spiritual bond formed between guru and disciple, a union of loyal spiritual endeavor on the part of the disciple and divine blessings bestowed by the guru. Students are those who receive only a little light of truth. BUT DISCIPLES ARE THOSE WHO FOLLOW COMPLETELY AND STEADFASTLY, DEDICATED AND DEVOTED, UNTIL THEY HAVE FOUND THEIR OWN FREEDOM IN GOD.”
said Paramahansa Yogananda,
God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita
© Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers LA USA
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 //////////////////
More links to study;
See http://www.yogananda-srf.org/
See http://kriyayogatoday.blogspot.ca/
See https://www.facebook.com/PYislove
See http://srflivingprophets.blogspot.ca/?zx=dea70a997da369ee
See https://plus.google.com/114180011391449498988/posts
See http://www.yogananda.com.au/index.html
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Sitting in a chair works very good also, in Yoga there is never only one way to do something!
All of this divine revelation took place less than 100 years ago!
I have personally met many of His personally trained devotees over the years. Hearing from their own lips the amazing life of a modern living Christ of Sacred India. This would be the third time that the Holy Santana Dharma of
gospel of Lord Krishna ( of circa 6,000 Bc) came to enlighten struggling mankind, from darkness of ego to the light of the Soul;
Firstly there was Bhagavan (Lord)Krishna long ago = 1.0
Then there was Jeshua of Judea who spent many years in Holy India =2.0
And finally we now have Paramahansa Yogananda, founder of the
Yogoda Sat Sat Sangha of India and the sister organization of Self-Realization Fellowship [all one and the same organization =3.0 .
All of them brought the same immortal message of the Sanatana Dharma of Holy India….Yes! all the research is up to date and valid and over whelming!
And no! if you want to know my evidence = do what i did and look it up!
Do your own research and diligent practice , and like myself you
may end up having the Divine Mother [the holy spirit of OMMMM]
reveal all the necessary evidence to you consciousness and living experience. By the way, Jesus did prophecy the coming of one such as Paramahansa
Yogananda! Look it up! In Johns Gospel.
This Kriya Yoga lineage (as beautifully narrated in the worlds classic)
“Autobiography of a Yogi”, was first published in 1946 by the award winning “Self-Realization Fellowship ” publishers, followed by several successful editions in over 60 languages which now allows over 92% of the worlds population to read this great spiritual classic in their own language!
ended with Yogananda’s proclamation that there would be no successor Gurus after His demise. March 7, 1952.
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Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers have done an excellent job in maintaining Yogananda’s true writings/teachings and the vision of His SRF/YSS legacy. Those whom Yogananda appointed to complete the monumental task of editing and publishing his works for future generations did a most outstanding job. Untold millions of lives are now being enriched ,saved, and enlightened by these books and the personal help devotees receive from YSS/Self- Realization Fellowship staff.
The teaching of the Master as published by Self-Realization are so far ahead of our time that even teachers who came 70 years after Yogananda really have nothing new to offer. In fact even going centuries into the future will not make these teachings redundant.
This is the true restoration of the Gospels and the Gita teachings.
THE GREATER REVELATION OF TODAYS WORLD !
When Paramahansa Yogananda was invited to speak at the 1920 world Religion Conference in Boston USA in Sept 1920, He was already at the level of Jesus the Christ in His omnipresent consciousness and healing powers, All the wonder and divine magnificence you will read about in the Gospels of the new testament was being clearly witnessed by America and the world during His nearly 30+ year divine ministry both in America , Europe, Africa, and Holy India as well as the Middle East.
This unique spiritual path is based upon ancient and modern time tested Yoga mystical teachings designed to help us achieve the immortal goal of Self-Realization (salvation) through grace and self-effort in this life[or in succeeding lifetimes]. A society that, even before it’s incorporation could point to its own illustrious lineage of divine Avatars, saints, and great devotees in both East and West. The Self-Realization Fellowship/YSS does not fit in the categories of “psychic,” “new age”, “New thought” movements, or “cults”, some carelessly used words with their modern unclarified connotations.
Some, for their own reasons have been promoting their own brand of Kriya Yoga, claiming they have the real thing. [they are often adding hatha yoga postures as part of the Kriya yoga practice routine.] This would be difficult to prove as it is said that even Lahiri Mahasaya reduced originally received Krya Yoga practice to its basics. At any rate, the results of Yogananda’s teaching of this Kriya method has definitely produced results in loyal devotees that speak for themselves. It Works!
One part of Paramahansa Yogananda’s mission was to bring a balanced, relevant, and much needed clarified spiritual message to mankind, with new and original methods/approaches in modern contexts and expression. A message free of exclusivism, dogmatism, and arrogance. To be presented in what was to become the world’s most commonly spoken language, needing a minimum of scriptural or language translation, thereby helping this message maintain a more universal clarity. The framework He chose for this dispensation were the mystical scriptures of the New Testament and the Bhagavad Gita. Some may contest the authenticity or value of these ancient records. Both of these documents have served humanity’s spiritual needs for millennia, and still contain many valid treasures, as valid as any revelation since they were first introduced. Because time & man can ravage so many things, Paramahansa Yogananda’s revelation was to bring out the hitherto lost meanings,facts, and values of these ancient texts. Although this same attempt has been made by a number of others in the last few centuries, Yogananda’s commentaries and teachings on these matters can be seen as unique and enlightening, and very complete. The Masters elucidations prove the perennial value and agreement of these documents. There will always be a world of a difference between the work of academics/theologians and true God-knowing souls. It is also a credit to the Hindu tradition that considers the value & usefulness of what is written equally as important as any possible historical verifications.
Fresh, inspiring directions and concepts await the new seeker reading all His works.
There have been numerous claims in previous centuries by would-be prophets [NRM leaders]. There were so many who claimed they were especially chosen to reveal the original teachings of other past prophets. Yogananda’s work & life appear outstanding in comparison to many of these. When one reads the SRF publications of His inspired writings and talks, the effect is no less that uplifting and life changing in every way. Especially if one follows up on His teachings with daily effort and loyalty. It will be many, many, centuries into the future before evolving mankind will be able to even suggest that this revelation seems out of date, or needs modernizing again. It is the very nature of a great spiritual dispensation that it is initially centuries ahead of its time when it appears. Divine inspiration of this quality is not easily superseded by trendy popular changes. Even then – this sacred path will still be fully valid for ones salvation. The word of a true Avatar is world transforming!
Paramahansa Yogananda not only did most of his own spiritual writing, He was most wise in having the foresight to train editors who understood His teachings and were attuned with Him spiritually. Divine persons who were able to adjust to the evolution of that which they witnessed in the development of the expression of His ideas over time. Thus publishing future works which accurately expressed an excellent and accurate presentation of his total message/legacy for the world.
He came to clearly show us the essential and underlying truths upon which all true religion is based, concepts that will bring peace to this troubled world only when major reformations occur in said religions. The real inner worship which is based upon devotion and scientific Yoga Pranayama techniques (mental-energy-control), and is proving to be the primary blessing for this age.
Yogananda brought us a more balanced view of life and the spiritual that is a sure and very direct route to salvation, than the doubtful meandering labyrinths of theology hemmed in by the strictures of dogmatism. He showed us how to respect all true spiritual paths as many hued lights on the path of the spirit, while giving our loyalty and full attention to whichever one we would choose to work with. Directing the seeker from scattered eclectic approaches to a more concentrated enduring relationship with this living Masters path. One God-realized Guru can take us farther than 100 well intended philosophers, or a thousand blindly programmed clerics. And even much farther than our own subjective imaginings of where we think we are in the universal scheme. With the power of our own wills plus the wisdom and grace of the great ones we now have all the tools needed to reach our highest potential, as it is written,”Ye are God’s.”
Paramahansa Yogananda reintroduced the concept of personal growth based upon each ones own learning and experiential needs, rather than only as sets of fixed rules. He came from a tradition that was pretty well free of dogmatism. While explaining the better ways of and reasons for following the basic universal laws of harmonious living. He encouraged devotees to exercise their good judgment leading to a better moral life. His unique legacy covers a vast range of how to live principles and self-improvement methods for personal spiritual growth and salvation [as some call it]. The master tells us that we are all left to make those final choices as we learn and grow mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Reflecting the free will of the devotee.
His emphasizing and demonstrating of many new ways of making religion more scientific and less mysterious, more practical and less superstitious, more pluralistic, finds wide appeal with today’s better informed world consciousness.
Paramahansa Yogananda clarified many, many long-misunderstood, misrepresented, and hidden scriptural meanings, which for centuries had baffled the leaders and followers of many various religious movements. This was done from the mystical level using the intuitive spiritual awareness, rather than and intellectual/academic methods. Fully resulting in explanations that make much more sense accompanied by better results for the individual and society. His own life clearly testifies to His connection to the great source of truth – the universal Reality which many call God. These revealed concepts are at the same time consciousness enhancing, enlightening, balanced, harmonizing and progressive.
He did not come to necessarily start a new religion, but to instead show as clearly as possible the universal truths underlying all true religions, concepts which have an underlying unity of meaning and purpose. With harmonious/pluralistic basics that can bring us all together while not denying/devaluing the validity of the uniqueness and value of our own traditions. And those who are keen enough to grasp the real import of His great and timely message will be forerunners of a growing ecumenical global Interfaith cooperative movement leading to a true world brotherhood, and a greater chance for lasting world peace. Not by everyone following the same religion, but by awakening to the highest teachings within each and every true faith/path.
To show how the teachings of many great faiths are universal Paramahansa Yogananda wrote very enlightening commentaries on major scriptures from their inner meanings at the mystical level – the level of the “True Religion in every faith”. These writings are described further on elsewhere on these pages. In these and other works He created a fresh array of innovative and motivating approaches to inspire humanities sense of well-being, peace, and religious cooperation, rather than claims that would create division & conversion. Teaching that Everyone’s first duty is convert oneself(not others) to the wisdom that one professes to believe in, before attempting to convert others to it. This takes a great deal of time and effort and would make our spiritual efforts far more rewarding. Keeping in mind that we must change ourselves very deeply before professing to know how to change others.
In all of his prolific writings you will not find a slur or hint of prejudice against anyone else’s person, faith, prophet, nationality, or spiritual path. This respectful attitude and universal love flows naturally not only from His pluralistic Hindu roots, but also from His unprejudiced Yogic training and base, and from His sense of oneness with all other beings. Although, like all true mystics, Paramahansa Yogananda was also a great teacher who claimed no limiting sectarian identity for Himself. He showed us the true balance between maintaining our individuality while at the same time developing our sense of community, two vital and essential elements for a better world and our own personal development. This was mainly accomplished by basing His Self-Realization Fellowship on a different footing with a high level of quality spiritual leadership. An impeccable devoted forward-looking and versatile leadership which has carried on till this day with great insight for the benefit of all who would truly work with the Masters path.
Paramahansa Yogananda’s main message was one of Loyalty, Grace, Divine love, Kriya Yoga, Self-effort, & scientific Yoga meditation as a way to know God and experience intuitive guidance for a better life. There was not a single important life area He left unexplained, as an aid in making our search for truth more successful, practical, and life fulfilling and SELF-TRANSFORMATIVE for each devotee. From the very moment a true GURU introduces himself to you, through temporary obedience He brings you to the greatest freedom humans an ever know in this world or beyond.
These are only a few of the reasons that Paramahansa Yogananda stands out as an unparalleled modern spiritual prophet in this age.
The Quality and History of His life tells us the rest! We are privileged to be living in an age where so recent a history with living witnesses is available.
Written by PYislove (c) Sailing on Lake St Clair Ontario, Canada, (c)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eau_l-8OjW8#t=92
Br.Atmananda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzZhhZulkTo
Br. Sanoshananda http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NiXcvvYy9o
Daya Mata http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z22edyOsNQc
http://www.torealize.net/7-SRF.html Larry discovers Autobiography of a Yogi
https://vimeo.com/29994487 Larry reavis on civilizations past
https://vimeo.com/23546413 larry Reavis on his first encounter with Paramahansa Yogananda
https://vimeo.com/23393588 The Encounter part 1 with Paramahansa Yogananda
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NOTE; FOR THOSE WHO HAVE NOT GAINED THE ABOVE RESULTS.
You may have lacked proper understanding, methodology, practice, motives, and Patience!
Read His wisdom again in SRF books and Lessons,
keep trying, and peace, love, and Joy will happen to you!
Healing and Light and Self-Realization will also be yours!
“Meditation utilizes concentration in its highest form.
Concentration consists in freeing the attention from distractions and in focusing it on any thought in which one may be interested.
Meditation is that special form of concentration in which the attention has been liberated from restlessness and is focused on God.
Meditation, therefore, is concentration used to know God….”
“The first proof of God’s presence is an ineffable peace.
This evolves into joy humanly inconceivable.
Once you have touched the Source of truth and life, all nature will respond to you.
“Finding God within, you will find Him without, in all people and all conditions.” Paramahansa Yogananda, Metaphysical Meditations, (c) SRF
Our London SRF Meditation Circle has weekly meditation services
based upon service readings format established by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Come and experience the Awareness expanding LIGHT , LOVE, & PEACE of proper group meditation.
We have been meeting here for many years and invite you
to Call for directions and details 226-977-3008
We are planning to have a mid-week Study group studying and meditating
on the inspiring writings of Paramahansa Yogananda. [2014]
Yogananda created the Self-Realization Fellowship/YSS as His sole and uniquely authorized non-sectarian NRM to publish and disseminate the great Babajis teachings of Kriya Yoga as taught to Him by the Great Ones – Lahiri Mahasaya and Swami Sri Yukteswar.
Some persons like to dispute which version of Kriya Yoga is most pure/complete.
The master said: “That same kriya Yoga that my Guru taught me, I have given you.”
The fact remains that Yogananda has left us a thoroughly proven system that will take one all the way to cosmic consciousness. That “kingdom of God ” within yourself.
You can test it all in the laboratory of your own life.
Once one becomes a student of SRF Lessons course, nothing else is really needed.
This course includes ongoing phone counseling to all SRF/YSS students of the Lessons Course…
There will be nothing accomplished by sitting at the feet of every new teacher who appears on the block.
Unless you know absolutely that the new one is greater than Yogananda. You don’t!
Everything one will ever need is in these SRF Lessons exactly as taught by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Self-Realization Fellowship & Yogananda are one.
It will take you to cosmic consciousness with the Masters help all along the way.
I experience the Guru’s help every day! And that does not even include all those other unique and inspiring revelations published by Self-Realization Fellowship -His only org.You can get a good idea who we are by reading Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”(orange cover).
This SRF Publishers complete edition is also available in ebook format. [ 1946 editions are incomplete and out of date!]
Another major revelation shared by Paramahansa Yogananda are the Restoration of the True teachings and concommitance of the the Bible Gospels and the Bhagavad Gita from India. Read His “The Yoga of Jesus” for a better idea of what His message is. Also read, “Autobiography of a Yogi” (orange cover editions from Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers are the only up to date, complete, and accurate editions. ( now available on Kindle from Amazon & itunes ..) Avoid the 1946 edition.
Everything that is missing from the Gospels can be found in the holy Bhagavad Gita of India, and Yogananda’s SRF writings.
SRF GROUP MEDITATION will enrich your spiritual life and was a most
important recommendation by Yogananda for all serious devotees.
Bring more peace and harmony into your personal life.
You can learn more about advanced Kriya Yoga meditation course by
contacting SRF Mother Centre or visiting www.yogananda-srf.org
This web site will tell you much about Yogananda’s only organization
and offers free basic meditation instructions to all visitors…………
SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP IS THE MOST RELIABLE, ACCURATE & COMPLETE SOURCE
FOR TEACHINGS AND PUBLICATIONS ABOUT PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA and KRIYA YOGA.
SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP IS NOT exactly A NEW AGE TEACHING.
SRF/YSS is similar to “New thought ” teachings, plus the science of KRIYA YOGA
With great emphasis on meditation and balanced living.
Self-Realization Fellowship IS NOT A SUB GROUP OF ANY OTHER RELIGION.
It is non-sectarian! It is uniquely original and new! It is one of a kind!
I only wish that those who write about it would learn more about it first!
SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP is the only Kriya Yoga group recommended & founded by Paramahansa Yogananda.
SELF-REALIZATION FELLOWSHIP TEACHES THE COMPLETE KRIYA YOGA, including the higher Kriyas necessary to
reach the highest levels of Divine awareness, [ often called by many “the kingdom of heaven” or “Salvation”]
Taking Kriya Yoga initiation via Yogananda’s SRF/YSS will give you all you will ever need to reach cosmic consciousness,
as for those who imagine they have a better kriya yoga, or a so-called “original”KY etc, they have yet to learn there never was “only one way” for all. Even Lahiri Mahasaya gave differing initiations to different devotees according to their needs.
But if you want to work with Yogananda’s way, He is the last Guru and strongly recommended joining Self-Realization Fellowship, and taking the SRF Lessons course in order to gain all the benefits and blessings of these teachings.
MEDITATION AND STUDY GROUPS ARE OPEN TO ALL SINCERE SEEKERS / MEDITATORS.
Jesus the Christ Mahavatar Babaji Swami Sri Yukteswar /Paramahansa Yogananda/ Lahiri Mahasaya Bhagavan Krishna
These LIVING PROPHETS (Gurus) are the great examples that guide and protect the lives of all sincere Kriya Yoga devotees of the One Reality. These manifestations of the Divine Reality represent our main inspiration and sources of wisdom to awaken us from the worlds dream.
There Never Was – “ONLY ONE WAY.” The True picture of what ancient scriptures really mean can only be ascertained by looking at the whole picture of thousands of years of all this worlds spiritual history. Anything less will only keep one bound to dogmatism and the narrowest view of life.
True UNITY IN DIVERSITY only happens when one does not practice claims of exclusivism and abrogation of previous true scriptures. Group Meditation accelerates ones spiritual transformation and creates a healthy world community of freedom, light, and joy.
The prime message and teachings of the Great Ones is ….
“Change yourself First, then you will see clearly to enlighten others.” pp
We also honor the SAINTS AND SAGES OF ALL TRUE PATHS and do not abrogate their teachings.
This is a balanced non-sectarian spiritual path that will enhance your awareness
of the Divine regardless of your present affiliation.
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All SRF Quotes used under fair use understandings.
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PYisLOVE says: 24 December 2012 re Amazon.com reply comment to ;
People should become aware that when a review says;
“This review is from: Autobiography of a Yogi
(Reprint of the Philosophical library 1946 First Edition) (Paperback)”
This and any blue covered out of date 1946 editions are all from
Crystal Clarity publishers [aka ananda], and are editions Paramahansa Yogananda
began changing as soon as it was published..do you know better than the Guru?
The orange covered edition which is now on kindle for $1.99 ARF Edition only [2014] is the
only complete up to date edition which clearly represents the final instructions
for this book by Yogananda himself. It is the only edition as Yogananda wanted it to be .
And if you don’t like cheap 5mp cameras! -[ you should really try the rebel series like T5i or 7d.]
This is like the difference with the earlier out of date 1946 editions and the newer orange Autobiography of a Yogi .
SRF Editions give you the full story, fullest quality, and the best for your money.
It is in fact Yogananda’s most advanced and complete edition of this book per his wishes!
I fully trust the quality and accuracy of SRF publishers on this book.
These were the people who truly understood these teachings
and remained loyal to Yogananda’s work since his passing in 1952.
Yogananda Himself made many changes to this book from the start…..
The whole thing has resulted in a spiritual masterpiece
that is changing the way people see spirituality in today’s world……
THIS WEEKS AFFIRMATION;
“I am submerged in the Eternal Light,
it permeates every particle of my being.
I live in that Light.
The Divine Spirit fills me within and without.”
by Paramahansa Yogananda (c) SRF LA USA
Changing human behavior depends upon changing ones consciousness, which can be greatly effected by spiritual chanting with or without music. The mental repetition of and idea with feeling and concentration can aid in reshaping the world you live in both the inner and the outer world. Time and effort win the day!
Also See:>> http://hassrflostitsway.blogspot.ca/20/1209/01_archive.html
The Master said; “A master bestows the divine experience of cosmic consciousness when his disciple, by meditation, has strengthened his mind to a degree where the vast vistas would not overwhelm him. The experience can never be given through one’s mere intellectual willingness or open- mindedness. Only adequate enlargement of consciousness by yoga practice and devotional bhakti can prepare the mind to absorb the liberating shock of omnipresence. It comes with a natural inevitability to the sincere devotee. His intense craving begins to pull at God with an irresistible force. “
Page 128, Autobiography of a Yogi [orange cover] ©Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers, LA USA.
Note; From then on, the disciple no longer depends upon the master and repeats this experience at his own leisure.
In the Guru -disciple relationship, the guru shows the devotee from the beginning how to achieve true freedom in every way.
Obedience to the Guru is never a “blind”experience. It is both scientific and clear in both reason and feelings.
[The God referred to here, is “That” One Reality “Brahman”.]
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