Paramahansa Yogananda – författare

Utnämnd till en av 1900-talets bästa, andliga böcker, tar Paramahansa Yoganandas unika levnadsberättelse med dig på en oförglömlig upptäcktsresa till en värld av helgon och yogier, vetenskap och mirakler, död och återuppståndelse. Med en visdom som tillfresställer själen och en älskvärd humor, belyser han livets och universums djupaste hemligheter. Samtidigt öpnar han våra hjärtan och sinnen för den glädje, skönhet och obegränsade andliga kraft som finns i varje mänskligt liv.

In this book Paramahansa Yogananda offers prayers and affirmations that beginners and experienced meditators alike can use to awaken the boundless joy, peace, and inner freedom of the soul. Metaphysical Meditations offer more than 300 uplifting meditations, prayers, affirmations, and visualizations and includes introductory instructions on how to meditate. An encouraging guide that teaches us through our own experience how to spiritually enrich our everyday life.

In this classic spiritual guide, Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, dispels the myth that God is beyond our reach. He points out that it is not only possible to talk with God but to receive definite responses to our prayers. Defining the Lord as both the transcendent, universal Spirit and the intimately personal Father, Mother, Friend, and Lover of all, he helps us to realize how close that infinite and all-loving Being is to each one of us. He also explains how we can make our prayers so powerful and persuasive that they will bring a tangible response. (Libri)

Philosophers and religious scholars the world over have sought to answer the question of why a loving God permits evil. In these pages, Paramahansa Yogananda provides strength and solace for times of adversity by explaining the mysteries of God’s lila, or divine drama. Readers will come to understand the reason for the dualistic nature of creation—God’s interplay of good and evil—and receive guidance on how to rise above the most challenging circumstances.

This groundbreaking book reveals the hidden laws for harnessing the power of concentrated thought - not only for physical healing, but to overcome obstacles and create all-around success in our lives. Long before the use of affirmations was embraced in mainstream settings as diverse as hospitals, recovery programs, sports arenas, and corporate suites, Paramahansa Yogananda, celebrated author of Autobiography of a Yogi, understood and taught the deep spiritual principles that make this ancient scientific tool so powerfully effective. Includes comprehensive instructions and a wide variety of affirmations for healing the body, developing confidence, awakening wisdom, curing bad habits, and much more.

Paramahansa Yogananda's life changing book invites us to use the power of spirit to create health, prosperity and happiness. Filled with sensible down-to-earth wisdom, The Law of Success explores the spiritual sources of creativity, positive thinking, and dynamic will, as well as the success-producing power of self-analysis and meditation. It shows how each one of us can naturally attract happiness and harmony.

Discover deeper meaning and inner calm - without getting lost in the narrative.Autobiography of a Yogi is a beloved spiritual classic - but its richness and detail can make its deeper insights hard to extract.This concise edition brings them into focus.It gathers the most powerful teachings and reflections, each paired with clear, accessible commentary from Gill Hasson - so you don't just follow the story, you understand the ideas behind it.Focused on what matters most, it helps you connect with its wisdom in a simple, immediate way.Dip in anytime. Reflect for life.WHY NOT EXPLORE FURTHER CONCISE CLASSICS FROM THIS SERIES?Also available: Think and Grow Rich, The Art of War, Meditations, and The Prophet.

New Bonus Materials added to this edition include: · The last chapter that Yogananda wrote covering the years 1946-1951 that was not available in the original edition. · The eulogy that Yogananda wrote for Gandhi. · A new afterword by Swami Kriyananda, one of Yogananda's closest disciples. · Named One of the Top 100 Spiritual Books of Last Century This is not an ordinary book. It is a spiritual treasure. To read its message of hope to all truthseekers is to begin a great adventure. Paramhansa Yogananda was the first yoga master of India whose mission it was to permanently live and teach in the West. In the 1920's, as he criss-crossed the United States on what he called his "spiritual campaigns," his enthusiastic audiences filled the largest halls of America. His initial impact was truly impressive. But his lasting influence is greater still. This book, first published in 1946, helped launch, and continues to inspire, a spiritual revolution in the West. Only rarely does a sage of Paramhansa Yogananda's stature write a firsthand account of his life experiences. Followers of many religious traditions have come to recognize AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI as a masterpiece of spiritual literature. Yet, for all its depth, it is full of gentle humor, lively stories, and practical common sense. This is a verbatim reprinting of the original 1946 edition. Although subsequent reprintings, reflecting revisions made after the author's death in 1952, have sold over a million copies and have been translated into more than 19 languages, the few thousand of the original have long since disappeared into the hands of collectors. Now, with this reprint, the 1946 edition is again available, with all its inherent power, just as the great master of yoga first presented it.

Wise and inspiring selections from the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda renowned author of the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi" with practical applications to help us stay calm, happy, and even-minded, in spite of world conditions. Practical and highly effective, this book empowers the reader to transform anxiety and stress into happiness and peace. "Inner Peace" offers a potent antidote to our fast-paced world.

This updated and attractive new pocket-sized edition features daily inspiration drawn primarily from the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda. The book covers more than 30 spiritual topics including Introspection Humility Will Power Compassion Simplicity Prayer Discrimination and Divine Love. March 21st HABITS 'It's not your passing inspirations or brilliant ideas so much as your everyday mental habits that control your life. April 8th COMPASSION 'Seek to do brave and lovely things that are left undone by the majority of people. Give gifts of love and peace to those whom others pass by' .

God Talks With Arjuna, Paramahansa Yogananda's illuminating translation of and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, is one of the most comprehensive books available today on the science and philosophy of Yoga. This monumental work breaks new ground as a revelation of the Gita's profoundest spiritual, psychological, and metaphysical truths, long obscured by metaphor and allegory. Yogananda clearly outlines the Gita's balanced path of meditation and right activity, and shows how we can create for ourselves a life of spiritual integrity, serenity, simplicity and joy. Includes in-depth discussions on Kriya Yoga -- what it is, and how it hastens our spiritual evolution.

Of all the Eastern scriptures, the Bhagavad Gita is the most widely known and best loved in the West. In this eye-opening translation and commentary, Yogananda unveils for the first time the deeper meaning hidden within its symbology. Also available in a slipcase quality paperback edition.

THE YOGA OF THE BHAGAVAD GITA sheds a fascinating light on the true intent of India's beloved scripture. Yogananda shows how the warriors doing battle on the field of Kurukshetra are intended metaphorically to represent the negative tendencies of the human ego pitted against the divine qualities latent in each soul. He describes how each of us, through applying the profound wisdom of yoga, can achieve material and spiritual victory on the battlefield of daily life. This concise and inspiring new book is a compilation of selections from Paramahansa Yogananda's in-depth, critically acclaimed – volume translation of and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita (God Talks With Arjuna). It presents truth-seekers with an ideal introduction to the Gita's timeless and universal teachings – the liberating path of right action and meditation to achieve a permanent state of higher consciousness. Along with its companion volume The Yoga of Jesus, this book will appeal to anyone interested in the time-proven wisdom of the ages - including the millions of yoga practitioners who are ready to go beyond physical exercises to experience the spiritual depths and true essence of India's ancient science of inner peace, joy and divine union.