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THE ROAD AHEAD is an exploration of the Paramhansa Yogananda's predictions about the future of our planet. Yogananda's initial impact on Western culture was truly impressive. His lasting spiritual legacy has been even greater. His Autobiography of a Yogi, first published in 1946, helped launch a spiritual revolution in the West. Translated into more than fifty languages, it remains a best-selling spiritual classic to this day. Originally published by Swami Kriyananda in 1973, the book discusses what Yogananda's predictions could mean in our lives and how we can best approach the challenges that face us. While Yogananda's predictions are sometimes dire, THE ROAD AHEAD ultimately looks forward with expansive solutions to whatever upheavals this world brings. This re-release has a new foreword written by Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi, the global leaders of Ananda Sangha Worldwide.

In this book, you will discover a compilation of Paramhansa Yogananda's teachings and inspirations on Divine Mother. These teachings are universal: No matter your religious background, or lack thereof, you will find these messages of love and acceptance resonating on a soul level. Part One presents Yogananda's wisdom concerning the Divine Mother, helping us understand: Who is Divine Mother? How do we connect with Her? And, for that matter, Why would we want to connect with Her?  Part Two is purely for sharing inspiration and awakening the heart's love through Yogananda's prayers and poems, as well as his and Kriyananda's chants and songs.   In this book, you will discover: · How to develop the heart's natural love · What attitudes draw Her grace · How to tune in to Divine Mother

Devi Mukherjee takes the reader on a journey to meet India's spiritual giants: in forest ashrams, in caves, and in remote mountain retreats. Throughout his years of pilgrimage, Devi meditated with these great souls and felt their transforming grace. From each, he received the soul guidance: love God with every fibre of your being. Tulsi Bose, Yogananda's closest boyhood friend, was the father of Devi's wife Hassi. From him and others, Devi gathered previously unpublished stories of the master that provide inspiring new glimpses of Yogananda's generosity, courage, loyalty to friends, and spiritual power.

This is an unparalleled firsthand account of Paramhansa Yogananda and his teachings, written by one of his closest students. Yogananda is one of the world's most widely known and universally respected spiritual masters. His Autobiography of a Yogi has helped stimulate a spiritual awakening in the West and a spiritual renaissance in his native land of India. More than half a century ago, in a hilltop ashram in Los Angeles, California, an American disciple sat at the feet of his Master, faithfully recording his words as his teacher had asked him to do. Paramhansa Yogananda knew this disciple would carry his message to people everywhere. Kriyananda was often present when Yogananda spoke privately with other close disciples; when he received visitors and answered their questions; when he was dictating and discussing his important writings. Yogananda put Kriyananda in charge of the other monks, and gave him advice for their spiritual development. In all these situations, Kriyananda recorded the words and guidance of Yogananda, preserving for the ages wisdom that would otherwise have been lost, and giving us an intimate glimpse of life with Yogananda never before shared by any other student. These Conversations include not only Yogananda's words as he first spoke them, but also the added insight of an intimate disciple who has spent more than 50 years reflecting on and practicing the teachings of Yogananda. Through these Conversations, Yogananda comes alive. Time and space dissolve. We sit at the feet of the Master, listen to his words, receive his wisdom, delight in his humor, and are transformed by his love.

A new revised edition of a self-help classic. This inspirational book contains 52 affirmations and prayers one for each week of the year. This is the ultimate self-help manual a powerful tool for personal transformation. Negative thoughts exist in the subconscious mentally whispering thousands of times each day. I am afraid I am tired. I am angry… To be successfully overcome these thoughts must be faced on their own territory. Affirmations reach the subconscious in a language it can hear and understand. Affirmations succeed where other methods fail.

Here is a fresh, revolutionary approach to finding inner peace and expansive joy, presented by one of the greatest exponents of yoga and meditation alive today. Through meditation, chanting, affirmation, and prayer, Swami Kriyananda, disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, teaches us how to reach the superconsciousness successfully and regularly and how to maximise its beneficial effects.

That we live in a 'New Age' seems an incontestable fact. Just a 100 years ago the world had no paved roads , no speeding cars, airplanes, mobile phones, washing machines, computers or satellite dishes - to name but a few of the things that today we take for granted. But the greatest change that has occurred has been our perception of reality, which began with the discovery that matter is actually only composed of vibrations of energy and that energy is the reality behind everything around us. Today we perceive everything in terms of energy – we have become an energy-conscious as well as energy-dependent society. In this a collection of fascinating essays on a variety of topics, Swami Kriyananda, a renowned and prolific writer, presents an approach to modern life that may seem radically new. The book's title essay, Religion in the New Age, shares the ancient teaching, common to many cultures, that time is cyclical and that we are now in an upward cycle, coming into an age of energy-awareness from a darker age of matter. The author describes society, political and social events and religion and religious institutions from the viewpoint of different cycles of time. The essays in this book touch on a wealth of subjects that range from a fresh perspective on the 'New Age' to insights into September 11th, the importance of truthfulness, how to understand people and much more. This is a book for people who a searching for a deeper understanding of life. Swami Kriyananda's views are thought-provoking and inspire the reader to a greater awareness, self-honesty and hope.

For years, the Christian faith has been severely shaken by a growing series of attacks, including: the breakdown of church authority, the repeated discovery of ancient texts that supposedly contradict long-held beliefs and the sometimes outlandish historical analyses of Scripture by academics. Together, these forces have helped create a spiritual vacuum filled with substantial confusion and uncertainty about the true teachings and meanings of Christ's life. The rising tide of alternative beliefs proves that now, more than ever, people are yearning for a clear-minded, convincing, yet uplifting understanding of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. This galvanising book, presenting the teachings of Christ from the experience and perspective of Paramhansa Yogananda, one of the greatest spiritual masters of the twentieth century, finally offers the fresh perspective on Christ's teachings for which the world has been waiting. This book presents us with an opportunity to understand and apply the Scriptures in a more reliable way than any other: by studying under those saints who have communed directly, in deep ecstasy, with Christ and God.

'I have a soul-tingling feeling that this new Order is the watershed of a new era of spirituality on earth - perhaps difficult to see en masse during our time, but a clear demarcation from the perspective of those in the future'. - from a recent letter by Swami Kriyananda Swami Kriyananda has been a direct disciple for over sixty years of the great yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. In this book, he introduces a new approach to the quest for God-realisation that speaks to modern seekers. Demystifying the mystical, Kriyananda presents practical techniques, attitudes and life directions that lead to inner freedom and joy. Whatever your level of spiritual interest or commitment, you will find A RENUNCIATE ORDER FOR THE NEW AGE a must-read to give you an understanding of where religion is headed in the future. It launches a new era for people everywhere who want to declare their devotion to high, spiritual ideals.

In this book Swami Kriyananda, called "the Father of the Communities Movement," shares the wisdom gained through many decades of study and practice of the principles that make modern communities thrive. Inspired by his guru, Paramhansa Yogananda and his ideal of "world brotherhood colonies," Kriyananda brought these principles to fruition through persistent effort and inspired leadership. Swami Kriyananda's network of Ananda communities has been hailed as the most successful in the world. Whether you are interested in communities from a philosophical perspective or from a practical one - and wish to form your own or join with others in doing so - this book will bring you hundreds of helpful insights into the process - starting a community, making it prosper even in difficult times and seeing it continue into a bright future.