Hinduism

Designated One of the 100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the 20th century, here is a verbatim reprinting of the 1946 first edition, with all its inherent power intact.Read about real-life saints and masters, how yogis perform miracles, the science of kriya yoga, and much more.

"I have carried the manuscript of these translations about with me for days, reading it in railway trains, or on the top of omnibuses and in restaurants, and I have often had to close it lest some stranger would see how much it moved me. These lyrics-which are in the original full of subtlety of rhythm, of untranslatable delicacies of colour, of metrical invention-display in their thought a world I have dreamed of all my live long. The work of a supreme culture, they yet appear as much the growth of the common soil as the grass and the rushes. A tradition, where poetry and religion are the same thing, has passed through the centuries, gathering from learned and unlearned metaphor and emotion, and carried back again to the multitude the thought of the scholar and of the noble. -W. B. Yeats"

An outline of Yoga philosophy.

Take your first step to becoming a Metaphysical Therapist! Integrated Intuition is your lantern in the dark, helping you learn how to awaken and understand your in born psychic abilities. Everyone is psychic, and Integrated Intuition will help you prove it to yourself!

Since 1954, Twenty-Four Hours a Day has become a stable force in the recovery of many alcoholics throughout the world. With over nine million copies in print (the original text has been revised), this "little black book" offers daily thoughts, meditations, and prayers for living a clean and sober life. A spiritual resource with practical applications to fit our daily lives.

"For yesterday is but a dream, and tomorrow is only a vision" is part of the Sanskrit proverb quoted at the beginning of the book which has become one of the basic building blocks for a life of sobriety. In addition to a thought, meditation and prayer for each day of the year, this handy, pocket-sized volume also contains the Serenity Prayer and the 12 Steps and 12 Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous. It is a simple, yet effective way to help us relate the Twelve Steps to everyday life and helps us find the power not to take that first drink each day.

A mind -altering world of spiritual comfort and clarity awaits readers of Seven Spiritual Strategies- How The Enlightenment Code Can Change Your Life. Learning how to access and master dormant links to their personal concept of divinity will instill a life long liberation from the moral morass of the day. Both spiritual as well as practical rewards will mark your new outlook and personality. In effect, your mind is somewhat rewired and enormously self-strengthened through digesting and then using the book's clear cut and profound text.

The profound messages, broken down into easily understood dictums and examples that enable remarkable transformations are greatly enriched by numerous stories and parables which illumine their depth and power.

The person you are when you turn the first page will be different than the person who close the last page.

A Q&A with Sri Vishwanath

Question: Why did you decide to write Seven Spiritual Strategies?

Sri Vishwanath: Seven Spiritual Strategies is a culmination of more than seven years and more than 10,000 hours of constantly evolving thought. During this process I wrote ten best-selling books on spirituality, got admitted thrice to a hospital’s intensive care unit, struggled with my personal goals, and had a troubled relationship.. I realised that if you want to achieve anything in life you need strategies. I wanted to gift the readers and myself something more than wisdom and philosophy. something more tangible ..one could hold on to in their daily life… In many ways the book wrote itself through me.

Q: What makes Seven Spiritual Strategies different from other spiritual and self help books?

SV:The heart of Seven Spiritual strategies is the discovery of the Enlightenment Code.. Chapter 8 reveals the Ecode(the enlightenment code) Who would believe me when I say I was enlightened without a guru and without having spent years in a Himalayan cave?

I had hit upon the superior method, and reached the ultimate destination. The superior method is all that you need to experience this sublime feeling. Everything else is secondary. The usual methods used to attract and inveigle you into the world of spirituality are inferior and should be recognized for what they are. But with the Ecode you’re now on the right track and not likely to be ever derailed.

Q: Do you have a favorite chapter or section of Seven Spiritual Strategies?

SV:That’s a good question. My favourite sections change every week:) Chapter 4 is my pick. It has got two contrasting stories of what “powerful connection” with the self can really help you achieve and how it can dramatically influence, improve and help you get rid of mental blocks. I also love Chapter 8(The enlightenment code) that evolved as I was writing the book.

Q: Why do you say that enlightenment is easy?

SV:There is a popular Buddhist saying “First enlightenment then laundry” . Enlightenment was always meant to be easy. It was never complex. The lifes that we chose to live after being enlightened is in many ways a complex one. If you get access to world class teachers in spirituality there is no reason you cannot be enlightened in less than eight hours.. What you do after being enlightened is the real challenge..


Q: Who is this book written for?

SV:This book is written for both men and women who have a burning desire to get in touch with the better part of their personality. You will gain instant clarity on some of the most seemingly complex questions of human life . Your thoughts will become crystal clear, your mind calm like never before and your energy vibrant and ready to gift you the best things in life. It’s also great for kids as they will enjoy the contrasting stories and the seeds of enlightenment will be automatically sowed in them. This book would make a great family tool, or even a tool for spiritual clubs or friends discussing arm chair philosophy to serve as a benchmark for spiritual evolution.

This audio edition contains the complete text of Paramahansa Yogananda's life story, read by Academy Award-winning actor Sir Ben Kingsley. Footnotes are captured in an accompanying booklet. This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures of our time. With engaging candor, eloquence, and wit, Paramahansa Yogananda tells the inspiring chronicle of his life: the experiences of his remarkable childhood, encounter with many saints and sages during his youthful search throughout India for an illumined teacher, ten years of training in the hermitage of a revered yoga master, and the thirty years that he lived and taught in America. Also recorded here are his meetings with Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Luther Burbank, the Catholic stigmatist Therese Neumann, and other celebrated spiritual personalities of East and West. Autobiography of a Yogi is at once a beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. The author clearly explains the subtle but definite laws behind both the ordinary events of everyday life and the extraordinary events commonly termed miracles. His absorbing life story becomes the background for a penetrating and unforgettable look at the ultimate mysteries of human existence. Selected as "One of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century," Autobiography of a Yogi has been translated into 20 languages, and is regarded worldwide as a classic of religious literature. Several million copies have been sold, and it continues to appear on best-seller lists after more than fifty consecutive years in print. Profoundly inspiring, it is at the same time vastly entertaining, warmly humorous and filled with extraordinary personages. This edition includes extensive material added by the author after the first edition was published, including a final chapter on the closing years of his life.

Sir Ben Kingsley came to international prominence with his Academy Award-winning performance in the title role of Gandhi. He has received high praise as well for his work in other films - among them the critically acclaimed Schindler's List. Mr. Kingsley is also known for his inspired readings of books on tape, including a series on the great religions of the world.

A Lama Foundation Book. Describes one man's transformation upon his acceptance of the principles of Yoga and gives a modern restatement of the importance of the spiritual side of man's nature. Illustrated.

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