Yogananda & friends

In this moving collection of pithy and profound sayings, you will find wise guidance to life's well-worn paths, and warm comfort for its ups and downs.Drawing on his bestselling book series, Swami Kriyananda (J.

IS LASTING, UNINTERRUPTED HAPPINESS POSSIBLE? Everyone wants happiness. We chase after it daily. We look for it in relationships, in our careers, in financial security, in good health . . . In other peoplea lover, a spouse, a friend, our own children. For some of us, happiness would be found in world peace.

Stories from the youth of Mukunda Lal Ghosh, later known to the world under his monastic name of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the bestselling spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi. Even in his youth the greatness of this master of yoga was revealed. Complements beautifully Yogananda's own autobiography.

Why is humor so deeply appreciated? Laughter is one of the great joys of life. Joy is fundamental to who we are. Yogananda translated the classic definition of God given by Swami Shankarananda, Sat-chid-ananda, as, Ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new joy. Yogananda added the concept of new to the ancient definition.

Should your dreams be important to you or offer special messages or meanings? Have you ever wondered why you have nightly dreams, or exactly how the process happens? And what does it mean if you think you dont dream or seldom remember your dreams?

As a young man Paramhansa Yogananda embarked on a quest to find his spiritual master, which he did in the form of Swami Sri Yukteswartogether they achieved 'a oneness of silence, words seemed the rankest superfluities'.