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Yogananda has become an image - a remarkable, deep, sweet, poetic, ecstatic man enraptured of cosmic life - who has changed the map of American religious life. --Robert Ellwood, Ph. D., Chairman, School of Religion, University of Southern California


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Paramahansa Yogananda's Collected Talks and Essays, which includes, Man's Eternal Quest and The Divine Romance, present in-depth discussions of the sweeping range of inspiring and universal truths that have captivated millions in his Autobiography of a Yogi. Readers will find these talks alive with the unique blend of all-embracing wisdom, practical encouragement, and love for humanity that have made the author one of our era's most revered and trusted guides to the spiritual life.

In this anthology, Journey to Self-Realization, Paramahansa Yogananda shows us how we can experience the Divine Presence within us and in all life - not just as a passing inspiration but as a constant inner realization. Through this expanded awareness, we receive the gifts of the soul: peace, divine love, ever new joy, intuitive guidance for every question and crossroads we encounter in the amazing adventure of human life.

Topics include:
Remolding Your Life
Acquiring Attunement with the Source of Success
Renewing and Transforming Your Body, Mind, and Spirit
The Wisdom Way to Overcome Karma
How to Quicken Your Spiritual Progress
How to Express Everlasting Youthfulness
Receiving God s Answers to Your Prayers
The True Signs of Progress in Meditation.


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  • Hardcover: 462 pages
  • Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship; 1st edition (September 1, 1997)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0876122551
  • ISBN-13: 978-0876122556
  • Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 1.3 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #605,181 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Liberating effects from knowing laws of the universe..., November 15, 2002
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There can never be an meaningful summary of such an expansive collection of spiritual talks. "Journey" has 44 chapters, but truly hundreds of topics are covered, elucidating the complex puzzles of spiritual and material realms as they interact. Practical guidance for beginners and advanced students alike intermingle with revelatory explanations of the working of the Cosmos and of its Creator. The ordering is not that of an encyclopedia because it is a collection of talks given for different reasons on different occasions - the ordering may well be called divine.

An intellectual may scoff at the idea of divine illumination of any speaker, but monastics who used to accompany Yogananda on his lecture circuits have described how the process expressed itself. Given a particular topic for the day's presentation, Yogananda's introduction would usually begin logically enough; but throughout the lecture seemingly unrelated issues would usually pop up, commence a digression, be tied back in with the main theme, and the main theme resume. Afterwards, the monastic would not infrequently hear from audience members how they thought that they came to hear about the title-subject of the talk but were astonished to hear needed comforting/guiding paragraphs inserted that addressed some unspoken distress or dilemma in their lives.

If you are open to seeing how the Divine can work in your life, just hold your question or need in mind for a few moments; then, in good faith, open the volume at seeming random and read a few pages. There is such wisdom and attunement with the Creator in these pages that it is scarcely possible not to benefit. If you try this experiment and can't see that there is a relation to what you think is your need... please be patient: meditate and still the mind from its anxieties; the relevance of the yoga master's inspiration will almost always become clear. If you come from a skeptical or scientific-linear background such as mine, it may take some time to ask with real, sincere surrender of the heart (not an attitude encouraged in our materialist/intellectualist culture). But with developing relaxation, concentration, and the gradual opening of the heart one can learn to... ASK. And will as a result... RECEIVE.

May I share a few samples of the wise comfort from this volume?
"I believe you can destroy any karma you want to. ... God as the master of this universe has no karma; if you KNOW that you are one with God, there can be no karma for you." (p. 232)
"In reacting to life, most people either say, 'Praise the Lord,' or urge us to be afraid of Him... I think this is very foolish. What can you say to God that will be praise? He is not moved by flattery ...it will not make any difference to Him. But it will make a difference in you. Praise Him - or better still, LOVE Him - and you will feel better." (p. 39)
"Even when you do not have the opportunity to meditate long or deeply, always think that you are working for God. When your mind can remain anchored in Him, you will not suffer any more; no amount of disease or illness will be able to touch you inwardly." (p. 37)

Perhaps it will be helpful for the new reader to be reassured that although Yogananda often talks about the immense benefits to be reaped once you have mastered spiritual pinnacles (e.g., from above examples: "if you know that you are one with God" or "love Him" or "When your mind can remain anchored in Him"), you don't have to wait until you reach mastership to get benefits. Although my experience does not allow me yet to confirm the blessings that come with full "knowing" or "loving" or "anchoring" -- I can testify that the more I practice and move toward these ideals, the greater the blessings I receive. From the methods that Yogananda offers in these talks and in his other publications I have RECEIVED far more than I dared ASK for. I wish the same for you.

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars HARDBALL..., April 30, 2000
This is the last book of Yogananda's trilogy. The first is "Man's Eternal Quest". The second is "The Divine Romance". And this is the third. The first is just wonderful. Buy it! And also "The Divine Romance". They are very user-friendly for everyone. I know the head of the Self-Realiaztion Fellowship's Publishing Department. Brahmachari Fred. He's a wonderful gent. But I hope he doesn't get angry at me. If you are new to Yogananda's teachings, go it slow with this book. Take it in "nibbles". The first book is the softest. It aims at LIVING. The second is a bet harder. It aims at DEATH. This one aims directly at YOU! No punches are pulled. It's like the preliminary book to becoming a Self-Realizationist. Yogananda socks it to you. There. I said it. He is telling you what to do in order to get to God. It is interesting reading. I think it just might scare off some people who have not read and studied the other two books. Even in dietetics, he gets rough here. Same thing really. Just more detailed and descriptive. Much more direct. Beyond direct. If you have never read Yogananda's works, start with "Man's Eternal Quest". This book, "Journey to Self- Realization" is my favorite. And I'm sorry Brahmachari Fred if I disrupted sales. But this is pretty "hard whiskey" for a beginner. I really love it though.
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5.0 out of 5 stars True Saviors do not need to but Cult creators, July 26, 2004
It is one of the outstanding features of Paramahansa Yogananda's life and teachings that He did not believe in or create any cults.
When reading His talks and writings one is first of all struck
but the non-judgmental and compassionate heart of this great Yogi/saint/savior.
There is always an area of cooperation demanded in any teacher-pupil realationship or it will not function properly. And those who worked loyally and sincerely with this Master gained great spiritual growth, and every other good thing that the Master represented.
The training was such that one can see the great differences in all disciples trained by him, they are never copies of, but had their individual potentials beautifully enhanced.

The master's life shows us what Jesus Christ was really like and the means to become as they are.

In cults one must loose individuality, creativity, & personal possessions are all given to the evangelist cult founder.
In The tradition of yoga that Yogananda perpetuated, dealings with others were fair and reasonable, he taught not as an overlord but by example and compassion.
Which one experiences just reading his inspiring spiritual expressions of love and life and the way.

The results speak for themselves. One will gain a much better perspective of Yogananda by reading his work or history in many other books, rather than from the incomplete reviews of those who did not get to know him very well.
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