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These timeless teachings are practical, but wholly genuine. Dear Paramahansa Yogananda is forthright, but lovi
This is part of an anthology of collected talks by the beloved Yogi, Paramahansa Yogananda, which includes, The Divine Romance, Man's Eternal Quest and Journey to Self-Realization. They are beyond review. They are what I keep in my own nightstand and what I open during times of trouble. They are what I travel with and what I share with others when authentic spiritual guidance is sought.These timeless teachings are practical, but wholly genuine. Dear Paramahansa Yogananda is forthright, but loving. He is is eloquent but charming. His grace comes to life in the pages of all three of these treasures. The reader will get out of it what he came for; for any plight, the casual reader can blindly open up to any page and find solace, or encouragement to drop the self-sabotaging bad habits that keep us from the peace and joy we have a right to; the true seeker, whose genuine yearning of the heart will have brought him to these teachings, will find the way to Self-Realization. It is nothing short of a guide to the divine within.
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The English lawyer, courtier, philosopher, and essayist, Francis Bacon, had once said, "Age appears to be best in four things...", and one of the four things he identified was "old authors to read" [Apophthegms New and Old (1625) no. 97]. Paramahansa Yogananda is one of such authors. He is just not
The first time that I read this book was sometime in 2000 or 2001. It still retained its freshness and power when I "studied" it almost 19 years later. Of course, I shall be reading it again in future.The English lawyer, courtier, philosopher, and essayist, Francis Bacon, had once said, "Age appears to be best in four things...", and one of the four things he identified was "old authors to read" [Apophthegms New and Old (1625) no. 97]. Paramahansa Yogananda is one of such authors. He is just not a writer but one who is highly qualified to speak to the many human problems in His text.
If we remember what Bacon said in his "Essays (1625) 'Of Studies'": "Read not to contradict and confute; nor to believe and take for granted; nor to find talk and discourse; but to weigh and consider", we will derive the maximum benefit from, not "reading" but, perusing the book.
One does not have to read the book cover to cover: one can randomly turn to any chapter, or to even any section in a chapter, yet one will feel inspired and highly motivated.
Although there is, of course, a strong undertow of spirituality in it, the text's uniqueness is, it stands to motivate even Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris, the best deniers of God. Curiously, however, it is very non-sectarian in outlook, and reads like a perfect psychology or motivational book written for the 21st century public.
This book will speak directly to the emotions of one who has resigned to fate, and of those who cannot find the success that they have been looking for all their lives, and of people who cannot make sense of all the brouhaha about evils in the world.
In case some of us do not know who Paramahansa Yogananda is --- He is the same author whom Steve Job read until his last sojourn on earth.
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