This biography follows the life of Swami Kriyanandamodern-day hero who has persistentlydemonstrated spiritual courage, determination in the face of great obstacles, and personalsacrifice for an ideal throughout his life.Faith Is My Armor tells the complete story of his life from his childhood in Rumania, tohis desperate search for meaning in life, and to his training under his great Guru, the IndianMaster, Paramhansa Yogananda. As a youth of 22, he first met and pledged his discipleshipto Yogananda, entering the monastery Yogananda had founded in Southern California.In the nearly sixty years since then, Swami Kriyananda has traveled and lived around theworld, lecturing in five languages, writing 80 books and 400 pieces of music, and foundingseven spiritual communities in the United States, Europe, and India.It also recounts the drama of the powerful opposition and attacks he faced as he strove tofulfill the mission his Guru had bestowed upon him.Devi Novak is the co-Spiritual Director of Ananda Sangha and the editor of Intuition forStarters.

Faith is My Armor: The Life of Swami Kriyananda

Biographies & Memoirs

Novak, Devi

Leaders & Notable People

Crystal Clarity, Publishers

Touch of Light is taken from the popular blog entries of the same title. Like the facets of a beautiful diamond, each chapter’s topic is a small reflection of the brilliance of one of the great spiritual figures of our time. Paramhansa Yogananda came to the West in 1920, bringing a new vision of how to live. He lectured across the United States drawing thousands, and filling the largest auditoriums. Even after Yogananda’s passing in 1952, his Autobiography of a Yogi continues to inspire influential people such as George Harrison, Gene Roddenberry (creator of Star Trek), and Steve Jobs. What revolutionary teachings did Yogananda bring? He taught that meditation is not an archaic ritual relegated to monasteries, but a practice that can greatly improve our lives. When he came to the United States virtually no one here meditated. Now millions do. He taught practical techniques to control and strengthen will power and to draw energy from universal sources. And Yogananda taught that making God central to daily life can enhance and uplift everything we do. Living these teachings reveals their power. Swami Kriyananda, disciple of Yogananda, created eight "world brotherhood colonies" where Yogananda’s principles have been practiced and proven for nearly fifty years. The authors were fortunate to have Kriyananda’s training and friendship. They were also founding members of many of these communities. They know from experience that these teachings can improve all aspects of life—health, business, success, creativity, marriage, family, education, and spiritual development.

Touch of Light: Living the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Novak, Jyotish

Alternative Medicine

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 people―a lover, a spouse, a friend, our own children. For some of us, happiness would be found in world peace. For others, in a clean environment for our planet. For some, when world hunger ends, or when a compassionate politician is elected. Happiness is so conditional. It depends on so many circumstances over which we have no control. No wonder that lasting happiness or joy has always eluded us. But it doesn't have to be that way. WHAT IF THERE WERE A WAY TO BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME . . . A way to experience joy without conditions? Unconditional joy . . . Unconditional happiness . . . No matter what takes place around us, or what happens to us. The loss of a job or a loved one. The ending of a relationship. Sudden illnesses, financial devastation . . . What if we could remain even-minded, calm, and peaceful―happy under all circumstances, no matter what takes place? Because deep within is a place untouched by external events, where JOY resides. Not a fleeting, ephemeral, conditional joy, but unconditional joy. Joy that depends on no causes. Joy that just IS. This powerful collection of spiritual writings will change your life, through new perspectives for facing life's challenges, and through inspiration for living a life in unconditional joy. Drawing from the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda―author of the bestselling classic Autobiography of a Yogi (the book Steve Job asked to be given to each guest at his funeral)―Touch of Joy shares practical tools, instructive stories, and right attitudes to help you tap into the wellsprings of joy within you. Swami Kriyananda, disciple of Yogananda, once said: “Joy is the solution, not the reward.” To learn to live with joy under all circumstances, and not to wait only until conditions are to our liking, is the secret of a happy life. Touch of Joy shows how to find that joy.

Touch of Joy: A Yogi's Guide to Lasting Happiness

Religion & Spirituality

We are now at a major turning point in our personal and planetary development. Our values are changing dramatically: many of us are moving away from our previous emphasis on mere worldly gain, toward a new embrace of our own inner spiritual development. "The Light of Superconsciousness - How to Benefit from Emerging Spiritual Trends" explains the emerging techniques and attitudes that will help ease the transition to a more spiritually nurturing society and teach us to awaken the seeds of intuition, freedom, and joy that lie dormant within each of us. This is the first book that applies the teachings of the great sage Paramhansa Yogananda (1893-1952, author of "Autobiography of a Yogi) to the 21st Century.

The Light of Superconsciousness: How to Benefit from Emerging Spiritual Trends

Walters, J.Donald

Crystal Clarity Pubs

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