Guest guest Posted April 2, 2002 Report Share Posted April 2, 2002 My Dear Friend Birendra, Its a very good article you have posted i appreciate it.I get a feeling that you must be getting that flashes of truth,wisdom & god realization in your spiritual journey. - birendra_m Wednesday, April 03, 2002 4:28 AM ORIGIANAL CHRISTIANITY SERIES 1 Jai Gurudev,Dear all,Sunday was EASTER, Lord Jesus christ was resurrected on this day after being Crucified on good Friday some 2000 years back. while back in India i never learnt much abt Jesus, but being outside came to know more abt jesus and his life, more i think of him more love,veneration i get for him.Its my dream that some day i personally want to meet him and witness his WHOLE life, its so divine,sacrificing,pure. The conditionsin which he lived among were creul, peopel were harsh and he was very soft.THERE HAS BEEN LOT OF MASS CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY GOING ON I DONT AGREE WITH THE MOTIVES OF THE CONVERSION I share the similar views..... My expereinces with people who were involved with christinaity wereGOD fearing , and the biggest problem was thatBIBLE was being misinterpreted by many people in the church , besides the Bible may have been tampered by the society men who had no God realization.i hope there would come a day where a saint who is GOD REALISED would bring forth and interpret the teachings of JESUS in its own orginality. You are absolutely right. What Sri Krishna gave to world Jesus said the same. In this sphere of saints were 1) Yogananda he tried to give the original Bible teachings and interpretations, but its sad that he didnt write any book on the BIBLE interperations. Can you please give reference to me, if you know the most authentic version of bible written by anybody ? But he had a disciple called Kriyananda (Donald walters) who had drunk his Master's (Yogananda Paramahansa) teachings and below iam posting an article written by him that he learnt from Yoganada which is very big, so i will be posting it in 3-4 series so that poeple cango thru conveniantly. its a beautiful article which i have been hunting for quite some timeiam also giving the link below.IN BREIF THIS ARTICLE IS A WEAPON AGAINIST PEOPLE WHO MISINTREPT ORIGINAL CHRISTIANITY.IF YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DOING THATPLEASE GIVE HIM THIS ARTICLE TO READ.THAT WOULD BE A GREAT SERVICE TO TRUTH AND HUMANITY.The article starts...PART/SERIES 1 Books Online The Path: One Man's Quest On the Only Path There Isby J. Donald Walters (Swami Kriyananda)Chapter 33"Original Christianity" How does the concept of samadhi agree with Christian teachings? Most church-goers, certainly, get no hint on Sunday mornings that the Bible promises them anything like cosmic consciousness. The best they are encouraged to hope for is eternity in heaven after death, in a body much like the one they possess now. No one, however, has a "corner" on Christ's teachings, or for that matter on any religion. The revelation that God gave to the world through Jesus Christ is the property of mankind, not of the churches alone. The mass of Christian worshipers are often referred to as "the body of Christ." But in fact they are more like Christ's family. For a body is responsive to the brain, whereas few Christians are conscious enough of Christ's presence within them, or faithful enough to his teachings in the Bible, to give much thought to being responsive to him. A body, moreover, is coordinated by its brain, whereas Christians–even those who want to obey Christ–respond to his commandments by rushing off in hundreds of directions at once. Family, then, is certainly the apter metaphor. Even if family members revere their head, they respond to him variously according to their different temperaments and levels of understanding. A certain lack of coordination, which in a body might be a sign of functional disorder, is both natural and, to some extent, right in a family. At any rate it shows that its members have minds of their own. The mass of Christians in the world are like the family of a great man, some of whose luster reflects on them by their association with him. But it is also notorious how many great men have been thoroughly mis understood by their relatives. To be the disciple of a great master gives one an incentive, certainly, to tune in to him, but it in no way guarantees such attunement. Jesus accused the Jews of misunderstanding Moses. He even chided his own close disciples for misunderstanding him. We must conclude, then, from his own statements that Christians have never had a proprietary claim on his full, or even his true, meaning. A disciple's understanding of his master's teachings depends on his own capacity for understanding, and not on his outward status as a member, or even as a leader, of any church. Many times progress in human understanding has occurred when one civilization has been exposed to the different insights of another. Religion, today, stands at the threshold of such an opportunity. The energetic influx of teachings from the East has already had a strong impact on Western churches, making them rethink their position on several basic issues. Among other things, it has reminded them of dormant traditions of their own. The practice of meditation, for example, once a vital part of Christian observance–particularlyin the Eastern Church–is being revived owing to the emphasis givenit by teachers from India. Nor has the influence of Oriental teachings on the churches been limited to reminders of forgotten Christian traditions: It has also shown many Biblical teachings in a wholly new light. For truth, like a diamond, is many-faceted. The teachings of Moses and Jesus Christ have been given certain emphases in the West, but other perfectly legitimate emphases are possible, and would reflect truths that have been cherished for centuries elsewhere in the world. Exposure to those unfamiliar traditions might prove enormously beneficial to Westerners who desire deeper insight into their own religious teachings. A visitor once asked Paramhansa Yogananda, "You call your temples 'churches of all religions.' Why, then, do you place such special emphasis on Christianity?It was the wish of Babaji that I do so," the Master replied. "He asked me to interpret the Christian Bible and the Bhagavad Gita, or Hindu Bible, and to show that their teachings are basically one. It was with this mission that I was sent to the West." Many Westerners in this materialistic age doubt the truth of Christ's teachings. Indeed, many even doubt that he ever lived. Paramhansa Yogananda, by his example as much as by his teachings, turned agnostics into believing Christians again. For his mission wasn't to convert people to Hinduism, but to revitalize Christianity. What he taught, he said, was "the original Christianity of Christ." One day in Boston, Massachusetts, he received a letter criticizing him for "sponsoring" Jesus in the West. "Don't you know that he never lived?" the writer demanded. "He was a myth invented to deceive people." The letter was left unsigned. Yogananda prayed to be led to the writer. About a week later he visited the Boston Public Library. There, seeing a stranger seated on a bench under one of the windows, he went over and sat next to him. "Why did you write me that letter?" he inquired. The man started in amazement. "Wh-what do you mean? What letter?The one in which you claimed that Jesus Christ was only a myth.But–how on earth did you know I wrote that?I have ways," the Master replied. "And I wanted you to know that the power by which I have found you enables me also to know for certain that Jesus Christ did live, and that he was all that the Bible claims. He was a true Christ." Another time in Boston Yogananda received another remarkable corroboration of his experiences of the reality of Jesus Christ. In meditation he saw Krishna and Jesus walking together on a sea of golden light. To convince himself (as he put it), though more probably to convince skeptics, including sectarian believers who couldn't imagine Jesus and Krishna sharing the same wave, Yogananda asked for objective verification of his vision. A divine voice replied, "The fragrance of a lotus will remain in the room.All that day," Yogananda told us, "a lotus aroma, unknown in the West, lingered on in the room. Many visited me that day. 'What is that wonderful fragrance?' they asked. I knew then I had received proof positive that what I had seen was true." In St. Louis one day Master visited a Roman Catholic monastery. The abbot had been shown to him in meditation to be a great saint. The other monks were horrified to see this orange-robed "heathen" in their midst. But when the abbot arrived on the scene, he hastened over to Paramhansaji and embraced him lovingly. "Man of God," he cried, "I am happy you have come!" The saints alone are the true custodians of religion. For only they draw their understanding from the direct experience of truth, and not from superficial reason or book learning. The true saints of one religion bow to the divinity manifest in the true saints of other religions. When Paramhansa Yogananda visited Therese Neumann, the great Catholic stigmatist in Bavaria, Germany, she sent word, "Though the bishop has asked me to see no one without his permission, I will receive the man of God from India." Far from undermining the faith of Christians in their own Scriptures, Yogananda gave many of them renewed faith. One day a Catholic monk, inspired by an interview with him, begged in his prayers that he be vouchsafed a vision of Jesus. The next day he hurried to Yogananda, tears in his eyes. "Last night," he cried, "for the first time in my life, I saw Him!" That's a beautiful article. Thanks for it. Rohit. ... end of part 1 2 more parts to come check in dailyHERE IS THE LINKhttp://www.ananda.org/inspiration/books/path/33.htmlJai GurudevJay Gurudev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 dear rohit, > > Its a very good article you have posted i appreciate it.I get a >feeling that you must be getting that flashes of truth,wisdom & god >realization in your spiritual journey. Life is a joruney filled with dualties (sadness/happiness,pleasure/pain,victory/defeat) so on and so forth i dont want to be a victim of this , its not to say that i dont want this, iwant all of this but i should not be touched by it at the same time be 100% sensitive to what others are going thru,and i want to do all that i can to alleviate this whether its my life or the life's of others , i dont know when this will be possible to me. all that i can say is Life with out Gurudev is a miserable ship wreck. Sorry i deviated, the thing is that i dont have any intutive flashes coming to me, but what i get is many good thoughts with out much effort, i tried to implement as many as possible, and the only reason i get this good thougts can be attributed to the TASTE OF LOVE AND CARE shown to me by my Gurudev.My Focus has shifted from all things to this one point that Love is everything and the only thing to be cared. due to this attitude Good thoughts are bound to come, there is no way out. i love to have the lords vision /lords direction to be coming in intutive flashes but i dont know when it would happen, the sooner it would happen the better. better. I have to work hard to get to that stage. But for now ... Try to read about the life of Great Masters if its not possible to live with them. God bless you Jai Gurudev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Birendra Ji: Actually there IS a book containing Yogananda's commentaries on the Holy Bible. It is called "The Second Coming of Christ" and has three volumes. I guess it can be found in amazon.com. If I find more information about it, I can let you know. Jai Guru! -Mukund , "birendra_m" <birendra_m> wrote: > Jai Gurudev, > > Dear all, > > Sunday was EASTER, Lord Jesus christ was resurrected on this day > after being Crucified on good Friday some 2000 years back. while back > in India i never learnt much abt Jesus, but being outside came to > know more abt jesus and his life, more i think of him more > love,veneration i get for > him.Its my dream that some day i personally want to meet him and > witness his WHOLE life, its so divine,sacrificing,pure. The conditions > in which he lived among were creul, peopel were harsh and he was very > soft. > > > THERE HAS BEEN LOT OF MASS CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY GOING ON I > DONT AGREE WITH THE MOTIVES OF THE CONVERSION > > > > My expereinces with people who were involved with christinaity were > GOD fearing , and the biggest problem was thatBIBLE was being > misinterpreted by many people in the church , besides the Bible may > have been tampered by the society men who had no God realization. > > i hope there would come a day where a saint who is GOD REALISED would > bring forth and interpret the teachings of JESUS in its own > orginality. > > In this sphere of saints were 1) Yogananda he tried to give the > original Bible teachings and interpretations, but its sad that he > didnt write any book on the BIBLE interperations. > > But he had a disciple called Kriyananda (Donald walters) who had > drunk his Master's (Yogananda Paramahansa) teachings and below iam > posting an article written by him that he learnt from Yoganada which > is very big, so i will be posting it in 3-4 series so that poeple can > go thru conveniantly. its a beautiful article which i have been > hunting for quite some time > > iam also giving the link below. > > IN BREIF THIS ARTICLE IS A WEAPON AGAINIST PEOPLE WHO MISINTREPT > ORIGINAL CHRISTIANITY.IF YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DOING THAT > PLEASE GIVE HIM THIS ARTICLE TO READ.THAT WOULD BE A GREAT SERVICE TO > TRUTH AND HUMANITY. > > The article starts...PART/SERIES 1 > Books Online > > The Path: One Man's Quest On the Only Path There Is > > > by J. Donald Walters (Swami Kriyananda) > > Chapter 33 > > "Original Christianity" > > How does the concept of samadhi agree with Christian teachings? Most > church-goers, certainly, get no hint on Sunday mornings that the > Bible promises them anything like cosmic consciousness. The best they > are encouraged to hope for is eternity in heaven after death, in a > body much like the one they possess now. > No one, however, has a "corner" on Christ's teachings, or for that > matter on any religion. The revelation that God gave to the world > through Jesus Christ is the property of mankind, not of the churches > alone. > > The mass of Christian worshipers are often referred to as "the body > of Christ." But in fact they are more like Christ's family. For a > body is responsive to the brain, whereas few Christians are conscious > enough of Christ's presence within them, or faithful enough to his > teachings in the Bible, to give much thought to being responsive to > him. A body, moreover, is coordinated by its brain, whereas > Christians–even those who want to obey Christ–respond to his > commandments by rushing off in hundreds of directions at once. > Family, then, is certainly the apter metaphor. Even if family members > revere their head, they respond to him variously according to their > different temperaments and levels of understanding. A certain lack of > coordination, which in a body might be a sign of functional disorder, > is both natural and, to some extent, right in a family. At any rate > it shows that its members have minds of their own. > > The mass of Christians in the world are like the family of a great > man, some of whose luster reflects on them by their association with > him. But it is also notorious how many great men have been thoroughly > mis understood by their relatives. To be the disciple of a great > master gives one an incentive, certainly, to tune in to him, but it > in no way guarantees such attunement. Jesus accused the Jews of > misunderstanding Moses. He even chided his own close disciples for > misunderstanding him. We must conclude, then, from his own statements > that Christians have never had a proprietary claim on his full, or > even his true, meaning. A disciple's understanding of his master's > teachings depends on his own capacity for understanding, and not on > his outward status as a member, or even as a leader, of any church. > > Many times progress in human understanding has occurred when one > civilization has been exposed to the different insights of another. > Religion, today, stands at the threshold of such an opportunity. The > energetic influx of teachings from the East has already had a strong > impact on Western churches, making them rethink their position on > several basic issues. Among other things, it has reminded them of > dormant traditions of their own. The practice of meditation, for > example, once a vital part of Christian observance–particularly > in > the Eastern Church–is being revived owing to the emphasis given > it by > teachers from India. > > Nor has the influence of Oriental teachings on the churches been > limited to reminders of forgotten Christian traditions: It has also > shown many Biblical teachings in a wholly new light. For truth, like > a diamond, is many-faceted. The teachings of Moses and Jesus Christ > have been given certain emphases in the West, but other perfectly > legitimate emphases are possible, and would reflect truths that have > been cherished for centuries elsewhere in the world. Exposure to > those unfamiliar traditions might prove enormously beneficial to > Westerners who desire deeper insight into their own religious > teachings. > > A visitor once asked Paramhansa Yogananda, "You call your > temples 'churches of all religions.' Why, then, do you place such > special emphasis on Christianity?" > > "It was the wish of Babaji that I do so," the Master replied. "He > asked me to interpret the Christian Bible and the Bhagavad Gita, or > Hindu Bible, and to show that their teachings are basically one. It > was with this mission that I was sent to the West." > > Many Westerners in this materialistic age doubt the truth of Christ's > teachings. Indeed, many even doubt that he ever lived. Paramhansa > Yogananda, by his example as much as by his teachings, turned > agnostics into believing Christians again. For his mission wasn't to > convert people to Hinduism, but to revitalize Christianity. What he > taught, he said, was "the original Christianity of Christ." > > One day in Boston, Massachusetts, he received a letter criticizing > him for "sponsoring" Jesus in the West. "Don't you know that he never > lived?" the writer demanded. "He was a myth invented to deceive > people." The letter was left unsigned. > > Yogananda prayed to be led to the writer. About a week later he > visited the Boston Public Library. There, seeing a stranger seated on > a bench under one of the windows, he went over and sat next to him. > > "Why did you write me that letter?" he inquired. > > The man started in amazement. "Wh-what do you mean? What letter?" > > "The one in which you claimed that Jesus Christ was only a myth." > > "But–how on earth did you know I wrote that?" > > "I have ways," the Master replied. "And I wanted you to know that the > power by which I have found you enables me also to know for certain > that Jesus Christ did live, and that he was all that the Bible > claims. He was a true Christ." > > Another time in Boston Yogananda received another remarkable > corroboration of his experiences of the reality of Jesus Christ. In > meditation he saw Krishna and Jesus walking together on a sea of > golden light. To convince himself (as he put it), though more > probably to convince skeptics, including sectarian believers who > couldn't imagine Jesus and Krishna sharing the same wave, Yogananda > asked for objective verification of his vision. > > A divine voice replied, "The fragrance of a lotus will remain in the > room." > > "All that day," Yogananda told us, "a lotus aroma, unknown in the > West, lingered on in the room. Many visited me that day. 'What is > that wonderful fragrance?' they asked. I knew then I had received > proof positive that what I had seen was true." > > In St. Louis one day Master visited a Roman Catholic monastery. The > abbot had been shown to him in meditation to be a great saint. The > other monks were horrified to see this orange-robed "heathen" in > their midst. But when the abbot arrived on the scene, he hastened > over to Paramhansaji and embraced him lovingly. "Man of God," he > cried, "I am happy you have come!" > > The saints alone are the true custodians of religion. For only they > draw their understanding from the direct experience of truth, and not > from superficial reason or book learning. The true saints of one > religion bow to the divinity manifest in the true saints of other > religions. When Paramhansa Yogananda visited Therese Neumann, the > great Catholic stigmatist in Bavaria, Germany, she sent word, "Though > the bishop has asked me to see no one without his permission, I will > receive the man of God from India." > > Far from undermining the faith of Christians in their own Scriptures, > Yogananda gave many of them renewed faith. One day a Catholic monk, > inspired by an interview with him, begged in his prayers that he be > vouchsafed a vision of Jesus. The next day he hurried to Yogananda, > tears in his eyes. "Last night," he cried, "for the first time in my > life, I saw Him!" > > .. end of part 1 > 2 more parts to come check in daily > HERE IS THE LINK > http://www.ananda.org/inspiration/books/path/33.html > > Jai Gurudev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 3, 2002 Report Share Posted April 3, 2002 Jay gurudev article was a good one thanks In , "birendra_m" <birendra_m> wrote: > Jai Gurudev, > > Dear all, > > Sunday was EASTER, Lord Jesus christ was resurrected on this day > after being Crucified on good Friday some 2000 years back. while back > in India i never learnt much abt Jesus, but being outside came to > know more abt jesus and his life, more i think of him more > love,veneration i get for > him.Its my dream that some day i personally want to meet him and > witness his WHOLE life, its so divine,sacrificing,pure. The conditions > in which he lived among were creul, peopel were harsh and he was very > soft. > > > THERE HAS BEEN LOT OF MASS CONVERSION TO CHRISTIANITY GOING ON I > DONT AGREE WITH THE MOTIVES OF THE CONVERSION > > > > My expereinces with people who were involved with christinaity were > GOD fearing , and the biggest problem was thatBIBLE was being > misinterpreted by many people in the church , besides the Bible may > have been tampered by the society men who had no God realization. > > i hope there would come a day where a saint who is GOD REALISED would > bring forth and interpret the teachings of JESUS in its own > orginality. > > In this sphere of saints were 1) Yogananda he tried to give the > original Bible teachings and interpretations, but its sad that he > didnt write any book on the BIBLE interperations. > > But he had a disciple called Kriyananda (Donald walters) who had > drunk his Master's (Yogananda Paramahansa) teachings and below iam > posting an article written by him that he learnt from Yoganada which > is very big, so i will be posting it in 3-4 series so that poeple can > go thru conveniantly. its a beautiful article which i have been > hunting for quite some time > > iam also giving the link below. > > IN BREIF THIS ARTICLE IS A WEAPON AGAINIST PEOPLE WHO MISINTREPT > ORIGINAL CHRISTIANITY.IF YOU COME ACROSS SOMEONE WHO IS DOING THAT > PLEASE GIVE HIM THIS ARTICLE TO READ.THAT WOULD BE A GREAT SERVICE TO > TRUTH AND HUMANITY. > > The article starts...PART/SERIES 1 > Books Online > > The Path: One Man's Quest On the Only Path There Is > > > by J. Donald Walters (Swami Kriyananda) > > Chapter 33 > > "Original Christianity" > > How does the concept of samadhi agree with Christian teachings? Most > church-goers, certainly, get no hint on Sunday mornings that the > Bible promises them anything like cosmic consciousness. The best they > are encouraged to hope for is eternity in heaven after death, in a > body much like the one they possess now. > No one, however, has a "corner" on Christ's teachings, or for that > matter on any religion. The revelation that God gave to the world > through Jesus Christ is the property of mankind, not of the churches > alone. > > The mass of Christian worshipers are often referred to as "the body > of Christ." But in fact they are more like Christ's family. For a > body is responsive to the brain, whereas few Christians are conscious > enough of Christ's presence within them, or faithful enough to his > teachings in the Bible, to give much thought to being responsive to > him. A body, moreover, is coordinated by its brain, whereas > Christians–even those who want to obey Christ–respond to his > commandments by rushing off in hundreds of directions at once. > Family, then, is certainly the apter metaphor. Even if family members > revere their head, they respond to him variously according to their > different temperaments and levels of understanding. A certain lack of > coordination, which in a body might be a sign of functional disorder, > is both natural and, to some extent, right in a family. At any rate > it shows that its members have minds of their own. > > The mass of Christians in the world are like the family of a great > man, some of whose luster reflects on them by their association with > him. But it is also notorious how many great men have been thoroughly > mis understood by their relatives. To be the disciple of a great > master gives one an incentive, certainly, to tune in to him, but it > in no way guarantees such attunement. Jesus accused the Jews of > misunderstanding Moses. He even chided his own close disciples for > misunderstanding him. We must conclude, then, from his own statements > that Christians have never had a proprietary claim on his full, or > even his true, meaning. A disciple's understanding of his master's > teachings depends on his own capacity for understanding, and not on > his outward status as a member, or even as a leader, of any church. > > Many times progress in human understanding has occurred when one > civilization has been exposed to the different insights of another. > Religion, today, stands at the threshold of such an opportunity. The > energetic influx of teachings from the East has already had a strong > impact on Western churches, making them rethink their position on > several basic issues. Among other things, it has reminded them of > dormant traditions of their own. The practice of meditation, for > example, once a vital part of Christian observance–particularly > in > the Eastern Church–is being revived owing to the emphasis given > it by > teachers from India. > > Nor has the influence of Oriental teachings on the churches been > limited to reminders of forgotten Christian traditions: It has also > shown many Biblical teachings in a wholly new light. For truth, like > a diamond, is many-faceted. The teachings of Moses and Jesus Christ > have been given certain emphases in the West, but other perfectly > legitimate emphases are possible, and would reflect truths that have > been cherished for centuries elsewhere in the world. Exposure to > those unfamiliar traditions might prove enormously beneficial to > Westerners who desire deeper insight into their own religious > teachings. > > A visitor once asked Paramhansa Yogananda, "You call your > temples 'churches of all religions.' Why, then, do you place such > special emphasis on Christianity?" > > "It was the wish of Babaji that I do so," the Master replied. "He > asked me to interpret the Christian Bible and the Bhagavad Gita, or > Hindu Bible, and to show that their teachings are basically one. It > was with this mission that I was sent to the West." > > Many Westerners in this materialistic age doubt the truth of Christ's > teachings. Indeed, many even doubt that he ever lived. Paramhansa > Yogananda, by his example as much as by his teachings, turned > agnostics into believing Christians again. For his mission wasn't to > convert people to Hinduism, but to revitalize Christianity. What he > taught, he said, was "the original Christianity of Christ." > > One day in Boston, Massachusetts, he received a letter criticizing > him for "sponsoring" Jesus in the West. "Don't you know that he never > lived?" the writer demanded. "He was a myth invented to deceive > people." The letter was left unsigned. > > Yogananda prayed to be led to the writer. About a week later he > visited the Boston Public Library. There, seeing a stranger seated on > a bench under one of the windows, he went over and sat next to him. > > "Why did you write me that letter?" he inquired. > > The man started in amazement. "Wh-what do you mean? What letter?" > > "The one in which you claimed that Jesus Christ was only a myth." > > "But–how on earth did you know I wrote that?" > > "I have ways," the Master replied. "And I wanted you to know that the > power by which I have found you enables me also to know for certain > that Jesus Christ did live, and that he was all that the Bible > claims. He was a true Christ." > > Another time in Boston Yogananda received another remarkable > corroboration of his experiences of the reality of Jesus Christ. In > meditation he saw Krishna and Jesus walking together on a sea of > golden light. To convince himself (as he put it), though more > probably to convince skeptics, including sectarian believers who > couldn't imagine Jesus and Krishna sharing the same wave, Yogananda > asked for objective verification of his vision. > > A divine voice replied, "The fragrance of a lotus will remain in the > room." > > "All that day," Yogananda told us, "a lotus aroma, unknown in the > West, lingered on in the room. Many visited me that day. 'What is > that wonderful fragrance?' they asked. I knew then I had received > proof positive that what I had seen was true." > > In St. Louis one day Master visited a Roman Catholic monastery. The > abbot had been shown to him in meditation to be a great saint. The > other monks were horrified to see this orange-robed "heathen" in > their midst. But when the abbot arrived on the scene, he hastened > over to Paramhansaji and embraced him lovingly. "Man of God," he > cried, "I am happy you have come!" > > The saints alone are the true custodians of religion. For only they > draw their understanding from the direct experience of truth, and not > from superficial reason or book learning. The true saints of one > religion bow to the divinity manifest in the true saints of other > religions. When Paramhansa Yogananda visited Therese Neumann, the > great Catholic stigmatist in Bavaria, Germany, she sent word, "Though > the bishop has asked me to see no one without his permission, I will > receive the man of God from India." > > Far from undermining the faith of Christians in their own Scriptures, > Yogananda gave many of them renewed faith. One day a Catholic monk, > inspired by an interview with him, begged in his prayers that he be > vouchsafed a vision of Jesus. The next day he hurried to Yogananda, > tears in his eyes. "Last night," he cried, "for the first time in my > life, I saw Him!" > > .. end of part 1 > 2 more parts to come check in daily > HERE IS THE LINK > http://www.ananda.org/inspiration/books/path/33.html > > Jai Gurudev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 dear mukund, > Birendra Ji: you can call me biru/birendra for short. > Actually there IS a book containing Yogananda's commentaries on the > Holy Bible. It is called "The Second Coming of Christ" and has three > volumes. I guess it can be found in amazon.com. If I find more > information about it, I can let you know. > Heartfelt Thank you, i was looking for this Info, i have found that the "second coming of christ " has 3 volumes and its out of print, but i could mamage to locate a publisher who has 3 vol and would be buying it soon. you seem to look like a good soul to me, be more active and keep contributing /sharing u rknowldege and expreineces. > Jai Guru! > > -Mukund i rememeber yoganada wheh i see the word mukund. Take care Jai Gurudev > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 4, 2002 Report Share Posted April 4, 2002 Dear Brother Biru: You may ... http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0937134007/qid% 3D1017967777/sr%3D1-18/ref%3Dsr%5F1%5F18/002-7652290-6586407 This is the first edition of the "Second coming of Christ", and I think it's still being printed. Of course, Yogananda made changes/additions to it later on, but still, I think the first edition is also wonderful. There is also a collection of the early East-West magazines that were published by Self-Realization Fellowship at this link.... http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/7587/SRFmagazines.htm YOU seem like a good soul to me, and it's MY pleasure to know you :- ) And I'm sure we can interact much more in the future as well. In Divine Friendship -Mukund , "birendra_m" <birendra_m> wrote: > dear mukund, > > Birendra Ji: > > > you can call me biru/birendra for short. > > > > Actually there IS a book containing Yogananda's commentaries on the > > Holy Bible. It is called "The Second Coming of Christ" and has > three > > volumes. I guess it can be found in amazon.com. If I find more > > information about it, I can let you know. > > > > > Heartfelt Thank you, i was looking for this Info, i have found that > the "second coming of christ " has 3 volumes and its out of print, > but i could mamage to locate a publisher who has 3 vol and would be > buying it soon. > > you seem to look like a good soul to me, be more active and keep > contributing /sharing u rknowldege and expreineces. > > > > > Jai Guru! > > > > -Mukund > i rememeber yoganada wheh i see the word mukund. > > Take care > Jai Gurudev > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2002 Report Share Posted April 5, 2002 dear mukund, > http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0937134007/qid% > 3D1017967777/sr%3D1-18/ref%3Dsr%5F1%5F18/002-7652290-6586407 > > This is the first edition of the "Second coming of Christ", and I > think it's still being printed. Of course, Yogananda made > changes/additions to it later on, but still, I think the first > edition is also wonderful. thank you for the efforts to get me the link.your caring attitude is very pleasing.Do you have the first edition? where are u ? i assume that you are in india. Are you an SRF member? its curious becos i have come across some SRF people back in india but no one talked abt "Second coming of christ". you seem to know it better??? > There is also a collection of the early East-West magazines that > were published by Self-Realization Fellowship at this link.... > > http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Library/7587/SRFmagazines.htm Thank you again for the link, it will be useful to all of us. > YOU seem like a good soul to me, and it's MY pleasure to know you :- > ) And I'm sure we can interact much more in the future as well. you can write to me at my personal email_id at birendra_m we will keep interacting. Do u have a GURU? > > In Divine Friendship > what do u mean by divine friendship. what is the inspiratiob behind this divine friendship Take care Jai Gurudev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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