autobiography of a yogi - sri paramahamsa yogananda

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Such a nice link.I purchased this book in telugu.Even then I long to read it

in english. Thanks a lot.

 

2009/3/5 Ramesh C <ramesh_chiv

 

> List Moderators's Note: The ebook is already available in the following

> link: http://www.crystalclarity.com/yogananda/

> We may be violating copyright laws if we upload to the group site. We

> understand your good intentions and interested members may download directly

> from the link above'

> ================================

>

> Pranams,

>

> I have an e book of the above. I would like to send it to you so that you

> can upload in our group for everyone's benefit.

>

> Please advise

>

> Ramesh

>

>

>

 

 

 

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reading one chapter a day...very gripping so far....thanks for the link.

 

suresh.

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--- On Wed, 5/6/09, sureshbalaraman <sureshbalaraman wrote:

 

reading one chapter a day...very gripping so far....thanks for the link.

 

suresh.

 

 

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Shree Suresh - PraNAms

 

The book does not tell what Kriya yoga is. It only describes lot of stories

which you have to believe. Kriya yoga is not much different from patanjali yoga.

The rest is only to facinate the mind about things that one has to believe in.

Not sure how much relavent those stories are for the sincere seeker other than

longing to experience the same and in the very longing one can miss the boat

also.

 

Just my 2c.

 

Hari Om!

Sadananda

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ks ji:

 

i am basically a 'chirrarivu ulla atman'.an 'alpa sandoshi'.when i read about

saints,mahatmas..or be in their presence,my inner being glows with

illumination.a very fulfilling experiance=atma tripthi.maybe a poorva janma

vasana.but thanks for the tip.the only yoga i practice is pranayama &

meditation.na ma si va ya.

 

suresh.

 

advaitin , kuntimaddi sadananda <kuntimaddisada

wrote:

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> --- On Wed, 5/6/09, sureshbalaraman <sureshbalaraman wrote:

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> reading one chapter a day...very gripping so far....thanks for the link.

>

> suresh.

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> Shree Suresh - PraNAms

>

> The book does not tell what Kriya yoga is. It only describes lot of stories

which you have to believe. Kriya yoga is not much different from patanjali yoga.

The rest is only to facinate the mind about things that one has to believe in.

Not sure how much relavent those stories are for the sincere seeker other than

longing to experience the same and in the very longing one can miss the boat

also.

>

> Just my 2c.

>

> Hari Om!

> Sadananda

>

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Not sure how much relavent those stories are for the sincere seeker other

than longing to experience the same and in the very longing one can miss

the boat also.

 

 

praNAms

 

 

Hare krishna

 

 

Though for the advanced seekers these fascinating stories is not much of

interest...The tyros in the AdhyAtmika mArga normally interested to hear /

read this type of supernatural stories...When they read that paramahaMsa

yOgAnanda's body was intact without undergoing decomposition even after 7

days of his death that too without any preservatives, it sounds amazing &

naturally they are very eager to listen what he offers as teaching...It is

nothing but our natural tendency to look at something unnatural in these

type of personalities..I heard that mAta amrutAnandamayi mAtAji hugs

everyone with mAtru vAtsalya, and sucks the puss of the leprosy patient to

cure the disease, changes her body's colour when she is in different devi

bhAva and as we know, sri sai baaba materializes cameras, wrist watches,

gold coins etc. out of thin air...people normally do see these things in

amazement & naturally attracted to the teachings of these noble

personalities...I dont see any abnormality in this approach...Atleast we

expect a long beard or a tonsured head and ochre rob, a loin cloth or

atleast a traditional backup to the swamiji-s/Acharya-s or at the worst a

white simple dress :-))...dont we prabhuji :-)) If pavAda-s (miracles) are

there & shown for the good cause...let it be...Ofcourse, nobody would like

to listen upanishad bhAshya & vedanta vAkya jnAna from a person who

stylishly wears torn jeans, t-shirts with goggles on :-)) It is a matter

of fact that we are all in one way or the other prejudiced about the

personalities of Acharya-s & their outward look..is it not??

 

 

Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!

 

 

bhaskar

 

 

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bhaskar ji :

 

it was hilarious to read your post,especially the garb one needs to adorn,for

people to recongnise from outward appearance,as a swami ji.even today sometimes

i sport a chandanam or vibhuthi or kunkuma on my forehead in usa and many have

even asked me ,whats the purpose of it.just like in olden days,a priest is

supposed to look in one way,so that people respect immdly just by looking.our

swamis wear ochre color becoz 'saffron' is supposed to signify renounciation of

material pleasures....i think any color or any garb is fine,as long the inside

is sathvic in nature...but i do accept,outward visual projection as well as

inward visual projection in a satvic manner,is preferable in spirituality.

 

i am reading this book for the first time,and i am fascinated by Lahiri Mahasaya

too,not that i have not experianced identical situations with other swamijis.na

ma si va ya.

 

suresh.

 

advaitin , Bhaskar YR <bhaskar.yr wrote:

>

>

> Not sure how much relavent those stories are for the sincere seeker other

> than longing to experience the same and in the very longing one can miss

> the boat also.

>

>

> praNAms

>

>

> Hare krishna

>

>

> Though for the advanced seekers these fascinating stories is not much of

> interest...The tyros in the AdhyAtmika mArga normally interested to hear /

> read this type of supernatural stories...When they read that paramahaMsa

> yOgAnanda's body was intact without undergoing decomposition even after 7

> days of his death that too without any preservatives, it sounds amazing &

> naturally they are very eager to listen what he offers as teaching...It is

> nothing but our natural tendency to look at something unnatural in these

> type of personalities..I heard that mAta amrutAnandamayi mAtAji hugs

> everyone with mAtru vAtsalya, and sucks the puss of the leprosy patient to

> cure the disease, changes her body's colour when she is in different devi

> bhAva and as we know, sri sai baaba materializes cameras, wrist watches,

> gold coins etc. out of thin air...people normally do see these things in

> amazement & naturally attracted to the teachings of these noble

> personalities...I dont see any abnormality in this approach...Atleast we

> expect a long beard or a tonsured head and ochre rob, a loin cloth or

> atleast a traditional backup to the swamiji-s/Acharya-s or at the worst a

> white simple dress :-))...dont we prabhuji :-)) If pavAda-s (miracles) are

> there & shown for the good cause...let it be...Ofcourse, nobody would like

> to listen upanishad bhAshya & vedanta vAkya jnAna from a person who

> stylishly wears torn jeans, t-shirts with goggles on :-)) It is a matter

> of fact that we are all in one way or the other prejudiced about the

> personalities of Acharya-s & their outward look..is it not??

>

>

> Hari Hari Hari Bol!!!

>

>

> bhaskar

>

>