According to Yogananda, "Self-realization is the knowing - in body, mind, and soul - that we are one with the omnipresence of God; that we do not have to pray that it come to us, that we are not merely near it at all times, but that God's omnipresence is our omnipresence; that we are just as much a part of Him now as we ever will be. All we have to do is improve our knowing." According to an Amazon Reviewer: "This is an excellent little booklet which was originally given to Yogananda's initiates after initiation. It is of great value to those researching the legacy of Swami Yogananda. If you've ever wondered whether the techniques currently taught by SRF are the same as the techniques taught by Yogananda to his early disciples, then this booklet is for you. The major differences between the kriya yoga of this booklet and that of the current SRF initiation is as follows: 1) Mantra is "sung" in each chakra 2) Khechari (not by name) is discussed. 3) The path of the breath ("life force") is elliptical as it is explained in Autobiography of a Yogi. The techniques of this little booklet brought many of Yogananda's early disciples to Samadhi and beyond.

In Art of Super-Realization: Initiation, Paramahansa Yogananda guides readers on a profound journey of spiritual awakening and self-discovery. Through ancient wisdom and practical techniques, Yogananda illuminates the path to realizing one's highest potential and experiencing the ultimate truth of existence. This transformative book offers a gateway to inner peace, divine love, and the art of living in harmony with the universe.

This 1930 pamphlet is offered in the hope that many people will enjoy once again the insight provided in the Kriya instructions contained herein. In this pamphlet Yogananda gives the Kriya technique, describing the path of the kriya breath as elliptical. However there is no teaching of kechari technique in this 1930 brochure, contrary to what is said in a description of an unOCR'd book of the same name. Interestingly there were changes in this presentation of Kriya which were authorized by Yogananda after he published it. In the 1954 Convocation SRF President James J. Lynn announced that Yogananda had received permission shortly before his Mahasamadhi to change the kriya path from going up inside the spinal column and going down outside the spinal column, to the breath being kept inside the spinal column on the down breath.

Kriya Yoga is an instrument through which human evolution can be quickened. Learn the essence of this spiritual science from its greatest proponent, Paramhansa Yogananda, in his own words. Heed his vibrant call,"Awaken! Arise from dreams of littleness to the realization of the vastness within you." A compilation and selection of the original writings of the a spiritual Master whose life-work was to spend over 30 years in the West as the Fountain of Life, from which countless have drunk. This volume consists of the complete 1925 versions of "The Science of Religion" and "Songs of the Soul" as well as critical excerpts from the 1946 1st edition of the "Autobiography of a Yogi." Included are also other excerpts from his writings in the 1920's which are still helpful to the spiritual seekers of the world.

The autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952) details his search for a guru, during which he encountered many spiritual leaders and world-renowned scientists. When it was published in 1946 it was the first introduction of many westerners to yoga and meditation. The famous opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci said about the book: "Amazing, true stories of saints and masters of India, blended with priceless superphysical information-much needed to balance the Western material efficiency with Eastern spiritual efficiency-come from the vigorous pen of Paramhansa Yogananda, whose teachings my husband and myself have had the pleasure of studying for twenty years."

These are the Swami's complete courses In Self-Realization The Spiritual Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda I.Christian yoga and the hidden truths in St. John's revelation interpreted according to intuitional experience II.Developing response-bringing mental whispers: the easiest and surest method of rousing the spirit in answer to your demands. III.Reversing the searchlights of the senses. Where is your consciousness centered? In what slums is your soul roaming? IV.Art of finding true friends of past incarnations what is friendship? V.The divine magnetic diet: physical and mental methods for rejuvenating the body cells and awakening the latent powers of the mind and the inner forces of the soul VI.Installing habits of success, health, and wisdom in the mind at will VII.Magnetism. VIII.Obliterating the malignant seeds of failure and ill health from the subconscious mind IX.Unique concrete psychological machines or inner devices for conquering fear, anger, greed, temptation, failure consciousness and inferiority complexes X.The art of super-relaxation XI.Converting the hands into healing batteries of life force: healing like Jesus by the laying on of hands healing stricken people from a distance XII.Esthetic way of developing cosmic consciousness. Yogananda emphasized the underlying unity of the world's great religions, and taught universally applicable methods for attaining direct personal experience of God. To serious students of his teachings he introduced the soul-awakening techniques of Kriya Yoga, a sacred spiritual science originating millenniums ago in India, which had been lost in the Dark Ages and revived in modern times by his lineage of enlightened masters. Among those whobecame his students were many prominent figures in science, business, and the arts, including horticulturist Luther Burbank, operatic soprano Amelita Galli-Curci, George Eastman (inventor of the Kodak camera), poet Edwin Markham, and symphony conductor Leopold Stokowski. In 1927, he was officially received at the White House by President Calvin Coolidge, who had become interested in the newspaper reports of his activities. In the hundred years since the birth of Paramahansa Yogananda, this world teacher has come to be recognized as one of the greatest emissaries to the West of India's ancient wisdom. His life and teachings continue to be a source of light and inspiration to people of all races, cultures and creeds.