This extraordinary book is the spiritual autobiography of a realized Master, Swami Muktananda. In it he describes his own journey to Self-realization. He reveals the process of transformation that he experienced under the guidance of his Guru, Bhagawan Nityananda, from his initiation in August 1947 to his final attainment of enlightenment nine years later. Imbued with the authority of Swami Muk…
“Yoga is discretion in action”, says Lord Kṛṣṇa Gītā (2: 50) and It is evident in every person who can successfully manage one’s life, skillfully and efficiently. It involves : 1. Understanding the external (the non-Self), 2. Knowing the Self & Īśvara, and, 3. Living one’s life by values. Once these are well assimilated, discretion in action is a natural result. He is, then, a…
A classic text on the path to God through knowledge. The basic teaching is that God alone is the all-pervading reality; the individual soul is none other than the universal soul. According to Shankara, it is the ignorance of our real nature, our divine nature, that causes suffering and pain. The desire for happiness is essentially a longing to awaken to who and what we truly are. Through the…
This work is based on the weekly discourses given by Swami Bhuteshananda on the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. During his illuminating discussions, the Swami consistently went to the heart of the Master's words and uncovered the deeper meaning behind his utterances. With the Swami's guidance given in this volume we are able to comprehend more easily Sri Ramakrishna's sayings in the light of th…
This work is based on the weekly discourses given by Swami Bhuteshananda on the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. During his illuminating discussions, the Swami consistently went to the heart of the Master's words and uncovered the deeper meaning behind his utterances. With the Swami's guidance given in this volume we are able to comprehend more easily Sri Ramakrishna's sayings in the light of th…
This work is based on the weekly discourses given by Swami Bhuteshananda on the Sri Sri Ramakrishna Kathamrita. During his illuminating discussions, the Swami consistently went to the heart of the Master's words and uncovered the deeper meaning behind his utterances. With the Swami's guidance given in this volume we are able to comprehend more easily Sri Ramakrishna's sayings in the light of th…