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Summary: EXPERIENCE THE MASTERS PRESENCE!
Review: Paramahansa Yogananda's wise and loving council is an enjoyable and inspiring listen on this audio rendered from his birthday gathering years ago. Experience a deeper sense of his spiritual expression and eternal presence through this recording. We are fortunate to have these excellent records of one of the 20th century's greatest living spiritual Masters. Also read "Autobiography of a Yogi" from Self-Realization Publishers, via amazon.com. The latest editions of this book most clearly and accurately reflect the essence of Yogananda's teachings.
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Summary: Smile with awareness of The Beloved, ever with you
Review: This talk was recorded on January 23, 1950 (not at Yogananda's birthday as an earlier reviewer guesses) at the Hollywood Temple's "Church of All Religions" and reproduced by SRF as the 4th in a series of unique recordings where one may experience the vivid, energetic style of this great yoga master. With his inimitable humor and stories, Yogananda offers many of his secrets for keeping one's balance and inner peace amidst the challenges of modern life. As always, Yogananda's themes revolve around how to live a productive life in the world while keeping one's heart attuned to the love of The Creator. He launches this talk by considering the New Testament study of Jesus "breaking the Sabbath" and explores the real (inner) meaning of keeping the Sabbath -- going deeply to the Kingdom Within and then maintaining that awareness and attunement throughout the day. He sympathizes that our training and habits make it a challenge to "practice the presence" so that one may be "in the world but not of it". As an aid to all who would be seekers of Spirit and servants of humanity, Yogananda recommends combining Raja (meditative) Yoga and the active yoga of service (Karma Yoga) -- the same simple and loving spiritual solution Jesus offered when he explained his healing work on the Sabbath. As he did in Autobiography of a Yogi and throughout his teachings, Yogananda demonstrates the commonality of the core teachings of all religions (drawing most heavily on the teachings of Christ and Krishna). Most helpfully, he offers strategies for bringing all these universal teachings to bear on the intense challenges that modern life presents. As of 2003, SRF has released six recordings in this series, and it is rewarding to hear the great yoga master's voice express clearly and directly (the old wire/cylinder recording have been electronically cleaned of most static, etc.). The other recordings were made at special events (such as special Christmas or Easter services); this recording offers us an example of an "average" Sunday service of the type with which Yogananda inspired students at SRF centers during the 1940s and early 50s. It's a powerful way to take yourself into the experience of that presence and his message: far above "average."
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