Kriyaban

This downloadable PDF in Spanish gathers twenty-two definitions of Yoga drawn from The Second Coming of Christ, the Bhagavad Gita, and Autobiography of a Yogi, followed by ninety-seven spiritual quotations by Paramahansa Yogananda on meditation, pranayama, and self-realization....

This downloadable PDF (in Spanish) gathers twenty-two definitions of Yoga drawn from The Second Coming of Christ, the Bhagavad Gita, and Autobiography of a Yogi, followed by ninety-seven spiritual quotations by Paramahansa Yogananda on meditation, pranayama, and self-realization.
Prepared by kriyaban.es, it serves as a concise, practical, and devotional companion for readers who wish to deepen their understanding of Kriya Yoga and the soul's union with Spirit.
Its pages emphasize inner surrender, meditative discipline, and the supreme goal of life: to know God consciously.
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This document brings together two testimonies about Sri Durga Mata, a close disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, written by Sebastian Temple and Karen Dardick. Remembered for her deep wisdom, humility, joy, and divine love, Durga Mata helped many devotees feel the Master as a living presence....

This document brings together two written testimonies about Sri Durga Mata: "Who Is Sri Durga Mata?" (1994), by Sebastian Temple, and "My Memorable Experiences with Sri Durga Mata," by Karen Dardick.
It also includes the transcription of four videos by Karen Dardick, published on her YouTube channel, broadening the spiritual portrait of one of Paramahansa Yogananda's closest disciples.
Through these recollections, readers encounter Durga Mata's humility, strength of will, practical wisdom, joy, and divine love, as well as her power to help others experience the Guru as a living presence.
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This text is a satsanga in honor of the 95th birthday of Sri Sri Daya Mata, sanghamata (spiritual mother) of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society. Swami Krishnanandaji shares his personal experiences with Daya Mata since 1972, when he was initiated into Kriya Yoga....

This text is a satsanga in honor of the 95th birthday of Sri Sri Daya Mata, sanghamata (spiritual mother) of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society. Swami Krishnanandaji shares his personal experiences with Daya Mata since 1972, when he was initiated into Kriya Yoga.
Krishnanandaji relates how Daya Mata specially embraced him, allowing him to take his Brahmachari vows exceptionally early and keeping him close during her visits to the Mother Center in the USA. He recounts significant moments: when she placed rings on his little fingers as a symbol of protection, how he received spiritual discipline from her, and the lessons she imparted about karma yoga, drawing inspiration from Vivekananda.
The swami also highlights the importance of Daya Mata for YSS in India. Between 1961-1973, she made several visits to consolidate the organization, transforming it from a simple school (Brahmacharya Vidyalaya) into an organized structure with thousands of members and meditation centers throughout India. He mentions her spiritual connection with Babaji's cave and her encounters with Indian saints like Anandamoyi Ma.
Krishnanandaji shares teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda transmitted by Daya Mata, including Yogananda's prediction about his future incarnation in Kashmir in 200 years, where Daya Mata would find him as a six-year-old boy, reincarnated as an opera singer.
He concludes with stories about Daya Mata's capacity to radiate unconditional love even toward those who criticized her, following Yogananda's lesson about being like a rose that, even when crushed, gives off a sweet fragrance. He ends by mentioning the miracle of the two apples blessed by Anandamoyi Ma that Daya Mata preserved without deterioration for 25 years.

The text presents Brother Anandamoy's personal memories of his life with Paramahansa Yogananda from 1949 until his mahasamadhi in 1952. The narrative begins with his arrival at the ashram after leaving his architectural studies with Frank Lloyd Wright, drawn by Autobiography of a Yogi....

The text presents Brother Anandamoy's personal memories of his life with Paramahansa Yogananda from 1949 until his mahasamadhi in 1952. The narrative begins with his arrival at the ashram after leaving his architectural studies with Frank Lloyd Wright, drawn by Autobiography of a Yogi.
The document details his spiritual training through physical work, primarily in construction projects such as Lake Shrine and India Hall. It describes numerous experiences that reveal the Master's omniscience and compassion, who constantly guided and tested his disciples.
The memories include intimate moments of spiritual teaching, where Yogananda emphasized the importance of devotion, meditation, and attunement with the Guru. The text reveals different facets of the Master: his profound wisdom, his sense of humor, his unconditional love, and his ability to work with his disciples' karma.
The narrative culminates with Yogananda's final days and his mahasamadhi in 1952, highlighting how his spiritual presence remained tangible even after his physical departure. The memories reflect the author's deep devotion and the spiritual transformation he experienced under his Guru's guidance.

The text documents the historic meeting between Maharshi Nagendranath and Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920, when the young yogi visited the great saint in Calcutta before departing to America. The Maharshi's prophetic blessing marked the beginning of Yogananda's mission in the West...

The text documents one of the most significant encounters in the history of modern yoga: Maharshi Nagendranath's blessing to Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920, before his historic journey to America. This glorious meeting took place at Sree Sree Nagendra Math Bhaban, in North Calcutta, a building constructed by the Maharshi's disciples in 1913.
Paramahansa Sri Sri Yogananda humbly approached the great saint to pray for his blessing before undertaking his mission to bring the teachings of Kriya Yoga to the West. The Maharshi, known for his profound spiritual realization and his title of "Maharishi" bestowed by the religious leaders of Benares, recognized the importance of this mission.
The Maharshi's blessing was extraordinarily prophetic and powerful: "Son, go to America, take the dignity of heavy India as your shield. Victory is written on your forehead, the noble distant people will receive you well." These words not only confirmed Yogananda's spiritual destiny, but accurately predicted the success of his mission in America.
Maharshi Nagendranath (1846-1926) was a great spiritual leader, patriot and educator from Bengal, founder of the spiritual magazine "Satya Pradip" and the Patriotic Institution. During his final years (from 1916 until his mahasamadhi in 1926), the saint dedicated his life to meditation, yoga and spiritual practice at the Math Bhaban, where this transcendental encounter with Yogananda took place.
This book, written by Professor Jaba Chatterjee, preserves the memory of this historic moment that marked the beginning of the massive spread of Kriya Yoga in the West, fulfilling the Maharshi's prophecy about Yogananda's triumph in distant lands.

Paramahansa Yogananda was called "the first superstar guru of the 20th century" (Los Angeles Times), and today, nearly a century after his arrival in the United States, he remains the most well-known and beloved of all Indian spiritual masters who have come to the West. In this captivating book, Yogananda's story finally receives the authoritative account it deserves...

Paramahansa Yogananda was called "the first superstar guru of the 20th century" (Los Angeles Times), and today, nearly a century after his arrival in the United States, he remains the most well-known and beloved of all Indian spiritual masters who have come to the West.
Considered by many to be the father of modern yoga, Yogananda has had an unparalleled global impact thanks to the durability of his teachings, the institutions he created or inspired, and especially his iconic memoir, Autobiography of a Yogi.
Since its publication in 1946, that book has sold millions of copies and changed millions of lives. But it does not tell the whole story. Much of Yogananda's seminal text is devoted to stories about other people, and largely overlooks the vital three decades he spent living, working, and teaching in America.
Large portions of his life - challenges, controversies, and crises; triumphs, relationships, and formative experiences - remain unknown even to his most fervent devotees.
Scholar and teacher Philip Goldberg fills these gaps, tracing a journey that spanned six decades, two hemispheres, two world wars, and unprecedented social changes.
The result is an objective, thoroughly researched account of Yogananda's remarkable life in all its details, nuances, and complex humanity.
But this is more than a fascinating life story. "Yogananda would want, I believe, any book about him to not only inform but also transform," writes Goldberg. "I hope readers will be enriched, expanded, and deepened by this humble offering."
This will surely be the case for both Yogananda enthusiasts and those discovering him for the first time in these illuminating pages.

Mary Stockton writes with love and devotion about Paramahansa Yogananda and his influence on her life as her spiritual leader. She had the privilege of meeting him in person through religious services, personal contact, and correspondence...

Mary Stockton writes with love and devotion about Paramahansa Yogananda and his influence on her life as her spiritual leader. She had the privilege of meeting him in person through religious services, personal contact, and correspondence.
The book offers a first-hand description of this extraordinary man. Her accounts of the guidance, love, and support she received from him throughout her many trials and difficulties provide inspiration and hope.
In a chapter on intuition, she lists useful guidelines for daily life that came to her as intuitive insights over the years.

This book is a record of the devotion and struggles of Leo Cocks to live a spiritual life as a disciple of the great Indian master and founder of the Self Realization Fellowship, Paramahansa Yogananda...

This book is a record of the devotion and struggles of Leo Cocks to live a spiritual life as a disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda.
Newly discovered letters and stories from Yogananda make this book, compiled by Leo's lifelong friend Paul Gorsuch, an important addition to the literature of the great Master and the institution he founded.
But the book also offers a moving and human account of the Guru-Disciple relationship as lived by one of the greatest spiritual leaders of the 20th century and a young American who felt the unconditional love of his Master and, through that channel, access to Divine Love.
With dozens of unpublished photographs and many examples of Yogananda's personal writings, this book will appeal to and inspire spiritual seekers of all religions.

Anyone who loved Autobiography of a Yogi will delight in finding this treasure of personal experiences and heartfelt memories of Paramhansa Yogananda by three of his direct disciples...

Anyone who loved Autobiography of a Yogi will delight in finding this treasure of personal experiences and heartfelt memories of Paramhansa Yogananda by three of his direct disciples.
The stories from Yogananda's family members, Hare Krishna Ghosh and Meera Ghosh, who became disciples as teenagers, take the reader on a pilgrimage to India, to the sacred places and miraculous moments shared with this great yogi.
Margaret Bowen Deitz's stories transport the reader to Yogananda's ashram in California and her time living with devotees in America. These accounts, whether humorous or miraculous, casual or divine, bring to life the experience of being in Yogananda's presence.
They offer insight into the deep love with which he guided each individual. Yogananda was not only one of the greatest yoga teachers of our time but also an avatar, an incarnation of the divine.
The firsthand experiences of his close disciples are a true gift that can help us tune in to his vast nature.
At the same time, these charming stories will touch your heart and uplift your spirit.

A beautiful book that offers a biography of the Yogi master, written in Hindi. Gourmohan was a virtuous, devoted, and religious person...

A beautiful book that offers a biography of the Yogi master, written in Hindi.
Gourmohan was a virtuous, devoted, and religious person. He used to dedicate himself to performing puja, reading the sastras, and discussing religious facts. He was also a sincere devotee of yogasadhana. He had sincere respect for all gods and goddesses. Muktakeshi Devi also used to worship the household deity, Shiva, with sincere devotion.
Before worshiping Shiva, she would not even accept breakfast. Whenever a beggar arrived, she gave whatever she had. Muktakeshi Devi was extremely compassionate, charitable, and kind-hearted. Therefore, she earned the respect of all the neighboring women. A Divine Child can only be born to such parents.
God has also declared: Suchinam srimatam gehe yogabhrashtoabhijayate Athava yoginameva kule bhavati dhimatam Etaddhi durlabhataram loke janma yadidrisam, Gita 6/41-42.
A person who has not been able to continue their yogasadhana due to premature death is born in a holy and noble household or in the family of realized yogis. Such births are rare. This is more than a biography. This book is actually a manual for Kriya Yoga practitioners.
During his life, Sri Yogiraj Lahiri Mahasaya had noted the spiritual aspects of his Sadhana in his diaries. This was printed as this book, with the help of his grandson Shri Satya Charan Lahiri.

The story of a woman from Atlanta, Georgia, who unexpectedly meets Paramahansa Yogananda in 1945. Her account includes miraculous events and Yogananda's prophecy...

The story of a woman from Atlanta, Georgia, who unexpectedly meets Paramahansa Yogananda in 1945.
Her account includes miraculous events and Yogananda's prophecy about a temple that will be built in Atlanta during her lifetime and that will serve his work.
All proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to the Self-Realization Fellowship Center in Atlanta. Updated in May 2011.

Luther McKinnie was an active member and spiritual presence in the SRF Hollywood community for over 30 years, until his passing in 2002...

Luther McKinnie was an active member and spiritual presence in the SRF Hollywood community for over 30 years, until his passing in 2002.
For the many devotees who knew him, none will forget the blessing of attending his weekly meditations and the devotional power of his kirtan singing.
For those who did not know Luther, this book will serve as an intimate introduction to this deeply spiritual soul, and it will likely surprise many who did know him!
Luther was very humble and modest. His story, as finally told in these pages, reveals the deep inner life he had and conveys the inspiration he received through his own divine communion.
This biography, written by a close friend and companion of Luther, tells the inspiring story of his journey following a path that placed him beyond the bounds of traditional Western religion.
From a farm in the deep South to the bustling city of New York, Luther McKinnie's life eventually led him to Los Angeles and the meditation teachings of the great master, Paramahansa Yogananda.
Though Luther was born into a poor farming family, he left this world as a saint: a man of enduring wisdom, love, and joy.
Against incredible odds, he overcame the limitations of poverty, racial prejudice, and the weaknesses of human nature to achieve a blissful soul knowledge that many aspire to but few have attained.

Dr. Minott W. Lewis (1892-1960) was one of the first disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, the renowned author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi...

Dr. Minott W. Lewis (1892-1960) was one of the first disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda.
Dr. Lewis and his wife met Yogananda in 1920 when he arrived from India to attend an international congress of religious leaders held in Boston. They were among the first to recognize that the young swami was not an ordinary teacher.
This biography shares many stories of the lifelong relationship between Paramahansa Yogananda and the Lewis family, and the early beginnings of what would become the Self-Realization Fellowship, the worldwide movement founded by Yogananda.
For this new edition, an essay by Dr. Lewis and three lectures he gave at Self-Realization Fellowship temples have been added, providing additional anecdotes about his long and inspiring association with his guru.
Several rare photos of Yogananda's early years in America are also included.

This exceptional book contains hundreds of stories of Paramhansa Yogananda and two of his closest disciples, Rajarshi Janakananda (James J. Lynn, a prominent businessman) and Durga Mata...

This exceptional book contains hundreds of stories of Paramhansa Yogananda and two of his closest disciples, Rajarshi Janakananda (James J. Lynn, a prominent businessman) and Durga Mata (Florina Darling, who came to Yogananda during his early years in America).
Durga moved to Mt. Washington, Yogananda's headquarters in Los Angeles, in December 1929. Sharing with readers her twenty-two years of life with her Guru, she narrates the activities at Mt. Washington during the Depression; Yogananda's lecture campaigns across the United States; various interactions between the Master and his disciples; Yogananda's visions, healings, miracles, and more.
In 1936, the Master asked Durga to move to his hermitage in Encinitas to assist Rajarshi Janakananda, Yogananda's most advanced disciple.
For many years, Durga served Rajarshi almost daily, and from these close interactions, she paints a rare portrait of this great saint, his deep meditations, his personal habits, and his contacts with Yogananda.
Finally, in this book, Durga shares her own life and devotion to her Guru.
Coming to Yogananda as a young woman, she remained a devoted disciple until her death in 1993.
Her book, combined with writings shared by other disciples like Swami Kriyananda, helps present a complete picture of what life was like with the great Master and world teacher, Paramhansa Yogananda.

The first authoritative biography of Babaji, the immortal master made famous by Yogananda's bestseller, Autobiography of a Yogi...

The first authoritative biography of Babaji, the immortal master made famous by Yogananda's bestseller, Autobiography of a Yogi.
Babaji lives today near Badrinath, in the high mountains of the Himalayas. His body has not aged since he was sixteen years old, when centuries ago he attained the supreme state of enlightenment and divine transformation.
This happened after his initiation into Kriya Yoga by two immortal masters, the Siddhas Agastyar and Boganathar, who belong to the Tradition of the 18 Siddhas, famous among the Tamils of southern India.
This exceptional compilation, made by a disciple of Babaji, reveals little-known stories about him, the ancient culture from which he comes, and his current mission, and also explains how Kriya Yoga can be used to produce the integration of the spiritual and material dimensions of life.
It offers clear explanations of the psychophysiological effects of Kriya Yoga, and guidelines for its practice.
It also includes verses from the writings of the Siddhas, with their commentaries.
A book that will inspire you.