Revisiting Spiritual Envoy Yogananda Teaching
swami Vivekananda addressed the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago on September 11, thereby inspiring interest worldwide in Indic spirituality. His opening words, "Sisters and brothers of America!" received a wo-minute standing ovation from seven thousand people. The same year on January 5, Paramhansa Yogananda was born as Makonde Lal Ghosh. Because of the groundwork laid by Vivekananda, Yogananda found a receptive audience when he moved to America in 920. His lecture tours drew large crowds n every major city of America. Thousands earnt his Kriya Yoga meditation techniques. The global popularity of mediation and yoga today is perhaps largely lue to the ground-breaking efforts of those wo great Indian yogi ambassadors. Yogananda took the inner teachings of yoga out of ashrams and Himalayan caves, and into the homes of people, His close disciples included householders and parents, musicians and actors, scientists and businessmen-including his foremost disciple, who was a self-made millionaire. Many of his disciples had the deepest experiences of God-realisation in meditation, traditionally available only to a small handful who were able to leave behind all outward responsibilities. Inthis, Yogananda was following the urging of Mahavira Babaji, who he said is "well aware of the trend of modern times, especially of the influence and complexities of Western civilisation, and realises the necessity of spreading the self-liberations of yoga equally in the West and in the East." With life becoming more complicated and confusing, thousands are coming forward to learn his Kriya Yoga teachings, not in the Himalayan jungles but in the modern concrete "jungles" of Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, and more. Yogananda taught that the principles and practices of meditation are for everyone, and can be integrated into busy modern lifestyles. Meditation brings success and creativity into everything that the yogi does. Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer, said that he read Yogananda 'Autobiography of a Yogi' every year, and Jobs had requested that hundreds of copies of the book be given out at his funeral. Other modern successes who have been inspired by Yogananda include George Harrison of The Beatles, the creator of Star Trek TV and movie series and the inventor of the Swype texting app that is on millions of phones, besides many others. More important than success in one's outward role in life, Kriyameditancpractices make true God-communicand saintliness a realistic goal. SwaKriyananda, direct disciple of Yogarand founder of Ananda Sangha, wa by Yogananda that, "I can takeafewyoung men of the most restless sortletthem practice Kriyafor two hour every day in the way I tell them, and without question, in four or five yeacan make saints out of them." Practised properly, Kriya increone's concentration, energy and coover life force, and the heart-open receptivity of grace-in the form odivine light and love, inner joу, expanding calmness, the vibratiorAum, and more. Other benefits incbetter health, development of intuever-growingcompassion, selfless and inner freedom. (Kriya Yoga m tion classes start on January 15 inand cities across India.
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Revisiting Spiritual Envoy Yogananda Teaching
swami Vivekananda addressed the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago on September 11, thereby inspiring interest worldwide in Indic spirituality. His opening words, "Sisters and brothers of America!" received a wo-minute standing ovation from seven thousand people. The same year on January 5, Paramhansa Yogananda was born as Makonde Lal Ghosh. Because of the groundwork laid by Vivekananda, Yogananda found a receptive audience when he moved to America in 920. His lecture tours drew large crowds n every major city of America. Thousands earnt his Kriya Yoga meditation techniques. The global popularity of mediation and yoga today is perhaps largely lue to the ground-breaking efforts of those wo great Indian yogi ambassadors. Yogananda took the inner teachings of yoga out of ashrams and Himalayan caves, and into the homes of people, His close disciples included householders and parents, musicians and actors, scientists and businessmen-including his foremost disciple, who was a self-made millionaire. Many of his disciples had the deepest experiences of God-realisation in meditation, traditionally available only to a small handful who were able to leave behind all outward responsibilities. Inthis, Yogananda was following the urging of Mahavira Babaji, who he said is "well aware of the trend of modern times, especially of the influence and complexities of Western civilisation, and realises the necessity of spreading the self-liberations of yoga equally in the West and in the East." With life becoming more complicated and confusing, thousands are coming forward to learn his Kriya Yoga teachings, not in the Himalayan jungles but in the modern concrete "jungles" of Delhi, Gurgaon, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Pune, and more. Yogananda taught that the principles and practices of meditation are for everyone, and can be integrated into busy modern lifestyles. Meditation brings success and creativity into everything that the yogi does. Steve Jobs, founder of Apple Computer, said that he read Yogananda 'Autobiography of a Yogi' every year, and Jobs had requested that hundreds of copies of the book be given out at his funeral. Other modern successes who have been inspired by Yogananda include George Harrison of The Beatles, the creator of Star Trek TV and movie series and the inventor of the Swype texting app that is on millions of phones, besides many others. More important than success in one's outward role in life, Kriyameditancpractices make true God-communicand saintliness a realistic goal. SwaKriyananda, direct disciple of Yogarand founder of Ananda Sangha, wa by Yogananda that, "I can takeafewyoung men of the most restless sortletthem practice Kriyafor two hour every day in the way I tell them, and without question, in four or five yeacan make saints out of them." Practised properly, Kriya increone's concentration, energy and coover life force, and the heart-open receptivity of grace-in the form odivine light and love, inner joу, expanding calmness, the vibratiorAum, and more. Other benefits incbetter health, development of intuever-growingcompassion, selfless and inner freedom. (Kriya Yoga m tion classes start on January 15 inand cities across India.
DISCLAIMER:
The views expressed in the Article above are Nayaswami Devarshi kashmiribhatta.in is not in any way responsible for the opinions expressed in the above article. The article belongs to its respective owner or owners and this site does not claim any right over it.
Courtesy : Nayaswami Devarshi Speaking Tree,Times of India