Revisiting Spiritual Envoy Yogananda s Teaching
Swami Vivekananda addressed the S World Parliament of Religions in Chicago on September 11, thereby inspiring interest worldwide in Indic spirituality. His openingwords, "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 Mukunda Lal Ghosh. Because of the groundwork laid by Vivekananda, Yoganandafound a receptive audience when he moved to America in 1920. His lecture tours drew large crowds in every major city of America. Thousands earnt his Kriya Yoga meditation echnique. The global popularity of mediation and yoga today is perhaps largely lue to the groundbreaking 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, Kriya meditatiopractices make true God-communioand saintliness a realistic goal. SwarKriyananda, direct disciple of Yoganand founder of Ananda Sangha, wasby Yogananda that, "Ican take afewyoung men of the most restless sort,let them practice Kriya for two hoursevery day inthe way I tell them, and, without question, in four orfive yearcan make saints out of them." Practised properly, Kriya increaone's concentration, energy and coover life force, and the heart-openinreceptivity of grace-in the form ofdivine light and love, inner joy, expanding calmness, the vibrationAum, and more. Other benefits inclbetter health, development of intuiever-growing compassion, selflessand inner freedom. (Kriya Yoga metion classes start on January 15 in Nand cities across India.
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Revisiting Spiritual Envoy Yogananda s Teaching
Swami Vivekananda addressed the S World Parliament of Religions in Chicago on September 11, thereby inspiring interest worldwide in Indic spirituality. His openingwords, "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 Mukunda Lal Ghosh. Because of the groundwork laid by Vivekananda, Yoganandafound a receptive audience when he moved to America in 1920. His lecture tours drew large crowds in every major city of America. Thousands earnt his Kriya Yoga meditation echnique. The global popularity of mediation and yoga today is perhaps largely lue to the groundbreaking 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, Kriya meditatiopractices make true God-communioand saintliness a realistic goal. SwarKriyananda, direct disciple of Yoganand founder of Ananda Sangha, wasby Yogananda that, "Ican take afewyoung men of the most restless sort,let them practice Kriya for two hoursevery day inthe way I tell them, and, without question, in four orfive yearcan make saints out of them." Practised properly, Kriya increaone's concentration, energy and coover life force, and the heart-openinreceptivity of grace-in the form ofdivine light and love, inner joy, expanding calmness, the vibrationAum, and more. Other benefits inclbetter health, development of intuiever-growing compassion, selflessand inner freedom. (Kriya Yoga metion classes start on January 15 in Nand 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