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  • The Essence of Self-Realization

  • The Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda
  • Written by: Swami Kriyananda
  • Narrated by: Swami Kriyananda
  • Length: 4 hrs and 47 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (16 ratings)

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Written by: Swami Kriyananda
Narrated by: Swami Kriyananda
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Publisher's Summary

Yogananda was one of the most significant spiritual teachers of the 20th century. Since his classic Autobiography of a Yogi was first published in 1946, its popularity has increased steadily throughout the world. Great teachers work through their students, and Yogananda was no exception. As Swami Kriyananda wrote for in the introduction to this audiobook, "After I'd been with him a year and a half, he began urging me to write down the things he was saying during informal conversations."

The Essence of Self-Realization, nearly 300 sayings rich with spiritual wisdom, is the fruit of that labor of love. The scope of this book is vast - it offers as complete an explanation of life's true purpose, and the way to achieve that purpose, as may be found anywhere. A few of the chapters include "The True Purpose of Life"; "On Meditation"; "How to Pray Effectively"; "The Law of Karma"; "The Lesson of Reincarnation"; and "Ways in Which God Can Be Worshiped". Filled with lessons and stories that Yogananda shared only with his closest disciples, this volume offers one of the most insightful and engaging glimpses into the life and lessons of a great sage. Much of the material presented here is not available anywhere else.

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Very poor recording

2 reasons for a poor review on performance -
1. Better to read texts written by Yogananda Paramhansa himself than the derivative works written by his disciples.
Kriyananda, the author of this book, was removed from the Self Realization Fellowship created by Yogananda himself. He might have been right or wrong but there's a lot of controversy and bad blood surrounding him and SRF board.
2. The recording is very poor. At the very least, the pauses taken for breathing could have been edited out. A lot of sentences contain correction midway, breaking the flow. It seems the audiobook was recorded and published in haste without a care about the quality of work.

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pearls of wisdom!

Absolutely simplified pearls of wisdom from THE MASTER! if you're looking for a Wikipedia/encyclopaedia/dictionary of all about exploration of spiritualism in our material life, look no further than this book! Blessed to have had a chance to find it and listen to it!

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Concise yet deep on nature of our existence

Concise yet deep discussion on the nature of our existence.
Straight and simple thoughts by a great yogi of our times.

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Excellent book. A must read.

Loved it . A must read. Profound words from an experienced master.Aum. Aum .Aum

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recording is not good

Narrator's breathing is quite disturbing..unable to focus..quite distracking..pls get it re viewed again..thank you again

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