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The Art and Science of Raja Yoga
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Primary Text: The Art & Science of Raja Yoga
                         
by Swami Kriyananda

Swami Kriyananda--The Art & Science of Raja YogaThe Art and Science of Raja Yoga contains fourteen lessons in which the original yoga science emerges in all its glory—a proven system for realizing one's spiritual destiny. Absolutely unique, this is the most comprehensive course available on yoga and meditation today. The Art and Science of Raja Yoga can be used both by beginning and long-time practitioners of yoga. It offers a complete and detailed presentation of yoga postures, yoga philosophy, affirmations, meditation instruction, and breathing technique along with suggestions for daily yoga routines, information of proper diet, recipes, and alternative healing techniques.

Lesson Titles: (1) The History of Yoga; (2) The Paths of Yoga; (3) Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga; (4) Yama (the "don't's" of the spiritual path); (5) Niyama (the "do's"); (6) Life is a Battlefield; (7, 8) Affirmations, Parts I and II; (9) Energy & Energization; (10) Magnetism; (11) Guru; (12,13) The Anatomy of Yoga, Parts I and II; (14) The Yogic Scheme of Life.

Also included is an audio CD that contains: a guided yoga postures sessions, a guided meditation, and an inspiring talk on how the reader can use these techniques to solve many of the problems of daily life. Discounted price (for students in this course) $20.00. more...(publisher's website).

 

Additional Texts by Paramhansa Yogananda

Autobiography of a Yogi, the widely recognized spiritual classic, is often called "the book that changes lives." This is the verbatim reprint of the original 1946 edition that offers Yogananda's firsthand accounts of his many encounters with the great saints and sages of India. Discounted price (for students in this course) $11.20. more...(publisher's website)

 

 

 

The Essence of Self-Realization is 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. It offer 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. Much of the material presented here is not available anywhere else. Discounted price (for students in this course) $8.75. more... (publisher's website)

 

Scientific Healing Affirmations is one of Yogananda's earliest works, first printed in 1924. Short but comprehensive, this little book contains the keys to the effective practice of affirmations for healing a variety of physical, mental, and spiritual maladies. Discounted price (for students in this course) $4.00.

 

Additional Text by Swami Kriyananda

Swami Kriyananda--The PathThe Path is a fascinating story of one man’s search for the truth. J. Donald Walters (also known as Swami Kriyananda) recounts how as a young man he examined and discarded as false many of the promises offered by modern society. Gradually he realized that lasting human happiness comes not from outer success, but from deepening spiritual awareness. Eventually his searching brought him to the door of one of the spiritual giants of this century, Paramhansa Yogananda. Discounted price (for students in this course) $12.00. more... (publisher's website)

 

Total cost of materials with discount: $55.95
 

Students who have not taken our Developing an Inner Life course will also need the Lessons in Meditation booklet (with CD): $25.00.

 

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