In the Sanctuary of the Soul: A Guide to Effective Prayer

by Yogananda and Yogananda Par

Book Overview

Paramahansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, offers wisdom and insight that we can use to bring a new richness to our inner life. This book is a remarkable blending of the East and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0876121717
• ISBN13: 9780876121719
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship Publishers
• Length: 125 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.9" x 7.0"

Customer Reviews

In the Sanctuary of the Soul

Anything written by Paramahansa Yogananda is so far above average and contains the truth, love, widom, and guidance we all seek. I highly recommend all books by this author - his books are a joy to read.

Speaking Intimately with Divine Power

Perhaps you are wondering how a mortal could presume to be an authority on how to "get the ear" of the Creator? Then you have probably not read Yogananda's "Autobiography of a Yogi" ( ISBN 0876120834 ), because he describes there his life-long (and successful) search for communion (and union) with The Infinite. During his search, Yogananda made insightful study of the great world scriptures, especially those of India and Judeo-Christianity; more importantly, he studied for ten years directly under one of the most revered yoga masters of India. From Yogananda's search, from his own relentless prayer and meditation, and from his personal experience teaching other seekers he concluded that there is no approach to God has the spiritual potency of this prescribed combination: yoga-deepened meditation plus devotional practice. This handsome little introduction to the highlights of Yogananda's teaching culls from his numerous published works scores of explosive insights for dynamiting difficulties along your spiritual climb. Unlike authors that parrot wisdom they have heard from others, Yogananda speaks from the authority of one who has experienced the view from the mountain top - and the glimpses he gives you of the view will take your breath away. The yoga master's guidance is divided into six sections:I. Real prayer is a demand of the soul; and the soul has only one need: re-union with its Creator. Wants and wishes are endless... and unreliable. Attuning to and encouraging the need of the soul to realize its immortality, its divinity empowers your prayer. Yogananda urges the reader to cultivate prayer from that depth and explains the vastness of the power you tap thereby.II. Concentrate the mind's force through yoga. In Shakespeare's HAMLET, even the fratricidal Claudius can see the meaningless of seeming to pray by merely mouthing words -- without the mind and feeling really focusing there [ "My words fly up; my thoughts remain below. Words without thoughts never to Heaven go." ] III. Know what to pray for. While conceding that you are free to ask for anything from your loving Creator, Yogananda argues persuasively for enabling the Omniscient One to help you pray wisely.IV. Have a clear conception of God: a conception that you can love, that you can trust, that you can feel intimate with; a God whose essence is love and who is readier to help you than you are to ask.V. Praying with dynamic will power. Yogananda was a teacher of irrepressible determination to adhere to the highest principles and accomplish the greatest service to humanity. As an Eastern teacher in the conservatively Christian America of the 20's and 30's, the obstacles to his mission were Himalayan. His advice on developing super-human *dynamic* will is based on the principles that he used to establish against all odds a world-wide community of spiritual education that continues vibrantly fifty years after his passing. VI. Reclaiming your inner sanctuary. The last pages co

THE MOST LASTING GIFT-INSPIRATION !

It is wonderful that this universally appealing guide to the sacred art of Prayer is published in a Gift edition. With ecumenical expression and clear instruction, Yogananda shows the reader of any faith how one can successfully commune with God through Prayer. How to really get results in doing so, and how to become a more devoted folower of your chosen spiritual path. Yogananda's wisdom can effectively take one's faith from a surface to an inner and real experience. All you gain from the teasures of this book will be with you and bless you always. The author is a great Yoga Master who speaks from his own direct experience. Whoever receives this gift "In the Sanctuary of the Soul" could have a life transforming experience.Also be sure to read, " Enter the Quiet Heart" by Daya Mata, and "Autobiography of a Yogi"(by Self-realization Publishers) by Paramahansa Yogananda.

DIRECT AND CLEAR AND INSPIRING!

Pramahansa Yogananda takes us directly to the heart of the importance of contacting God. In the most simple and direct language and instruction, this great Yoga Master of the century guides the aspiring seeker into effective and practical approaches to lifes greatest quest - cummunion with God. The significance of this short and simple presentation is that it can be used effectively by the followers of all religions. Communing with God is the one true religion at the heart of all faiths. It is the key to mutual harmony connecting all true religions. Recommended reading:AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI - MAN'S ETERNAL QUEST - JOURNEY TO SELF-REALIZATION - ONLY LOVE -GOD TALKS WITH ARJUNA(BHAGAVAD GITA) - THE DIVINE ROMANCE - FINDING THE JOY WITHIN YOU........

The best reading aviailable for the spiritual enthusiast.

Having read almost every title that has been published by Paramahansa Yogananda since his world reknown autobiography, I found this book no less inspirational and full of truth. The unique manner in which Paramahansa writes about spiritual matters and truth is something that the reader can and will feel as he reads. The authority of the author will hold the reader captivated from start to finish. This book will show anyone how they can have a personal relationship with God no matter what their spiritual background may be. As with all of his works the reader will find that each time they read this book they will find themselves gaining new insights and inspirations. Timeless reading!