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Less than a week after he finished reading Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda traveled from New York City to Los Angeles, California and was initiated by Yogananda himself as a disciple and a monk. It was September 12, 1948. James Donald Walters, as he was known then, was twenty-two years old."You have a great work to do," his Guru told him repeatedly. This was not a compliment; it was a sacred responsibility.When Yogananda died in 1952, he left a "blueprint in the ether," he said, for a worldwide spiritual awakening. For sixty-five years Kriyananda worked with prodigious creativity to turn that "blueprint" into a practical way of life. He founded communities, retreats, and schools for children. He wrote over four hundred pieces of music and dozens of books, available now in a hundred countries in thirty languages. He traveled the world, lecturing in five languages, and personally initiated thousands of people into Kriya Yoga.Asha Nayaswami met Kriyananda in 1969, when she was twenty-two. Recognition was immediate. "My Polestar," she called him. Soon he asked her to start taking notes for the book she would someday write about him. For 44 years she was in constant contact with Kriyananda as devotee, friend, personal assistant, and eventually spiritual leader in her own right.By every measure - spiritual and material - his was a triumphant life. Success, however, did not come easily. He was plagued by ill-health, financial challenges, and years of persecution from fellow disciples, including a massive lawsuit that took a dozen years to resolve. The lesson of Kriyananda's life is in the struggle as well as the triumph. This is a first-hand account of life with a great spiritual teacher, one who came not to show the world how great he is, but to awaken in everyone faith in their own spiritual potential.

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This galvanizing book, presenting the teachings of Christ from the experience and perspective of Paramhansa Yogananda, one of the greatest spiritual masters of the twentieth century, finally offers the fresh perspective on Christ's teachings for which the world has been waiting. This book presents us with an opportunity to understand and apply the Scriptures in a more reliable way than any other: by studying under those saints who have communed directly, in deep ecstasy, with Christ and God.

This revelation of India's best-loved scripture approaches it from an entirely fresh perspective, showing its deep allegorical meaning and also its down-to-earth practicality. The themes presented are universal: how to achieve victory in life in union with the divine; how to prepare for life's final exam, death, and what happens afterward; how to triumph over all pain and suffering. This expanded & revised second edition is now in paperback!

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What happens as we grow spiritually? Is there a step-by-step process that everyone goes through―all spiritual seekers, including those of any or no religious persuasion―as they gradually work their way upward, until they achieve the highest state of Self-realization? About 2200 years ago, a great spiritual master of India named Patanjali described this process, and presented humanity with a clear-cut, step-by-step outline of how all truth seekers and saints achieve divine union. He called this universal inner experience and process “yoga” or “union.” His collection of profound aphorisms―a true world scripture―has been dubbed Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. Unfortunately, since that time many scholarly translators with little or no spiritual realization have written commentaries on Patanjali's writings that have succeeded only in burying his pithy insights in convoluted phrases like “becomes assimilated with transformations” and “the object alone shines without deliberation.” How can any reader understand Patanjali's original meaning when he or she has to wade through such bewildering terminology?Thankfully, a great modern yoga master―Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi―has cut through the scholarly debris and resurrected Patanjali's original teachings and revelations. Now, in Demystifying Patanjali, Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yogananda, shares his guru's crystal clear and easy-to-grasp explanations of Patanjali's aphorisms.As Kriyananda writes in his introduction, “My Guru personally shared with me some of his most important insights into these sutras. During the three and a half years I lived with him, he also went with me at great length into the basic teachings of yoga. “I was able, moreover, to ask my Guru personally about many of the subjects covered by Patanjali. His explanations have lingered with me, and have been a priceless help in the [writing of this book].”

Is it possible that two of the greatest men of the Norman Conquest―William the Conqueror and his son, Henry I of England―have recently reincarnated as Paramhansa Yogananda (spiritual master and author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi) and his close disciple, Swami Kriyananda-and if so, what are the subtle connections between the Norman Conquest and modern times? How will these past lives influence our future?

The Bhagavad Gita or "Song of God" is one of the world's most beautiful teachings on how to live the spiritual life. Sri Goswami Kriyananda's rendering of the Gita allows the English reader to experience the poetic beauty and mystical depth of the original spiritual classic.

In this Yoga Dictionary of Basic Sanskrit Terms, Goswmi Kriyananda has taken a further step to include some major English mystical terms. He feels this basic dictionary will help the student to gain a deeper understanding of yoga, meeting the needs of the contemporary student as well as being helpful to the general reader of yoga literature. He has taken the liberty of dividing the sanskrit terms to make it easier for the student to pronounce them.

Drawing on techniques from a variety of Eastern and Western traditions, Goswami Kriyananda's inspirational new work returns meditation to its rightful place as a spiritual art for self-transformation. With clarity and profound insight, Kriyananda honors the oral tradition of yoga and offers you the opportunity to experience the ultimate goal of meditation Samadhi. This unique and comprehensive guide is accessible to everyone seeking a deeper understanding of Life's Questions.

For anyone who has practiced meditation, this book takes you the next step. Goswami Kriyananda focuses on how to create a balanced life by integrating your lifestyle with your practice of meditation. This companion to Beginner's Guide to Meditation includes additional techniques and advanced methods that will expand the horizon of your awareness and help you gain clarity of purpose in every moment of life.

An in-depth account, written by a direct disciple, of what it was like to live with the world teacher, Paramhansa Yogananda-author of the classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. This newly revised and expanded edition of this life-changing book commemorates Swami Kriyananda's 60th year of discipleship to Yogananda. It includes a new cover and introduction, and special sections not published in the original.

Never before has J. Donald Walters (Swami Kriyananda) written so personal a story. The subject: his separation from Self-Realization Fellowship as the first step toward the founding of Ananda. In this re-telling, the story moves from the philosophical and the spiritual into a profoundly human dimension. With charity, but with unflinching candor, and more detail than he has ever shared with anyone, Kriyananda describes himself and those involved in events critical to the future of Paramhansa Yogananda's mission. You'll meet a Kriyananda you've never met before: the earnest young monk, vulnerable, plagued by self-doubt, yet determined to follow his guru's guidance. The tale is told with compelling immediacy. Yet Kriyananda, in his masterly way, also conveys how time and spiritual maturity have brought him not only detachment, but deep gratitude for all that happened, painful though it was at the time. He makes of this very personal story a universal teaching. For it is clear-- in retrospect-- that Paramhansa Yogananda knew Kriyananda's future, and carefully prepared him for his ultimate destiny: dramatic separation from SRF and, after that, the great work that Yogananda had commissioned him to carry out.

In 1958 and 1972, Swami Kriyananda (a close and direct disciple of the great Indian spiritual master Paramhansa Yogananda―author of Autobiography of a Yogi) traveled to India, meeting a number of great saints in that distant land and writing about his experiences in a series of letters to spiritual friends, and brother and sister disciples.This book captures the spirit of Yogananda's classic autobiography and other enlightening accounts of sacred experiences in the East. In Visits to Saints of India we walk alongside Kriyananda and see India and its spiritual representatives through his eyes―the eyes of an advanced Western yogi and truth seeker.As Kriyananda wrote in the prologue to this book:India! Land of great saints and yogis. One has only to set foot on that sacred ground, if he is sensitive, to feel the blessings rising up therefrom. Fittingly did Paramhansa Yogananda end his life with the last words of his poem, “My India”:“I am hallowed. My body touched that sod.”

Goswami Kriyananda has practiced and taught the science of astrology for over 58 years. In this easily understood dictionary of astrological terms he defines the key words for both basic and advanced practice.

This extraordinary book of letters, written by Swami Kriyananda in response to questions and inquiries from his friends, students and critics over a thirty-year period, responds to practically any concern a spiritual seeker might have―how to meditate deeply; strengthening one's faith; developing divine attunement; accelerating spiritual progress; overcoming negative self-judgments; responding to illness, the right attitude toward money and profit, becoming a good leader, attracting a mate, sexuality, raising children―any many, many other subjects.

This is an approachable, lucid and engaging guide to the philosophy of Tantra, and its techniques for raising kundalini. The authors have many years experience in spiritual practice and study as initiates under the direct guidance of Goswami Kriyananda, in the lineage of Shellji and his guru, Paramahansa Yogananda. Kundalini: Tantra Yoga in Practice is a workbook with a wide range of clearly detailed and illustrated techniques for developing an effective personal kundalini practice. It is suitable for beginners, and as a class guide for Yoga teachers who wish to introduce and integrate kundalini meditation into their offerings. Presented here are down-to-earth methods based on classical Tantric tradition and agamas.

For anyone who has practiced meditation, this book takes you the next step. Goswami Kriyananda focuses on how to create a balanced life by integrating your lifestyle with your practice of meditation. This companion to Beginner's Guide to Meditation includes additional techniques and advanced methods that will expand the horizon of your awareness and help you gain clarity of purpose in every moment of life.

Ananda Village is a cooperative spiritual community dedicated to the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, founded by his direct disciple, Swami Kriyananda. One of the world's most successful intentional communities. They celebrated their 45th anniversary in 2014. Begun in 1968, Ananda Village was the first of Ananda Sangha's many World Brotherhood Colonies. It remains the headquarters of the worldwide Ananda Sangha activities, as well as providing homes, livelihoods, and a rich spiritual life for approximately 200 adults and 50 children who live on 700 acres snuggled in the Sierra Nevada foothills in Northern California. The Ananda Cookbook comes from this community of vegetarians. They learned the art of vegetarian cooking in the ways you might expect - cooking for their families, their friends, and for the banquets that they hold to celebrate special events. Since the start of the community in 1967, they have also run a meditation retreat where they serve vegetarian meals to guests and friends. Recipes from our community residents, from the meditation retreat, and also from their vegetarian restaurant, Earth Song, located in nearby Nevada City, are all part of this collection. Most of these recipes are easy to prepare; many take less than 45 minutes. It includes more than 250 recipes of which 150 take less than 45 minutes to prepare. There are over 50 main dishes and savory sauces to add a rich nuance to your meal along with vegetable and other side dishes and delectable honey desserts to delight the most discriminating sweet tooth. In sharing these recipes, they also share the loving concern for life and living that are part of the spirit of Ananda.