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Traveling the path of self realization is walking on a razors edge. Born in northern india, he came to the united states in 1920, where for more than thirty years he taught indias ancient philosophy and science of yoga meditation and the art of balanced spiritual living. The essence of selfrealization, a compilation of many of these private teachings, gives us an idea of what it was like to speak with an enlightened master on a variety of spiritual topics. Volume 3 self realization fellowship paramahansa yogananda on. Journey to self realization by craig russel, paperback. These interviews, lectures, and essays cover topics such as the goal of human life, seeking a true spiritual teacher, reincarnation, superconsciousness, krishna and christ. Books about self realization what should i read next. Most of them have been a source of inspiration for the info on this site. Journey to selfrealization and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
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