The Man Who Refused Heaven: The Humor of Paramhansa Yogananda (Volume 8) (The Wisdom of Yogananda, 8)

Product Descriptionlaughter Is One Of The Great Joys Of Life. Joy Is Fundamental To Who We Are. Savor The Sublime Wit And Wisdom Of One Of The WorldS Greatest Spiritual Teachers. Paramhansa Yogananda, Author Of The Classic Autobiography Of A Yogi, Has Inspired And Enlightened Millions. A Tiny Bubble Of Laughter, He Wrote, I Am Become The Sea Of Mirth Itself. Let This Great Yoga Master Lift Your Spirits And Help You To Smile Your Way To Higher Consciousness.Reviewit Is Beautifully Appropriate That The Profound Wisdom Of Yogananda Series Should Have A Volume Dedicated To His Humor. YoganandaS Deep Spiritual Teachings Were Always Presented With A Light-Heartedness Firmly Rooted In The Joy Of God. This New Collection Contains Not Only Selections From His Original Writings, But Also Many Stories Related By His Disciple Swami Kriyananda, Which Let Us See The MasterS Playful Way Of Teaching, Loving, And Living. Yogananda Translated The Classic Definition Of God Given By Swami Shankarananda, Satchidananda, As Ever-Existing, Ever-Conscious, Ever-New Joy. His Perfect Combination Of Wisdom And Humor Helps Us Connect To That Source Of Divine Joy Within Ourselves.--Tandava Waldon, East West Bookshop, Mountain View, Caabout The Authorborn In India In 1893, Paramhansa Yogananda Was Trained From His Early Years To Bring IndiaS Ancient Science Of Self-Realization To The West. In 1920 He Moved To The United States To Begin What Was To Develop Into A Worldwide Work Touching Millions Of Lives. Americans Were Hungry For IndiaS Spiritual Teachings, And For The Liberating Techniques Of Yoga.In 1946 He Published What Has Become A Spiritual Classic And One Of The Best-Loved Books Of The Twentieth Century, Autobiography Of A Yogi. In Addition, Yogananda Established Headquarters For A Worldwide Work, Wrote A Number Of Books And Study Courses, Gave Lectures To Thousands In Most Major Cities Across The United States, Wrote Music And Poetry, And Trained Disciples. He Was Invited To The White House By Calvin Coolidge, And He Initiated Mahatma Gandhi Into Kriya Yoga, His Most Advanced Meditation Technique.YoganandaS Message To The West Highlighted The Unity Of All Religions, And The Importance Of Love For God Combined With Scientific Techniques Of Meditation.Swami Kriyananda Was A Direct Disciple Of Paramhansa Yogananda, Trained By The Great Indian Master To Spread The Life-Transforming Teachings Of Kriya Yoga Around The Globe. He Was Widely Considered One Of The WorldS Foremost Experts On Meditation, Yoga, And Spiritual Practice, Having Authored More Than 100 Books On These Subjects.Kriyananda Was The Founder Of Ananda Sangha, A Worldwide Organization Committed To The Dissemination Of YoganandaS Teachings. In 1968 He Founded Ananda World Brotherhood Village, The First Spiritual Cooperative Community Based On YoganandaS Vision Of World Brotherhood Colonies. Today Ananda Includes Nine Spiritual Communities In The U.S., Europe, And India, And More Than 100 Meditation Groups Worldwide.