Also contributing to this phenomena is the intense speed of growing
Scientific and general knowledge of this world and the universe.
With such widespread literacy, communication, and transportation,
the availability of sacred writ both ancient and modern from all
cultures, it is now fully evident that there are many saviors and true
religious paths for mankind of equal value to gain some kind of
salvation, the knowledge of Reality/God.
The greater problem still remains - how to interpret this wisdom and what to do with it. Usher in Paramahansa Yogananda
and the Self-Realization Fellowship.
Why are so many persons Leaving the Churches and religion in general?
Such a movement of every persons life outlook is largely influenced by a number of factors including modern science and technology. But aside from so many timely distractions there is a hoard of contradictory assertions that are seriously challenging long held beliefs of the devotees of religions of all kinds.
The leadership and clergy of most of these great religions themselves are largely at fault in the process of the great disenchantment of post modern migration to atheism and non-belief.
In the face of more literate and well educated persons, one
does not easily take to unproven assumptions that every word in certain books are beyond question and the flawless word of someones favorite Church or "God."
Scinetific knowledge of recent years is a real and challenging adversary of many long held ideas that were created by institutions to maintain power and sustain the egos of spiritually unqualified authorities. Although well educated greatly lacked real spiritual training by true self-realized Masters of the Spirit.
Even if any printed material should be of a high fidelity and unadulterated to some degree[not probable in this world], your interpretation of such holy writ will often be flawed as to the original speakers/writers intended meanings of such words. This, one should know, is the result of your cultural and religious programming. Essentially, the education in limited ideas of believing and thinking.
Paramahansa Yogananda gives us the most reliable scientific methods of freeing ourselves from the darkness of such erroneous programming to really come to know our real Selves and the source of our inner reality, our true being. And to finally know beyond doubt and false emotions what the teachings of those remarkable ancient sages really means.
Yogananda states in this regard that, "
"The only reliable standard of scriptural
interpretation is the testimony of actual
perception - to go into that state of
consciousness in which the prophets
perceived the truths they expounded
and thereby witness the meaning they intended."
In this state of consciouness you will finally have clear and joyous direction in your life.
This Orange covered edition of the Autobiography of a Yogi is the most accurate and complete ever published.
It is different from the 1946 edition because this
This Orange covered edition of the Autobiography of a Yogi is the most accurate and complete ever published.
is the way the master wanted it to be. It was worked on by
persons who had been trained for many years
and were honorable, and reliable. By studying
more of Yogananda's writings and talks you
will see why it is so!
