Swami Sri Yukteswar, the great yoga master and guru of Paramhansa Yogananda, lived in India from 1855 until 1936. In his book The Holy Science, he speaks about the natural love of the heart and how it can be awakened. This process involves the removal of eight particular inner tensions, which he calls “the meannesses of the heart”: hatred, shame, fear, grief, condemnation, race prejudice, pride of pedigree, and a narrow sense of respectability.
With engaging candor, the author reveals the joy that blossoms as these “mean” traits in the heart are detected—and overcome. Whatever position you hold in society, wherever you are in your own soul search, these true-to-life stories and principles of spiritual psychology will help change your consciousness. Following the clues, you can rise above depression, conquer oppressive tendencies, and reclaim the bliss of your own higher Self.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
ContentsAcknowledgements vii
Preface ix
Introduction: Why This Book? xi
Part One
chapter 1 A Sage for a Friend? 3
chapter 2 His Own Scripture 7
chapter 3 Introspection, a Key to Wisdom 11
chapter 4 Removing the Log 14
Part Two—Removing the Eight Bondages
chapter 5 Hatred 19
chapter 6 Shame 26
chapter 7 Fear 32
chapter 8 Grief 39
chapter 9 Condemnation 40
chapter 10 Racial Prejudice 47
chapter 11Pride of Pedigree 53
chapter 12Smugness 60
Part Three—The Stages of the Heart
chapter 13Introduction to the Stages of the Heart 77
chapter 14The Dark Heart 81
chapter 15The Propelled Heart 86
chapter 16The Steady Heart 91
chapter 17The Devoted Heart 98
Part Four—Three Helpful Practices
chapter 18Introduction to Three Helpful Practices 115
chapter 19Patience, to Transcend Time 118
chapter 20Swadhiyaya — Deep Study 123
chapter 21Listening 130
Conclusion 133
Further Explorations 140
Über den Autor
Darshan Jan Lotichius, Dutch by birth, at the tender age of twenty-four and after a period of anxious soul searching, met Swami Kriyananda a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. Kriyananda initiated Darshan into the path of discipleship and Self-realization, and in 2000 named him minister of the Ananda Sangha in Europe. Darshan holds degrees in music and literature, is the father of two children, and lives in the spiritual community of Ananda Assisi, in Italy. He regularly travels throughout Europe and the US, sharing the teachings of Kriya Yoga through seminars and music.Ebooks vom selben Autor / Herausgeber
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