Writings on Kriya Yoga

Part 1 of 5

Introduction: Footprints of Paramahamsa Hariharananda

Who Paramahamsa Hariharananda was, how his disciples experienced him, and the first stories of his miraculous abilities. The opening part of the Foreword to the Complete Works.

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Part 2 of 5

Who is He?

A portrait of Gurudev — his name, his love and his sternness, his life among householders, and memories from disciples who lived with him.

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Part 3 of 5

Meeting Him

What it was like to meet Baba — and the story of how Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, in his own words, came to know his guru.

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Part 4 of 5

What He Taught

The core of Paramahamsa Hariharananda's teaching: work is worship, watching the breath, and God in human being, human being in God. Includes The Present.

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Part 5 of 5

Life of Paramahamsa Hariharananda

A short biography: from his birth in Habibpur, through initiation with Swami Shriyukteshwar and samadhi, to his travels in the West.

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Yoga Sutra · Sadhana Pada 2:1

Kriya Yoga, the Path to Liberation

Sutra 1 of the second chapter of the Yoga Sutra of Sage Patanjali — with commentary by Shri Lahiri Mahashaya and a metaphorical explanation by Paramahamsa Prajnanananda.

Shri Lahiri Mahashaya & Paramahamsa Prajnanananda · The Yoga Sutra of Sage Patanjali

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Teachings of the Masters

Body, Mind, and Soul

A reflection on the impermanence of the body, the role of the mind, and the immortal soul — and on why we should look within for the source of happiness.

Paramahamsa Prajnanananda · Yoga: Pathway to the Divine

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Teachings of the Masters

Where is Happiness?

A reflection on why the objects of the senses cannot give lasting happiness, and why true, lasting contentment can only be found within.

Paramahamsa Prajnanananda · Yoga: Pathway to the Divine

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