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Learn how to experience God's presence directly in your life with this devotional guide. Yogananda sets out four clear principles of effective prayer and what it takes to get a reply.
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What is the nature of God? What should be our relationship with Him? In what way are we "Made in the image of God?"
Drawing on his own direct experience of the Divine, the author explores God as the Father and Mother of all, reveals God's desire for our steadfast love, and encourages us to pray with
Widely regarded as one of the preeminent spiritual figures of our time, Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) has introduced millions of readers to the perennial wisdom of the east through his acclaimed life story, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his numerous other books. Today his spiritual and humanitarian work is carried on by Self-Realization Felowship, the international society he founded in 1920 to disseminate his teachings worldwide.
Is it really possible to talk with God and receive definite responsees to our prayers?
In this classic guide, a renowned spiritual teacher answers this and other questions. A favorite of spiritual seekers around the world. How You Can Talk With God shows us how to pray with greater intimacy-to create a deep and fulfilling personal relationship with the Divine. It is a book to keep by the bedside, discovering with each reading new gems of inspiration and wisdom.
Drawing on his own direct experience of the Divine, the author explores God as the Father and Mother of all, reveals God's desire for our steadfast love, and encourages us to pray with
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the fervor of our hearts. The stunning images he evokes in his descripton of the one Spirit will inspire readers to relate deeply and personally to God, and to listen for the Divine Voice in all creation.Widely regarded as one of the preeminent spiritual figures of our time, Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) has introduced millions of readers to the perennial wisdom of the east through his acclaimed life story, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his numerous other books. Today his spiritual and humanitarian work is carried on by Self-Realization Felowship, the international society he founded in 1920 to disseminate his teachings worldwide.
Is it really possible to talk with God and receive definite responsees to our prayers?
In this classic guide, a renowned spiritual teacher answers this and other questions. A favorite of spiritual seekers around the world. How You Can Talk With God shows us how to pray with greater intimacy-to create a deep and fulfilling personal relationship with the Divine. It is a book to keep by the bedside, discovering with each reading new gems of inspiration and wisdom.
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This super-short book by the master Paramahansa Yogananda is from 1957 (or before), so it is obviously not written in a modern style, and is thus not particularly readable.
However, this will not deter the reader interested in the book’s spiritual content.
Yogananda informs us that he receives much
But as far as “more ordinary mortals” are concerned (though none of us are actually ordinary but are all valuable), though God hears our prayers, He doesn’t always respond. If we keep asking Him to respond, He will begin to give us gifts. But if we make it clear that it is not his gifts but Himself that we want, He will finally give us an answer. We may in a vision “see a face of some saintly being”, or we may hear a Divine voice talking to us, and will know it is God. When our “heart-call” is intense and we do not give up, He will come. It is important that we remove from our mind all doubt that God will answer.
This is a worthwhile little book if you’re interested in communion with God, though more modern alternatives exist, such as “How to hear the voice of God” by Susan Shumsky.
However, this will not deter the reader interested in the book’s spiritual content.
Yogananda informs us that he receives much
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of his knowledge from God rather than books since he seldom reads. He tells us that in the vibration of his cosmic energy God is talking all the time. Saints hear the voice of God.But as far as “more ordinary mortals” are concerned (though none of us are actually ordinary but are all valuable), though God hears our prayers, He doesn’t always respond. If we keep asking Him to respond, He will begin to give us gifts. But if we make it clear that it is not his gifts but Himself that we want, He will finally give us an answer. We may in a vision “see a face of some saintly being”, or we may hear a Divine voice talking to us, and will know it is God. When our “heart-call” is intense and we do not give up, He will come. It is important that we remove from our mind all doubt that God will answer.
This is a worthwhile little book if you’re interested in communion with God, though more modern alternatives exist, such as “How to hear the voice of God” by Susan Shumsky.
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ISBN
876121687
Publication
Self Realization Fellowship