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Autobiography of a Yogi (Reprint of Original 1946 Edition)

Autobiography of a Yogi (Reprint of Original 1946 Edition)

by ParamahansaYogananda

Autobiography of a Yogi is at once a beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures of our time. With engaging candor, eloquence, and wit, Paramahansa Yogananda tells the inspiring chronicle of his life: the... (more)

The Life of Swami Vivekananda

by by his Eastern and Western Disciples, Eastern, Western Disciples of Vivekananda Staff

An enthusiastic, comprehensive biography in two volumes of Swami Vivekananda. Volume 2 covers starts after his appearance at the World's Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. A brief review of who Swami Vivekananda is: First, he was the most prominent of Ramakrishna's disciples. He came to the U.S. as the representative of Hinduism at the World Parliament of Religions held in Chicago in 1893. His... (more)

The Life of Jesus

by Ernest Renan

In this classic work, renowned rationalist and scholar of religion Ernest Renan is the first biographer of Jesus to present him as entirely human. Renan describes Jesus as a popular religious leader and self-proclaimed Messiah who increasingly advocated the overthrow of Roman rule and the establishment of a theocracy. To support his apocalyptic vision, Renan's Jesus was not above using trickery and deception, as... (more)

With the three masters;: Being extracts from the private diary of Rai Sahib Munshi Ram, M.A., P.C.S., secretary to the three masters

With the three masters;: Being extracts from the private diary of Rai Sahib Munshi Ram, M.A., P.C.S., secretary to the three masters

by Munshi Ram

Change We Must: My Spiritual Journey

by Nana Veary

In Change We Must, Nana Veary describes how her family, surroundings and the ways of an innately spiritual people shaped a lifetime search for the truth. At the core, binding the threads of the story, is the practice of silence and a strong belief in its power. From her canoe-building grandfather who used only the trees selected by a native forest bird, to her Christian mother who chanted in Hawaiian to the... (more)

The Life of the Prophet Muhammad: A Brief History

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