Paramhansa Yogananda

Through use of the Kriya key, persons who cannot bring themselves to believe in the divinity of any man will behold at last the full divinity of their own selves.
--From Paramhansa Yogananda’s "Autobiography of a Yogi"

Through use of the Kriya key, persons who cannot bring themselves to believe in the divinity of any man will behold at last the full divinity of their own selves.

From Paramhansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi.

Master’s usual everyday wear was a business suit. His desire was not to “Indianize” Americans, but to help them spiritualize their own culture.
One reason for the almost overwhelming response the Master received everywhere was that, unlike most public speakers, he never looked upon his audiences as nameless crowds, even when they numbered many thousands. He was amazingly sensitive to each listener as an individual. Often he would address himself to the specific needs of a single member of his audience. I myself sometimes had the experience of hearing him, during the course of a public lecture, address briefly some private difficulty of my own. When I thanked him mentally, he glanced smilingly at me before continuing his discourse.
--"The New Path" by Swami Kriyananda

Master’s usual everyday wear was a business suit. His desire was not to “Indianize” Americans, but to help them spiritualize their own culture.

One reason for the almost overwhelming response the Master received everywhere was that, unlike most public speakers, he never looked upon his audiences as nameless crowds, even when they numbered many thousands. He was amazingly sensitive to each listener as an individual. Often he would address himself to the specific needs of a single member of his audience. I myself sometimes had the experience of hearing him, during the course of a public lecture, address briefly some private difficulty of my own. When I thanked him mentally, he glanced smilingly at me before continuing his discourse.

The New Path by Swami Kriyananda

Looking at Henry one day, Master told us, “Henry dug the cesspool near this house. He kept digging, digging all day long without ever stopping to see how far he had gone. By evening, to his surprise, he found he had dug a deep hole. That,” Master went on approvingly, “is the way to seek God—continuously digging, digging, without looking to see how far one has come. Then suddenly one day he will see: ‘I am there!’”

--From the book "The New Path" by Swami Kriyananda

Looking at Henry one day, Master told us, “Henry dug the cesspool near this house. He kept digging, digging all day long without ever stopping to see how far he had gone. By evening, to his surprise, he found he had dug a deep hole. That,” Master went on approvingly, “is the way to seek God—continuously digging, digging, without looking to see how far one has come. Then suddenly one day he will see: ‘I am there!’”

From the book, The New Path by Swami Kriyananda

“What is the best religion?” queried a truth seeker.
“Self-realization,” Yogananda replied.
“Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs. A person may be Christian or Jewish, Buddhist or Hindu, Muslim or Zoroastrian; he may proclaim that Jesus Christ is the only way, or Buddha, or Mohammed—as indeed, millions of believers do. He may insist that this ritual, or that place of worship, bestows salvation. But it all comes down to what he is, in himself.
--"The Essence of Self-Realization" by Paramhansa Yogananda

“What is the best religion?” queried a truth seeker.
“Self-realization,” Yogananda replied.
“Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs. A person may be Christian or Jewish, Buddhist or Hindu, Muslim or Zoroastrian; he may proclaim that Jesus Christ is the only way, or Buddha, or Mohammed—as indeed, millions of believers do. He may insist that this ritual, or that place of worship, bestows salvation. But it all comes down to what he is, in himself.

The Essence of Self-Realization by Paramhansa Yogananda