The Yoga of Jesus: Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels

by Yogananda

• ISBN13: 9780876125564
• ISBN10: 0876125569
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-20
• Publisher: Self Realization Fellowship Pub

Summary

In this remarkable new book, Paramahansa Yogananda provides a revelatory introduction to the hidden yoga of the Gospels. A selection of material from his highly acclaimed two-volume work, The Second Coming of Christ (Self-Realization Fellowship, 2004), this concise book is designed as both a stand-alone work, and as an introduction to that larger, comprehensive commentary on the Gospels. Yogananda, who is widely known as the father of yoga in the West, explores the role of Jesus as yogi and avatar (divine incarnation). He removes the centuries of dogma and misunderstanding that obscure Christ?s original teachings, and shows that Jesus? message is not about sectarian divisiveness, but a unifying path by which seekers of all faiths traditions can enter the kingdom of God. Topics include: The 'lost years of Jesus? ? in India / The true meaning of baptism / The correlation between 'to be born again? and karma and reincarnation / The relationship between the chakras and the 'seven seals? described by St. John in The Book of Revelation.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Jesus the Christ - Avatar and Yogi
Jesus the Avatar	p. 3
God's manifestation in divine incarnations
The universal Christ Consciousness
True meaning of "The Second Coming"
Jesus and Yoga	p. 11
Jesus' years in India
The lost teachings of the Gospels
Yoga: Universal science of religion
Inner Teachings of Jesus the Yogi	p. 21
How every soul can attain Christ Consciousness
Importance of the Comforter, or Holy Ghost
Yoga and the Book of Revelation
True Baptism in Spirit
"One Way" or Universality?
The "Second Birth": Awakening of Soul-Intuition	p. 43
Jesus' teachings on "born again"
Expressing the divine potentials of the soul
Advancing from material consciousness to spiritual consciousness
"Lifting Up the Son of Man" to Divine Consciousness	p. 53
The heavenly planes of God's creation
The esoteric science of kundalini or "serpent force" in the spine
The True Meaning of "Belief on His Name" and Salvation	p. 62
Is Jesus the only savior?
Dogma and misunderstanding in institutional "churchianity"
Blind belief versus personal realization of truth
Jesus' Yoga of Divine Love
The Beatitudes	p. 75
How man's life becomes blessed, filled with heavenly bliss
Divine Love: Highest Goal of Religion and of Life	p. 91
The two greatest commandments: Love of God first, and serving the Divine Presence in all
The Kingdom of God Within You	p. 100
The core of Jesus' message: The blissful kingdom of the Heavenly Father and the method of its attainment
About the Author	p. 115
Glossary	p. 127
Index	p. 141
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