Whispers from Eternity

Yogananda Paramhansa

Description

Many poetic works can inspire, but few, like this one, have the power to change your life. These verses rank with the greatest mystical poetry of all time: the works of St. John of the Cross, Rumi, Kabir, Mirabai, and Omar Khayyam. In this book Paramhansa Yogananda—the great master of yoga and author of the classic Autobiography of a Yogi—shares his exquisitely beautiful thoughts and words filled with longing for the divine. Yogananda was not only a spiritual master, but a master poet, whose poems revealed the hidden divine presence behind even everyday things.
Each of these prayer-poems has been spiritualized by this great man of God. Open this book, pick a poem at random and read it. Mentally repeat whatever phrase appeals to you. Within a short time, you will see your consciousness transformed. This book has the power to rapidly accelerate your spiritual growth, and provides hundreds of delightful ways for you to begin your own conversation with God.
This wonderful collection includes:
Sacred demands to the Infinite
Prayers of devotion
Chants and poems
Invocations to great world teachers
How to see this world as a dream
Prayer-demands for:
Devotion, Illumination and Bliss
Wisdom, Prosperity and Balance
Health, Guidance and Discipline
Calmness and Overcoming Fears
Divine Love . . . and much more.

Sujets

• Santé et bien-être
• Confiance en soi et estime de soi
• Affirmations
• Personal Growth
• health
• Philosophie et théologie
• Affirmation
• Swami Kriyananda
• Autobiography of a Yogi
• Spirituality
• Prayer
• Success
• Religion
• Ananda

Informations

• Publié par: Crystal Clarity Publishers
• Date de parution: 31 août 2008
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781565896222
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 4 Mo

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WHISPERS from ETERNITY
A BOOK OF ANSWERED PRAYERS
Paramhansa Yogananda
E DITED BY HIS DIRECT DISCIPLE
S WAMI K RIYANANDA
CRYSTAL CLARITY PUBLISHERS Commerce, California
2008 Hansa Trust
All rights reserved. Published 2008
Printed in United States of America

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ISBN 978-1-56589-235-4 (paperback)
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[Library of Congress Data Available 2008030417]
Cover design and Interior design by Tejindra Scott Tully

The Joy Is Within You symbol is registered by Ananda Church of Self-Realization of Nevada County, California.
Dedicated unto
All the soul-temples of Christians, Moslems, Buddhists, Hebrews, Hindus, and others ,
Wherein the Cosmic Heart throbs equally, always-
And unto
The multi-colored lamps of all true teachings ,
In which shines the same one white flame of God-
And unto
All churches, mosques, viharas, tabernacles, and temples of the world-
Wherein our own One Father dwells impartially in the fullness of His glory .
C ONTENTS
Preamble , by Swami Kriyananda
Foreword , by Amelita Galli-Gurci
Whispers from Eternity
Key to Demands
Hints to the Reader
Watching the Cosmic Motion Picture of Life
SACRED DEMANDS TO THE INFINITE
Demands for Developing Cosmic Consciousness
1. Cosmic Salutation
2. We demand of Thee as Thy Children
3. Demand for Recharging the Body-Battery
4. Spiritual Interpretation of the Lord s Prayer
5. Thou Art the best Bomb-Shelter
6. Universal prayer in the Cosmic Temple
7. Worshipping the Cosmic Idol
8. Salutation to the Great Preceptor
9. Thou Mother of Flames, show Thy Face, too long hidden behind the veil of Thy Cosmic Motion Picture
10. Demand for the Opening of Spiritual Temple Doors everywhere
11. Prayer at Dawn
12. Prayer at Noon
13. Prayer at Eventide
14. Prayer at Night
15. Prayer-Demand before taking food
16. Prayer-Demand for recharging the Body-Battery
17. Prayer before practicing Concentration
18. Demand for the Pearls of Wisdom, obtained in the Sea of Meditation
19. Prayer for expanding Love from myself to all my brethren
20. A bouquet of all Loves of God
21. Prayer-Demand to the Holy Vibration for Omnipresence
22. Prayer-Demand for Self-realization
23. Prayer-Demand for removing the Cork of Ignorance
INVOCATIONS
24. My Guru
25. Come to me, O Christ, as the Divine Shepherd of Souls
26. Come to me as Krishna, the Divine Cowherd
27. Come to me as Swami Shankara
28. Come to me as Moses
29. Come to me as Mohammed
30. Come to me as Buddha
PRAYERS FOR UNIVERSALITY
31. Prayer-Demand asking God to be the President of the United States of the World
32. Prayer-Demand: Make me anything: a Christian or a Hindu-anything to realize Thee
33. Demand to travel by the one Highway of Realization
MISCELLANEOUS DEMANDS
34. Make me Thy Butterfly of Eternity
35. I will not offer unto Thee mind-made, hothouse Songs
36. Prayers on the Beads of Love
37. Hover, O Mighty Spirit, over the Minaret of my Expectations
38. The Bee of my Mind loves to drink from Thy Blue Lotus Feet
39. May I serve the cocktail of God-Intoxication in the homes of the rich
40. May I seize Thee at Eternity s end?
41. Wake me, that I may know that the terrors of mundane delusion are only Dreams
42. I Demand to return Home
43. Make me a lion of Thy all-conquering Wisdom
44. I am Thy Bird of Paradise, wishing to fly in Thy Astral Airplane
45. Come into the Garden of my Dreams
46. Let me feel that Thou and I are One
47. Rock me in the Cradle of all Space
48. May the Niagara of my Joys inundate all hearts
49. Make me the Lark of Life, looking only for Thy Rain
50. Make me a Smile-Millionaire
51. Save us from the net of Matter-Attachment
52. O King of all our ambitions, open the doors of Noble Aspirations in the Mansion of our Souls
53. Save me from shipwreck on my Ocean of Dreams
54. Tune us, that we may hear Thy Voice
55. I want to build a Rainbow-Bridge of Self-Realization
56. Make me Silent, that I may eloquently converse with Thee
57. Teach me to use every dig of criticism to bring myself nearer to Thy Fountain of Goodness in me
58. Teach me to fish for Thee in the deep waters of my Soul
59. Make me remember that Virtuous Ways are more charming than vicious ones
60. I will broadcast my Voice with the Chorus of Thy Songs
61. Teach me to store honey of good qualities from all Soul-Flowers inthe honeycomb of my Heart
62. Teach me, though crushed by Criticism, to return always Sweet Forgiveness
63. Spiritualize all our Thoughts and Ambitions
64. Teach us not to follow the Will-o -the-Wisp of False Happiness
65. May the showers of Thy love flood through the walls of Color, Class, and Race Prejudice
66. Burn Thou my frailties in the furnace of trials
67. The Caravan of my Prayers is moving toward Thee
68. Save us from the bait of Modern Comforts
69. May I reap the greatest Harvest in the short season of this Earth Life
70. Make me the Eagle of Progress
71. Flood me with Thy Omnipresent Love
72. O Divine Sculptor, Chisel Thou my Life
73. Keep the Compass Needle of my Attention ever pointing toward Thee
74. Be Thou the General in my invasion of Ignorance
75. Make me see that I am but an actor in Thy Cosmic Motion Picture
76. Teach me to abhor the flies of Sarcasm, which love to sit on the Wounds of Others
77. Demand for Seeing the One Fire beneath all Soul-Flames
78. Demand for Prosperity. Thou art my Father, I am Thy child
79. Teach me to feel that all Men are my Brothers
80. Demand to be freed from self-created Evil Habits and Temptations
81. Demand for Balance
82. Demand for fervor in Divine Love
83. Demand that, through all tests and trials, the love of God may never fade
84. Special universal daily demand for Divine guidance
85. Be the Captain of my boat of daily activity
86. Be the Polestar for my ship of thoughts
87. Worship of God as sacred Joy found in Meditation
88. Demand for the enjoyment of everything with the joy of God
89. Demand for Calmness in Activity
90. Demand to love God as all Saints have loved Him
91. Demand that God s Light drive dark Ignorance away
92. Demand for Healing of any bodily disease
93. Demand for Healing others
94. Demand for ridding the mind of Mental Bacteria
95. Demand for Wisdom
96. Demand for Bliss
97. Demand that my bubble of life become the Sea of Life
98. Demand that God respond
99. Demand that God reveal Himself
100. Demand to the Holy Trinity
101. Demand that the Cosmic Sound lead me from ignorance to Wisdom
102. Demand for Thy Light
103. Demand for the opening of the Spiritual Eye, to find God in everything
104. Let all rest in the Shade of my Peace
105. Demand for realizing the expansion of consciousness in the Cosmic Sound
106. Demand for an Immediate Need to be supplied
107. Demand for removal of the Veil of Illusion
108. Demand to see God in Everything
109. Demand to be kept ever Awake and Ready
110. Master Mariner, come, take charge of my Boat
111. Demand to find God at any time, anywhere
112. Demand for Union with the Almighty
113. I want to feel Thee just behind the Voice of my Prayer
114. Demand for the Realization of God s Presence
115. Prayer between Sleeping and Waking
116. Prayer-Demand for Devotion
117. Prayer-Demand for Illumination
118. Prayer before Meditation
119. Hidden in the ashes of burnt sadness, I found Thy Golden Presence
120. Receive the orphans and the stricken; they have come to Thy door
121. Come to me as Kindness
122. Satisfy my Soul-Hunger
123. O Divine Hart, I will hunt for Thee in the forest of my Soul
124. Make me the Drops of Sympathy in all tearful eyes
125. From peak to peak and from heart to heart I will Fly, singing Thy name
126. Teach me to Dream Peace with the poppy petals
127. Whether dead or living, I am held in Thine Immortal Arms
128. I beheld Thee hiding behind the Flowers
129. Thou art slowly rising on the horizon of my Mind
130. Demand to see God s love in all human love
131. Open my Inner Eye
132. Cure my jaundiced Vision of Duality
133. Demand for Quickening Activity
134. Bless me, that I may perceive Thee through the windows of all activities
135. Teach me to perform every Work only to please Thee
PRAYERS OF DEVOTION
136. I bring to Thee the Myrrh of Devotion
137. Intoxicate me with the Wine of Thy Love
138. Open my Soul s Secret Door
139. I want to hear Thy song in the silence of my Soul
140. Nothing can steal my Love for Thee
141. I will be the naughty baby of the Divine Mother
142. Make me clean again, Divine Mother
143. I loved all things that I might learn to crave only Thee
144. Make me feel Thee through the Touch of the Breeze
145. Help me to Win the Battle of Life
146. Demand to eject enemies of Bad Habits
147. Demand not to be enslaved by the ego, or by ego-centered passivity
148. I offer Thee a Garland of Devotion
149. Demand to set fire to the Forest of Darkness
150. Save me from Wrong Beliefs
151. Lead my body-chariot on the Right Path
152. Teach me not to be deceived by the Senses
153. Teach me, that my Senses contact nothing but the Good
154. Keep me away from Evil
155. Demand for the opening of the Spiritual Eye, the Eastern Star of Wisdom
156. Demand for the rising of the Aurora of Intuition
157. Keep my Spiritual Eye open forever
158. With every stroke of my Prayer I move nearer to Thee
159. Demand to be fed with the Cosmic Rays
160. Demand for the Cure of the Anger Habit
161. Demand to be able to Conquer Fear
162. Demand for Control of the Unruly Senses
163. Make me feel that everything is Joy
164. Slip Thy little dewdrop into Thy great lake-not to become lost, but to merge into oneness with Thee
165. The fire of my ambition, and all my rainbow-dreams, ar