Book Review: In Divine Friendship,
Letters of Counsel and Reflection from Swami Kriyananda
In Divine Friendship is a book to read slowly and meditatively. For of course these letters are addressed not only to individual seekers, asking help with individual questions and tests, but universally to all sincere seekers in need of answers to their deeper concerns. We who read Kriyananda’s letters, if we read humbly and receptively, can find answers to our own unasked questions, or can bring our deeper concerns into the light, and in doing so, strengthen our …

“A Fight for Religious Freedom” is all the more gripping for being a true story—the story of a small group of dedicated souls fighting for the right to serve their Guru and his mission, against seemingly impossible odds.

The reader is left at the end with the question, “Will you [the reader] learn to go beyond time and space, beyond ego, into true freedom and bliss?”

Generations of students have struggled with what Swami Kriyananda calls “the loss of focus on the familiar ethical and spiritual guidelines: truth, honor, and justice.”

May we all, as we read these sacred word, hear the Master’s voice speaking to us directly, within our own consciousness.

In this book, Swami Kriyananda takes the lessons learned from a life spent in careful observation of himself and others, and extracts from them guidelines that can transform the life of anyone who will practice them faithfully and with an open heart.

Those who undertake the spiritual life with serious intent come face to face with the principles of supportive leadership—in their own work, in their relations with friends and family, and ultimately in their own inner life.

Money is a form of energy. In learning to attract money, to use it rightly, we learn to attract energy, and to use energy rightly. In the process, we develop will power and concentration—essential attributes not only for success in the world but also on the spiritual path.

In “Revelations of Christ,” Swami Kriyananda’s presents the essence of Yogananda’s commentaries on the Bible in a way that leads the sincere but doubting Christian back to true faith, based on an understanding of his own religious tradition.

Swami Kriyananda’s comments take the inspiration and spiritual power of Yogananda’s interpretation, reach out to the unspoken questions of people everywhere, and provide not only answers but specific techniques to enable us as readers to experience for ourselves the truth behind these teachings.

The marriage relationship is usually the focal point of the greatest tests a person faces, whether it’s wanting a relationship but not having it, or being in a relationship that’s not working out.

When I first read “Education for Life,” by Swami Kriyananda, I recognized the principles in this book as the “cure” for the ills of our society.

Swami Kriyananda emphasizes that no sign is inherently more or less spiritual than any other.

Superconsciousness is the hidden mechanism at work behind intuition, spiritual and physical healing, and successful problem solving. Everyone has the potential to experience superconsciousness, but in most people it lies dormant.

The search for a meaningful concept of God begins by exploring the question: What is the goal of life?

“Yoga Therapy for Over-coming Headaches” offers step-by-step guidance for banishing the hard to treat problem of headaches.

This new cookbook by Blanche McCord is an excellent introduction to vegetarianism.

Nancy Mair, co-author of Simply Vegetarian, has written a cookbook for people who regularly cook just for one or two people.

Change begins with the individual, not with grandiose theories that don’t take into account flesh and blood human beings.

Meditation Therapy™ offers a bold new approach to the healing process. Only when we change our energy patterns at the deepest levels of consciousness can there be lasting outward results.

Swami Kriyananda credits the deep insights expressed in his book to his guru, Paramhansa Yogananda.

A Place Called Ananda by Swami Kriyananda is the complete account of the events that led to the creation of Ananda.

Devi Mukherjee’s inspiring account of the great men and women he met while trekking through the Himalayas puts you in touch with India’s timeless spiritual wealth—its saints and God-realized masters.

Lila Devi’s compassionate glimpse into the animal kingdom is a reminder that pets can bring us many years of happiness. And that we, through our loving service, can return the favor.

“Nature was made not just for us, but for itself and its own happiness, and is the very smile of God.”