How You Can Talk With God

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Summary: The Best that One can get
Review: 'How you can talk with GOD' shows a direct path to getting to know God and gives one the confidence that knowing God and being his favourite is not that difficult a deal. A must read for those who believe in Him and want to be in His good books. A wonderful piece of insight and a must buy for every soul intending to realize His presence and be one with Him.

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Summary: Really Makes you confident to Talk to God
Review: How you can talk with GOD shows a direct path to getting to know God and gives one the confidence that knowing God and being his favourite is not that difficult a deal. A must read for those who believe in Him and want to be in His good books.

The scientific way in which Sri Sri Paramhansa Yogananda explains the integrities of being able to talk to God, makes it easy for every one of us to feel that confidence of being so close to Him if we desire to. It makes you feel that you are actually in a position to talk to Him. And believe me, you can surely talk to Him the way Sri Sri Paramhansa Yoganandaji has explained. It has to work that way.

Respose from the Divine, is the only outcome of the way taught in this small book.

A must read for all those who actually want to talk to GOD and to be with him always.

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Summary: Beyond simple talking... to COMMUNING !
Review: If you are new to Yogananda's writing, you may think that How You Can Talk with God is a presumptuous title. But if you have read his Autobiography of a Yogi, you know full well that this is no ordinary theoretical or inspirational author. He prayed almost unceasingly from infancy - meditated almost as early - and received RESPONSES from The Divine. Throughout his writings and in his SRF Meditation Lessons for his students Yogananda demonstrates the greatest faith in the truths he presents: he discourages students from accepting his words blindly and urges them instead TO TEST their validity in the laboratories of their own lives, meditations, prayers. This brief, to-the-point, power-packed book is no exception and is an excellent place to begin your exploration of Yogananda's brilliant writing and genuine love.

The fundamental thesis of How You Can Talk with God (HYCTWG) is displayed in its title: "...WITH God" not just "...to God." Like Saint Francis, Yogananda discerns prayer as TALKING to God and meditation as LISTENING to God; this book Yogananda explains how we need to develop BOTH these parts of our soul-Spirit relationship. The unique contribution of Yogananda's essay is to explain the power of classic yoga methods of meditation for clearing the mental static from our minds - and to introduce the power of the advanced Kriya Yoga methods that he continues to disseminate through Self-Realization Fellowship. Not everyone is ready for the discipline required by the advanced Kriya methods (described more fully in Yogananda's Autobiography), but everyone can benefit from the simple beginning-level instruction offered in HYCTWG.

If you will carry this small gem in your pocket or pocket-book with you and dip into it during moments of stress, confusion, or just apathy, I think you will find yourself increasingly drawn to practice its principles of scientific meditation and personal prayer. Hopefully, the reality of the promised benefits of even deeper communion will gradually tug at your soul's deepest needs and spur you to the next level of study. Then it's time to turn to the Autobiography or the instructions in HYCTWG for advanced Lessons.

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Summary: IF YOU DON'T STRIVE TO DO AS HE SAYS, YOU MAY GET SPARED
Review: The guru inspired people to talk to God - in particular his "Divine Mother", the concept he most often used. The Hindu monk taught she would respond if -- -IF - - and then he gave the conditions. They included a 24 hours concentrated, uninterrupted vigil to implore God Mother to talk to you. Nearly nobody can stay "focused" like that - and besides there are degrees of uninterruptedness, and freakish teachings in other places too. Good yoga, by contrast, is based on letting go of the constructs by contemplating - going inwards mentally. That is a process that is violated by frantic begging for visions -

That sort of practice has unwholesome effects, as noted in more than one follower. One thing is the disappointement to harvest when God Mom does not deign to appear to talk with you - this time either, and so on - in a circus of dualism-based "guru help" in getting nowhere.

Some have gotten awfully disappointed, but only by taking him seriously! Others, religious folks, who just dip into the master's stuff, may get saved from very real dissappointments and embarrassments - enough to mar a monk, it seems.

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Summary: IF YOU DON'T STRIVE TO DO AS HE SAYS, YOU MAY GET SPARED
Review: The guru inspired people to talk to God - in particular his "Divine Mother", the concept he most often used. The Hindu monk taught she would respond if -- -IF - - and then he gave the conditions. They included a 24 hours concentrated, uninterrupted vigil to implore God Mother to talk to you. Nearly nobody can stay "focused" like that - and besides there are degrees of uninterruptedness, and freakish teachings in other places too. Good yoga, by contrast, is based on letting go of the constructs by contemplating - going inwards mentally. That is a process that is violated by frantic begging for visions -

That sort of practice has unwholesome effects, as noted in more than one follower. One thing is the disappointement to harvest when God Mom does not deign to appear to talk with you - this time either, and so on - in a circus of dualism-based "guru help" in getting nowhere.

Some have gotten awfully disappointed, but only by taking him seriously! Others, religious folks, who just dip into the master's stuff, may get saved from very real dissappointments and embarrassments - enough to mar a monk, it seems.

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Summary: A small book with a big message
Review: This is a great book to own if you are already familar with Yoganada's works. I keep this in my bookbag so I have it wherever I go. A great read when you have some spare time at work or waiting in line. It's very small, but the message is HUGE. Yogananda has a great way of explaining how God, the metaphysical, and all life are interconnected and how YOU can achieve God-Realization.

I recommend first reading Autobiography of a Yogi. After reading that book, don't be suprized if you start picking up this jewel and others that he left us.

Rating:
Summary: A small book with a big message
Review: This is a great book to own if you are already familar with Yoganada's works. I keep this in my bookbag so I have it wherever I go. A great read when you have some spare time at work or waiting in line. It's very small, but the message is HUGE. Yogananda has a great way of explaining how God, the metaphysical, and all life are interconnected and how YOU can achieve God-Realization.

I recommend first reading Autobiography of a Yogi. After reading that book, don't be suprized if you start picking up this jewel and others that he left us.

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Summary: Little Book, Big Message
Review: This is a very small book with a very big message. While reading it, I am constantly aware of the juxtaposition of its profundity in meaning and simplicity in style and content. These 46 little pages were written by Yogananda for a lecture or two that he gave on the communication between the Soul and God. Of course, you shouldn't expect to walk away from this book and 30 minutes of reading with a newly cultivated mystical ability to commune with the divine! Yogananda here serves as a motivator rather than an instructor of specific techniques. As a result, the book would probably be more aptly titled "You CAN Talk with God!" without the "How." Nevertheless, all forms of meditation and prayer are useless without will and motivation. And Here we are reminded by one of the centuries greatest saints that our relationship with God is not, nor should be, one-sided. God will actually respond in an intelligible (albeit indescribable) and definite manner if only we refuse to give up. We must plead with Him for an answer, eliminating all doubt that He will respond. For in His aspect as the Universal Mother, He will not--indeed He cannot--remain silent when one of His children cries for help.

Rating:
Summary: Little Book, Big Message
Review: This is a very small book with a very big message. While reading it, I am constantly aware of the juxtaposition of its profundity in meaning and simplicity in style and content. These 46 little pages were written by Yogananda for a lecture or two that he gave on the communication between the Soul and God. Of course, you shouldn't expect to walk away from this book and 30 minutes of reading with a newly cultivated mystical ability to commune with the divine! Yogananda here serves as a motivator rather than an instructor of specific techniques. As a result, the book would probably be more aptly titled "You CAN Talk with God!" without the "How." Nevertheless, all forms of meditation and prayer are useless without will and motivation. And Here we are reminded by one of the centuries greatest saints that our relationship with God is not, nor should be, one-sided. God will actually respond in an intelligible (albeit indescribable) and definite manner if only we refuse to give up. We must plead with Him for an answer, eliminating all doubt that He will respond. For in His aspect as the Universal Mother, He will not--indeed He cannot--remain silent when one of His children cries for help.