It is rumored that Ananda, through its publisher Crystal Clarity, is to publish a book on the Yugas and ancient history some time in 2010.Byasa Steinmetz is a long-time Ananda minister and scientist. Byasa has done extensive research on the subject of the Yugas, and is collaborating with another Ananda member, Joseph Selbie, on the book.
Hopefully this will find as wide a general audience as the last book on ancient archeology, 2005's Lost Star by Walter Cruttenden, a frequent Self Realization Fellowship speaker. This was further popularized by a DVD release and series of annual conferences.
There are many specialist texts, for example in Yogananda's or Kriyananda's lectures and writings, but these tend to have esoteric and modern themes rather than those of history or archeology, as detailed in the bibliography.
It is marvelous that Sri Yukteswar's 1894 findings are gaining a wider and wider audience.
On a wider note, befitting a blog dealing with our current times of Dwapara Yuga, the goal is to know God and not simply to read and study, as illustrated by Sri Ramakrishna's quote below.
On a wider note, befitting a blog dealing with our current times of Dwapara Yuga, the goal is to know God and not simply to read and study, as illustrated by Sri Ramakrishna's quote below.
"Can love of God be acquired by reading holy books? In the Hindu almanac it is mentioned that on a particular day there will be twenty Adas (units) of rainwater. But you will not be able to squeeze out of the almanac a single drop! So also many good sayings are found in holy books, but merely reading them will not make one religious. One must practice the virtues taught in such books in order to acquire the love of God."
This blog deliberately does not attempt to provide spiritual instruction, which is properly found in qualified ministers. A list of Kriya Yoga Organizations is provided here.
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