Swami Shankarananda

Modern life pulls us in a thousand directions, not many of them inward or upward. Try This offers 250 simple yet profound contemplations and techniques to uplift your inner world and enliven your outer world. Swami Shankarananda (Guruji) draws on a lifetime of meditation and teaching to bring his spiritual attainment to these practices with depth and humour. His words have the power to awaken and transform those who hear them. Try these ideas and techniques in your inner laboratory and let the natural upward shift of feeling guide you towards the Self. Whether you are a seasoned meditator or simply curious about exploring your inner world, this workbook offers practical tools to transform your inner life, as well as your career and relationships. The clear space of good feeling awaits.

In 1970, driven by a search for purpose and meaning, a young New Yorker leaves his promising academic career to travel to India seeking yogic wisdom. After many adventures, he arrives at the feet of the great Siddha master Baba Muktananda, in the holy village of Ganeshpuri. Here, he experiences the awakening of the kundalini energy. With enthusiasm, sincerity and candid self-reflection, Swami Shankarananda depicts his profound relationship with his Guru and the inner voyage of his transformation. He takes the reader on a mystical journey in which he does battle with his ego and his own negative tendencies and connects with the inner divine energy. Under Baba's guidance he emerges from a twelve-year apprenticeship as a knower of the Self and a Guru in his own right. 'Ganeshpuri Days' is a beautifully written account that will inspire readers to awaken to the true Self and fulfil their highest potential

"Teach us to pray," his disciples asked Jesus. And Jesus answered by giving them, and all human beings, the Lord's Prayer. This book teaches us to let our very lives become transformed, uplifted, remade in the shining energy of prayer.The book shares sacred principles, living waters of yoga and of Jesus' teachings. With clarity and precision, humor and grace, we are guided ever deeper into the divine union embodied by Jesus and available freely for all of us to enjoy.As we read, each line becomes a spiritual light, helping us live the deepest calling of our own hearts: to revel in peace and purpose, to worshipand adore the divine, to be of service to Life itself.Fruit of a lifetime of prayer, service, wisdom, meditation, and divine love, the book offers profound insight. The writing is universal in its outlook and appeal, even as it fully honors yoga and the Lord's Prayer. Wholeness, inspiration, and renewal are ours, thanks to such truth and devotion.