Awakening the Natural Love of the Heart

by Darshan Jan Lotichius

Overview

The Pursuit of Happiness Is Through Wisdom

Swami Sri Yukteswar, the great yoga master and guru of Paramhansa Yogananda, lived in India from 1855 until 1936. In his book The Holy Science, he speaks about the natural love of the heart and how it can be awakened. This process involves the removal of eight particular inner tensions, which he calls “the meannesses of the heart”: hatred, shame, fear, grief, condemnation, race prejudice, pride of pedigree, and a narrow sense of respectability.

With engaging candor, the author reveals the joy that blossoms as these “mean” traits in the heart are detected—and overcome. Whatever position you hold in society, wherever you are in your own soul search, these true-to-life stories and principles of spiritual psychology will help change your consciousness. Following the clues, you can rise above depression, conquer oppressive tendencies, and reclaim the bliss of your own higher Self.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781565895096
Publisher:	Crystal Clarity Publishers
Publication date:	05/01/2024
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Darshan Jan Lotichius, Dutch by birth, at the tender age of twenty-four and after a period of anxious soul searching, met Swami Kriyananda a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. Kriyananda initiated Darshan into the path of discipleship and Self-realization, and in 2000 named him minister of the Ananda Sangha in Europe. Darshan holds degrees in music and literature, is the father of two children, and lives in the spiritual community of Ananda Assisi, in Italy. He regularly travels throughout Europe and the US, sharing the teachings of Kriya Yoga through seminars and music.

Table of Contents

Contents

Acknowledgements vii

Preface ix

Introduction: Why This Book? xi

Part One

chapter 1 A Sage for a Friend? 3

chapter 2 His Own Scripture 7

chapter 3 Introspection, a Key to Wisdom 11

chapter 4 Removing the Log 14

Part Two—Removing the Eight Bondages

chapter 5 Hatred 19

chapter 6 Shame 26

chapter 7 Fear 32

chapter 8 Grief 39

chapter 9 Condemnation 40

chapter 10 Racial Prejudice 47

chapter 11Pride of Pedigree 53

chapter 12Smugness 60

Part Three—The Stages of the Heart

chapter 13Introduction to the Stages of the Heart 77

chapter 14The Dark Heart 81

chapter 15The Propelled Heart 86

chapter 16The Steady Heart 91

chapter 17The Devoted Heart 98

Part Four—Three Helpful Practices

chapter 18Introduction to Three Helpful Practices 115

chapter 19Patience, to Transcend Time 118

chapter 20Swadhiyaya — Deep Study 123

chapter 21Listening 130

Conclusion 133

Further Explorations 140