Touch of Joy
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Beschreibung:
IS LASTING, UNINTERRUPTED HAPPINESS POSSIBLE?
Everyone wants happiness. We chase after it daily. We look for it in relationships, in our careers, in financial security, in good health . . . In other people—a lover, a spouse, a friend, our own children.
For some of us, happiness would be found in world peace. For others, in a clean environment for our planet. For some, when world hunger ends, or when a compassionate politician is elected.
Happiness is so conditional. It depends on so many circumstances over which we have no control. No wonder that lasting happiness or joy has always eluded us.
But it doesn't have to be that way.
WHAT IF THERE WERE A WAY TO BE HAPPY ALL THE TIME . . . A way to experience joy without conditions?
Unconditional joy . . . Unconditional happiness . . . No matter what takes place around us, or what happens to us. The loss of a job or a loved one. The ending of a relationship. Sudden illnesses, financial devastation . . .
What if we could remain even-minded, calm, and peaceful—happy under all circumstances, no matter what takes place? Because deep within is a place untouched by external events, where JOY resides.
Not a fleeting, ephemeral, conditional joy, but unconditional joy. Joy that depends on no causes. Joy that just IS.
This powerful collection of spiritual writings will change your life, through new perspectives for facing life's challenges, and through inspiration for living a life in unconditional joy.
Drawing from the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda—author of the bestselling classic Autobiography of a Yogi (the book Steve Job asked to be given to each guest at his funeral)—Touch of Joy shares practical tools, instructive stories, and right attitudes to help you tap into the wellsprings of joy within you.
Swami Kriyananda, disciple of Yogananda, once said: “Joy is the solution, not the reward.” To learn to live with joy under all circumstances, and not to wait only until conditions are to our liking, is the secret of a happy life.
Touch of Joy shows how to find that joy.
Is lasting happiness possible?
Everyone wants happiness. We chase after it daily, looking for it in relationships, careers, financial security, good health . . . In other people.
Happiness is so conditional, depending on circumstances over which we have no control. No wonder it eludes us.
What if there were a way to be happy all the time . . . to experience joy without conditions?
Touch of Joy shows how to find that joy.
Joy is an aspect of God, and is at the heart of our own soul nature. It is not to be found in outer fulfillments or gratifications, but exists without any cause. Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yogananda and spiritual teacher of the authors, once said, “Joy is the solution, not the reward.” To learn to live with joy under all circumstances, and not to wait only until conditions are to our liking, is the secret of a happy life.
Jyotish and Devi Novak are celebrated lecturers who have inspired many thousands around the world. They know from experience that these teachings can improve all aspects of life—health, business, success, creativity, marriage, family, education, and spiritual development. The authors, having studied for nearly fifty years with Swami Kriyananda, are Spiritual Directors of Ananda Worldwide and live in Nevada City, California.
Contents
Introduction
Seven Revolutionary Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda
How Is World Peace Possible?
Anything Will Talk with You
How to Draw God's Help in Your Life
Understanding Is Overrated
Good Judgment / Bad Judgment
How to Be Friends with God
The Common Denominator
God Is the Doer
Being God's Advisor
In Divine Friendship
Why I Meditate
The Benefits of Fasting
Where His Shadow Falls
Say “Yes” to Life
Two Bowls of Lemons
The Happiness Cycle
How to Be a Channel for God's Light
Why Devotees Suffer
Doing the Work
The Power of Divine Love
Who Is It That Dies?
Nine Ways to Improve Concentration
The Transforming Power of God's Light Within
Preparing for Life's Storms
Imitating What We Hear
Joy Is the Solution, Not the Reward
Why Is Life Such a Struggle?
Gratitude Brings Happiness
Does God Listen to Our Prayers?
Positive Thinking
God's Protecting Presence
Why We Need Nature
Is It Possible to Fail Spiritually?
Two Questions
The Yogic Lifestyle
Spiritual Birth
When God Speaks
The 1% Solution
The Broken Connection
Finding Autobiography of a Yogi
Five Days in the Timeless Zone
Magnetizing Your Life
How to Defend a Principle
The Most Memorable Talk
The Dangers of Narrow Mountain Roads
Simple Living
Why Our Plans Go Awry
Mother, Reveal Thyself
Your Gifts to the World
Giving the Real Gift
The Christmas Mystery
The Full Moon
The Spark of a Spiritual Revolution
World Peace
Why Positive Thinking Changes Our Life
Stories as Teachers
Just a Play of Light and Shadows
The Formula for Success
When God Calls
The Monkeys of Brindaban
How Will Our Story End?
Flowers
The Invisible Cord
Full Blast
How to Feel That God Is the Doer
Self-Definition
Can We Change Our Future?
Five Essential Steps to Happiness
If You Want His Answer
Technological Yogis
Weeding and Pruning
Swami Kriyananda, a Model for Your Life
Rust Never Sleeps
Controlling Our Reactions
Moving Beyond the Ego
Achieving Balance in an Unbalanced World
From Concentration to Absorption to . . .
Mountains, Outer and Inner
The Treasure Box
Lesson Learned, Lesson Reviewed
Breaking Free of Our Karma
Share Your Light
Courage
The Third Wave
Going Beyond the Restless Mind
The Reign of King Dwaparian
What Awaits Us
The Golden Rule
The Final Step in Discipleship
A Touch of Light and Joy
A Dream of the Future
The Game
My Personal Journey with Autobiography of a Yogi
How Autobiography of a Yogi Changed My Life
The Banana Tree
How to Avoid Doing Your Duty
Building Spiritual Power Against Troubled Times
A Miracle of Protection
Are You a Spiritual Success?
Two Great Masters
Crossing a Threshold Opened Long Ago
Christmas Images and Their Spiritual Meaning
The Second Coming of Christ
How to Be a Divine Sculptor