--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Buck" <dhamiltony2k5@...> wrote: > > Who do you think was more revolutionary in their attempt to change the world? > Maharishi or Yogananda? Yogananda certainly paved the way for Maharishi in > the West.
I think their ministries were different, Yogananda was a personal Guru and preferred one sincere soul over an auditorium full of curiosity seekers, as he said (paraphrased). Whereas MMY was a Maharishi or (Great Teacher) and had a more marco-cosmic mission to restore Vedic culture, IMO. > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Rick Archer" <rick@> wrote: > > > > Yogananda - The Movie > > > > > > > > Trailer: > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yyDNBMrznUg> > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=yyDNBMrznUg > > > > > > > > For the first time in a narrative feature film, YOGANANDA depicts the > > incredible life odyssey of Paramhansa Yogananda, the man who ignited a > > spiritual revolution by bringing Yoga to America in 1920. > > > > > > > > 374186_317887868240542_183436895018974_1190534_890960620_n > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > > <http://yoganandathemovie.com/index.html> > > http://yoganandathemovie.com/index.html > > > > > > > > > > The Long-Awaited Inspirational Feature Film > > > > > > Welcome to the official website of "YOGANANDA," a major motion picture that > > is being produced for worldwide distribution in 2013 â" commemorating the > > 60th anniversary of the mahasamadhi, or conscious leaving of the body, of > > the Indian yoga master Paramhansa Yogananda. > > > > On this website you can learn about the making of the movie and the life of > > Paramhansa Yogananda, through promotional trailers, photo galleries, the > > movie's official blog, and news and events. > > > > "YOGANANDA" is based on the book > > <http://yoganandathemovie.com/book_launch.html> Paramhansa Yogananda: A > > Biography, by Yogananda's close, direct disciple, > > <http://www.swamikriyananda.org/> Swami Kriyananda. For the past 63 years, > > Kriyananda has brought Yogananda's teachings to the world â" he has > > authored over 100 books based on Yogananda's teachings, he has written over > > 400 pieces of music, and he has founded 8 cooperative communities, where > > about 1,000 people live. Included on the website is information about > > launches of the biography worldwide in Mumbai, India later in 2011 and the > > United States in 2012, along with book video trailers. > > > > Please join us in our mission of bringing "YOGANANDA" to the world: you can > > subscribe to our newsletters and participate in the exciting promotions we > > will announce in future. > > > > > > Introduction: > > > > > > About Paramhansa Yogananda > > > > > > For the first time in a major motion picture, "YOGANANDA" depicts the > > incredible life odyssey of Paramhansa Yogananda, the man who ignited a > > spiritual revolution by bringing yoga to America in 1920. > > > > Yogananda is one of the most honored and influential yoga masters ever to > > live and teach in the West. His book, Autobiography of a Yogi, has been > > read by millions and is the best selling spiritual autobiography of all > > time. > > > > Paramhansa Yogananda was born near Calcutta, India in 1893. At the age of > > 27, after extensive yogic training and life-altering mystical experiences > > in his native land, the young yoga master set sail for America, where, as > > his guru told him, his destiny would unfold. > > > > Within the dynamic tapestry of Yogananda's life story, we discover the > > lasting legacy he brought with him: a new expression of ancient science of > > using yoga and meditation to achieve self-realization. Throughout his life, > > he promoted the universal message of the oneness of the central truths > > underlying of all the world's major religions. > > > > Yogananda spans his epic life journey as the first Indian yogi and > > spiritual guru to move permanently to America, and through the works he > > engineered and souls he moved until his dramatic death in Los Angeles in > > 1952. His legacy still touches the souls of countless truthseekers > > worldwide. > > > > > > Synopsis: Yogananda > > > > > > The personal and intimate story presented in YOGANANDA reveals Paramhansa > > Yogananda both as a man, and the spiritual master. > > > > Born in 1893, from an early age young Mukunda (later to be named Yogananda) > > shows signs of his future role as a self-realized yogi. He possesses > > super-human will power, the ability to predict the future, and miraculous > > healing capabilities. His family slowly begins to understand that he is no > > ordinary child. > > > > After the tragic death of his beloved mother, and multiple thwarted > > attempts to escape to the Himalayas to meditate, Yogananda's spiritual > > quest is fulfilled upon finding his guru, Sri Yukteswar. Soon after their > > meeting in the holy city of Benares, Yukteswar reveals to Yogananda the > > secret of his destinyâ"which is, surprisingly, to unfold in early 20th > > century America. > > > > In 1920, wearing silken robes and a turban, and carrying only a suitcase, > > the penniless Swami Yogananda arrives by ocean liner into Boston Harbor. At > > the religious congress he's been invited to attend, he delivers a riveting > > speech. People instantly recognize him as a great soul. This is the > > beginning of his famous spiritual campaigns, which go on to inspire > > audiences around the country for the next 32 years. > > > > Before long Yogananda is speaking before thousands in overflowing lecture > > halls across America. Despite his universal message of love and tolerance, > > not everyone is pleased. After a standing-room-only talk at Carnegie Hall, > > a hit man sets out to assassinate Yogananda for daring to speak out against > > the greedy and powerful New York elite. But the hit man's brute force > > proves no match for Yogananda's all-powerful love. > > > > Soon thereafter, Yogananda purchases a headquarters on a hilltop of Los > > Angeles for his newly formed spiritual organization. What follows are > > fruitful, yet often challenging, years of gathering students and disciples, > > while building a lasting mission. Yogananda teaches yoga, meditation, and > > spiritual living to tens of thousands of people, sowing the seeds of a > > spiritual revolution that continue to grow to this day. These affecting > > stories of those students and the miraculous events that occur between > > 1930-1950 are powerfully depicted in YOGANANDA. > > > > All of this leads to the dramatic final scene: Yogananda's sensational > > death in front of a banquet hall filled with guests in a downtown Los > > Angeles hotel. This proves to be not quite the end, as Yogananda departs > > this world with one final miracle â" proving to all the greatness and > > incorruptibility of his soul. > > > > _____ > > > > No virus found in this message. > > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > > Version: 2012.0.1913 / Virus Database: 2114/4851 - Release Date: 03/04/12 > > >
