Paramahansa Yogananda Essays

  • The Allegory of the Cave by Socrates and The Republic of Plato

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    philosopher directs others destiny and makes themselves the example. Works Cited Farge, Emile I. "Thomas Merton And Paramahansa Yogananda: Two Prayerful Mergings Of Cult And Culture." Merton Annual 20.(2007): 164-184. Religion and Philosophy Collection. Web. 2 Apr. 2014. Farge, Emile J. "Going East With Merton: Forty Years Later -- And Coming West With Paramahansa Yogananda Today." Cross Currents 59.1 (2009): 49-68. ATLA Religion Database with ATLASerials. Web. 2 Apr. 2014 Morris, T. F. "Plato's

  • Moksha

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    self-realization is said to be the easiest was to reach moksha. Paramahansa Yogananda says self-realization is "the knowing—in body, mind and soul—that we are one with the omnipresence of God; that we do not have to pray that it come to us, that we are not merely near it at all times, but that God's omnipresence is our omnipresence; that we are just as much a part of Him now as we ever will be. All we have to do is improve our knowing." Paramahansa Yogananda was a man that did not die, rather he entered Mahasamādhi

  • To be Human

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    The meaning of being human is often questioned and argued by almost everyone. Of the many mysteries that surprise and delight us, understanding what makes humans human, is the most common and compelling. But what do we, as human beings, consider a human to be? Some say that humans, in comparison to animals, are self-aware, possess feelings, and contain flaws that make them imperfect. Others believe that being human means to have faith in religion or a higher being. There is not one certain way to

  • Omar Khayyam The Enigma

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    PROLOGUE Omar Kahyyam was primarily a mathematician and an astronomer. He was an extremely intelligent individual who wrote many theories in physics and metaphysics. He is also attributed with the reformation of the Persian calender with seven other great intellects to create a calender more accurate than the Gregorian calender. Ironically he is known to the world today for his translated collection of lyrical quatrains called the Rubaiyat. His life and works are somewhat of a mystery because he