The Holy Science

Sri Yukteswar wrote The Holy Science at the request of Mahavatar Babaji with the purpose of bridging Eastern and Western Spirituality. However, even though this book has verses from the Bible, its flavor is distinctly Eastern.The introduction to the book explores the calculation of yugas,, and stating the the object of this book is to point out the harmony underlying the various religions, and to help in binding them together.The book is divided into 4 Chapters: The Gospel, The Goal, The Procedure, The Revelation - according to the four stages in the development of knowledge. The highest aim of religion is Atmajnanam, Self-knowledge.The first section of the book deals with Veda and the Gospel, and seeks to establish fundamental truths of creation and to describe the evolution and involution of the world.The book is written in the form of sutras with commentaries, e.g.Sutra 1: Parambrahma (Spirit or God) is infinite, complete, without start or end. It is one, undividable Being."The Eternal Father, God, Swami Parambrahma, is the only Real Substance, Sat, and is all in all in the universe.Now, instead of adding characteristics of God as mentioned in the verses of the Gospel (as in "God is Light" or "God is Love"), Sri Yukteswar quotes the verses,"Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.""Then said Jesus unto them, When ye have lifted up the son of man, then shall ye know that I am he."adding that God is incomprehensible by man of this material world (by human consciousness), and can only be comprehensible if a man lifts himself above the creation of Darkness or Maya.Sutra 2: In Parambrahma is the source of all knowing and love, the root of all power and joy.Sutra 3: Parambrahma emanates creation, inert Nature (Prakriti) to emerge. From Om (Pranava, the Word, the manifestation of the Omnipresent Force) come Kala, Time, Desa, Space, and Anu, the Atom (the vibratory structure of creation)."Sutra 4: "The fundament of creation is Anu or the Atoms. Together they are called Maya or the Lord's veil of projection; each individual Anu is called Avidya, Ignorance."Atoms are the throne of Spirit the Creator. They are called en masse Maya, the Darkness, as they keep the Spiritual Light out of comprehension, and each of them separately is called Avidya, the Ignorance, as it makes man ignorant even of his own Self.He then compares these 4 ideas which gave rise to all confusions, to the 4 bests mentioned in the chapter of Revelations of the Bible."And in the midst of the throne, and round about the throne, were four beasts full of eyes before and behind."The Holy Ghost, being the manifestation of the Omniscient Nature of the Eternal Father, God, is no other substance than God Himself, and so these reflections of spiritual rays are called the Sons of God - Abhasa Chaiitanya or Purusha."In him was life, and the life was the light of men. And the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness comprehends it not."This now continues with exploration of the nature of the Ahamkara with 5 different bodies, different senses, different objects of the senses, and so on, followed by exploration of 14 spheres - seven swargas or lokas and seven patalas, five koshas or sheaths of Purusha, and different kingdoms from animal to angelic.On the 2nd birth he says "Through his luminous body, man, believing in the existence of the true Light - the Life of this universe - becomes baptized or absorbed in the holy stream of the sound. The baptism is, so to speak, the second birth of man and is called Bhakti Yoga, without which man can never comprehend the real internal world, the kingdom of God."Emancipation (Kaivalya) is obtained when one realizes the oneness of his Self with the Universal Self, the Supreme Reality.""When all the developments of Ignorance are withdrawn, the heart, being perfectly clear and purified, no longer merely reflects the Spiritual Light but actively manifests the same, and thus being consecrated and anointed, man becomes Sannyasi, free, or Christ the Savior.""Liberation is stabilization of Purusha (jiva, soul) in its real Self.""Residing in Self is liberation. When man raises himself above the idea of creation of this Darkness, Maya, and passes completely out of its influence, he becomes liberated from bondage and is placed in his real Self, the Eternal Spirit.""Then there is cessation of all pain and the attainment of the ultimate aim (true fulfillment, God-realization).""Liberation is salvation. On attaining this liberation, man becomes saved from all his troubles, and all the desires of his heart are fulfilled, so the ultimate aim of his life is accomplished.""I have said, Ye are gods;and all of you are children of the most High."

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It takes a decent amount of spiritual knowledge to understand this book but even if you don’t understand it all. Reading it will plant gorgeous seeds in your mind.

Man's dilemma is being caught in seemingly never-ending cycles of physical birth and death, until it dawns on him to look inward for salvation, and to quit ever looking outwards. The way to reach God-consciousness, is to live a clean life ( which is explained in this book), to always be aware of God's presence and love, and to meditate inwardly, by methods learnt from an enlightened guru. When man thus goes through the defined stages of enlightenment on his path of truth-seeking, he starts to realize that he is only an idea conceived by God,i.e. himself, because he is one with God. Then man is truly freed from the bondage of his material body. He can aquire bliss and powers which transcend the known laws of nature. Eventually man does not need to reincarnate any longer, as all his desires have been fulfilled and all important lessons have been learnt. He is one with God and becomes Christ-like, as even Christ told man "ye are Gods".This book is a very esoteric read, but simultaneously easy. It is somewhat staccato style, almost technical, but coherent and makes sense. It doesnt mention Kriya yoga, which, however, is the basis of the sacred breathing and meditation technique that the author practiced and taught to his disciple Paramhansa Yogananda, who himself became a famous Guru making this science accessible to the West in the early 1900's. I very much recommend reading "Autobiography of a Yogi", by Paramhansa Yogananda, which I found highly enjoyable, and also extremely enlightening, never minding the fact that he lived a fascinating life.

At first, I must admit, I thought that I had made a mistake in purchasing this Kindle book. Sri Yukteswar began with an array of long numbers, long words, in an attempt to explain rather complex astrological knowledge. It was all Chinese to me. Fortunately, this only lasted a very few pages. Soon, what I was to read, blew my mind!I loved this book so much that I intend on purchasing in paperback form! A must have in my physical library.What did I like about it?The chill evoking implications that Yogananda's wonderful Guru points to! This is TRULY POWERFUL information! And he explains it so simply, clearly, beautifully! It is amazing how my mind went from, "I think that I just wasted some money," to "this information is worth so much more than what I paid for it!"Sri Yukteswar even gets down to the molecular level! You ULTIMATE Power, as Self, Spirit, Brahman, The Absolute, is plainly revealed here! It is definitely one of those books that you want to begin reading all over again as soon as you are done! Highlighting all over the place and highlighting new sections on every subsequent read!

An excellent book. Within the pages herein lies a great depth of spiritual wisdom, always guided by love. One can see that we on earth have not many religions, but just one. One great religion that always brings us closer to the source. Whether scientific in nature or religious, just two sides of the same coin. The Holy Science is indeed the only thing man worships, even the devout atheist cannot escape this truth. Science is religion is science is holy. It’s all Good! It’s all God. All praise to Allah. Thank you Jesus. Me and the Buddha are one. Hare Krishna. Maat Hotep. E=MC(2). You can’t go wrong, just stay on your path and travel upward and onward. We will all get there someday.

A must read if you are studding astrotheology!

Sri Mukherjee has generous amounts of pre-reading at originalkriya.com, worth checking out. From an exalted lineage indeed. Paramhansa Yogananda was quoted as saying to some of his disciples, 'Out of all the Saints in Autobiography of a Yogi, only Babaji, Lahiri Masaya, Sri Yukteswar, Swami Pranabananda (Saint with Two Bodies) and Ram Gopal Muzumdar (the Sleepless Saint) were fully liberated (Supremely free)(Yogananda did not include himself through his humility) Sri Mukherjee's Guru, Sri Gyan Maharaj, was a direct disciple of Swami Pranabananda, and was himself, Perfected in Self Realization. Full of rare, and profound, spiritual insights and pure wisdom. An irreplaceable resource, and inspiration, for anyone who is serious about progressing on the spiritual path. All of the previous Original Kriya Yoga Volumes 1-10 are treasured by those on the path of true knowledge.

Autoconhecimento não se trata do conhecimento dos nossos vícios de caráter, dos nossos hábitos que desarmonizam nossas vidas, de imperfeições. Autoconhecimento versa, acima de tudo, sobre o conhecimento de nossa essência, que é divina é perfeita! O contato com Deus por meio da meditação e preces, nos proporciona nos lembrarmos que somos deuses e filhos de Deus. Não há como sermos criaturas de Deus sem termos sua herança de perfeição e beleza. Esse livro traz a sabedoria dos grandes rishis do passado e nos guia no caminho da união Divina, quebrando paradigmas e buscando mostrar ao leitor que em essência o conhecimento cristão e hindu são semelhantes.

wonderful volume, many thanks!

The only book you need