P W L I S ~ BY .

Y o g o d a S a t - S a n g a Self-Realization Pdowshig & Shyamachararr Mission

~ ! P a x a m h a n s a Yogananda Pr&eSistez Daya.

Yogoda Math, Daksbineawar, P. 0. Ariadah. . . -. . . . . . . . . . . - D U b , I l s x g m s , . WeatiRengal, India.

W~UR' fik

REALIZE THY SELF

Y O C O D A S A T - S A N G A FORTIYIGHTLY INSTRUCTIONS

YOUR PUECEPTUM

NO.. g g . ....

YOGODA SAT-SANGA f RESS

ADQRATION Just behlnd tho atmosphere, just behind th o ~lunahine ,

juet bebfna the puXao of our ooll.8, just behind the throb o f o u r hearts, jwt b e h M our thoughts with whloh we gray, jus t b e b m om love, 0 Inf in i te , mah us rsal izo that Thou a r t tbs only thing W e O ~ V O . Make uar Poalize that Thou art not only in the fnrtheet star, but U a t Thou art twinkling in our thoughts, sparuing in our faolinga, an8 vitalizing our all,

Take away all %he v o i l e U a t hide Thea, Ooma, Fathor, ooma. No more bohind the indifferent v e i l of Ntltura, no more behind Vbm obsauro v e i l o t msttgr, no mbre behW thq r o i l of mfnde, no m r o b&in& t h o veil , Of Bouh w U l I perooive Thee, but b a i n b my &woti@n, b0hM my tmtltbr pareoptions, bahm my i n m o s t Saul Thou art evwawrte,

Thou art om mtherl we aro Thy ~hiJ.dPon* Tmuh Us t o lme Thee aa Joma lo~ed, as Mabarnot loved, and am Ohriatna and our groat Ourus laved Thea, 0 Bod, tmoh us

l w o Thee with the intoxioating lme of tho eafnta, that we m y realize mat Thbu art tho ooean and our 18

the wave. Teaoh us no more to pray w i t h vrprds , but with our Souls . Bath or, br oak Thy vow of ailonoe. Spaak t o u e t h r o w our thoughts.

May sl& men raalizo Thy nearaaaa, , Q Gad, mkor of our tanfierest fhoughta. 16 Im w in Thy ! We offar Thoo our adoration, o w Sou yearning.. *%ke Thy prosonce, 0 Qod.

*****************+*+* . . . . . . . .

'JHE PNBB_WaOO QB" A l l true symbolr reareaant t h e vaat poroeption of God. We muat

understand t h ~ nyabolinm of Pastern an8 Western roli&iomI Eagh symbol qrsumte a truth aa8 when we oono~atsate only upon me symbol and not

ugon tho t ~ t b behhd We symbol, it beoom. i d o l *ordip , whbh loads to a u p e r a t ~ i o n and d o m t i o teahim, To worthip symbol8 is the pr i - mry ntate or undorshndlng. The mole univorse oonainbe of' aymbol s mioh hayo t o b e stadind and undoratood by man, Tho f in i te Camon, wlfh o l l i g t i o a l -1- BY#-, b l w eklee, ~ount laaa atera--all o amtituta tho flnlta symtel o f tho mf 4nita. The whale finite univorno oan bo apokm of aa thp nbodg" of the fa f in i l o , Thm whola f inite univorae oan bo into two garts--tho f i n i $ o mnnifserted aide and &a Infinite un- rmnffestod rogion, The fnf in i to unmanlfelrrtod rebion i a spokon o f aa tho tbInvia ib l s Mindm of Cod, wmkiw in t h o f in i te brain o i f l n i t s go#- mio Creation, as reproaonted in tho mnifostd f in i te rogion of Oroa- tion. In tho manifested Cownod, tho spnoe oan bm spokon of ne tba n~odyn o f God. The akin o f the f i n i t o a o m 4 Idol id blm md orange, Thou& ovary gars of t h e bluo amoa God is breathing S i f o .

W$ SYgaBOL OF W E CROSS

~ i r a t of all, wo muet diet inguieh botwoon true roligioa and roligloua suporsti ti on. Evorywhoro wo f i n d moro ar lo ao that true ro- l i g i o n has s l ippod away f mm roal xe l fg iws praatf oas. Evory symball~ oal c ormaaly reproennts aortain roligioua pr inoiplaa, but whan 80nqbn- t r a t im is plaood upon the praotioos of religlow rltocr, fo rge t t i ng *he p $ n a i p l e s far which thag stand, tban the symW'Xeorah ipplng loeda t o

idolatorp For inptanoo, if you workhip the oross and p o l i s h it ovory day ~ n d lovo it, forgo= iq t h o main thing for Mioh tho orolsa stanile, than that l a idol worabip, but. ffh.ynu O~PF-y tho orQs8 and it reminds you o i tho mfioring of Christ on tho maas and at Bo sraidt nFather, rorgive thm, for they know not what thoy do," thon you aro uaing that aymbol r i a t l y ,

DIAGRAM OF ZWE GHOQS The oroaa i a a symbol t h a t mn is nothing but a oambimtion of dual i ty .

Inrini t o ~e is tho oonsolouamss botwoon tbe I n f i n i t e and the f l n i t e r Tho hori- ~mt.1 1- mpmmnt8 0 f i n i t e of Neturo and t h o vortiatll l im ro- prosants th o I n f i n i t e, and th i s . crose is a symbol, of t b e crose bo-

Mind twoon Naturo an8 S p i r i t . Wc e o ibe prodyot of both tho f i n i t o and

rnf i n l t o , Tho oroes was me de fmu beoaueo Josue was hung upon it, but Q o roal aynbol s ignif loe n oonbination of $ha f i n i t e and *o Inf ini to ,

1

Tho afmbol of the triangle meam "God t h o Fethor, tho Son, and - t l ~ o Holy Ghoatan ThO triangle also ropresente g o d , o v i l , and aotivat-

l w qual i t l ea. The@8 threo qualities mab up mint s maraotor, A l l tho ourronter h v e to have three qualit ies t o orotato our body, Whon ouf exls ton00 booornee pure, thon wo aro in Spiri t*

VIE 9-2 OF WE WfRITUAL $Xlt The Spiritual Eye, desoribod in preroooptumNo.187, ia tho sym-

bo l of life. It i a r the epitorao of t h ~ ontiro Comio Energy in the uni- vorso. Tho ont ira Coawnoo looks l i k o th i s . The bluo li&t of Christ Cansoioumeae, and around t h b blue l ight , t h a goidon k l o of Oomic Emray, and tho little etar in tho aontor of tho b1u0 l ight, rJhioh re- promnta g p i r l t . rirst, spirit waa tho littlo star, then it vibrated, t h w boooming thp-bluo Ohrist Goneoiouanaee whioh i r j r proaont in a l l finito Craallon,

The oontral p a r t , urn+, ar t h i s earta i a trow, vary hot , and this ,ator aurfaoe ia muah uooler, The aasrgy Is ucultralizeb in t h o oantor. L i b w i s e , tho omtral part of the 8ymbol of tho Spi~ltual E s r i a the most poworfbl, The sgmbol of khs ,BpiPitual EYo 18 =orY i m f ) O r f C p ~ ~ * i n g m a made attar the pattor6 of the ~ p i r i t a Eye, ffi ever$ abm, i n o v o r y alootron, thero are throo partn. If wo uould erplodo tho haart o t o v o r y t h i w , we would know GO&. We do not maw *at i a Ind aido the vory eontrnl 00x0 of evoryth iq, whioh haa throe layore,

You aro in mattor; you are In the little eggaholl oa l led tho "Ooemaa Tho earth 18 the yolk d t h o kg s th W e h v t bore m r ~ h to aos ths Oosma. e sun fs tis ay#>?'8imtho g I hu6h Eyo. Tha a m i a tho l i f o or the Gasma; lo the SPi U. Eye l i f e of th ia body. ~ & i n d tho llat of t h o sun I s t h e ~ o s m i o Energyw Tho sun Wl. 11 burn t h o re t ina of your physioal eyes, but the Spiritual E ~ o w m ~ t b u r n y o u , T h t 3 b o s t w a y i s ta l o o k t b r o t h e ~ i r i t u a l yo, 9 ? whore not oven a million arm san atny. ~ l l tho 1 ht of his worl%. is only darlolsas uong)arod ta what wo oan aeo and r d i z o ~ O U C the Spiritual Eye r

-m SYMBOLS OF WE$ PTR!ZES why do we like* straight linsn, and o i ~ o l o a , and a U r m n d

things? The horizon, tho oarth, and the 00- aro 811 rouM. Our body 1s mdo aftor t h i a p ttorn, The head, tho oyoa, tho f'lngors, t h o lunge, t h e oars, aM o the r parts of t h e body are all1 round, Evory straight l i ~ m , whon put i n a l l d i r ec t i one bobornos m u d , The straight lfm i a mo~:o oroativo booause it hne both a p o s i t i v e and a negative, and when you olongato both .ands, it booumos o t o r i a l . EP :P&B gJrBOo&P"nitQ t h o straight l ine €tnd tho Whore. aym planets is round. Why? Bocausa f m a o , when it s o i n t i l l a t o e i t s e l f , f ~ r m i n g a amtral p o r n , a l w ~ y s taka8 an won raUw mii aphoro. so,

S a g e TWwc*

t h e aymbol o f roundmas fa n raal eymbol. And frm t h i a , o r y a t d wor- oh i p o r i g i nu tod .

~ h o f i r omtral nuolous. Ln a roum form,

'st vibration that s tar tod fmn; God waa a spboro, with n T h a t is why W e symbol on the tlws of temples waa m d o E t a r n i t y i taalf is a leo thought of as a sphoro, You

ga mund anb round and you da not find t h o end, Thero aro two fpmoe in S p i r i t , ono projeoting and on6 a t t r a o t a , Tho prajool5ng foroo ormtos and tho attmoting farco witlhdmwa,

SYMBOL8 OF TIlE INENITE Evory wmbol in Naturo is tho materialization of the raya of

aod, Wo am not s implo in wko-up. l o a r e a oondcnsd oongLomration of aolsr ayrstoma, Ultimtely, when wo analyze t h o mattor, wo r,ind thnt w o aro a11 solor ayatom, It is only t h o relativity of eyatcms tht makes ue feel slnalJ. Tho earth b sxaa'll in oornparieon to t h e sun, and wo aro small in mmpariem t o mo oarth. S o h r syetmn upon s o l a r system is moving abou;2 In tho o thr I Wo aro a draam within a dream. Tho body ia a o m g l m r a t i o n of elwtronio, p r o t o n i o ayeterm. Tho b d y belongs t o the carth, *fob I s a p a r t of tho a 0 1 0 eyatom, and tho solar fryatem belong8 to t h o Owmio ayatom, So, wo aro a l l rsymbole of tho Znf in i to , although wo are dif'forent in appoatatloo. We aro all symbols of tht Tast FO rod I

Mountains + . ooeana , wattbe, S o l o M ~ e e ; trow - a l l hsxo beta txy$ng to got . a W y fupI thoir limitat ions of the earqt&, and tho highoet attaqpt is found $ lap W n i .Tn sup w, the, $o,dlqod-up Lody raya find ireadom in Omiprd8Plbeb A 'fl Wer is t h e qymbol o f Zho ~dl;ii i 'te t r y i n 6 to ox- pre83 i t s o l f r ~ r t i g k o c s is the illuminbd 2apa o f Omniprosmacr Every- thing is trying to got out, ~ l m fhgranoo of the flowora an8 the expand- iw *ongbtsl of mn aro a l l attampte' of thi lookad-iup forb0 in mattar to f i n d it8 hclm of ~ m n ~ p r a a o n s b ,

The syrnbd of a kroo i the eymbal o f atl =inax - both r&prb.aent diffor$nt f o r b of l i i o a Tho eymbal o r th,o x0pr0~0nL8 %hi first ovo l u t ion , The aymbo2 of tho ndbulao ropr'osdnta a trasls of vaborsc Tho firat coergenao of Natuto, swlloe, motah '. and so form ; qrd, the epbols of oodt s beauty f i i a t (xprossed in omde Aerth. Remmber ell me a l s .and a t w e are tho symbob of beauty and powbr. G& arc aymbolioal o f boauty and powor a8 w a l l & B hohling p m ~ f *he. %roo wae tho f i~rst eym- b o l of 31f o, tho f i r e t omor end Q out of m t t ~ r * therofhre, tho tr00 is

attor. 9 -spoken of as t h o "trcs of 1 ?o"; a norvdm ayahnprojoctad out of

Out of t h o oara m b o l mo Spir i t o f God wants ta oano. So, spirl t bawmos tho gem and t h o atoms, and thon S p i r i t boooms tho troos and p h n t li fo, Tho soota roproeont t h e Innor mndonaed ray e projooting out of tho universal raya of Cosmio morgy. The branches roprseont the oondenscd outor raye m m t i n g fmm t h o innor rays. In t h o animal and human nervoua aystom tho aondonsod rays of the nervous sys tom booom apparently froo f r o m Cosmko Enorgy, Man' a ou to r naxvous aystm was oroatod out of t h e Soults deairo t o f r o o i t e o l f frm t h o bond- ago of tho doll^, and ba ralousod i n Omnipresmoo~ The outor nwvous aye tm of man keep tho Boul busy w l th tho libitations of mttar, The auporrmn withdraws all ray8 f r o m tho fiervous systtsm and f l o u t s them hrom #o ~ g i n e and lots them out through t h o moclulla i n t o tha h f i - n i t a sghs Pri or Light. ,

f worked with a c l l i s c l t o n~old w o ~ d i n t o boautf ful nhnptw, mt:,tah e a l f z i n g t h e idoos of my mind in the d o l i o n t o carvingn. Every nl1;i?"; f lola tho prooious l i t t l s a l l i s e l to r e s t on a l i t t l o v o l v o t ou&ions

his l i t t l o dwarf of n chiao1 workcd haosaahtby mory day and began t o grow worn and old r Many t i m o b 1 rejuv aha t e d it ~ u t at ~ R B t it had giPon a l l of its body t o t ransform rustla wobd i n k f b n f t w o and other beautiful thirqs eo that they m i g h t aeeobfato w i t h anll sorva ldvlng S o u h r

~t lost tho l i t t le r e o r v i o e f i l &is01 was l a i d , t o rest jcn. t h o gmvoyard of a Junk sop; auqb is thq, wqy 0.f mortal l i f e . Th* ohiss l of ambition sarvos t o ahape-orudO€65-a3 adooqliab- ment e. Thon it sloepa in tho a m of e i l inoa and wake8 w i UI powei, t o ,some again, u n t i l a t last i t s loops in tho &r*ms of obl iv iow Boatb;

Howovar, the little ohis01 of wisdafn had ahaped many orude Ber inga i n b Eoly souls t o worPe God, ft her molddd m; l~ bo P i t fox Hie Tomple, Evory night the l i t t l o ohlso l ~ l l o p t on tho V c l v o t boaom of eilonots and woka with now life, And now at laet It haa finishod it@ duty of moldirg mny Soula, and it has not boon throw1 into tho junk heap of oblivion, but has 'boon pioked up by some inv le ib lo L i g h t and hae roooivod I t s rward of immortality by remaining forovor in tho htsart of gratof'ul Soula and in tho broast of God9a I n f i n i t o Wiedom. gnd mob is .Wlo w a ~ of Immortal life.

p n o w ,-

BOB8 OB 5HE ELUE AdoXablo Ono, you ara lt erg mook, almough you aro tho moet oolo-

esal business man, running tho Saotory d tho Ooemoe, yot you never sgoak about your great work. You h d e oam riaoned th thin Goernme with the paint isg 8 of over-ohanging aomory , ao %hat your eorrranta may work with d e l i a t . A l l l iving oroaturaa, your ompl?yoee, have beon m d e audaoi- ous ly prominent w i t h a f l e a ly dwelling f llumira t ea with mult i-uolorod l i a t e of tlhou@ts, afiootiorus, alla detormlnatione, yot you hsrvo made yourself very unimportant and your mneion of spaao obaouro and irmfsi- bl s

you wrk hardoat of a l l , ~ i n o o you prodwo otrorythim, but w4 have t o work hard to f u l f i l l t h o unonaing needs of our l ivoar Why fe it that, el thwgh it is you who mdo tho l i f e - i v i n g grain, tho v i t u l broozo, #a r m c a l w list, t h o thirst-quenohing wator, at! blooa in ou r vohne, and tho heart-ongine of our l ivee , yet y w mko ua work vory ,

hard t o got .t;hoee t h i n g e r ~ o v i o r k hapa and a i l d l #ings to su i t our pampered doalroe, aod do eo wo fa18 oly imgine &at we a re the ~ l a k ~ a r a o f worything,

Tho glgantio t b o n m l , a ~ t r a l , ard gravitational fomarr arc a l l purring and bounding, running your faotory of myatory, Wo know that

, you, aa the ~ o e s o f tho ~ o a v e n e , aro protty kzsy, and hme koW Your- ' eolf aloor from w 10s t wo onmaoh upon your valunblo t -, and p oator

you with many f o o l i d quast ions, yo% we ask your s im D you msdo us In

your imnfres haw lorn aro you going to troat us aa your ahildron, ee your am oyaoa?

Wo know t h a t wo hwo boon vary bad, rowdy, and intoxiaatod with Ignaranoo, l i v i n g i n hovels of d i s o r d o ~ and limitation, but 0, Adorable Bosa of tho ~ l u o , it is you who oan mend our mnnora. It i n your unL limitod pawor alono that aan help our meager fno ltiera #nd B W r Oana b a t t o r e d w i l l t o mko tho ef for t t o redomnouraaYvee4 not warking far you, but do not ltstus bo strangore, Bolg us t o h o w that wa ax8 a l l your ohi ldron, oqually l w o d by you, You have rominod hid- don fa r n long time, you mat forbwith leavo your buainoss and attond b tho moet important buainess of awakening us,

Ttro fa3 ry woodlands, studded w i t h the gam of blosadms, are aalling for srour manif'astati.or~. The ovor-rostlaae broozs ia h t i a n t l waiting 11" mP you. The mus io drum of noa-roars ever has Boen boa i n g , W n r t i a g f or youP aondng in tho star-choquarod donla of tRc Torapla of t h e Blue, You p l n y ~ d tho dram of co lo r and bonuty on t h o a t a g o of bl~soomer and ad- vaxtiaed your &ow through t h e f r ugmnoo , wh ich o o l l s t ruant absmt- minded vi aftars t o your sanotum. Man ie plnying t h e dram of s p i r i t on the stage. of lifo, God I s the stago mnagor and w o aro the p h y e r s wmk- fng at our big an8 emall all-important parts, a l l acoording t o His un- soon d i rec t i ons , Somot imm wo mar tho play by our stubbornno ss, but

-Pngo Four-

y e * *d mlbr u l o cahr 01. t h o dpdom within ua, thon we hu tomt i - . 081 $ work out H ~ B W i l l in our notionsc

o , F i r a t h t o n a 1 ~a of akyr you tudod t h o s t t i n g o o f a wnd, y o u sorgr and you hoard tho i o q of a l l haarts %hhtrgh tho bhangiqg

am ""8, on the s-&e of Tim, Wi fh, p ~ i n t a d l i p s of hil l -gokw i uYQ &all : ki8a; t#ib ham, o f ydur gomont of s~aorS glimmering w i t h thutldijt and $ight- nib 4 W i h h , qur dosmio m i n d , w e & d l 1 sing tho cosmio symghohy oh tho dt8t a t .your'Omtli~roeenoai yn eh8 &$barn of our i n d i f o u t ~ ~ i i g h t b d d i s - paasiokte bobire, wo shal l behold 3ob in t h o oostasy of otir joyr

, OW: t,&thi ~ 1 1 oomiab in^ a r i m oi d e r o t i c n anti piurn& f W m thb mbuntaini br our m o d i tati,ob itl't;a tho ooobll o i Your H ~ P P S ~ We ahal i i 11b*. m b Wail of irsgrailbb t o uC hoart in tho iloweZ ae#ls, Wb, ~ n h ~ ! Ndh Wlrnth tho goros o r e h e i!uo Into your Z t $ i h l ProsoitoO~

4*44****4***

Om2lO b m BODY ELEWNT8 A a t l b n and epoad are it$ k i n , , o h a r e o t o r l s t ~ e , Oxygari i$ ..

unetbblgi . t iery ao*avs, 8nd .unites with Ovory horn dement axoept f 1 ~ 0 ~ -"ha; Thq~pradbes o'r 108 mhbT.mtlon w i t h bth8r eletngbta is oaUod

&hatioil. .St .h &d tb ec mvoxggen st Wia tes l i r g nooeseoe, eup- . ] ~ t ) ~ ' b q %fr31goh$os t h o finotimm, M i l & # tieatte, i n b ~ o a e e s pawor of t m m d e b t b n j oxidizqs blood and tiasua,' warn tho bod), repaire f&&tWei( ahrq g e d e every organn of the body."

~ s d rood. are: a i r l a l l ~erbahvdr~tea + fruit jdi000 al~a watbq To ifid-asa t h o m a t of oxygen in t h o badri 'bako horo fuoda h i b h &rb r i m i n irott. aM aodlUmr ~ l s b 6 ~ P b i m o and praotioa daop b r o & ~ i & g r

***14***$***44***1*+

~ h f i b t ie risen f r o m bmeatll t h o rjepuloher of your indiffbrondo. ;St you would bebald H i m in thlo llghtl of $our dovotioni Hb 10 r L o n i- the lmpriaoning mlb of floah If you+ a alqep sob of Ood j wottld 9 o a b aut of y ~ w bodi ly priaon into t h b t$bsdora o f Sp ritl

your ignoranoo and hido(rb~in4 matom i 4hd t.bs tomb of narrownoes intd P . O $' o e b m a Ooamia B f i t h o t d

f, $ ~ l p soul rmm tho tomb t# L'dfnoarna t na i dhrlatilregranoo is aeconding rirS B l iving gravoe o f matoih

al,.human oonsdiauensee, a- ha dmot50n @f trlld deVb- t o e a ooex~wJb*d. Wsh the altar of w i a taam of w b * ~ , eo t h a t .<dh l & Oonsdiou mse, and tho iaoos, a l l orbatUres( may bd r b e ~ h b d t ~ d w i$h 4 q you.

body I s o m o i f iud wim dl8 'aao aadond into tho oona- tZI. Whon our m nd

tho of .O$-a&l!b a$ j # 'k l lQa~t yoursol E into ~ g i p j l ~ ~ ~ ~ d ~ u g g . ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ w ? 4 - osurrso your rn

Your Gal-lore has long boon omaiiihd by ~OUP inbr ind1ltm1~10~ rmdinjng hiddon wiWin you; awaken it, aM, rbmrroot; i n b the o & w

olpursruaiti of tho Absolute B l l e n by da l ly do* ddnoentmt ioni

f am tha Rssi B ~ ~ O B E F r 8 1 b r i t h tho b e o o G ~ + O Y a J .Pl."fi my'wSBBhf*J&*#"

tbrbu08 of a?? mfllas, MY miles w i l l basr H i s smiles. and who. over lnoeta no w I l l oatoh my Divine ~ o y r I &all. strow' fragliant p b r i f ~ r l ~ Wrohbn of s m i l a s in a l l hedrta'