Lessons Divine: A Guide to Receiving Spiritual Guidance - Paperback

by Swami Abhedananda Saraswati (Author), Devi (Compiled by), Angelica Browne (Foreword by)

Lessons Divine: A Guide to Receiving Spiritual Guidance is adapted from a series of daily discourses given by Paramahansa Parivr?jak?ch?rya Sr? Sr? Sw?m? Abhed?nanda Saraswat? to a French devotee, during her visit to His ashram in the Himalayas. Presented in question and answer form, the book offers clear and practical instructions on how to become eligible to receive the guidance that leads to Self-Realization.

"Spiritual upliftment requires effort, formal training and guidance". Who can give guidance? - The true Master. Using parables and stories from the Scriptures, as well as examples taken from His personal experience, Swami Abhedananda Saraswati conveys the divine wisdom of the sages in a manner that is accessible to all, from the novice to the seasoned spiritual seeker.Among the topics covered in the book are: Liberty vs. Liberation; Acceptance; Faith and Belief; Detachment; the Body-mind-ego Complex and the Nature of Illusion.Paramahansa Parivr?jak?ch?rya Sr? Sr? Sw?m? Abhed?nanda Saraswat?, disciple of Sadguru Paramahansa Sr? Sr? Sw?m? Advait?nanda Saraswat?, (founder, Vijay Milan Math) hails from the most exalted lineage of Sadguru Bhagawan Sr? Sr? Vijay Krishna Goswam?j? (Sw?m? Achyutananda Saraswat?) (1841-1899).His timeless wisdom and teachings, hitherto restricted to a fortunate few, have been made accessible in this form for the benefit of all disciples, devotees and those who seek spiritual upliftment and guidance around the world alike.

A Guide to Receiving Spiritual Guidance is the first of a series of books under the title Lessons Divine.