Awaken to Superconsciousness: How to Use Meditation for Inner Peace, Intuitive Guidance, and Greater Awareness

by Kriyananda

This clearly written guide shows how to use meditation to raise one's awareness out of ordinary waking consciousness into the state of Superconsciousness. Swami Kriyananda offers core meditation techniques and exercises, and explains what one experiences when in a variety of meditative states. It is a remarkable, deep book for the life-long meditator, as well as the eager beginner.

It offers step-by-step instructions for investigating higher states of awareness and specific routines to help one tap into the wellspring of creativity and unlock intuitive guidance. Superconsciousness is the hidden mechanism behind successful problem solving, concentration, spiritual and physical healing, and finding lasting joy. It is the key to living a deeper, more meaningful life.

About the Author:
Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, is widely considered one of the world's foremost experts on yoga, meditation, and spiritual practice

Genres: Spirituality

271 pages, Paperback

First published March 31, 2000

About the author

See also: J. Donald Walters

Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters; May 19, 1926, Azuga – April 21, 2013, Assisi) was a direct disciple of the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, and the founder of the Ananda, a worldwide movement of spiritual intentional communities based on Yogananda's World Brotherhood Colonies ideal. Yogananda made Walters a minister for his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF).

Reviews

[Howard · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another fine book by Swami Kriyananda. I read this book over a long period of time - little bits here and there. The information in the book is deep, but presented in a very readable and understandable fashion, and lends itself to that type of reading. I read a little during breaks from work and then thought about it for the rest of the day. An enjoyable and informative book.

[Dakshina Sherry · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of my very favorite books.

[Ankit Sood · Rating 4 out of 5]

Amazing book. Hats off to swami kriyananda for spreading wisdom in such simple words. Feeling the Bliss.

[Katharine Grubb · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is the text for the class I am taking at the Ananda Temple, Superconscious Living.

[Melani · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has valuable information, but its poor organization makes it difficult to access those nuggets. There was a lot of "I won't go into this now because it is covered in a later chapter" yet never addressed in later chapters.

One of my favorite lines: "If after meditation, you find yourself wondering vaguely, 'Where am I?' the chances are you were slipping into subconsciousness, not rising toward superconsciousness." So many people brag about how deep their meditation was, and it made me chuckle to think they might be actually moving in the wrong direction.

The basic attitudes of yoga were very instructive. The meditation exercises were not helpful for me. Again, lots of great wisdom buried in here if you have the patience to weed through some of the disorganization.

(Kriyananda was a direct disciple of Yogananda.)

[Phil Calandra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent discussion of the comparisons of Buddhist and Advaita philosophies specifically related to Nirvana. This is also a guide to super consciousness through meditation, prayer chanting and amongst other things. This book is very theoretical and does not seem very useful in terms of a practice.

[Tandava Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

A beautiful summary of many key attitudes and techniques for the spiritual path. Our book study group just had 18 weeks of very fruitful discussions based on these chapters.