The Path: One Man's Quest on the Only Path There is

by Kriyananda

Here, with over 400 stories and sayings of Paramhansa Yogananda, is the inspiring story of onemans search for truth that led him to the great masters door, where he learned to live thespiritual life more perfectly through his teachers training and example. A vitally useful guidefor sincere seekers on any path. Filled with insightful stories and mystical adventures, ThePath is considered by many as a companion to Yoganandas Autobiography of a Yogi.

Genres: Spirituality

480 pages, Paperback

First published January 25, 2003

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]

This is the story of J. Donald Walters, also known as Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of the great Indian Avatar, Paramhansa Yogananda. Kriyananda was a monk who lived with Yogananda at Mount Washington during Yogananda's last few years of life. I truly enjoyed this book, primarily for the second half of the book, which is all about Kriyananda's interactions with Yogananda. The stories are absolutely fascinating and supplement beautifully Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi. Anyone who loves Autobiography . . . and wants a different perspective of Yogananda should read this book.

[Marga · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great book, with the insights of a life looking for answers.

[Tandava Graham · Rating 5 out of 5]

(Re-"reading" the older edition rather than The New Path because it's the version Swamiji recorded an audiobook of.)

[Rajagopal Chondath · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very detailed account, this memoir vividly expounds life at SRF and tutelage of Great Yoganananda.

Yogananda being so humble, writes his autobiography of a yogi so unassumingly the readers automatically revere his line of gurus and not the author himself. In this account, kriyananda shows us the spiritual grandeur of yogananda himself. A very lucid account with lessons kriyananda himself learnt along the way, this book will benefit all readers