Stories of Oliver Black, Yogananda’s Highly Advanced Disciple
To a person who wanted me to share what I know about Yoganandaji’s highly advanced disciple, Yogacharya Oliver Black. In 1968 I was able to go to Detroit for an SRF Sunday service at the Art Institute conducted by Yogacharya Black, and the entire next … Continue reading
Untold Stories of Mahavatar Babaji of Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”
Swami Nirmalananda shares rare stories about Mahavatar Babaji from his own experiences in India since 1962. He reveals Babaji’s lesser-known disciples, and miraculous encounters beyond Autobiography of a Yogi. Key points you will discover in this article: Names of Babaji: Mahamuni Babaji Maharaj, Shiva Baba, … Continue reading
Stories About Yogananda’s Second American Disciple: Warren Vickerman
To someone who asked for more about Warren Vickerman, the second American to become a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. The very first person I had a conversation with at the Hollywood SRF Center was Annie Vickerman, the wife of Warren Vickerman (“Vickie”). She was taking … Continue reading
A Christmas Message from Paramhansa Yogananda
This short article was originally posted five years ago, but as it is timeless, we have updated it, with links to more Yogananda related articles at the bottom of the post. Doors of joy, which may have been long closed within us all, should be … Continue reading
The Second Coming of Christ, by Paramhansa Yogananda
We are now posting on this website a most valuable–indeed invaluable–writing of the great Master Paramhansa Yogananda: The Second Coming of Christ, his commentary on passages from the four Gospels. At his first speech given in America at the Congress of Religious Liberals in 1920, … Continue reading
Yogananda on America’s Good Karma
Swami Yogananda was officially presented to President Calvin Coolidge by the Hon. J. Balfour, Second Secretary of the British Embassy, on January 24th, 1927. President Coolidge can be seen standing in the window. A special 4th of July article extracted from a talk by Dr. … Continue reading