Swami Kriyananda

As We Have Known Him
By Asha Praver

• Introduction
• Excerpt
• Table of contents

The greatness of a spiritual teacher is only partially revealed by the work of his own hands.

The rest of the story is one he cannot tell for himself.

It is the influence of his consciousness on those who come in contact with him – whether for a brief moment, or for a lifetime of spiritual training. This is the story told here.

In this “biography of consciousness,” Swami Kriyananda’s remarkable qualities are revealed with breathtaking clarity – love for God, divinely guided strength, joy in the face of adversity, humor, wisdom, compassion, and unconditional love.

A true teacher, however, does not incarnate merely to show the world how great he is. He comes to illuminate for others the pathway to greatness we all must follow.

Here, in some two hundred stories spanning more than forty years, personal reminiscences and private moments with this master teacher become universal life lessons for us all.