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Date Posted: 11:05:31 12/13/03 Sat
Author: a kriya yogi - 30 Oct 2003
Subject: Re: Yogananda's 'Satan' experiences
In reply to: Hendrik - 30 Oct 2003 's message, "Re: Yogananda's 'Satan' experiences" on 11:05:00 12/13/03 Sat


Yoganandaji does talk about satan as Maya, or delusion. But then he also talks about satan as a real, conscious force, as in the quote above. Here is the rest of that quote, where he talks about the more metaphysical satan.

I seem to remember hearing a story about Yogananda where satan, or some entity, tried to enter his body. Does anyone remember this story?

"God is alluring His devotees by all good things to come unto Him, and Satan, by the pseudo-allurement of promises of happiness, is trying to draw people to his pit of ignorance and misery. Man is free to choose God-made good things or Satan-made evil. Every time a man acts for good, he goes toward God; every time he yields to the Satan-established habits of greed, anger, and other evils within him, he goes toward Satan.

"Hence, man should consider all the whisperings of his conscience and good tendencies as the call of God within him. All human beings must consider the promptings of all evil thoughts as the call of Satan and avoid them."
-Paramahansa Yogananda

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  • Re: Yogananda's 'Satan' experiences -- Anonymous - 12 Nov 2003, 11:06:08 12/13/03 Sat
  • Re: Yogananda's 'Satan' experiences -- Hendrik - 12 Nov 2003, 11:06:40 12/13/03 Sat
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