Joy Of God Realization

Joy of God Realization is a compelling story of deep faith, intense longing and steadfast courage of a seeker’s surrenderance to the Master’s call by being of the world, in the world and yet rising above the world. The book, a sequel to Dawn of Reality, is a continuation of the author’s journey from her previous reincarnation as ‘Nilu’ with her spiritual master, Avatar Meher Baba, and captures her unique journey to God Realization with Meher Baba as her guide. Set in the humdrum of everyday life, this is a powerful narration of her joys and challenges of being in a gross body while pursuing a mystical journey into higher realms of consciousness. Complex and higher dimensional truths are revealed with simplicity through the author by Meher Baba in His loving effort to reach all aspirants. The book offers hope to all aspirants that God Realization is possible while fulfilling one’s worldly duties. Only strong intent, highest trust and surrendering to abiding love are required. Messages dictated directly by Meher Baba for His followers are delivered with full sanctity. Joy of God Realization is a book that will resonate with spiritual aspirants seeking progression on their path.

We are bound in the music of life where we dance and weave within that glorious melody, or what some call God. Now, God has said that we are the very image of God (Genesis 1:27), and as images of God, we have the inborn ability to have Joy and Happiness forever present in our life. The author, David L. Peters, is an octogenarian whose life has always been filled with joy, regardless of outward appearances. The wonders of the Kingdom of Heaven is everyones birthright, if you know how to let your Creator and the Universe enter your spirit. Jesus put it succinctly: The Kingdom of God lies within (Luke 17:21). The Kingdom of God, Paradise, Heaven: these lie within you, right now, waiting for you to only turn and see, and join in the dance. Paradise is right within us, but how do we unlock the door to this wonder of joy? This book lays a path open that the author has followed for almost 80 years, starting as a young boy in rural Ohio, and it operates as advertised. No matter how things look in life, how bad it seems, all one need do is look deeper within and find the joy that can fill life: life is good! The life of abundant joy and happiness is yours for the asking. Dip your toe in the living waters, and taste the Beauty of God that is awaiting.

Most of us search for happiness in material things, in wrong places, not knowing that God is the true source of Happiness. God=Happiness discusses how through self realization and God realization, we can experience everlasting bliss and happiness.

Sister Mary David Totah was a nun of the Benedictine contemplative community of St Cecilia's Abbey on the Isle of Wight. American by birth, she was educated at Loyola University, the University of Virginia and Christ Church, Oxford. After a distinguished teaching career, she entered religious life in 1985. For 22 years until her early death from cancer she guided the young nuns of her abbey with enthusiasm, wisdom and wit. The spirituality to be found in the pages of this book demonstrates to the reader why her influence should have been so great and so deep. Her notes to the novices deal with issues of relevance to a world beyond the cloister: What is the meaning of suffering? How do we cope with living with people who annoy us? How do we relate to a God we cannot see? How do we make the big decisions of life? Sister Mary David's teaching was both profound and intensely practical, suffused with faith in God's joy in our work, leisure, community and family life but above all in our view and understanding of ourselves. This book, with an introduction by Abbot Erik Varden OCSO (author of The Shattering of Loneliness) shows us how to realize the Joy that is God.

Most of us pray to God. Right from the time we are children, we have faith, hope, trust and belief. But some of us love God and we seek God. However, not many of us realize that God does not live in a temple or church. God lives in the temple of our heart. The only way to find God is through God-Realization which happens through Self-Realization. If you are seeking God, this book will help you start your quest, guide you on your quest and help you realize God.

The Key to the Garden takes Christ at His word when He proclaimed this the greatest commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. If this all-consuming communion with God is truly the singular goal of life, how is this possible in the context of our busy modern world? The book spells out how living in a continuous state of rejoicing is a powerful and practical method for achieving that goal. Our level of joy is identified as the compass by which we can judge, moment by moment, how well we are living up to this monumental commandment; moving towards this joy is revealed as the key to opening up Christ's electrifying teachings on God-realization and to setting into motion God's active participation in our life.

Sri Daya Mata shares the guidance and inspiration she received as a close disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. A compassionate and deeply encouraging book that speaks to all who long to know that God is real, that He is near to us at all times, and that we can live every day in communion with Him.