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Old 12-17-2009, 12:42 PM   #90
kriya
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Default Re: The ego what is it? How to transcend?

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Originally Posted by LucidJia View Post
I have read Yogananda's autobiography and if I remember correctly he liked to call it self realization. When if at all do you think Yogananda achieved self realization?


I believe Yogananda entered what is called Nirikalpa Samadhi (unending God Union) or permanent Self-realization in 1949. Until you reach that state you can still be influenced by the world and can loose the bliss, temporarily or permanently.


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