"Friendship is the highest form of love.... In friendship there is no compulsion; it is born of the free choice of the heart. It is God calling souls back to unity in Him. If you can be a friend to all, unconditionally. that is divine love."
-Paramahansa Yogananda
The ideal of true friendship is universally treasured, yet its higher purpose is not always recognized. In this book Paramahansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, reveals spiritual dimensions of friendship that are not commonly understood. He shows that when pursued in its purest and noblest form, friendship has the potential to take us beyond our ordinary everyday consciousness into an expanded, all-encompassing consciousness, wherein we feel a unifying divine kinship with others, and ultimately with all life. We come to experience the inclusive and embracing love that is the true nature of the soul.
A prolific writer and lecturer, Paramahansa Yogananda created a renowned and voluminous body of works on the yoga science of meditation and the art of balanced living. Whether speaking of finding the meaning and highest purpose of life, creating fulfilling relationships, raising spiritual children, overcoming self-defeating habits, or any of the other myriad goals and challenges of modern living, Paramahansa Yogananda continually refocuses our attention toward life's highest attainment: Self-realization-knowing our true nature as divine beings. We learn through the inspiration and encouragement of his teachings to live a truly victorious life by awakening to the infinite power and joy of our real Self: the soul.
It is our hope that this book will inspire you to look upon and develop your friendships in a new light. By practice of the principles presented herein and applying them to your various relationships, you will experience the upliftment that comes from the expression of true divine friendship, and the joy that comes from being a friend to all. In doing so, may you begin to perceive the One Friend hiding behind all friends, the Cosmic Love that is the source of all human love, and the Omnipresent Power that sustains all life.
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