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The Science of the Soul: The Definitive Treatise on Kriya Yoga and Self-Realization - Based on the teachings of Swami Yogananda
Paperback
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Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Aug 14 2026
Pages: 174
Weight: 0.48
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
THE SCIENCE OF THE SOUL
The Definitive Treatise on the Science of Kriya Yoga and Self-Realization
What if the deepest spiritual journey does not require leaving the world-but learning to enter the temple within?
The Science of the Soul is an expansive journey into Kriya Yoga, meditation, Self-realization, the subtle anatomy of consciousness, and the ancient science of transforming human awareness.
Written as an original literary and interpretive work by Kriyaban Jimmy Mello, this volume brings together teachings, philosophical insights, historical accounts, contemplative practices, and spiritual traditions drawn from diverse sources connected with the Kriya Yoga heritage.
Rather than presenting a single source or a single interpretation, the book weaves together material from Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings and writings, the Bhagavad Gita, Christian mystical traditions, historical reminiscences, and other works associated with the Kriya Yoga tradition-reorganizing them into a unified and accessible spiritual narrative.
The volume also includes English translations of historical writings from the Ranchi period, together with additional texts and source materials that illuminate the formative years of Yogananda's work in India and the development of his spiritual mission.
At the heart of the book is a simple but profound proposition:
The human being is not merely a body living in the material world. The body itself can become a laboratory for the discovery of consciousness.
Through its eighteen-chapter structure, echoing the eighteen chapters of the Bhagavad Gita, the book explores:
The relationship between consciousness, body, mind, breath, and soul
The symbolic and psychological meaning of Kurukshetra
The subtle spinal centers and the inner anatomy of meditation
Hong-Sau, concentration, interiorization, and the withdrawal of the senses
Maha Mudra, Yoni Mudra, Thokar Kriya, Tribhangamurari, and related practices
Prana, the breath, and the transformation of vital energy
Karma, spiritual magnetism, surrender, devotion, and disciplined action
The relationship between Yoga and the teachings of Jesus
Kutastha Chaitanya and the experience of Christ Consciousness
The Guru-disciple relationship and the role of spiritual transmission
Self-realization as a lived experience rather than merely an intellectual belief
The final section presents a historical portrait of Paramahansa Yogananda, drawing upon documentary reminiscences and historical source material concerning his early life, his relationship with Sri Yukteswar, the founding of the Ranchi school, his journey to the West, and his return to India.
This is not simply a book to be read.
It is an invitation to look inward, question the nature of consciousness, and rediscover the spiritual dimension hidden within ordinary human existence.
For longtime practitioners of Kriya Yoga, students of Yogananda's teachings, seekers of Self-realization, and readers discovering these traditions for the first time, The Science of the Soul offers a rich meeting point between ancient wisdom, contemplative practice, historical testimony, and contemporary spiritual interpretation.
The journey begins with the breath.
The destination is the Soul.
This is an original work by Kriyaban Jimmy Mello. It is not a work written, dictated, authorized, or published by Paramahansa Yogananda. The author presents a personal literary and interpretive synthesis of teachings and source materials associated with the Kriya Yoga tradition, together with translated and compiled historical writings and other works identified in the book's references.
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