Paramahansa Yogananda: Jesus’ Temptation in the Wilderness

The Divine Spirit had led Jesus into the silence of the wilderness to be tested, to see if his Christ Consciousness could be retained despite the deluding influence of all mortal memories.

While Jesus was engaged in the divine bliss contact of God, he was “tempted of Satan; and was with the wild beasts” (Mark 1: 13). The cosmic delusion of metaphysical Satan instigated psychological temptations of beastly passions, of cunning allurements for power and possessions, and of fierce mortal desires issuing from physical pain and hunger to entice him away from his transcendent wisdom-perceptions.

The apostles relate that for forty days and nights in the wilderness solitudes Jesus was “tempted of the devil.” With God as his sole witness and ally, he fought off the Evil Force with fasting to conquer the delusions of body consciousness, prayer to strengthen the mind in faith and determinate will, and the ecstasy of meditation that reaffirmed the identity of his soul as an awakened son of God.

Paramahansa Yogananda, The Second Coming of Christ

This video was made with excerpts from the book The Second Coming of Christ by Paramahansa Yogananda.

📚 BOOKS by Paramahansa Yogananda

Autobiography of a Yogi

Man’s Eternal Quest

The Divine Romance

Journey to Self-Realization

The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You

God Talks with Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita

Where There Is Light: Insight and Inspiration for Meeting Life's Challenge

Scientific Healing Affirmations

Metaphysical Meditations: Universal Prayers, Affirmations, and Visualizations

Law of Success: Using the Power of Spirit to Create Health, Prosperity, and Happiness

Living Fearlessly: Bringing Out Your Inner Soul Strengt

How You Can Talk with God

The Yoga of Jesus: Understanding the Hidden Teachings of the Gospels

The Yoga of the Bhagavad Gita: An Introduction to India's Universal Science of God-Realization

The Holy Science, Swami Sri Yukteswar

Sayings of Paramahansa Yogananda

Inner Peace: How to Be Calmly Active and Actively Calm

Wine of the Mystic: The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam: A Spiritual Interpretation

In the Sanctuary of the Soul: A Guide to Effective Prayer

To Be Victorious in Life

Intuition: Soul-Guidance for Life's Decisions

Finding the Joy Within You

Only Love: Living the Spiritual Life in a Changing World

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[wisdomofyogananda]

The inspiriting truth is that Jesus was both human and divine: he was a liberated soul, one of the greatest that ever came on earth; and he was a human, who by spiritual labor of past incarnations of self-discipline, prayer, and meditation had reaped the plenteous spiritual harvest of God Consciousness. Through his accumulated development, he exteriorized the potential image of God Consciousness hidden within him; he became a Christ, one endowed with Christ Consciousness.

Paramahansa Yogananda, The Second Coming of Christ

[nazarito]

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[josephmohr]

Thank you for these most excellent compilations of Yogananda’s words. Thank you for the wonderful voice that gives life to Yogi’s expositions. Thank you!

[maryferr]

Thank you for sharing these teachings ❤ much appreciated

[maryferr]

We all need this teaching more than ever at this time. Amen 🙏 ❤thank you

[anna]

Om Guru, pure love…Babaji, Babaji, Babaji. Love, light, truth, trust, joy, abundance and health….

[SarahMyers-tb]

I look forward to your reading of guru’s precious interpretation and teachings.

[johnruvolis]

Awesome video as usual. Beautiful, profound, much appreciated. OM Shanti OM

[jorgelopez]

Precious teaching of the Real Gift of Life ❤

[annoguz]

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Please keep going 😊❤️

[Hekeptedme]

The Inspiration of Devine Words and meat for the soul as you spoke I heard The Devine speak to my God knowing soul. Thank you Devine Blessings and love

[lisatowner]

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[Anime-Face.]

It is worth mentioning that the roots of these concepts can be traced back to the ancient teachings of the Vedas and Sanātana Dharma philosophies. 🕉️📚

[dr.t.m]

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[dubansuarez]

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[tageschance]

Namaskar JAH love and bless for all of us ❤ 1:17:23

[mcbuckets]

Christ means which is really cool, in my opinion, " anointed one, " a title that was given to him, which he earned

[mikeaaron]

Vedanta has a powerful teaching that works quickly to liberate any human being who is ripe; when you say or think “I” simply subtract (in your thinking), your body~mind~sense~complex and you will feel extremely happy and free, why? The Self has no body or mind and senses, that’s why. The Self is associationless, attributeless, free of all qualities and is that because of which I know what I know and experience what I experience.

[tvdylan]

cosmic energy is still food. just like a pear.

[dl]

"Before Abraham was, I AM."