The Science of Religion
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SWAMI YOGANANDA
THE
SCIENCE OF RELIGION
BY
SWAMI YOGANANDA, A.B.
Founder of
Mt. Washington Educational Center, Los Angeles
Ranchi and Puri Brahmacharya Residential Schools in India
Sat-Sanga (Fellowship with Truth), Boston
Sat-Sanga Summer School, Waltham
Vice-President: Sadhu Sabha, India
Delegate from India to International Congress of Religions Boston, 1920
Swami Dutrananpa, M.A., Associate
FOURTH EDITION
PUBLISHED BY
YOGODA AND SAT SANGA HEADQUARTERS
MT. WASHINGTON, SAN RAFAEL AND ELYRIA STS.
LOS ANGELES, CALIF.
MCMXXV
First Edition Published in India
Second Edition Published in U. S. A., October, 1924
Third Edition Published in U. S. A., February, 1925
Fourth Edition Published in U. S. A., September, 1925
Copyright, 1924, by
Swami Yogananda
Mt. Washington, Los Angeles
U. S. A.
EVERETT PRINTING SERVICE
FOR
His piety, open-handed generosity towards every worth-while movement, unbounded devotion to the cause of general education, and exclusive and pioneer patronage in the establishment of a unique residential Brahmacharya School in India
THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED TO
The HON’BLE MAHARAJA SIR MANINDRA CHANDRA NUNDY, K. C. I. E., OF KASIMBAZAR (BENGAL), INDIA
Member, Council of State, India Government
NOTE
The first edition of this book was published in India. The second and subsequent editions, revised and enlarged, have been published in the U. S. A.
My thanks are due to Swami Dhirananda, M.A., Swami Satyananda, B.A., and Sj. Tulsinarayan Bose, for various forms of help I have received from them.
CONTENTS
| Preface | vii–xv |
| Chapter I | 1–58 |
| The Universality, Necessity and Oneness of Religion: Distinction between Pain, Pleasure, and Bliss: God. | |
| Chapter II | 59–89 |
| The Four Fundamental Religious Methods. | |
| Chapter III | 90–107 |
| The Instruments of Knowledge: The Religious Point of View. |
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