The Holy Science

This extraordinary treatise explores parallel passages from the Hindu scriptures and the Bible to reveal the essential unity of all religions. Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, the revered guru of Paramahansa Yogananda, outlines the universal path that every human being must travel to enlightenment. He also explains the vast recurring cycles of civilization (yugas), affording a profound understanding of history and the ever-changing panorama of turbulent world events. The Holy Science demonstrates, by the explanation of parallel passages from the Hindu and Christian scriptures, the essen­tial unity of the great religious teachings of East and West. With incomparable wisdom and discernment, Sri Yukteswar explains the universal evolution of consciousness, energy, and matter — the entire spectrum of experience that we call “life.” The author provides an authoritative foundation for a purely holistic view of man and the universe — and shows how that view supports the principles of natural living in body, mind, and soul. Rooted in the deepest truths of religion, it yet offers practical advice for fulfilment in everyday living, by delineating the physical, mental, moral, and spiritual principles that govern the expansion of human consciousness. The Purpose Of This Book Is To Show As Clearly As Possible That There Is An Essential Unity In All Religions; That There Is No Difference In The Truths Inculcated By The Various Faiths; That There Is But One Method By Which The World, Both External And Internal, Has Evolved; And That There Is But One Goal Admitted By All Scriptures. - Sri Yukteswar