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Loved and Protected: Stories of Miracles and Answered Prayers
If we ask God for help, will He respond?The stories in this book answer loud and "YES!"In extraordinary and eye-opening accounts, we see the Divine - Physically and instantaneously moving people out of harm's way- Healing life-threatening injuries and diseases- Providing important guidance for life-and-death, split-second decisions- Illuminating hearts and spirits darkened by fear or despair. . . and so much more.This book is for those who want a deeper, more trusting relationship with God, and who find inspiration in the experiences of others who seek also to know Him.
306 pages, ebook
First published January 1, 2013
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Asha Praver
20 books9 followersSee also Asha Nayaswami
Since meeting Swami Kriyananda in 1969, Asha has devoted her life to practicing Kriya Yoga and sharing the teachings of Self-realization with all. She is a founding member of two Ananda communities — the Village near Nevada City, California, and the community in Palo Alto, where she presently lives and serves as a spiritual director. She travels the world as a “global ambassador” for Ananda. Her Youtube channel, Inner Life with Asha, has over 800 videos. www.ashajoy.org
Since meeting Swami Kriyananda in 1969, Asha has devoted her life to practicing Kriya Yoga and sharing the teachings of Self-realization with all. She is a founding member of two Ananda communities — the Village near Nevada City, California, and the community in Palo Alto, where she presently lives and serves as a spiritual director. She travels the world as a “global ambassador” for Ananda. Her Youtube channel, Inner Life with Asha, has over 800 videos. www.ashajoy.org
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March 21, 2013
This book is like spiritual popcorn: after each story you tell yourself "just one more," until suddenly you realize you ate the whole bucket.
Some of the stories are dramatic tales of life or death rescue situations, while some incidents are so small they would seem trivial if it weren't for the loving touch of God so clearly felt by the people involved. And that's what makes it all so sweet: God cares just as much about the little things as the big things.
Though many stories were serious or moving, a large number of them also simply left me laughing. So delightful to see how we can get ourselves into such snarls, and then "Ding!" — the Divine just slips in such a perfectly elegant solution to it all. Really wonderful.
Some of the stories are dramatic tales of life or death rescue situations, while some incidents are so small they would seem trivial if it weren't for the loving touch of God so clearly felt by the people involved. And that's what makes it all so sweet: God cares just as much about the little things as the big things.
Though many stories were serious or moving, a large number of them also simply left me laughing. So delightful to see how we can get ourselves into such snarls, and then "Ding!" — the Divine just slips in such a perfectly elegant solution to it all. Really wonderful.
December 24, 2013
Lovely stories that vary. All are sweet or emotional, nothing too deep but enough to bring a smile. It brings back thoughts that we had and certain events we look back in our lives that now comes to light where we put a different aspect. Lovely book cover great for your personal bookself and it would make a wonderful gift as well, I enjoyed.
February 12, 2022
This is a collection of “stories of miracles and answered prayers”.
However, the book was a disappointment to me since it turned out that all the contributors of the stories were members of some sort of cult/sect called Ananda.
This was not something that I had been able to see before getting hold of the book. It means that the contributions/stories were all extremely similar, which made the book rather boring.
They all referred to ”Master”, but not until I was halfway through the book could I determine for sure who this Master was, though I guessed that it might be Paramhansa Yogananda, which in fact it was. In this book the latter is called “Paramhansa” though in other books he is called “Paramahansa”.
Some of the stories were quite impressive, others less so.
However, the book was a disappointment to me since it turned out that all the contributors of the stories were members of some sort of cult/sect called Ananda.
This was not something that I had been able to see before getting hold of the book. It means that the contributions/stories were all extremely similar, which made the book rather boring.
They all referred to ”Master”, but not until I was halfway through the book could I determine for sure who this Master was, though I guessed that it might be Paramhansa Yogananda, which in fact it was. In this book the latter is called “Paramhansa” though in other books he is called “Paramahansa”.
Some of the stories were quite impressive, others less so.
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June 12, 2013Its such an honor to contribute to this book and to work with NS Asha. Still in the middle of reading the rest, the magnetism of other stories of witness to Divine Mother's love for us is just awesome.
August 3, 2016
I loved this book; it was hard to stop reading and I finished in just a few days.
Another reviewer described it as "spiritual popcorn," which is very apt. The book is full of short stories, categorized into topics such as "Unexpected Gifts," "Healing Presence," and "God Comes." They are all entertaining and uplifting, but I found some especially to be very inspiring.
If one has faith to begin with, I would expect it to strengthen that faith. It offers many cases of people being protected by a higher power.
Another reviewer described it as "spiritual popcorn," which is very apt. The book is full of short stories, categorized into topics such as "Unexpected Gifts," "Healing Presence," and "God Comes." They are all entertaining and uplifting, but I found some especially to be very inspiring.
If one has faith to begin with, I would expect it to strengthen that faith. It offers many cases of people being protected by a higher power.
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