by Sri Nerode
This earth of ours is a very very small, very tiny, yet beautifully flowery, grassy island floating on this measureless and mobile cosmos. Man will never travel from one end of the universe to the other. Besides, there are unnumbered universes that even astronomy will never peep into. Yet every intelligent person is born with a master in himself, in herself. This
master is fantastically one interconnected consciousness interweaving all that existed, exists or will ever exist.
Nobility and integrity are the supreme beauty of man’s world. To express them in their fullest bloom requires the utmost effort and perseverance.
Therefore in The Master in You it has been emphasized again and again in order to awaken this warm universal sensitivity in every individual. Once we are aroused to this root knowledge, everything else becomes an easy pursuit.
Open the door of the master in you, you will open the door to all things. This super confidence in self is true faith in the Universal Consciousness.
"New Thought" books there are galore. They may be said to be good, better, and best. Sri Nerode’s new book, "THE MASTER IN YOU", is one of the best.
Life is more vital than any literature but sometimes its vibrance and beauty are manifested through the written word. This manifestation shines in "THE MASTER IN YOU."
The author achieves something which few writers in this line of thought have been able to accomplish. He makes his reader thrill to the power of the "Word" almost without consciousness of the humble interpreter of the word. He does not obliterate nor seek to destroy the personal "I" but he subjugates the ego to the higher selfhood in a manner that inspires the truth seeker to recognize and realize that selfhood, that "Master" of love, power, and intelligence within himself. He introduces the soul to itself. This is the essence of art, philosophy, psychology, and religion, "THE MASTER IN YOU" is not an involved metaphysical work. It is not calculated to mystify the reader or to challenge his reasoning faculties. There are books of occult and mystical terms which to the average reader are merely empty abstractions. It is a series of statements concerning the power and peace to be found through contemplation and loving service, I do not doubt that the perusal of this book will bless others as it has blessed me.
JAMES WARNACK, Church Editor [Deceased], Editorial Department Los Angeles Times
We are dedicated to publishing Sri Nerode's religious studies archive.
This archive of Sri Nerode's writings offers spiritual guidance and practical insights into meditation and mindfulness, highlighting his Advaita belief that the guru resides within the devotee. Before joining Yogananda's Yogoda movement in 1926, Sri Nerode was a well-established mystic. He arrived in 1919 in Boston, having spent over five years as an itinerant minister in India and Burma, and had done graduate studies at Harvard and the University of California. These writings will inspire you profoundly.
Mining Nerode's Teachings from the Archives of the Inner Culture East-West Magazine
by Donald Castellano-Hoyt
The writings of Nerode are the writings of a soul who sees all others, not as sinners but as fellow seekers. His writings are those of a tirtha maker, one who helps people cross over the rough waters of the ocean of spiritual delusion. To this end Self-Realization Fellowship announced in the March special edition of the 1937 Inner Culture magazine that Nerode had initiated more than 10,000 disciples into the technique of Self-Realization (p. 44). “He has done admirable work.”
