About the Author

Nayaswami Jyotish Novak is a disciple of the great master Paramhansa Yogananda (author of Autobiography of a Yogi ) and student of Swami Kriyananda. His mission is to help others live the teachings of Self-realization through meditation, devotion, and service. His lifelong dedication to the spiritual path has led him to lecture, teach, counsel, and serve throughout the world, spreading the message of peace through meditation. He and his wife are recipients of the Global Ambassador Peace Award. This honor was conferred at the United Nations in a special ceremony by the Institute of International Social Development in recognition of their contribution to fostering world peace. Since 1984 he and his wife have been the Spiritual Directors of Ananda Worldwide, pioneering Ananda's work in Italy and India and guid-ing the spiritual welfare of thousands of Yogananda's devotees. They are the co-authors of Touch of Light, Touch of Joy, and Touch of Love. To see their schedule of appearances, lectures, classes, and events online and in person, go to jyotishanddevi.org. Nayaswami Jyotish was named by Swami Kriyananda as his spiri-tual successor after decades of helping him build Ananda's work around the world. Jyotish began taking classes from Kriyananda in 1967. In 1969 they moved together to the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California to found Ananda Village, now a model spiritual community. Jyotish has also written several other books: Lessons in Meditation, How to Meditate, 30-Day Essentials for Marriage, and 30-Day Essentials for Career.

Nayaswami Devi Novak is a disciple of the great master Paramhansa Yogananda (author of Autobiography of a Yogi ) and student of Swami Kriyananda. Her mission is to help others live the teachings of Self-realization through meditation, devotion, and service. Her lifelong dedication to the spiritual path has led her to lecture, teach, counsel, and serve throughout the world, spreading the message of peace through meditation. She and her husband are recipients of the Global Ambassador Peace Award. This honor was conferred at the United Nations in a special ceremony by the Institute of International Social Development in recognition of their contribution to fostering world peace. Since 1984 she and her husband have been the Spiritual Directors of Ananda Worldwide, pioneering Ananda's work in Italy and India and guiding the spiritual welfare of thousands of Yogananda's devotees. They are the co-authors of Touch of Light, Touch of Joy, and Touch of Love. To see their schedule of appearances, lectures, classes, and events online and in person, go to jyotishanddevi.org. Nayaswami Devi first met Swami Kriyananda in 1969 and dedi-cated her life to the spiritual path. She and Jyotish were married in 1975 and have spent their life together serving Swami Kriyananda and their guru, Paramhansa Yogananda. Devi is the author of Faith Is My Armor: The Life of Swami Kriyananda, and the editor of two of Swami Kriyananda's books: Intuition for Starters and The Light of Superconsciousness.

Touch of Peace: Living the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda: 4 (Touch of Light) Paperback