In this world of duality, if we identify ourselves with waves on the ocean we will rise and we will fall. And that is the rhythm of duality. The spiritual path is not a linear way forward. Yogananda ji said, it is a spiral staircase, and we can find ourselves on higher octaves or on lower octaves of the spiral ... Read More
Does God hide the truth? I don’t think so. I think we hide from the truth. Swami Kriyananda says, that we depend and we live a lot by our reasoning faculty. That if we are not able to make sense of things, we think there is something wrong. And we try our best to arrange circumstances in a reasonable way ... Read More
These words are by Yoganandaji, from the book Practicing the Presence of God; “There cannot be any excuse for not thinking of God – Day and night, rolling in the background of your mind, God, God, God. Whether you are washing dishes or digging a ditch, or working in an office or a garden, whatever you may be doing inwardly ... Read More
The title “Abiding in God” given by Swami ji made me close my eyes and sense the feeling coming from it. Yes, immediately I felt protected and safe within myself. Master gave us this meaningful poem:Thou and I are One Thy Cosmic life and I are one.Thou art the Ocean, I am the wave; We are one.Thou art the Flame, ... Read More
Close to the time when Paramhansa Yogananda was getting ready to leave his body, he would drop a few hints and say, “my work is almost done. I just have a few more things left.” He was preparing the disciples for the inevitable time to come. And in one such moment Swami Kriyananda asked his Guru: “Master, will you be ... Read More