In his autobiography The New Path, Swami Kriyananda wrote: “In the sixty years, now, that I have been on this path, I cannot recall to mind a single instance where a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda has failed to find protection in time of real need.” I’ve now been a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda for nearly fifty years. I too, have seen that same ... Read More
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
Each one of us comes with a mission. We come with past karma: we have things that we need to complete; and we come with a dharma: which is a pathway to our growth. When we arrive, we are at a particular point in our evolution, from ignorance and unawareness to complete awareness. When we are awake and ready especially ... Read More
This topic of willingness is one that we try to emphasize in our own spiritual training, right from the moment that we come into the path. If most of us did a little bit of introspection at the beginning, what we probably noticed is that there’s a ton of resistance that comes up. Just something simple like meditating five minutes ... 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