The Purpose of Walking the Spiritual Path
Why should we follow the spiritual path? Why not live life eating, drinking, shopping, making money, partying and pampering our senses? After all, this world too has been made by God, and He has placed us in positions in our family, society and in the world. So why not get to God through enjoying the material world and its pleasures? … Read More
A Spirit of Oneness
During a nature walk on the retreat day of the Ananda Pilgrimage to Babaji’s cave (Oct 2018), my senses were drawn to a small plateau-like elevation with two trees growing together from it – like twins – sharing, as if going along in life together. Somehow, this took my attention to our group of pilgrims: East, West, North, South – … Read More
The Yoga of Parenting
Badri Matlock is a devoted disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and Kriya Yogi of over ten years. He resides at Ananda Village in California where he serves in community management, and loves to play. He is blessed beyond measure by his great Guru, extraordinary spiritual family, and especially by his wife Gita, five-year-old daughter Tulsi, and three-year-old son Jay. “Suffer unto … Read More
Yearning for Thee
“I Love You!” coos assuringly the heart of a lover; whispers lovingly the heart of a mother; emphasizes promisingly the heart of a friend and goes on the infinite variants of a pure and intense call from one heart to the heart of another! What happens, though, when life’s bitter challenges fade the colour of seemingly ever-lasting love between the … Read More
People Are More Important Than Things
I came across Ananda around 7 years back. I wanted to learn meditation and I saw a small advertisement in a newspaper with Master’s (Paramhansa Yogananda) photo in it. At that time, I didn’t know anything about Swami Kriyananda, Ananda Sangha or Kriya Yoga, the only thing I knew was that the person’s name in the advertisement was Paramhansa Yogananda, … Read More
