Music Uplifted my Heart
Even though we say that Swami Kriyananda composed over 400 pieces of music, Swamiji himself always used to say: “I never wrote a single note! It was all given to me by God.” God usually doesn’t “just give” melodies to people here and there. In order for us to listen to the divine melodies, we have to attract them by … Read More
Generating the Courage to Paint
“I can’t do this!” she said as she held the paint brush in her hand, about to begin her painting. A few months ago, we were offering an art workshop and, as a group, we all had gone through preparatory exercises to enable participants to become comfortable with a creative process. We also offered activities to raise our level of … Read More
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
