Everyone in the world wishes to be happy. This is the one unifying goal that brings together the whole of the human race. Behind everything we do, every decision we take, there is an underlying motivation: happiness. Think about it: isn’t this true for you as well? When you wish to, for example, buy a new car, aren’t you thinking … Read More
To React Or To Respond
A couple of months ago I had to travel to Ahmedabad to attend a very important meeting. My flight was at 6:30 am, and as I reached the kiosk to take the boarding pass, to my shock, I realized that my ticket was not confirmed. It was the first time ever in my traveling experience that I encountered such a … Read More
Stillness is the Altar of Spirit
As a child in Los Angeles, Nayaswami Dhyana, Ananda Sangha India’s Spiritual Co-Director, attended church every Sunday with her mother. African American congregations are noted for their exuberance and lively spirit and her church was no exception. Dhyanaji once laughingly commented upon her minister’s Sunday discourse on the oft-quoted Biblical verse, “Be still and know that I am God.” “I … Read More
“But you can take the metro”
Things in life have come to me quite easily. Seldom have I had to fight against all odds for them to work out. When I came onto the spiritual path there were advantages and disadvantages to this because, as we know, the spiritual path is a long-distance marathon with lots of ups and downs; it is not a short sunny … Read More
Acquiring Magnetism
There is within us a magnetic force by which we attract those who have a living relationship to our magnetic power. Thus, a human being cannot attract a stone because a stone has no relation to a human being. We know that an ordinary magnet has a certain range and power. Small magnets draw small things. Larger magnets draw larger … Read More
Finding the Joy Within – A Pilgrimage to Babaji’s Cave
The object of meditation is not just to find the stillness within. We all know the sacred command from Psalms in the Bible, ‘Be still and know that I am God‘. The ultimate goal of meditation is to stay in that stillness, so that we can touch the ever-present joy within. Let me share a recent experience. We were a … Read More
