Seva was a founding member of Ananda, and lived at Ananda Village and other Ananda colonies from 1968 to 2021, the year of her passing. Her many years of service included taking charge of the fledgling community’s finances and helping to start new Ananda centers on the West Coast of the U.S., in Europe, and in India. Seva was a true pioneer.
Her constant service (which is what “seva” means), good cheer, wise counsel, and humility inspired countless souls. She did not see herself as a teacher, but she did offer spiritual counsel to many, many people.
Dear Devika, There are many books and stories of those seeing or hearing loved ones coming to help passing of the soul. Two books come to mind: Proof of Heaven and Testimony of Light. Both books are excellent not only
Dear Debasish, It is common for the restless mind, that we all seem to have, to be constantly moving to other thoughts. It is difficult to concentrate on one thing alone. You totally concentrate when you are extremely interested in
Dear Adit, The Third Eye or the Christ-Consciousness Center is the positive pole for enlightenment, for divine awakening. It is the natural place of concentration. Paramhansa Yogananda teaches us to focus our attention there in a relaxed manner. Since our
Dear Jack, This is a common dilemma we all have, but you can get calm and feel the joy of meditation. To start with you must know that even with restlessness in meditation where it seems nothing is happening, you
Dear Roopa, Many blessings to you. This is a difficult situation for you, and you bring up a subject that many people face. Fear is a negative emotion that blocks our ability to see things clearly, objectively. It blocks our
Dear Vaibhav, An excellent question as finding a guru is very difficult. Swami Kriyananda, who is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, often said that we need to have at least one physical touch with the guru. He would qualify
Dear Elijah, I find your question to be quite mental — a question that is fun to contemplate, not really needed to pursue enlightenment, but interesting. And Paramhansa Yogananda does talk a great deal about the three worlds our souls
