May the blessings of Christmas be with you. Enclosed are several items for your inspiration. But first, here is an annoucement regarding our Christmas Day zoom. Bernie Krippner, from our Ananda New Zealand group, will host the zoom prayers so I can be free to be with my family on Christmas morning. Swapnalekha Guha, from our Ananda Kolkata group, will … Read More
Christmas is Coming
“Meditate upon the following: ‘My Christ-Peace is descending upon every living thing, upon every living star, upon every speck of matter and space.’ “Celebrate Christmas upon the altar of the vast inner silence; in the sanctuary of every desire, every living thing in the world, in all the cosmos, celebrate the birth of Christ….” Paramhansa Yogananda May the blessings of … Read More
Recovering from an accident…
Dear Healing Prayer group, Some of you have heard that I had a car accident on the way to the airport at 3:40 am on Saturday, Dec. 3. So I never went on my trip that was announced in my last blog. It was raining and pitch black and my husband, Bhima, had to slam on the brakes at one … Read More
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Christmas Is Coming
This has been a highly unusual year so far, and it appears that the Covid19 shutdowns will continue, thus eliminating Christmas church services in many areas. This also allows us, however, to bring fresh energy to how we approach the Christmas season. When I was a young girl, age ten, I decided to prepare for Christmas by attending daily Mass … Read More
Creating Your Christmas Happiness
If you have given up hope of ever being happy, cheer up. Never lose hope. Your soul, being the reflection of the ever-joyous Spirit, is, in essence, happiness itself. If you keep the eyes of your concentration closed, you cannot see the sun of happiness burning within your bosom; but no matter how tightly you close the eyes of your … Read More
Bringing Yogananda to Kenya
Dear Ones, I’ve been helping this group in Kenya for many years now. They consider me their spiritual director from afar, and call themselves the Ananda Kenya Healing Prayer Ministry. Please read below and see if you are inspired to help at this time. Blessings, Mary Kretzmann PS. See more photos here: http://www.gofundme.com/Yogananda-to-Kenya Plain text follows below [scribd id=190807595 key=key-pqmf6wy5i3tm4pyczny … Read More
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Christmas Mystery
Plain text version follows below… [scribd id=190586408 key=key-yl7056ttyw5xlf20oj8 mode=scroll] Song: The Christmas Mystery Long ago there was a little shed. There three mighty kings did bow their heads To a gentle babe of low degree Whom men called the son of Mary. Who’ll tell to me this mystery: How a tiny babe in a manger laid Could so many hearts … Read More