Jobs were scarce during the worldwide depression in the 1930s. In a small Midwest town in the United States the telegraph office announced they’d be hiring a new telegraph operator. On the day of the interview, sixty hopeful men packed the waiting room. To relieve their tension, most of the job applicants joked and chattered loudly with one another. One … Read More
Truth seekers must understand that finding God is not like the supreme effort required, say, to climb Mount Everest. Finding God is the simplest, most obvious, and most supremely natural thing to do in the world!
Spiritual progress is achieved above all by desiring it intensely. Know that you are growing spiritually when your entire consciousness, no matter what your faults, is turned to God.
Having taught in public schools, I knew something was seriously wrong with the traditional approach to education but I didn’t know how to bring about a change.
The natural food for the mind is joy, and we’re always hungry until we find the ability to feast on that joy.
When you feel worried or anxious, call on HOLY AUM. Pray believing in its sovereignty over matter. Remember always Yogananda’s promise: “When you are in the consciousness of AUM, nothing can touch you.”
Scientific evidence shows that your brain will cooperate with whatever goals you set, even if your goals seem well beyond your present capabilities. The brain doesn’t recognize limits.
Just as my meditations have deepened from focused repetition of the poem, so also has my ability to gain insights into any dilemma or problem I might be facing.
When standing beneath the almighty wishing tree of your will power, always be careful to wish for good things.
When we are truthful, we have support from reality itself—from the universe. And with that support, everything will always come out for the best. But without it, things cannot but fall apart, sooner or later.
