“If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can’t be solved, worrying will do no good.” When I heard this Tibetan saying, it got me thinking about how much time I have spent in my life worrying about many things. In school I worried about finishing homework on time and “fitting in”. After … Read More
In honor of the anniversary of Swami Kriyananda’s passing, our friends in Ananda Pune have created a sweet and uplifting memorial video. May you feel the blessings of Swamiji in your life on this special day. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kuoKj640hs]
Dear Friend, “Tithing is an expression of divine love.” This thought formed in my mind during meditation. “The more we forget ourselves in giving to others,” Swamiji writes, “the better we can understand what love really is. And the more we love as channels of God’s love, the more we can understand that His is the one love in all … Read More
In winter, there is a “magic line” on Highway I-90 in Washington state where the rain stops and the snow begins. Many accidents happen when drivers meet this sudden change in the weather. To make it even worse, the “magic line” is preceded by a long blind curve. I’m a firefighter, part of a first-response medical team. I know that … Read More
Every human being is capable of three different levels of consciousness or awareness. These are the subconscious, conscious, and superconscious. The subconscious level is the lowest, the state at which animals generally think. The next is the conscious, where we use our analytical minds. The highest state is the superconcious, where we are connected with the Divine. In this blog … Read More
A new website of Crystal Hermitage, the spiritual heart of Ananda Village, is now online — with video tours, information on weddings, and more. View the website here.
By the time I was thirty, I had already been married and divorced. In the decade after, I married and divorced again, and two other serious relationships started and ended. You would think at that point I would have given up and become a nun! My spiritual path supported that alternative. But in my heart I knew my desire for … Read More
How Affirmations Work It is well known now how powerful thoughts can be. There are numerous studies about the placebo effect that show that we can heal and improve ourselves when we believe that change is taking place. In most of these studies, however, the subjects don’t get to choose which area of their life they want to change. Affirmations … Read More
