Music and the Arts

A Song Celebrating 125 Years of Paramhansa Yogananda

Translation

See, in him I see, my guru, I see
Am, I am, in love with him, I am
Peaceful life, I search
Endless streets, I wander
I See
Eternal truth, I seek
To remove illusions, to be enlightened…

Spiritual Growth, Thank You, God

God is Always There

During an all-day Christmas meditation this past month we sang a chant specially blessed by Paramhansa Yogananda during an all-day meditation that he used to lead: Do not dry the ocean of my love With the fires of my desires, With the fires of my restlessness. For Thee I pine, for Thee I weep. “Christ is here,” Yogananda told those … Read More

Divine Love, Thank You, God

Stories of Gratitude

Swami Kriyananda’s children’s songs touch that deep inner place—in adults just as much as in children—where the untrammeled soul longs simply to live in God, where our essential response to life is gratitude to the Giver of all, where sharing what we have with others and with God flows as naturally as breathing: Thank You, God, for the smile of … Read More

Divine Love

New Year Message

The New Year has come to greet you with new hopes, new determination, new will-to-achieve, new activities. In the Temple of the New Year renew your reverence for the unlimited hidden power of God within you.