List of Questions: 1. Is it true that our souls choose certain experiences for us to learn the lessons? What about children or people in general who are abused or mistreated tremendously? It is hard to imagine that they “chose” these experiences. 2. If you know your purpose, but struggle with identifying how to go about it? What would be … Read More
Chapter 2 & 3 We finished chapter 2 and moved into the 3rd chapter, focussing on the prophecy that his Mother recieved for Yogananda’s future. Yogananda has just arrived in Benares and is visiting Swami Pranabananda (the Saint with two bodies). Miracles abound!
Good health is more than the state of not being ill! It is a radiant state of inner well- being. Physical illnesses may be cured by medicines. No medicine, however, can induce that state of boundless energy which comes when every cell in the body cooperates with the mind willingly, joyfully, in all that it seeks to do. Such radiant … Read More
We all talk about being the Soul, but we don’t live like we are a Soul. How then are we to awaken the Soul’s limitless power? The Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.
Chapter 1 & 2 We finished chapter 1 and moved into the 2nd chapter, focussing on Yogananda’s relationship with his mother, and the loss he felt with her passing. And how that loss sharped and fueled his desire to seek God more fervently. We’ll continue where we left off in the last class.
Let’s explore one of the sweetest, but also most powerful secrets of meditation: chanting! PS: this is a video recording of a kirtan that was done before the lockdown. CHANTS: – HYMN TO BRAHMA – HARI BOL – LISTEN LISTEN TO MY HEART SONG, I WILL NEVER FORGET THEE, I WILL NEVER FORSAKE THEE. – YOGANANDA YOGANANDA
Having good health means: – Healing of bodily diseases – Healing of mental or phychological diseases such as fear, anger, bad habits, failure consciousness, having confidence and so on. – Healing of spiritual diseases such as indifference, lack of purpose, ignorance of the laws of life and of man’s own divinity. Does our diet have an affect on our consciousness? … Read More
When was the last time you read the Autobiography of a Yogi? This book is filled with hidden gems that are easily overlooked the first (or upteenth) reading. Let’s embark upon this journey of reading select passages together and discovering those hidden treasures. We’ll go slow and take our time, and over the course of the next several weeks or … Read More
Firstly, let’s redefine “Crisis” to it’s original root of the greek word, Krisis, which means “Decision” – a decisive moment. A time to make a consicous choice. There are gifts this moment offers us. But we have to want it.
What interesting times we are living in! Whoever thought we’d see something like this in our lifetime — like the plot of a movie. A mix of fear, combined with a great awareness of the need for a change in our lifestyle, is sweeping through all beings and nations. The buzz-word right now seems to be “social distancing” — not … Read More
