A poem written by Paramhansa Yogananda about New Year in the January 1939 issue of Inner Culture Magazine.
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Yoga Philosophy
If Jesus Were Preaching Today
If Jesus were preaching today to an American audience, his message would not be, “Sell all ye have and give to the poor” or “Take no heed for the morrow, what ye shall eat, what ye shall put on.” These and other beautiful sayings of Jesus could not be strictly applied in the West today. These teachings were applicable to … Read More
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
How a Saint Converted a Thief
Tulsidas realized that this “gentleman” was really a thief. But he also realized that his fear of losing the gold utensils had attracted the prophet Rama to materialize and lovingly guard the temple treasures for him.
Clarity Magazine, Happiness
Awaken Your True Potential
To kill hope and become despondent is to put on an animal mask of limitation and to hide your divine identity of almightiness. Instead, always hope for the highest and the best. Hope is born from the intuitive knowing of the soul that eventually we will remember the forgotten image of God within us.
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Easter Message from Inner Culture Magazine 1940
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Godly Qualities: A Roadmap to Inner Freedom
The ways of God are ever rooted in godliness. God may on occasion be a “refining fire,” destroying evil and restoring virtue to its proper place in order to bring back a balance again to the affairs of the world, but His vengeance is never motivated by wrath, hatred, or vindictiveness.
Daily Meditator, Meditation
The Importance of Relaxation
Hold to the great calmness you feel during and after this practice. Cling to that peace as long as possible.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Free Yourself from All Attachments
Desires are unavoidable, but most human longings hamper the fulfillment of the supreme desire, which is to return to God. To distinguish between reasonable and unreasonable desires, you must learn to be guided by your conscience, the divine discriminative power within you.
Daily Meditator, Meditation
A Sacred Invitation from Paramhansa Yogananda
Above all, cultivate the habit of meditation. This is the inner switch you turn on to connect yourself with the Infinite. Hold on to the after-effects of meditation by your attention. You will then find that you are a reservoir of power in body, mind, and soul.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Attune to the Divine Plan for Your Life
A soul who is guided by cosmic wisdom knows that he came to this earth principally for the divine plan, through the medium of his own past actions.
