Joseph (Puru) Selbie

Joseph (Puru) Selbie is known for creating bridges of understanding between the modern evidenced-based discoveries of science and the ancient experience-based discoveries of the mystics. Selbie has authored, Break Through the Limits of the Brain, about how neuroscience supports higher experience; The Physics of God, a unification of science and religion; and The Yugas, a factual look at India’s tradition of cyclical history. A founding member of Ananda and a dedicated Kriya Yoga meditator for nearly fifty years, he has taught Yogananda’s yoga, meditation, and universal experiential spirituality throughout the US and Europe. Visit at www.physicsandgod.com
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Unrequited Love, an Enemy of Happiness
Dear Hari, Yogananda often said that our desires will lead us a merry chase and then give us nothing in the end. There is nothing outside ourselves that can satisfy us. We will always feel unfulfilled until we find the
You Are What You Think
Dear S, Current discoveries in science and the ancient teachings of the sages both tell us that our every thought, our every feeling, affects our body. Every thought or feeling we have sets in motion a cascade of physiological events.
The Yugas
Dear Bahniman, Not all traditions use the same dating for the yugas. I prefer the dating of Sri Yukteswar as outlined in his book, The Holy Science. Sri Yukteswar uses the duration of the yugas found in the Vedas and
What You Are Experiencing Is the Astral Body
Dear Ruchit, What you are experiencing is yourself — but on a more subtle level. Yogananda explained that we inhabit three bodies simultaneously: physical, astral, and causal. Our physical body tends to dominate our awareness. It’s what our senses reveals
God is All-Loving and All-Forgiving
Dear Carina, Forgiveness implies there is judgment. How can God judge a part of Himself? According to the Masters, God would no more judge us than we would judge our hand. We are, always have been, and always will be,
Finding My Inner Vocation
Dear Rachel, Sometimes a way forward will “feel” right, especially if you “offer it up” in meditation and prayer. But this method of finding clarity is not always successful. It could be because the various options you are considering for
How Do I Transmute Sexual Desire into Devotion?
Dear Roby, You are dealing with one of the greatest challenges on the spiritual path — but it is also the greatest opportunity. The energy that is manifesting as lust is the same energy that will give you liberation. Yogananda