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How Are We Influenced By Our Environment?

by Paramhansa Yogananda

Your environment and the company you keep are of paramount importance. Your outer environment, in conjunction with your inner environment, controls your life and molds your tastes and habits. Environmental troubles are the result of your conscious or unconscious actions in the past — somewhere, sometime. You must take responsibility for them. However, you must not develop an inferiority complex. … Read More

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Integrity vs. Showmanship

Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

Swami Kriyananda sat with his eyes closed and a blissful smile on his face as he listened to a piece of music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. As it ended, Swamiji quietly remarked, “Mozart was a consummate artist. He never compromised integrity for showmanship.”