Spiritual Growth, Spiritualizing Relationships

Easter with the Holy Grail

by Tyagi Jayadev

Swami Kriyananda in his 2012 Easter message offered an inspiring challenge to us: “Easter is a reminder, once a year – more than New Year, when you make resolutions which most people break within a few hours – to tell yourself: ‘As Christ resurrected himself, I want to resurrect myself. Whatever I have been, whatever faults I have had, whatever … Read More

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Do I Need to Be Selfless?

by Paramhansa Yogananda

Whatever you do in life attracts those conditions to yourself. If you set the example of selfishness, people will practice selfishness on you. Self-preservation is an instinct, but God gave you memory, intelligence, and imagination to understand the difficulties of others. True happiness lies in helping whoever crosses your path. Avoid evil selfishness, which is the root of all troubles … Read More

Spiritual Growth, Spiritualizing Relationships

Mr. New Meditative Year and His Five Notes

by Tyagi Jayadev

It’s just another normal day. But then…. imagine… the doorbell rings. You go to open the door, curious as to who would show up at this late time of the year. To your great surprise, a very special person is standing before you: Mr. New Meditative Year. He smiles at you in greeting and silently hands you a special note. … Read More

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Do Unto Others as You Would Have Others Do Unto You

Nayaswami Jyotish

Nayaswami Jyotish invites us to look at this world as our family, everyone around as our brothers and sisters. When we expand our world in this way, he says our perception changes in a good way. And when people will start living this way, this could lead to a better world.

Divine Love, Spiritualizing Relationships

Gifts of the Magi

by Nayaswami Prakash

In a recent seclusion, this one in a little bungalow below the Ananda monastery, I felt especially close to Christ and our line of Masters. Occasionally footsteps could be heard approaching, then receding— outside the door I would find food, and an aura of kindness, self-offering and divine friendship so palpable that tears would come to my eyes. Into my … Read More

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What Is a Spiritual Marriage?

by Paramhansa Yogananda

Marriage is God-made, not man-made, but man has abused the high purpose of marriage. Spiritual marriage means to marry your soul to the eternal love of God. Without God no marriage can be successful. The purpose of marriage is to know God, to be with God together, but this has been forgotten. If you attract a person by spiritual magnetism, … Read More