God is the Master Painter. His infinite beauty is creeping in the beauty of the flower.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Clarity Magazine, Coping with Loss, Health and Healing, Spiritual Growth
Transcending the Challenges of Chronic Illness
The emotional and spiritual challenges of an illness are perhaps even harder than the physical. There’s the temptation to fall into self-pity or to be hurt by other people’s impatience or lack of understanding.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth, Success
Training the Mind to Concentrate
If you can concentrate more deeply, your meditations will be more fulfilling and their depth and length will automatically begin to increase.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Meeting it “at the Crest”
I believed in Yogananda’s path, but was frightened to do the one thing he seemed to suggest above all others—meditate—for fear it would make my situation worse.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
The Mysterious Devotee: A True Story
For us, Gurupod’s visit was a thrilling message from God.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
The Bandit and the Bull
Once upon a time a very evil bandit named Rakusha lived with his gang in a cave hidden away in the hills of northern India. By nature very vicious, this rapacious robber ridiculed every spiritual law.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth
Letters of Encouragement
The most important sign of spiritual advancement is that your love for God is growing ever deeper, and you feel selfless joy in the thought of Him.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Bernadette of Lourdes: Image of the Divine
Bernadette Soubirous emerged as a visionary at a time of growing nineteenth century religious skepticism. Many believed that the new scientific age would sweep away religion “like cobwebs in a musty closet.”
Clarity Magazine, Overcoming Challenging Karma, Spiritual Growth
Pilgrimage: A Journey in Surrender
I never wanted to go to India. But I felt my Guru, Paramhansa Yogananda, guiding me to go on the Ananda pilgrimage in October 2006.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
How to Live in the Here and Now
When you transcend the ego and realize your unity with God, you know that time and space are not a reality.
