God has no favorites. It’s we who close ourselves off to Him. In your daily life, experiment with relying more on God to guide you.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Exploring the Mysteries of Chanting
I first learned of chanting from friends I met at a yoga retreat who taught me two of Paramhansa Yogananda’s chants. This discovery was like artesian water surfacing in a sun-baked landscape.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
ParamhansaYogananda’s Chants for Overcoming Harmful Emotions
“In the Temple of Silence” is a good chant when feeling
worried or angered.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Letters of Encouragement
It’s right and true to recognize one’s own fallibility—true strength and guidance come only from God. When we have faith in Him, everything turns out for the best.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Spiritualizing the Creative (Sexual) Force
Self-discipline and moderation in physical relations in married life leads to progressive mastery over the creative impulse. Couples who rise above the physical plane and continuously strengthen the love of their souls reach the point where they express divine love in every aspect of their lives.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth
Excerpts from: Faith Is My Armor: The Life of Swami Kriyananda
During their time together at Twenty-Nine Palms, Paramhansa Yogananda gave much personal instruction to his disciple, young Donald Walters, regarding Donald’s own future, and also the future directions of the work.
Clarity Magazine, Overcoming Challenging Karma, Spiritual Growth
When a Yogi Marries a Conservative Christian
Living together with two churches in one house is more complicated than respecting one another’s beliefs.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
The Writing of Faith Is My Armor
In the spring of 2004, Swamiji called and said that with the work starting to grow in India, a short biography of his life was very much needed.
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Going Forward Not Backward on the Path
You don’t have to think in terms of becoming a saint overnight—just put one foot in front of the other.
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Are You Dissatisfied with Your Sadhana?
“What’s wrong with my meditations?” I asked myself. “Why isn’t there more focus, more joy? My attitude had been wrong: I had been meditating based on what I would get out of it.
