You must exercise your will in every undertaking, until it drops its mortal delusion of being human will and becomes one with all-powerful Divine Will.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
How to Overcome Suffering
Our own bad karma allows the entry of darkness and suffering into our lives, but with our will and determination we can overcome its power.
Clarity Magazine, Overcoming Challenging Karma, Spiritual Growth
The Miracle Brought by Prayer
The drama began when my husband, Brian, phoned his longtime friend Andrew, whom he hadn’t heard from for awhile. Andrew sounded very strange on the phone, and Brian could tell something was wrong.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth, Spirituality and Science
Cooperative Healing—Devotees and Their Health Care
As devotees, we always need to keep in mind that God-realization is our highest priority. And God may want us to work with our health in a way that differs from our personal inclinations.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Overcome Victim Consciousness
Victim consciousness puts the blame on other people. It’s the kind of thinking that says: “I have these difficulties and problems because of what people did to me.”
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Lessons in Surrender
Once again I was “burning the candle at both ends,” but now I was asking the Divine to flow through me instead of trying to do everything by the power of my own will. I was acting as a channel for God’s will, not my own.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
The Holy Squirrel
The mother squirrel’s dynamic will, perfected in attunement with the divine will in former incarnations, had prepared her to continue her strange activity as long as the world endured.
Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth, Thank You, God
Make Contentment Your Criterion of Prosperity
Dear Friend, Swami Kriyananda writes in his book, Living Wisely, Living Well: Make contentment your criterion of prosperity. Wealth is primarily the consciousness of abundance. And poverty is the consciousness of lack. You can be rich though dressed in a loincloth and living under a tree, and poor though residing in a proud mansion, served by bustling servants, surrounded by … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth
Christ Lives Oratorio in Los Angeles
This elegant building is the Church of the Recessional. It is framed by clouds that are lit up by the city lights of Los Angeles. The courtyard was warmly lit and the open doors welcome guests who came to hear Swami Kriyananda’s Oratorio—Christ Lives. Fifty-four dedicated people travelled literally from the world over to sing and play the incredible music … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Divine Love, Meditation, Parenting and Education, Spiritual Growth
The Power!
In my role as teacher at the Portland Living Wisdom School, I watch the simple dramas of life enthusiastically played out by the children and, if I pay attention, I learn. Two second grade boys decided to try jumping UP the four steps that lead from one level of the play area to another. One of the boys, who is … Read More
