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Mental Restlessness in Meditation: Ask a Yogi!

Nayaswami Hriman

This is a big subject with many anecdotes and suggestions possible. A few offered here include one’s motivation for meditation; the role of the heart; the practice of mindfulness during activity; focusing at the spiritual eye, to name a few. (by Nayaswami Hriman)

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I Had a Dream of Babaji. What Does it Mean for Me and My Meditation?

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Sri: I started meditation 3months back. One day I experienced strange good smell for a second in meditation. I saw Mahavathar babaji in my dream. He pressed on my aagna chakra and then I started swirling. But I told him to stop due to my responsibilities and for my small kid. Then he disappeared. What this dream means? While doing meditation…

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O Master (A Beautiful Choir Song Dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda)

Dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda Composer: Donald Walters & Mukti LaMar Performed in the Temple of Light at Ananda Village on the anniversary of his Mahasamadhi, March 7 2024 Lyrics: O Master, may Thy joy fill our days. O Master, may Thy wisdom guide our ways. The time has come for us to see That there’s but one reality Upon the…

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I Keep Wavering Between Two Paths

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from Marcel: Good day. There are two paths that I keep wavering between. For 10 years I have not been able to live without the path of Kriya, nor without the pagan, Nordic one. I don’t worship the Norse gods. I see them more as archetypes that serve as examples for me. There are always strong times when I do more Kriya…

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Paramhansa Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi Commemoration 2024

Nayaswami Jaya, Shyama Garcia-Davis

Beautiful and uplifting program at Ananda Village recorded on March 7th 2024, the anniversary of Paramhansa Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi. With Tyagi Shyama and Nayaswami Ananta. Yogananda was the author of Autobiography of a Yogi. ABOUT PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA Paramhansa Yogananda, born in 1893, was the first yoga master of India to take up permanent residence in the West. Yogananda arrived in America…

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The Purpose of Life (And How to Live It)

Asha Nayaswami

Every incarnation seemingly ends with a Life Review — either just after you leave your body — as the NDE folks tell us — or in the days and weeks leading up to that final event. Your purpose is revealed and you get to see how you succeeded or failed in your Divine Assignment. Why wait till the end? Start…

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Tuning Human Love to Divine Love

Brahmachari Premdas delves into the transformation of human feelings into divine love, drawing from experiences and sharing teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. He invokes the Bhagavad Gita’s promise that “Even a little practice of this religion will save you from dire fears and colossal suffering.” Premdas recounts anecdotes of individuals who faced heartbreak from loss but found solace through spiritual practice.…

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Are You “Spiritual but not Religious?”

Nayaswami Hriman

There are very good reasons why this self-identified group keeps growing. But there is a downside to this choice because the people we hang out with comprise the most important influence in our life. It can be easier to say “I’m spiritual” but much harder to manifest the commitment needed to demonstrate it. In this complex world full of competing…