Nayaswami Jaya continues his new series on Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings on developing courage and overcoming fear. Based on Yogananda’s book “How to Live Without Fear” Remove The Mental Bacteria to Overcome Your Fear! “One of the greatest enemies of willpower is fear. Avoid it both in thought and in action. Fear doesn’t help you to get away from the object … Read More
What Do Our Masters Say About Earth’s Cycles of Time?
Question from Poornima Ketkar: I used to practice Brahma kumaris meditation but their theories are completely different. One thing which is bothering me is that they claim that God is not Omnipresent and also that God came in the body of their founder. They have a time cycle of 5000 years and say that everything in this world is repeated in this cycle. Also … Read More
Secrets of Moving Beyond Bitterness
With Nayaswami Aditya; from Ananda India Transcript Nayaswami Aditya: Now this is actually a little bit like Patanjali. I’m reminded of one sutra of his that if you’re not in Bliss then he says it is like, almost to say, it’s your problem. He says you have to introspect. You were made from Bliss. You ought to be in Bliss. … Read More
How Can I Keep Motivated on the Spiritual Path?
Question from S: During a course of time on this spiritual journey after getting the answers to what you’re made for, I feel lack of motivation and energy to do the tasks associated with daily life. Im unable to hold on to a particular thing and often feel drained. I experience a lot of mood changes varying from happiness to grief and sadness … Read More
My Family Is Not Very Supportive of My Spiritual Interests
Question from Don: I’ve grown to love our Gurus and Krishna more than I’d ever image. My heart fills with so much joy when I meditate on Krishna and Guru. Now for my family (married side) are the ones who taught me about the kingdom and Jesus Christ which eventually led to Yogananda revealing himself to me. I love Jesus dearly but my … Read More
Does Kriya Yoga Affect Past Karma? Bad Karma? Good Karma?
Question from Shikha: Due to the practice of Kriya Yoga, does prarabdha (past) karma also get impacted? If yes, do the karmas get simply eliminated or they get fructified early? Does the practice of Kriya Yoga impacts only the past bad karmas, or good karmas as well?
Love: the One Thing Needful
Our program of weekly wisdom from the Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda begins with a poem taken from Chapter 7. It is a poem written by a famous medieval woman saint of India: Mirabai. Putting aside the endless debates about religion, theology and spiritual paths and practices to discover the “one thing needful” before even one step can … Read More
How Can I Move Forward After a Difficult Childhood?
Question from Diksha mishra: I have a problem.my childhood was traumatic,I got abused as a child by the people I thought were my friends so now the problem whenever someone come too close to me I freeze.my brain has even closed all my past memories of childhood trauma I don’t even remember the roads I have walked for 14yrs of my life everyday but … Read More
How to Be a true Channel
A book study with Nayaswamis Biraj and Lahiri at Ananda Mumbai
Paramhansa Yogananda: How to Live With Courage (Shared by Nayaswami Jaya)
Nayaswami Jaya continues his new series on Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings on developing courage and overcoming fear. Based on Yogananda’s book “How to Live Without Fear” Nayaswami Jaya has been a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda for over 50 years and shares inspiringly from Yogananda’s teachings as well as personal experience. Remove The Mental Bacteria to Overcome Your Fear! “One of the … Read More