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Concentration: Inspiration for the Week

Tyagini Narayani, Tyagi Shurjo

Concentration: Inspiration for the Week Concentration is the secret of success in every undertaking. Without concentration, thoughts, energy, inspiration, purpose-all one’s inner forces-become scattered. Concentration is the calm focus of one’s full attention on the purpose at hand. Concentration means more than mental effort: It means channeling your heart’s feelings, your faith, and your deep aspirations into whatever you are…

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Calming Anxiety and Grief in the Present Moment

Nayaswami Hriman

Question from A.J: How to live in the present moment? I always find myself either grieving over the past or terrified of the future. i practice mindfulness but is there any other way?

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Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Online – Testimonial by Arya

Arya

Want to become a yoga teacher from the comfort of your own home? Want to integrate yoga more effectively in your daily life? Sign up today for Ananda Yoga Teacher Training Online starting January 9, 2022. For the first time ever, the Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation is now offering a Yoga Alliance approved 200-hr teacher training online. From…

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Living Christ’s Teachings

Badri Matlock

Badri Matlock shares this beautiful inspiring story during his Sunday service at Ananda Village, December 26th 2021. You can find the complete talk here.

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Should I Meditate Facing North or East, or Would Northeast, too, Be Beneficial?

Tyagi Jayadev

Question from Kenzo Cervoni: Hello, I was wondering how much difference it makes to face exactly east, or any of the other four directions, in order to reap their benefits. For example, I’ve heard that it is beneficial to study facing the north east direction, if not just north or east, which are both not possible for me. Is it crucial to face exactly…

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How to Hold on to the Bliss of Meditation?

Nayaswami Hassi

Question from Aila: Hello, I have tried to keep a meditation practice many times (mantras and hong sau techniques). During meditation, I feel deep peace, joy, and love. Then every time, after about a week, I become extremely vulnerable and depressed. I feel that my attachments are getting stronger and thoughts of death and loss settle in me and I become very sad…

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Class 73: Autobiography of a Yogi

Tyagi Shurjo

After spending some time with Luther Burbank in Los Angeles, we make our way to Germany to have darshan of Therese Neumann, the Catholic Stigmatist of Bavaria (Chapter 39).

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Dealing with Disappointment and Fear of Failure

Nayaswami Mukti

Question from Sean Kernan: I am 21 years old man and little bit stuck,I wanted to ask how to deal with disappointments , especially when those around you are highly dependent on you and you fail miserably when you didn’t even try hard enough? And How to accept responsibilities when you always had fear of failure ?

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Non-Injury: Inspiration for the Week

Tyagini Narayani, Tyagi Shurjo

Non-Injury: Inspiration for the Week Non-injury is a fundamental rule in the spiritual life. It means primarily an attitude of mind. Outwardly, one cannot avoid doing a certain amount of injury-for example, to flying insects when driving one’s car. The harm one does, however, by wishing harm to others hurts not only them, but even more especially, oneself. Spiritually, a…