Our karma affects the relationship between our spiritual growth and the state of our material abundance or success. However, some spiritually advanced people live in poverty; others, in abundance, so neither is necessarily a sign of spiritual advancement. To learn more about achieving prosperity, you can take our online course Success and Happiness Through Yoga Principles.
In today’s Western culture, there are so many teachings about how to use spirituality to become materially wealthy. One cannot deny that man has basic needs: food, health, shelter, etc. However, it seems that many, at least occasionally, define their needs according to their desires. Would having enough money to fulfill all our desires really be the great boon that … Read More
Watch this as an overview. This affirmation is very helpful. A Healing Prayer Affirmation by Paramhansa Yogananda Focus deeply at the spiritual eye, and repeat three times: “I will with my own will, which flows from the divine will, to be healthy to be well, to be prosperous and spiritual, to be well, to be well.”
Question from mary: Our abundance externally seems to be linked to our realization of our Divine abundance internally. How does Karma interface with this? Also I think that the more I love God the less I need to ask others for wisdom. And the more I realize that my “truth” is not the truth others may perceive for me. Thank you for responding. … Read More
By starting from within, you can acquire the experience of many years within a short time. The first step is to increase the receptivity of your intuition.
Our 2012 adventure continues at home, as my wife has begun her online schooling to become a certified health coach (yes, we’re still juicing once a day and feeling great), and I move forward with manifesting new directions for music, consciousness, and inspiration, while keeping up the Ananda Music responsibilities. This is definitely uncharted territory for us both, and has … Read More
Finances are tough for everyone, especially now and usually the thought is “We must save and pinch our pennies!” Now this isn’t a bad thing; in fact we should be smart with our money. Though, as with everything on the spiritual path, the better question would be, “Am I being more contractive or more expansive?” Even though we might have … Read More
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
