The Mission & Role of Yogananda’s Teachings in the World – Evening with Nayaswamis Jyotish & Devi

Nayaswami Devi, Nayaswami Jyotish, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

Paramhansa Yogananda’s mission was to help usher the whole world, with greater understanding and spiritual insight, into Dwapara Yuga, the new Age of Energy. He came to reawaken the world to the original teachings of yoga as taught in the East, and the original Christianity of Jesus Christ, both of which emphasize direct inner experience of God. Swami Kriyananda came … Read More

Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi Visit the Tulsi Bose Shrine

Nayaswami Devi, Nayaswami Jyotish, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

The Spiritual Directors of Ananda Worldwide visit the Tulsi Bose Shrine in Kolkata, India in September 2022 — a memorable day and a blessed visit. Grace flows from the Guru and his Light and Love touches all hearts. Tulsi Bose was a childhood friend of Yogananda’s (called Mukunda prior to taking monastic vows). They traveled to many places together. Tulsi … Read More

The Attitude with Which We Serve Is More Important than What We Do

Nayaswami Jyotish, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

It doesn’t matter very much what we do, because we’re going to be called on to do a lot of different tasks in any one lifetime. If we become identified with the thing that we do, it’s just another kind of self-definition. Having the right attitude, is what is going to make the difference. Nayaswami Jyotish shares this beautiful inspiration … Read More

Seva Is a Means to Dissolve the Ego

Nayaswami Jyotish, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

The whole of the spiritual path is meant to dissolve the ego. Paramhansa Yogananda very strongly said, that you will never get there without selfless service, without seva. When you selflessly serve others, the masters and God flow through you, so you become a channel of blessing to other people. Nayaswami Jyotish shares this beautiful inspiration from his upcoming book … Read More

Serve to Uplift Consciousness

Nayaswami Jyotish, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

When we serve, the mind has the tendency to be outward. And therefore we think we’re serving the bodies, or we’re serving the physical thing. But what we’re really trying to do is we’re trying to use that energy flow, to uplift consciousness. Nayaswami Jyotish shares this beautiful inspiration from his upcoming book The Heart of Seva about this important … Read More

See Divine Mother in Those You Serve

Nayaswami Devi, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

When you serve other people, always try to see the highest in them. Even when they make mistakes or act foolishly. God loves them, so we should look for the highest in them too. Nayaswami Devi shares this beautiful inspiration from the upcoming book The Heart of Seva about this important principle of seva/service. Recorded during Ananda’s Inner Renewal Retreat … Read More

Offer the Fruits of Service Back to the Divine from Whom It Comes

Nayaswami Devi, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

We all have varying degrees of success or failure in what we do. The best thing is to not take credit for ourselves but instead give the fruits of service back to the Divine. Nayaswami Devi shares this beautiful inspiration from the upcoming book The Heart of Seva about this important principle of seva/service. Recorded during Ananda’s Inner Renewal Retreat … Read More

Meditate in the Mornings Before You Serve

Nayaswami Devi, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

Frenetic activity does not equal seva. To truly practice service, we have to be calm and centered. That is where the importance of meditation comes in. Nayaswami Devi shares this beautiful inspiration from the upcoming book The Heart of Seva about this important principle of seva/service. Recorded during Ananda’s Inner Renewal Retreat in February 2023.