Sometimes it seems that there is a spring to one’s spiritual life and an autumn to it. As though there is a waxing and a waning. At times, the opportunities for spiritual practice are abundant, and devotion flows all the time, filling you with joy and grace, and a sense of belonging to God and to the Gurus. Then again, … Read More
The Power of Prayer
The power of prayer has to be tested before one can believe in it. Most of the time we hardly believe that our prayers will be heard, let alone answered. When we feel no divine response, we comfort ourselves that prayers are not always answered anyway. What we overlook, as too good to be true, is that God is not … Read More
Learning To Love
Learning to love truly is really the greatest learning of life in this world , or the Mrityulok, as it is called. Right from the time that we gain consciousness of our surroundings, we experience love in its different forms. First of all perhaps, comes Mother’s love, which one becomes aware of as a child. As a child one also … Read More
On Spiritual Progress
One of the common issues that a seeker on the spiritual path comes up with is: Am I really making any progress? This is a very human response. We are accustomed to goal oriented activity. We study to clear examinations and get into the next higher class. We take medicines to achieve cures for a disease or an undesirable condition. … Read More
The Full Moon
There was a full moon this year on Christmas Eve, a relatively rare event that last took place 38 years ago. The full moon occurs, of course, when the entire surface reflects the light of the sun back to the earth. As the moon makes its monthly revolution around the earth, it passes through all its various phases, from the … Read More
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Global Warming
We need more global warming. No, not the kind where the average temperature rises. I mean where the average consciousness rises. The only true cure for many of the world’s problems—war, poverty, and even rising temperatures—is for mankind’s consciousness to expand. We are currently in the second of four ages or yugas, having entered the current age, Dwapara, a little … Read More
“Ways of Awakening” Garden in Ananda Delhi
Paramhansa Yogananda called his temples in America “Churches of All Religions,” emphasizing the universal nature of true Sanatan Dharma. He said “We are not a sect.” He spoke as his mission as uniting all religions—not through belief, but through individual spiritual experience. He described his plans for his Encinitas retreat: “Flags of the nations will hang in our halls. Diminutive … Read More
Learning to Enjoy the Journey
I recently had the great blessing of being part of a pilgrimage to Babaji’s cave near Ranikhet. A few weeks before our departure, the pilgrims received a preparation letter which said – “You are already on pilgrimage”. These words caught my attention and I tried to tune in to the journey that had already begun. However with my mental and … Read More
