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The Magic of the Energization Exercises

Yogananda’s Energisation exercises are one of the greatest gifts the Master gave to his followers. Read on, to know how they bestow on their practitioners a natural healing and a bouncy resilience to the pressures of everyday living. I have been practicing Yogananda ji’s Energization Exercises for almost a year now. I did not start them with any expectations. Even … Read More

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Cultivating Inner Peace & Calmness

Whether one is new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, the feeling experienced by many is a sense of peace and calmness within. The challenge thereafter is to try to retain this feeling while navigating through the unpredictable ups and downs of life. Before my conscious spiritual journey began in this life, I hardly understood the meaning of peace and … Read More

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The Sun is Listening

Yogananda said that the outer Sun is the reflection of our inner Sun, the spiritual eye. While most of us undermine the importance of the sun in our daily lives, read about the inspiring relationship that Rashmi has cultivated with the “Brother Sun” – it will make the Sun come alive for you, as your Divine friend. What I’m going … Read More

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My healing experience
– Covid times 2021

In mid-April ’21 we got to know that my father who is 85+ is covid positive. Initial few days, he was administered medicines & oxygen etc at home only under the doctors prescription. In a few days, his condition deteriorated and the oxygen concentrator of 5L capacity was not enough! He was to be admitted to a hospital …at a … Read More

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Faith For The Rational Mind

Today, in this age of science and logic, when everything is questioned unless supported by evidence and reason, people of faith often have a hard time convincing others that they are as sane as anyone else. They either have to give arguments in support of their faith or they have to conceal it. The holy books of all religions, on … Read More

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The Power of God’s Grace

Swami Kriyananda’s guidance to others forms the bedrock of the spiritual life of countless souls throughout the world. One pivotal piece of advice he gave me in the early days of Ananda changed my understanding of how to approach the spiritual path. I had been a disciple for a few years and had been hit by a karmic test that … Read More

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RESOLUTIONS

The tide of the old year is ebbing, and the new one is rolling in. It is time, once again, for New Year’s resolutions: the best opportunity to rid yourself of those habits you know to be self-destructive, and to develop those that you know will improve your life. Paramhansa Yogananda regularly wrote his students at this time of year, encouraging, … Read More