"To Jesus through Mary": Kriya Yoga and the Holy Trinity
Dharmadevi and I were preparing for a kriya yoga initiation at Ananda Village this past weekend. A few days before the initiation, an unexpected inspiration visited us. Ram and Denise, our friends...
Keep a Calm Heart: Hong Sau in Eugene Oregon
by Nayaswami Anandi Bharat and I were new in our relationship (1982), and had just completed two weeks of nature classes in Oregon. We stopped in Eugene to do a couple of errands. I wanted to buy a...
"Three, two, to the only One!": Your Spiritual Countdown to Self-realization
As we enter the holiday season, many of us have experienced the New Year's Eve countdown to some extent. Typically, New Year's is a time when people stay up late and indulge in excess, hoping to fo...
Trained in Divine Love (excerpt)
Below is a short excerpt from a letter Anandi wrote to her guru, Paramhansa Yogananda: Thoughts of you fill my heart today. Two or three weeks ago I felt you looking thoughtfully at me and inwardly...
"You Are All My Children": A Message of Unity and Compassion from Divine Mother
From a tender age, he was afflicted with a crippling condition that seemed to have robbed him of all hope. His mother brought him to the sacred grounds of the "Mother of Us All." Residing in Serbia...
If you have given up hope of ever being happy, cheer up. Never lose hope. Your soul, being the reflection of the ever‑ joyous Spirit, is, in essence, happiness itself. If you keep the eyes of your...
