The Need for a Personal Savior
Saints have loosed and severed those bonds of ego-centricity. They understand that both direct perception and indirect, rational understanding must reach an intuitive level, which is forever beyon...
A Christmas Message from Paramhansa Yogananda
My Christmas wish for you this year is twofold: that the consciousness of Christ be manifest in you through deep meditation, and that your exemplary actions will persuade others to abandon their e...
"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...
