I recently read an article stating that the world’s greatest chess player is bored with chess. He declined to play in the World Chess Championship to participate in a more unconventional form of th...
On Coming to the New—Old Land—America
On Coming to the New—Old Land—America Sleeping memories Of friends once more to be Did greet me — sailing o’er the sea, — Sensing my coming The Pilgrim Land to adore. The distant sleeping shore L...
Sorrows Will Turn to Joy: The Transformative Blessings of Kriya Yoga
Dharmadevi and I participated in a Kriya retreat at Ananda Village this past weekend. A special divine grace permeates Kriya initiations, and this one was no exception. One of the new Kriyabans sh...
*This story is excerpted from Healing with Life Force, Vol 3 (Magnetism)Her name suited her perfectly – Happy! Full of energy and creatively gifted, Happy delighted in her friends, who felt uplift...
On Recording The Harmonium Handbook Audiobook
(The Harmonium Handbook: Owning, Playing, and Maintaining the Indian Reed Organ, which has been in print now for over 20 years, is now available on audiobook. Satyaki Kraig Brockschmidt, the author...
I ended the last chapter with a quote from Swami Shankara. It would be interesting to begin this chapter with a story my guru told about that master. So much did Yogananda know about him, indeed, t...