Exploring the Mysteries of Chanting
By Nayaswami MariaFrom my earliest years, I often spent my idle moments softly humming. Humming was instinctive for me. I found it comforting, and a way to pass the time. As a child, I would hum n...
From Panic Attack to Heart Attack
On the day before the hearing, my client called to say that he was on the way to the hospital with chest pain and would be unable to appear in court. At the hospital, he was admitted with a heart a...
My business was on a downward spiral, my health was alarmingly precarious, and my spiritual life was hanging by a thread. I had trouble breathing, trouble sleeping, and I had no idea if or how I co...
The Call to Share: A Legacy of Divine Friendship
Right from the opening line, Autobiography of a Yogi resonates with the theme of divine friendship. Paramhansa Yogananda beautifully articulates man’s eternal quest and the inherent divine friendsh...
“Why are you averse to organizational work?” Master’s question startled me a bit. It is true that my private conviction at the time was that organizations were “hornets’ nests.” “It is a thankless...
Resurrect Your Mind from Mental Laziness
Most people spend all their lives desiring to do something perfectly, such as playing the piano or painting, but are too lazy to put forth the effort required to reach perfection in the chosen act...
