Every year at this time as the energy of the holiday season picks up, we come to an inflection point— a particular intensity associated with the spirit of the season, as we strive toward more openheartednes. In general, our lives are like individual centrifuges, the forces around us spin at certain velocities and we are either in the flow of those energies ... Read More
As we enter full force into the holiday season, the energy picks up and our stress levels typically rise. Our tolerance levels also change: usually in the wrong direction! Yet beneath it all is a power barely perceptible. If we tap into it through our yoga practices, we can discover, or rather remember, that which is native to the soul: a deep, abiding ... Read More
September 26th was Lahiri Mahasaya’s Mahasamadhi Day—the day he left his body and completed his mission on this earthly plane. Yet, the example he set and the beautiful seeds he planted in souls continue to live on in the hearts of every devotee following the path of Kriya Yoga. As many of you know, Lahiri Mahasaya was charged by the ... Read More
With gratitude in our hearts for the abundant support we received from so many of you yesterday on North Texas Giving Day, we want to share with you this beautiful blog posted recently from our Ananda Portland community. Written by Surendra Conti, one of their ministers there, it was too precious not to share more widely. One of the oldest pieces of ... Read More
Paramhansa Yogananda often stated that this material world was not what it appeared to be. The more we are able to cultivate an understanding from a divine perspective with love and compassion, but also more like an observer watching a movie, the less our energies will be drawn into and therefore bound by the forces and conditions of our lives. Each ... Read More
