In this article Yogananda once more bridges the chasm that separates true religion from true science. When succesful representatives from both disciplines come together, the world at last receives the guidance it needs: “My friend Luther Burbank has passed on. His body lies under a Lebanon cedar that he planted years ago in his own little garden, but his spirit … Read More
Years ago I was involved in the founding of an Ananda center in Rome. Although I scarcely had any prior experience with starting a facility like that, my enthusiasm was intense and sincere. It was not always kept under control though. Yogananda encourages us to interiorize our spiritual enthusiasm so that we might apply it judiciously. Properly used and placed, … Read More
Human beings, having wandered away from the Source of love, God, and having identified with a vulnerable physical body, forgot their essential immortal and indestructible nature, and began believing in the reality of death and, as a result, they developed fear. There are times, however, when fear is necessary. For example, it is wise to be afraid of tigers in … Read More
When I was in my late teens I made an unpleasant discovery: I had a fear of banks. In itself this needn’t have been a problem. But my friends and I were travelling in foreign countries, and the special checks that I was carrying needed my signature within a bank in order to be cashed. Those blurred lines that my … Read More
