Health and Healing

The Peace and Harmony Prayer –
A Powerful Tool for Healing Conflict (2011)

by Nayaswami Anandi

The “peace and harmony” prayer is extremely potent. Its simplicity and clear focus direct the mind toward attunement with God and give us a practical way to draw God’s grace in important aspects of our life. I also believe there’s a special blessing in the prayer. As a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda for more than 40 years, I have witnessed many miracles … Read More

Uncategorized

Rise Oh My Soul in Freedom!

by Draupadi

Money should serve the necessary necessities of life, Yogananda said, and no more. Swami Kriyananda, expanding on his Guru’s teaching, distinguishes between money “in itself” and people’s desire for it. When they desire it, money becomes one of the principal delusions in life, in that it offers endless opportunities to satisfy other desires, for things that go way beyond the … Read More

Facing Challenges

When Everything Falls Apart!

by Nalini Deane

How people manage life without a Guru is beyond me! When my life got turned upside down and inside out, it was the tools of this path, and my Guru’s grace, that navigated me into the light again. I came back to England during the break up of my marriage, for a little bit of space, not realising that it … Read More

Paramhansa Yogananda

Where Science and Spirituality
Come Together

by Paramhansa Yogananda

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

Prosperity

The Root of All Evil
can Yield the Fruit of Altruism

by Jagadish

I can still recall, from my childhood,  a TV commercial for an expensive camera.  It featured a famous tennis star in a flashy setting and pounding music. “Image is everything,” he proclaimed. Growing up, my mother cared a lot about our family’s appearance and would always compliment my sister and me when we looked smart.  Excelling in school was also … Read More

Spiritual Growth

The Propelled Heart

by Darshan Lotichius

In my early forties, quite unexpectedly, I felt propelled to have my Dutch university degree recognized here in Italy. I immediately acted upon this unforeseen objective and fearlessly challenged the labyrinth of this country’s bureaucracy. Finally I was told that, in order to get what I wanted, I had to pay a year’s university fee, take three additional exams, and … Read More