Everyone is alone. Alone with their thoughts, problems, joys and sorrows. Everyone is born alone and helpless, and leaves this world in similar fashion. And yet, everyone is together in this aloneness: sharing experiences, ideas and support. We are born into a family, move through life with friends, and leave with the support of our loved ones at the end. … Read More
Community, Inspiration, Spiritual Teachings, Swami Kriyananda
Service Adventure Club
Life is nothing if not an adventure. Each new day brings opportunities to explore the vast landscape of life. How we spend our time reveals much about who we are and where we’re going, and our attitudes and approach to life often determine the pace and rhythm at which we get there. Swami Kriyananda wrote “Life is a great adventure. … Read More
Community, Inspiration, Meditation, Spiritual Teachings, Swami Kriyananda
Do Trousers Matter?
Community, Inspiration, Meditation, Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Teachings, Swami Kriyananda
The Fearless Heart
Community, Inspiration, Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda
Unity Through Community
Inspiration, Meditation, Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Teachings, Swami Kriyananda
Supreme Devotion
Love is the cosmic glue which holds this universe together with its interplay of countless swirling celestial bodies, and multitudes of hearts and minds. Paramhansa Yogananda’s own guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri was a stern yoga master who yet knew this wisdom of love. He wrote that “The first and most essential thing on the spiritual path is to uncover … Read More
I’m Only Human
To be human is commonly associated with lack, mistakes and failure. Habitual expressions referring to the human condition include “I’m only human”, “to be human is to err” and excusing any manner of human foible or fault as “just human nature”. But what if the truth is that being human, in essence, is to be divine? Paramhansa Yogananda was a … Read More
Community, Inspiration, Meditation, Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Teachings, Swami Kriyananda
The Custodians of Religion
In my early life lexicon, the term “custodian” referred only to the janitor at my elementary school. Later, in my early adult life, I read perhaps one of the greatest spiritual books ever written, The New Path by Swami Kriyananda. In Part II, Chapter 33: Original Christianity, the author emphasizes and expounds an important message from Paramhansa Yogananda: “The saints … Read More
