“We are all the One Spirit. When you realize the true meaning of religion is to know God, you will realize that He is your Self, and that He exists equally and impartially in all beings.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda “Equally and impartially”, my friend, those are the keys words when it comes to God. There’s…
“In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda There’s no need to worry — in fact, there’s no room for worry — when you’re in the state of love. When love is present we are flowing with the 100% positive vibration of Spirit, our divine…
“The happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s happiness, the happiness of others.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda While on an intellectual level the notion of being independent and self-sufficient may seem admirable, the isolation these qualities bestow on the heart level is far from…
“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda We’re taught as children to treat others the way we like to be treated. It’s the Golden Rule. We all learn it. Very simply, my friend, it boils down to kindness. In every interaction with everyone everywhere, use kindness.
“In the state of love, no matter what you do, it’s going to be good.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda There’s no need to worry — in fact, there’s no room for worry — when you’re in the state of love. When we’re in the state of love we are flowing the pure vibration of Spirit, our…
“Environment is stronger than will power. If you want to be spiritual, seek good company and don’t mix with those whose bad habits may wrongly influence you. Be always with people who inspire you; surround yourself with people who lift you up.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda When you need a boost of energy to lift your…
“Fear exhausts life energy. It is one of the greatest enemies of dynamic will power. Fear causes the life force that ordinarily flows steadily through the nerves to be squeezed out, and the nerves themselves to become as though paralyzed. The vitality of the whole body is lowered. Fear doesn’t help you get away from…
“Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda We’re taught as children to treat others the way we like to be treated. It’s the Golden Rule. We all learn it. Very simply, my friend, it boils down to kindness. In every interaction with everyone everywhere, use kindness.
July 9th, 2010 was the 40th anniversary of the passing of Bishnu Ghosh, Bikram Choudhury’s guru. We say the word guru means teacher, though a more thorough translation is “one who removes darkness.” Bishnu was the youngest brother of Paramahansa Yogananda, the founder of the Self-Realization Fellowships in the United States and author of the…