One of Yogananda disciple called Yogananda the flawless mirror. There is a book on it by her What did she mean by it? A Guru reflects our inner consciousness and immediately has the ability to reveal it. Things we do not understand ourselves and things we would not readily accept If we have a tendency …
Tag: Paramhansa Yogananda
Jan 22
An encouraging statement from Yogananda
Link to Original Document If you read God talks with Arjuna there is a statement made by Yogananda It made me sad but it is also an encouraging sign Yogananda taught jyoti mudra and aum technique and hangso methods Now of course it is not entirely explained by him. But a start. So what did …
Dec 06
Antiques
Yogananda Maharaj****talked about antiques. In great detail. He used the word antiquated furniture What did he mean by it? He was referring to souls who have been thinking the same way for thousands of years! Same habit. Same style. With no change whatsoever! **For example – if they were stuck in collecting information , all …
Dec 03
Meditation?
In the last a few days, a thought has passed by. Without giving details, how often should one meditate? Yogananda said if you read one hour meditate for 10 hours He also said meditate twice day 8 hours a day Vivekananda and Ramkrishna talked about 24 hours of mediation Yoga sutras imply something similar It …
Nov 26
Karma – Shaivism way
Everyone has their own definition. And they use their own logic and add prepositions etc According to Babaji and Yogananda, true karma or satkarma ( pure or good karma ) is ONLY THE KARMA THAT LEADS TO SELF REALISATION! ( refGod talks with Arjuna) Everything else is akarma ( wrong karma ) Your efforts to …
Jul 26
Blessings – encounter with Babaji
From Autobiography of a Yogi I go to America At that moment there came a knock on the door of my Garpar Road home. Answering the summons, I beheld a young man in the scanty garb of a renunciant. He entered the house. “He must be Babaji!” I thought, dazed, because the man before me …
Jul 25
A reminder about Babaji
Babaji’s mission in India has been to assist prophets in carrying out their special dispensations. He thus qualifies for the scriptural classification of Mahavatar (Great Avatar). He has stated that he gave yoga initiation to Shankara, reorganizer of the Swami Order, and to Kabir, famous medieval master. The chief nineteenth-century disciple was, as we know, …
Jul 24
Did I reach Atman ?
Soul, mind, body, brain, senses, the world, the cosmos—all are creations of Spirit. The wise man, not conceiving himself as the architect of anything (not even his own destiny), does not laugh or cry or disturb himself with the ups and downs of dualities. An egotist is never satisfied, be he rich, poor, a clerk, …
Jul 23
Is God real or just a vivid imagination?
Here Yogananda tells us about talking with God Practising the Presence of God God is approachable. Talking of Him and listening to His words in the scriptures, thinking of Him, feeling His presence in meditation, you will see that gradually the Unreal becomes real, and this world which you think is real will be seen …
Jul 23
In lay terms – let’s create our palace !
How did Babaji create a palace? Well in lay terms for common people to understand, This is how he did it! By Yogananda On a grand scale, Mahavatar Babaji created a golden palace to fulfill a long-forgotten desire of Lahiri Mahasaya-an event I have recorded in Autobiography of a Yogi. The “miracle” was explained thus: …
Jul 22
Is a Guru necessary or is it just a weakness of thought?
Before we discuss this let us look at what Yogananda says The short season of life will be gone before you realize it. Reap the harvest of divine happyness that nothing can take away. It is not impossible; you have only made of yourself think it is impossible. The power of God is within you, …
Jul 19
Sincere friendship
DID WE MEET BEFORE! When you love God, you can truly love others. Your perception of souls is pure-like a crystal-clear mirror. Whoever comes before you will be reflected there as he really is. When you unconditionally love your friends, you will see that divine friendship in them. In my earthly father, and in so …
Jul 19
Words of Babaji
The Kriya Yoga which I am giving to the world through you in this nineteenth century,” Babaji told Lahiri Mahasaya, “is a revival of the same science which Krishna gave, millenniums ago, to Arjuna, and which was later known to Patanjali, and to Christ, St. John, St. Paul, and other disciples.” . . . “Give …
Jul 19
There is more truth to this
Never let life beat you down. Beat life! If you have a strong will you can overcome all difficulties. Affirm, even in the midst of trials: “Danger and I were born together, and I am more dangerous than danger!” This is a truth you should always remember; apply it and you will see that it …
Jul 19
Is earth hell?
Perhaps But we do like it And we like coming back again And our mind seeks pleasure here Yet we must not forget the misery here. It is enough to have made everyone adult cry. One point of time or another. And I suspect a majority of people have at one point or the other …
Jul 18
How did Babaji build a palace?
There is a constant war. Mind and external circumstances. External situations try to constantly upset the Apple cart of peace. It does it by giving you good things and bad times. One must keep the mind at peace. Both with good and bad events. When this can be done, the mind has victory over the …
Jul 18
How do you know your mediation was correct??
Everyone thinks they meditate well. Even perfect. They feel joy because they fell asleep But that is not mediation There are a few things Sushumna opens. That is the first step. Now that it is open, your prana can turn within and ascend the staircase to heaven How do you know your prana ascended This …
Jul 18
Enemies or friend
SPIRITUAL SELFISHNESS VERSUS EVIL SELFISHNESS In this world there are two teachers. If you take God as your mentor, you will have a wonderful time; but if you choose the devil as your guide, you will have bullets of misery. The key word for most people as they go through life is “myself.” The spiritual …
Jul 16
If God is everywhere how can I see him
You using the wrong equipment! You can understand that he is everywhere. You can imagine he is everywhere But what I am talking is about us seeing him everywhere To do that you need to stop using your eyes and use your intuition like Paramhansa Yogananda said. In his own words WHAT IS TRUTH? The …
Jul 15
The life of the enlightened
Christlike souls use their divine power like the Heavenly Father, only to win, never to harm, God’s erroneous children. Darkness can be dispelled only by light. Sin can be dispelled only by righteousness, nurtured by forgiveness and love, which heals the wounds, the ignorance, and the rage in errant hearts. Jesus set a wondrous example …
Jul 15
Be nice
“Every time you think good thoughts, the Kundalini begins to move upward. Every time you hate people or hold harsh thoughts about them, the Kundalini automatically moves downward. When you love others selflessly, or think kind thoughts about them, it moves up the spine. “Kundalini Is not awakened by techniques alone.” ~ Paramhansa Yogananda Seems …
Jul 15
The story of creation
The weaker forms of life were helpless before aggressive stronger ones, and out of the struggle to survive came the process of evolution to higher, more efficient forms. “Survival of the fittest” seems to us a terrible law, but in the final analysis it is not. The animals that are killing each other are only …
Jul 14
Is God truly loving?
Why do I ask that? We suffering everywhere. And in the Bible it is said , God says I am wrath or vengeance shall be mine. I am sure an avid Bible reader knows about it This is what Yogananda said The orthodox notion of eternal hellfire and damnation is an utterly false precept; it …
Jul 13
Savikalpa
BY PRACTICING THE EIGHTFOLD YOGA, the devotee first experiences ecstasy for a short time; by deeper practice he is able to remain divinely entranced for longer periods. The ecstatic state of perception of God without perception of the universe is called savikalpa samadhi or samprajnata samadhi. It is seldom, if ever, possible for a yogi …
Jul 11
Fakes are abundant
On several occasions Paramahansa Yogananda told his disciples: “After my passing, many ‘mediums’ will say they are in touch with me and are receiving my ‘messages’ for the world. All such statements are false. “My message for the world has been expounded in my speeches, classes, and writings. Do not be misled by persons who, …
Jul 11
Is this an Ordinary simple statement?
You cannot be free unless you have burned the seeds of past actions in the fire of wisdom and meditation. ~ Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Yogoda Satsanga annual-series booklet” This is a profound statement! It gives a complete solution! Karma – until all karma is destroyed you can’t escape Reading this is karma. Breathing is karma. …
Jul 10
Relaxation in sleep and while awake
Relaxation in sleep…… “”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” During sleep, there is involuntary relaxation of energy from the motor and sensory nerves. Through practice,one can produce this relaxation during walking state also,at will. In big the sleep of death, there is total relaxation—the retirement of energy from heart and cerebrospinal axis. By deep meditation, this complete relaxation may be …
Jul 10
How to cultivate faith
Faith is known as Shraddha. If you read Prashnouponishad, you will realize that faith is the second step in creation. In its core, faith is the soul is immortal. You may know it. But yet, the long standing attachment to body , we constantly are afraid. We believe in heaven and hell. But in that …
Jul 10
Inner victory
As long as you come back to earth, in any shape size or gender , you will desire for things in this world. Inner victory comes in a few steps learn that material desires are not fulfilling learn that there is more substantial happiness within. That within some people call it/ him / her God …
Jul 10
Is spirituality for everyone?
NO India suffered because the principle of non violence and titiksha was applied to the masses. How can a country defend itself if everyone decides and says – oh we will endure and not be violent towards others and forgive our enemies? Prithviraj Chauhan was foolish in forgiving Mohamed Gazni 16 times in war. In …
Jul 05
Poverty
“What you are is much greater than anyone or anything else you have ever yearned for. The spirit is exhaustless Bliss. You are carrying within your heart a portable paradise. The more you concentrate on the outside, the less you will know of the inner glory of the everlasting joy of the spirit. The more …
Jul 05
Victory
Man’s freedom is final and immediate, if he so wills; it depends not on outer but inner victories. Paramahansa Yogananda Autobiography of a Yogi So what is this freedom? Pure consciousness is limited by 5 kleshas which leads toleads to the illusion of soul that is encased in three bodies – gross, subtle and causal …
Jun 29
An interesting story
Nevertheless, because she received much special attention, Radha became filled with pride. So one day the Lord Krishna said to her, ” Let us steal away together.” He played on her vanity, making her think he wanted to be alone with her. She was feeling very happy and favoured. They walked some distance, and Krishna …
Jun 28
Ashtavakra Gita
Ashtavakra was enlightened. There is a story he was enlightened even before he was born. When in his mothers womb, his father would recite the vedas and shlokas and would make mistakes. Ashtavakra would wince and his body would twist in mothers womb. So when he was born, he had 8 parts of his body …
Jun 28
Positive thinking
One of my uncle, Dineshkaka always emphasized positive thinking He has been instrumental in guiding me in my spiritual path throughout In this day and age failure in many tasks is common. However like Yogananda, he Always insisted on positive thinking. So even if you repeated fail to ride a bicycle, do we not try …
Jun 27
One pointed attention or dhayana or mediation
BE DETERMINED WHEN RESTLESS THOUGHTS INVADE THE MIND So, develop your desire for God; and when you are meditating, every time a distracting thought comes, remember that it is only static. Tune it out. If you are praying to the Heavenly Father, and suddenly you think that you should be in the kitchen working, just …
Jun 26
Hidden enemies
To find freedom from the enslaving power of the senses, the greedy, angry, sensual individual first must avoid the material environment that easily excites his specific psychophysical weakness, and then must kill the inner desires that will otherwise accompany him wherever he goes. The devotee who exercises outward self-restraint and thereby feels secure against temptation …
Jun 23
Family
The happiness of one’s own heart alone cannot satisfy the soul; one must try to include, as necessary to one’s own happiness, the happiness of others. ~ Sri Paramahansa Yogananda This may seem incorrect at first. After all why would a hungry starving person in Africa Make the soul unhappy? Or a child crying for …
Jun 22
Karma
Generally people are narrow minded. They think of karma as amount of money, security, people and relations they get. Usually many people focus on their bad fortune and use it to justify not helping others who suffer But here is a powerful statement from Yogananda If you give out love and kindness you will get …
Jun 22
God is everywhere but
“Gazing one Sunday morning at the masses of flowers that decorated the church, the Master said, “I thank you for the flowers. God is always pleased to receive flowers because He Himself is beautiful, and He created beauty in the flowers so that they would speak of Him. More than anything else in nature they …
Jun 21
Reincarnation
Something to ponder Divine Justice and the Law of Reincarnation. “”””””””””””””‘”””””””””‘”” You may or may not believe in the law of Reincarnation;but if life is the beginning and the end of Human existence,it is impossible to reconcile the enequalities of life with a divine justice. Why is one man born in a rich family, whereas …
Jun 21
How many kriya yogis are there?
Hundreds of thousands, not dozens merely, of Kriya Yogis are needed to bring into manifestation the world of peace and plenty that awaits men when they have made the proper effort to reestablish their status as sons of the Divine Father….May all men come to know that there exists a definite, scientific technique of Self-realization …
Jun 19
Why knowledge or experience
Knowledge prepares the way to love. You cannot love that which you do not know. Knowledge of God must therefore precede love for Him. That knowledge comes by practice of Kriya Yoga, the technique that Lahiri Mahasaya gave. When you know God, you will love Him; and when you love Him, you will surrender yourself …
Jun 18
Atma siddhi
How do you know you have established yourself in God? Many things but the bare basic is as follows as per Paramhansa Yogananda Please not the words obtain at will! Peace when in external turmoil. Those are more Long lasting signs. Sporadic peace is equally important but slowly with patience one must increase it Per …
Jun 17
Bubble of pure consciousness
The Ocean of Spirit has become the little bubble of my soul. Whether floating in birth, or disappearing in death, in the ocean of cosmic awareness the bubble of my life cannot die. I am indestructible consciousness, protected in the bosom of Spirit’s immortality. ~ Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Metaphysical Meditations” This is a description …
Jun 17
Child – experience of pure consciousness
“In the spiritual life one becomes just like a little child, without resentment, without attachment, full of life and joy.” “What are you afraid of? You are an immortal being. You are neither a man nor a woman, as you may think, but a soul – joyous, eternal.” ~ Paramahansa Yogananda (Autobiography of a Yogi) …
Jun 17
Where is the enemy
Learn to see God in all persons, of whatever race or creed. You will know what divine love is when you begin to feel your oneness with every human being, not before. Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “The Law of Success” The only enemy we had was our own personality. We held on to so many …
Jun 17
Body
So long as we are immersed in body consciousness, we are like strangers in a foreign country. Our native land is omnipresence. Paramahansa Yogananda—Sayings of Paramahansa Yogananda So this is the problem. When we sleep we are not aware of the body. When immersed in a wonderful movie we are not aware of the body. …
Jun 17
When can I see God
He is the nearest of the near, the dearest of the dear. Love Him as miser loves money,as an ardent man loves his sweetheart,as a drowning person loves breath. When you yearn for God with interest,He will come to you… Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda. Where There Is Light… Page-183. Ramkrishna described it the same way …
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