My only interest in people is to help them. And as long as breath shall flow in this lungs, so long shall I try to help others and tell them to get away from this motion picture of delusion. Because you are a part of it now, you suffer. You must stand aside and watch …
Tag: Paramhansa Yogananda
Jun 17
Private talks Yogananda
Everything is God. This very room and the universe are floating like a motion picture on the screen of my consciousness…. I look at this room and I see nothing but pure Spirit, pure Light, pure Joy… The picture of my body and your bodies and all things in this world are only rays of …
Jun 13
Satsang part 3
There is constant exchange of magnetism between you and your surroundings and people with whom you come in contact. For example, on meeting someone, you may become aware that something is happening to you, you are actually receiving a current from that person. In order to receive another’s magmatism, you must be near him. When …
Jun 12
Satsang part 2
Regarding Arjuna’s query to Krishna, it can be said that people misuse the coercive power of habit to perform evil, while they should use that force only to perform good. Ignorance, lack of watchfulness, want of discretion in selecting right actions, and carelessness in choosing proper friends often entrap a person in a quicksand of …
Jun 12
Satsang
If you have a mind that absorb everything like blotting paper, you must keep that mind free from evil influences. Just as a blotting paper that has become soaked with split oil will no longer absorb water, so must your mind first be saturated with good until it becomes impervious to evil. Be strong in …
Jun 12
What do the enlightened feel
Eternity yawns at me below, above, on the left and on the right, infront and behind, with in and without. With open eyes I behold myself as the little body. With closed eyes I perceive myself as the cosmic centre around which revolves the sphere of eternity, the sphere of bliss, the sphere of omniscient, …
Jun 10
Steps to getting rid of worry
Seems easy But is difficult Each time a swarm of worries invades your mind, refuse to be affected; wait calmly, while seeking the remedy. Spray the worries with the powerful chemical of your peace. Paramahansa Yogananda-in a Para-gram Your peace – your self realization as Atman or pure consciousness Refuse to be affected – stand …
Jun 10
Power of a true smile
You Have Power; You Do Not Use It………. “”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” Do you think that you have been completely unsettled by circumstances– ruffled, shattered, whipped, lacking power? Banish such thoughts! You have power; you do not use it. You have all the power you need. There is nothing greater than the power of the mind. Resurrect your …
Jun 09
Be careful of your thoughts – why?
“As water by cooling and condensation becomes ice, so thought by condensation assumes physical form. Everything in the universe is thought in material form. The spirit could not create matter as anything different from itself, for it had only itself as the tissue or material with which to build the cosmos. There is essentially nothing …
Jun 07
A sign of greatness!
Generally people think the more popular a person, he must be great. That’s what democracy works on. Popular vote. Not on merit. Just on perceived talent. Now most of the people who have an opinion don’t necessarily evaluate the candidate or care about it So what about in religion? Sadly it is the same thing. …
Jun 07
Death
Here Is a description of death. BUT THIS IS THE DESCRIPTION OF DEATH FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SUBSTANTIAL PURITY IT DOES NOT APPLY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SELFISH OR HAVE DONE BAD DEEDS. PLUS THE COMMITTING SUICIDE FOLLOWS A DIFFERENT COURSE But for those with good deeds not to fear ( good deeds measured by …
Jun 07
Inadequate translation
I did not reveal this for a long time. Many times j have hinted in my blogs about faith. Even in prashnoupanishad, it is said God First created prana and then faith Faith is important everywhere. It is important in business relation, family relations, spouse relations and just in general to run the world In …
Jun 07
Sensitive
We get it all wrong. We are sensitive to things that offend us. But not sensitive to the v feelings of others. Such is a manifestation of ego It is easy to understand. But time and again we fall prey to our ego and get hurt All the world problems right now , the discrimination …
Jun 02
Truth or fact?
fact can be sometimes be harmful… “”””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””””” Truth is always wholesome; fact can sometimes be harmful. However true it may be,a fact that goes against good is only a fact;it is not truth. Never reveal unpleasant facts that cause meaningless suffering to someone else,such as speaking out unnecessarily against the another character. This is often …
May 30
Last minute
If you keep your mind with God, you will be Free…….. When desires come,be guided by wisdom, not by whim or stubbornness. If you can control your senses and keep your mind with God, you will be free. But if, on the last day when the time comes to go to the Heavenly Father, the …
May 28
Vyadha Gita
There are many Gita. The Gita that most people quote is Bhagvad Gita. But there is Ram Gita, Avdhoot Gita, Vyadha Gita, Uttar Gita, etc Gita in sanskrit means song. This is the celestial songs, which the greatest sages have made. These savants cannot be mimicked and everything else that people write is merely an …
May 28
Sincere souls!
“I can give my life for a sincere Soul” “”””””””””””””””””””””””‘””‘””””””” I can give my life for a sincere Soul, but insincer souls I stay away from. I am never insincere with anyone, and that is the way we all should live in this world. We must be fearless, sincer, surrounded not only with those whom …
May 27
In continuation – peace
So those very fortunate people who are given peace – peace to such a high degree. And joy to that degree – are worthless Worthless from a society standpoint. They remain incapable to work. Once in that state , that state is so intoxicating, they don’t move from one place to another. They lie Or …
May 27
How words betray you!
Here is an incorrect understanding. His words betrayed his level of experience Your inner peace or happiness depends exclusively on how you train your brain with your mind. Brain is an organ, mind is consciousness. With daily meditation and practice of mindfulness, japa and worship, the energy centres (chakras) slowly balance and align with higher …
May 27
The converse is true
Your true personality begins to develop when you are able, by deep intuition, to feel that you are not this solid body but are the divine eternal current of Life and Consciousness within the body. Paramahansa Yogananda “Man’s Eternal Quest” So this is a sign of progress. A true first step. Until then we are …
May 25
Different Yogas
The world is innundated with different yogas. Whatever path you follow, I wish you luck The following blog is written for my children. It is very basic but yet profound. May I request you that if you are not my children, perhaps you should stick with whatever definition of yoga you have and not read …
May 25
Negativity versus Positive attitude :Difficult but very successful
The greatest thing you can do to cultivate true wisdom is to practice the consciousness of the world as a dream. If failure comes, say: “It is a dream.” Then shut off the thought of failure from your mind. In the midst of negative conditions, practice “opposition” by thinking and acting in a positive, constructive …
May 24
How to quiet the mind?
A very common problem. Universal. We can focus the mind with ease on tasks related to worldly activity. But tell the mind to stop thinking, start to see the divine, love God, etc and it a Herculean task Maha yoga vigyan and paramhansa Yogananda talk about it very clearly My blogs have said it clearly. …
May 24
Information versus experience
The reason that God remains unknown to millions who worship Him in temples and churches, and in holy cities and places of pilgrimage, is that the physical instruments of knowledge can apprehend only the products of the Creator; Divinity Itself is perceived by the supramental faculty of intuition, the soul’s God-given power of knowing truth. …
May 24
Novel
This life is a master novel, written by God, and man would go crazy if he tried to understand it by reason alone. That is why I tell you to meditate more. Enlarge the magic cup of your intuition and then you will be able to hold the ocean of infinite wisdom. Paramahansa Yogananda—Sayings of …
May 21
How does this work?
Change yourself and you have done your part in changing the world… ~Sri Paramahansa Yogananda It works simply because if you change, your change will affect at least 2 or 3 other people around you. Once they become sufficiently advanced in their change they will change 2-3 people Thus a chain reaction is created All …
May 20
Diet
The aim of life – be happy True joy is being with God Why can we not go to God? Our emotions and constant mental activity Makes it impossible It is not possible to subdue it without sustained prolonged effort This is where diet comes into play Take alcohol for example. Drinking make the mind …
May 20
We know this but forget
If you want to be loved, startloving others who need your love.If you want others to sympathize with you, start showing sympathy to those around you. If you want to be respected, you must learn to be respectful to everyone, both young and old.Whatever you want others to be, firstbe thatyourself then you will find …
May 17
Patanjali Yoga
Q. What is yoga? A. Chitta vritti nirodha iti yoga what is chitta? Chitta is something that is a reflection of God. This is to be differentiated from Chitt. After chitta something within it wants to enjoy and that is the soul. One has to go way beyond the soul to reach chitta. Preventing the …
May 17
Between thoughts
“In the gap between thoughts, non-conceptual wisdom shines, continuously.” Milarepa Here is a famous quote. It has been repeated by many Buddhists, Sufi and in Hinduism But the quote is very incomplete. There are many pitfalls to it First when you try to see what is between thoughts, that itself is a thought you create …
May 17
Does everyone on the path make it?
Loyalty to a spiritual custom without sincerity and conviction is hypocrisy. Loyalty to the spirit of a custom even without clinging to a form is wisdom. But loyalty neither to spiritual custom, nor principle, nor teacher is spiritual degeneration. Stand by God and His servant, and you will see His hand working through all things. …
May 16
So beautiful – how do you see the world?
Only those who partake of the harmony within their souls know the harmony that runs through nature. Whosoever lacks this inner harmony feels also a lack of it in the world. The mind in chaos finds chaos all around. How can one know what peace is like if he has never tasted fi? Buthe who …
May 12
Highest method
I know it – right? That’s what we all think Yogananda said kriya yoga Kriya Yoga is the highest method of God-contact. In my own search for God I traveled all over India, and heard wisdom from the lips of a number of her greatest masters. I can therefore vouch for the fact that in …
May 09
More on the path – need for satsang
MAY 9 – SRF DIARY – LOYALTY God is equally present in all, but He is most definitely expressed in the heart of the spiritually minded, loyal person who thinks only of Him. Through your loyalty to God you can establish your Oneness with Him. Loyalty attracts the Divine Attention. Thus when the storms of …
May 09
What most be done
Within your heart cry constantly for God. When you have convinced the Lord of your desire for Him, He will send someone — your guru — to teach you how to know Him. Only he who knows God can show others how to know Him. When I found such a one, my guru Swami Sri …
May 08
How much of your attention should he on God
Total. All day. All night. Till you take your last breath But the mind being accustomed to pleasures of the world, will take a while to get there After all don’t you want to be with God for eternity? The other option is hell – which includes this world Easy choice. Hard to want to …
May 08
Illness and a yogi
“Imagination is the door through which disease as well as healing enters. Disbelieve in the reality of sickness even when you are ill; an unrecognized visitor will flee.” Swami Sri Yukteswar Birthday is May 10. Keep in mind very few people can reach that level where existence of body and its illness is denied on …
May 06
Make it a good movie
Would you rather enjoy a movie with action, drama , romance and comedy? Or would you repeatedly watch a movie with a love of a person who does nothing? This life is a romance dance with God The action and drama are our troubles. Face them and win by not getting upset The mistakes we …
May 06
Our efforts are short
True devotees may be called fanatical in their devotion to Him. The only right kind of fanaticism is loyalty to God — night and day, night and day, thinking of Him. Without this kind of loyalty it is impossible to find God. Those who never miss Kriya, and who sit long in meditation and pray …
May 05
Direct line to God
Knowing that you are a child of God, make up your mind to be calm no matter what happens. If your mind is fully identified with your activities, you cannot be conscious of the Lord, but if you are calm and receptive to Him within while being active without, you are rightly active. Each time …
May 04
How to perform miracles
Realized souls, who have healed themselves of ignorance, behold the body as a dream of God, frozen mind of Divinity. When the eye of wisdom is opened by meditation, the gloom of mortal ignorance and physical and mental agonies is dispelled by God’s light reflected in the soul. Jesus knew the causal relation between mind …
May 04
Satan
Satan, the Cosmic Evil Intelligence, has his satellites in disreputable persons who have lost in the moral and spiritual battle, working through these decadent beings not only on earth while they are living but also in their afterlife astral existence. As evil-possessed persons do mischief on earth, so these Satan-obsessed astral beings continue their mischief …
May 04
Perfect Guru disciple relation
In the spiritually receptive, loyalty to the guru rises spontaneously when the disciple’s heart is bathed in the aura of the guru’s unconditional love. The soul knows that it has found at last a true friend, counselor, and guide. The disciple strives therefore to reciprocate the guru’s unconditional love, especially when tested, even as the …
May 04
Yogananda
I take a sacred vow: Never shall the sun gaze of my love sink below the horizon of my thought of Thee. Never will I lower the vision of my lifted eyes to place it on aught but Thee. Never will I do anything that reminds me not of Thee. -Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, “Whispers …
May 04
Illness
Disease germs have a dormant intelligence that at an opportune time is roused and directed by Satan. Jesus could see the evil force that was responsible for the introduction of fever into the body of Simon’s wife’s mother, and thus he rebuked it away and restored the harmony of health. Jesus commanded the predominating evil …
Apr 28
Another reason to be near good people
Or good blogs Wrong blogs will adversely affect you “We become like the people we mingle with, not only through their conversation, but through the silent magnetic vibration that emanates from them. When we come into the range of their magnetism we are affected.” — Paramahansa Yogananda Even in silence great beings can transform you …
Apr 24
Yoga a word of caution. Part 2
In regards to turning the searchlight within , Yogananda said, if he awakened the searchlights fully for a disciple, the disciples body would instantly burn to ashes The body and mind has to be slowly and meticulously be prepared to receive the full energy of awakening. These are not mere words. This is a literal …
Oct 23
A disciple of Yogananda
Stories of the Early Years With Paramahansa Yogananda Extracts from a letter written by Mr. Theodore Beck to Sri Sri Daya Mata on March 7, 1969 — published in the Yogoda Magazine, October-December 1970, pp. 23-30. …The following year the classes were held in Boston at Jordan Hall, where Swamiji also lectured on Sundays, and …
Sep 16
Nothing more needs to be said – from Yogananda
You see, this world is a world of maya, delusion, and man is kept hypnotized with that delusion. Our mind has convinced us of so many limitations. Someone says, “I must have my cof- fee.” Another says, “I must have my juicy piece of steak,” and so on. It is a crazy world. I see …
Feb 03
Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) energizing exercises (contd)
I would like to continue on expounding on SRF exercises. I wrote about it briefly in the past. However, to understand it fully, one has to have a clear understanding on prana. Yesterdays blog and elsewhere in my blogs there is a more precise explanation of the prana. As we talked about, the only way …
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