- #2 The Early Interest – China
I can vividly remember being fascinated by China, or the idea of China, from an early age. Perhaps age 6 or so. I can remember seeing images of the Terracotta warriors, perhaps in an edition of the National Geographic that my parents subscribed to. I was drawn to China. As early as 10 I went…
- Journal Entry #1
Looked for, it cannot be seen. It is invisible.Listened for, it cannot be heard. It is inaudible.Reached for, it cannot be touched. It is intangible. It rises like the sun, but does not illuminateIt sets like the sun, but does not darkenWithout beginning, without end.Infinite. Indefinable.It is the form of the formless.It is existence in…
- Adorable Boss of the Blue
a Prayer Poem of Adoration by Paramhansa Yogananda (October 1934) Adorable One, you are very meek, although you are the most colossal business man, running the factory of the Cosmos; yet you never speak about your great work. You have caparisoned this Cosmos with the paintings of ever-changing scenery, so that your servants may work…
- What is True Yoga?
from The Essence of Self-Realization by Paramhansa Yogananda A visitor: “What is yoga?” Paramhansa Yogananda: “Yoga means union. Etymologically, it is connected to the English word, yoke. Yoga means union with God, or, union of the little, ego-self with the divine Self, the infinite Spirit. “Most people in the West, and also many in India, confuse yoga…
- Developing Positivity – an important aspect of the Spiritual Path
♣♣ Of the Kundalini force (the energy that is locked at the base of the spine), Paramhansa Yogananda said one day, “When one thinks good thoughts, the Kundalini automatically starts moving upward. When one thinks evil thoughts, it moves downward. When one hates others, or has wrong thoughts about them, it moves down. And when one loves others, or…
I can vividly remember being fascinated by China, or the idea of China, from an early age. Perhaps age 6 or so. I can remember seeing images of the Terracotta warriors, perhaps in an edition of the National Geographic that my parents subscribed to. I was drawn to China. As early as 10 I went…
Looked for, it cannot be seen. It is invisible.Listened for, it cannot be heard. It is inaudible.Reached for, it cannot be touched. It is intangible. It rises like the sun, but does not illuminateIt sets like the sun, but does not darkenWithout beginning, without end.Infinite. Indefinable.It is the form of the formless.It is existence in…
a Prayer Poem of Adoration by Paramhansa Yogananda (October 1934) Adorable One, you are very meek, although you are the most colossal business man, running the factory of the Cosmos; yet you never speak about your great work. You have caparisoned this Cosmos with the paintings of ever-changing scenery, so that your servants may work…
from The Essence of Self-Realization by Paramhansa Yogananda A visitor: “What is yoga?” Paramhansa Yogananda: “Yoga means union. Etymologically, it is connected to the English word, yoke. Yoga means union with God, or, union of the little, ego-self with the divine Self, the infinite Spirit. “Most people in the West, and also many in India, confuse yoga…
♣♣ Of the Kundalini force (the energy that is locked at the base of the spine), Paramhansa Yogananda said one day, “When one thinks good thoughts, the Kundalini automatically starts moving upward. When one thinks evil thoughts, it moves downward. When one hates others, or has wrong thoughts about them, it moves down. And when one loves others, or…