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Essays in Spirituality
 
 

Forget the past.  The vanished lives of all men are dark with many shames.  Human conduct is ever unreliable until man is anchored in the Divine.  Everything in future will improve, if you are making a spiritual effort now.  --Sri Yukteswar

 
Mankind is engaged in an eternal quest for that "something else" he hopes will bring him happiness, complete and unending. For those individual souls who have sought and found God, the search is over: He is that Something Else.
--Paramahansa Yogananda
Success is not a simple matter; it cannot be determined merely by the amount of money and material possessions you have. The meaning of success goes far deeper. It can only be measured by the extent to which your inner peace and mental control enable you to be happy under all circumstances. That is real success.
--Paramahansa Yogananda
There are three kinds of illness: physical, mental, and spiritual.
 
Physical sickness is due to different forms of toxic conditions, infectious disease, and accidents.
 
Mental sickness is caused by fear, worry, anger, and other emotional inharmonies.
 
Soul sickness is due to man’s ignorance of his true relationship with God.
 
Ignorance is the supreme disease. When one banishes ignorance he also banishes the causes of all physical, mental, and spiritual disease. My guru, Sri Yukteswarji, often said, “Wisdom is the greatest cleanser.”
--Paramahansa Yogananda
Man's word is Spirit in man.  Spoken words are sounds occasioned by the vibrations of thoughts; thoughts are vibrations sent forth by the ego or by the soul.

 

I am not this body, which changes and passes away.  I am not this mind, which knows nothing but change.  I am the immortal, blissful soul, ever one with Thee. 
--given by Brother Ishtananda
 
Speech without soul force is like husks without corn.  
--Scientific Healing Affirmations 

Intuition is soul guidance, appearing naturally in man during those instants when his mind is calm....The goal of yoga science is to calm the mind, that without distortion it may hear the infallible counsel of the Inner Voice.  --Paramahansa Yogananda

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
Spiritual Marriage
What is the true purpose of marriage? Is happiness the most important reason to marry? Or to avoid loneliness? How can a marriage become a spiritual marriage?
 
Where God Is
In Paramahansa Yogananda’s poem, “Where I Am,” the Speaker of the poem is God.  And in this poem God tells His listener exactly where He is. 
 
The Efficacy of Silence
About silence Paramahansa Yogananda has said, "What joy awaits discovery in the silence behind the portals of your mind no human tongue can tell." 
 
Sri Daya Mata’s Only Love
Everything Daya Mata does reflects the discipline she learned at the feet of the great spiritual leader Paramahansa Yogananda.  Her books are filled with love.
 
Sri Daya Mata:  Fifty-Two Years of Service
She thought she would be a nurse or a nun, because she had a strong desire to realize God, but who could help her reach her goal?   
 
Autobiography of a Yogi:  Toys, Toes, and a Large Family
Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi has become a spiritual classic, studied in universities as well as by spiritual seekers worldwide. 
 
Healing Through Spiritual Science
Scientific Healing Affirmations: Theory and Practice of Concentration is a practical book by Paramahansa Yogananda, teaching concentration in service of healing. 
 
Our Changing, Turbulent World
Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings offer a scientific method for outsmarting changes that keep us nervous, frustrated, and dissatisfied in this turbulent, changing world. 
 
Controlling Our Own Selves
Spirituality is the study of the self--not the egoistic, selfish self, but the true self which is the soul. All spiritual leaders remind us of this important fact. 
 
Maya’s Delusion
Even though the power of mayic shadows is very strong, the power to transcend them is even stronger when we understand their value in educating and entertaining us. 
 
The Spiritual Altar
Many skeptics believe spirituality is merely based on imagination. They fail to realize that spirituality at its deepest and most useful level is based on science. 
 
Living for Spirit
Paramahansa Yogananda's poem portrays the attitude of the spiritual aspirant who understands the spiritual goal of realizing the divine nature within. 
 
Swami Sri Yukteswar
Sri Yukteswar is the author of 'The Holy Science', a useful comparison of the Holy Bible and Hindu scriptures. 
 
The Body as Tattered Clothing
Paramahansa Yogananda's two poems, "The Tattered Dress" and "Tattered Garment," portray the act of dying as shedding old clothing. 
 
Remembering Soul Power
How to stay motivated to pursue your spiritual path is ever a returning challenge. The key is to embrace the reminders and then journey on. 
 
Yogananda’s "The Harvest"
In Paramahansa Yogananda's poem, "The Harvest," the speaker metaphorically compares the beauty of the autumn sky with the inner beauty of the spiritual sky.
 
An Invalid Classification: Sexual Orientation
According to Paramahansa Yogananda, a human being is a soul who has a body. The soul is immortal, thus permanent. The body is perishable, thus temporary. Doesn’t identifying more strongly with the perishable body than with the immortal soul cripple spiritual striving?

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