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Articles from the Fall 2003 Issue

by Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda (Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Development)

The delusion of ego is dispelled when the soul wakes in infinity.

by Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda (Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritualizing Daily Life)

It is easier, in a sense, to visualize God in the starry heavens than in our own homes. By contrast, our homes are often scenes of strife and rivalry.

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Development)

Mr. Sham often said: “Mr. Honest, look here, if you will forsake all religious and metaphysical nuttiness, I will give you a financial start and you will then attract riches and friends.”

by John Lenti (Biography)

Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the most original and influential thinkers of the 19th century. His search for truth led him to the scriptures of India, which he embraced wholeheartedly.

by Swami Kriyananda (Spiritual Development, Swami Kriyananda)

Peace is, eternally, the wing-beat of inner freedom.

by Jyotish and Devi Novak (Spiritual Development)

Not everyone is for God primarily due to the power of desire. The path to freedom lies in gradually refining our desires, making them purer and more expansive.

by Bharat Cornell (Spiritual Practices)

To meditate successfully one needs to be like the long-distance runner who accepts whatever terrain he encounters.

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Paramhansa Yogananda, Spiritual Practices)

God-contact can be achieved through regular, intense, long-continued meditation. Steadily use your will power until the cosmic silence is broken and you receive His answer.

by Jaya Helin (Spiritual Development)

One of the most touching stories in the Mahabharata is when Karna, a great warrior fighting on the side of the Kauravas, discovers that he is really a Pandava prince.

by Devi Novak (Book Reviews, Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda)

The search for a meaningful concept of God begins by exploring the question: What is the goal of life?

by Swami Kriyananda (Spiritual Development, Swami Kriyananda)

The deeper you meditate, the more you feel a kindness and sympathy for others. You become aware that this self, which is you, is everywhere.

by Swami Kriyananda (Swami Kriyananda)

I’m not going to ask you even to imagine gratitude for what you’re suffering, but I do ask you to suspend judgment for the time being.

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Paramhansa Yogananda)

Thou hast taken unto Thyself many names, but I know Thou has one changeless name—Perennial Joy.

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Paramhansa Yogananda)

Life pursues its own tortuous paths, forever unpredictably.