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by Nayaswami Prakash (Book Reviews, Departments, Sidebar, Spiritualizing Daily Life)
Learn to Live Wisely and Well

In this book, Swami Kriyananda takes the lessons learned from a life spent in careful observation of himself and others, and extracts from them guidelines that can transform the life of anyone who will practice them faithfully and with an open heart.

by Nayaswami Jaya (Departments, Sidebar, Spiritual Practices)
Understanding Ganesha

Ganesha, the elephant-headed God, is honored throughout India and has come to be one of the most universally recognized images of Hinduism, a symbol of cultural identity and a force for unity in a land of disparities.

by Swami Kriyananda (Departments, Sidebar, Spiritualizing Daily Life, Swami Kriyananda)
How to be a Channel for the Light

Live more and more in that center where God dwells. Radiate this to others, and their lives, and your own, will be changed.

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, Humor, Sidebar)
A Smile a Day

There is no better panacea for sorrow, no better reviving tonic, and no greater beauty than a genuine smile.

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Departments, Quotations, Sidebar, Spiritual Practices)
How to Relax

People often talk of relaxation, but few know how to achieve it. Complete mental relaxation is voluntary withdrawal of consciousness and energy from the entire body and identification with one’s true nature in Spirit.

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, One-Minute Quiz, Sidebar)
One-Minute Quiz

Events in the life of Jesus Christ

by Clarity Magazine (Book & Movie Recommendations, Departments, Sidebar)
Book and Movie Recommendations

For your leisure-time reading and viewing, Clarity Magazine recommends the following books and movies.

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, Sidebar)
A Christmas Gift from Clarity Magazine

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by Nayaswami Prakash (Book Reviews, Departments, Sidebar, Spiritualizing Daily Life)
Leadership: An Essential Role for Everyone

Those who undertake the spiritual life with serious intent come face to face with the principles of supportive leadership—in their own work, in their relations with friends and family, and ultimately in their own inner life.

by Nayaswami Jaya (Departments, Directions and Trends, Sidebar)
A Subtle Sense of Uniqueness

I don’t like to generalize but I am coming to agree with others who have said that the Indian psyche is primed for mysticism whereas the Western mind is primed for practical efficiency, due to the influence of culture and training.

by Nayaswami Savitri (Departments, Sidebar, Spiritual Practices)
Time Out for Seclusion

There is no question that seclusion, as Yogananda says, “is the price of greatness.” Greatness of spirit comes only with an increasingly closer walk with God—with feeling God’s presence within and all around you at all times.

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, Humor, Sidebar)
A Smile a Day

There is no better panacea for sorrow, no better reviving tonic, and no greater beauty than a genuine smile.

by Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda (Departments, Sidebar, Spiritual Development)
How to Develop Courage

Divine courage comes from living in the awareness of God’s presence within, and the realization that He is the sole Reality.

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, One-Minute Quiz, Sidebar)
Lives of Courage

Lives of Courage

by Clarity Magazine (Book & Movie Recommendations, Departments, Sidebar)
Book and Movie Recommendations

For your leisure-time reading and viewing, Clarity Magazine recommends the following books and movies.

by Nayaswami Prakash (Book Reviews, Departments, Sidebar, Swami Kriyananda)
Book Review: What Is True Wealth?

Money is a form of energy. In learning to attract money, to use it rightly, we learn to attract energy, and to use energy rightly. In the process, we develop will power and concentration—essential attributes not only for success in the world but also on the spiritual path.

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Departments, Paramhansa Yogananda, Sidebar, Spiritual Practices)
Affirmation for Psychological Success

I shall feel Thy energy
Flowing through my hands in activity
Lest I lose Thee
I shall find Thee in activity.

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, Humor, Sidebar)
A Smile A Day

“There is no better panacea for sorrow, no better reviving tonic, and no greater beauty than a genuine smile.”

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, One-Minute Quiz, Sidebar)
One-Minute Quiz

What Is the Secret of Success?

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Departments, Paramhansa Yogananda, Quotations, Sidebar)
How to be a Success

How to be a Success

by Clarity Magazine (Book & Movie Recommendations, Departments, Sidebar)
Book and Movie Recommendations

Clarity Magazine recommends the following books and movies.

by Nayaswami Prakash (Book Reviews, Departments, Sidebar)
Book Review: The Original Teachings of Christ

In “Revelations of Christ,” Swami Kriyananda’s presents the essence of Yogananda’s commentaries on the Bible in a way that leads the sincere but doubting Christian back to true faith, based on an understanding of his own religious tradition.

by Nayaswami Jyotish (Departments, Sidebar, Spiritual Practices)
When Worries Howl at You

The repetition of this mantra will begin to drive out all other thoughts and desires, until your consciousness begins to rotate around that single phrase, “God, God, God.”

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, Humor, Sidebar)
A Smile a Day

“There is no better panacea for sorrow, no better reviving tonic, and no greater beauty than a genuine smile.”

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, One-Minute Quiz, Sidebar)
One-Minute Quiz

The past lives of well-known historical figures.

by Paramhansa Yogananda (Departments, Paramhansa Yogananda, Quotations, Sidebar)
Karma and Reincarnation

The Essence of “Karma and Reincarnation.”

by Clarity Magazine (Book & Movie Recommendations, Departments, Sidebar)
Book and Movie Recommendations

Clarity Magazine recommends the following books and movies.

by Nayaswami Prakash (Book Reviews, Departments, Sidebar, Spiritual Development)
A Soul-Conversation between Two Great Poet-Sages

Swami Kriyananda’s comments take the inspiration and spiritual power of Yogananda’s interpretation, reach out to the unspoken questions of people everywhere, and provide not only answers but specific techniques to enable us as readers to experience for ourselves the truth behind these teachings.

by Nayaswami Jyotish (Departments, Sidebar)
Spiritual Checklist for the New Year

A tool for the New Year.

by Clarity Magazine (Departments, Humor, Sidebar)
A Smile a Day

“There is no better panacea for sorrow, no better reviving tonic, and no greater beauty than a genuine smile.”