As devotees, the pitfall is to decide that we have only so much energy—and no more. Just when I think I’ve done everything I can do, Divine Mother often says, “But there’s so much more you can do,” and then shows me that’s true.

When I was five-years-old, I was in my backyard and looking intently upward into a thick fog when all of a sudden, bursting through a gap in the fog, came a flock of pearl-white snow geese. Seeing the snow geese thrilled me deeply, and ever since I’ve wanted to immerse myself in nature.

To activate the law of success, we needed to remain open to what God was trying to teach us and attune to His will, not our personal desires.

After reading what Yogananda said about Lincoln and Lindbergh, I began to do a little research.Then, one day, I felt inspired to do a more in-depth investigation.

I grew up on a farm, and my training and inclination have always been to take care of the land.

When I arrived at Ananda, everything I owned was in a backpack made out of a used gunnysack.