Have you ever traveled for an extended time, perhaps camping, backpacking, or traveling on public transportation through many countries with only your rucksack to your name? Or alternatively, can you imagine the sadhus (wandering mendicants) of a bygone era, roaming the Ganges plains or Himalayan woods chanting God’s name, So Hum? Ah, what freedom compared to 401(k) plans, stock portfolios, … Read More
A theme for the talks in June at Ananda Village in California by Swami Kriyananda revolved around the process of transcending ego and shedding the “bundle of self-definitions” that veil the true Self from our realization. When, in his talks and writings, Paramhansa Yogananda gave to us a definition of “ego” as the “soul identified with the body,” he was … Read More
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been caught up in a slowly rising tide of fear and instability. Masked at first by aggressive use of force abroad and intensive security measures at home, terrorism at home has gradually been accepted as an ever-present possibility. To this has now been added the threat of large-scale economic instability and long-term … Read More