What does it take to attract and keep a true friend? It is magnetism? And how is friendship magnetism acquired? Simple: be a friend to others first. Maturity means to include the realities of others along with your own.By being sensitive to the needs of those around you and being useful to others we naturally attract friends.
Does God punish us? How do we respond to abuse from others? How to avoid victim consciousness! Here we make suggestions on how to respond to those who abuse or hurt us. (This video is slightly longer than others from Ask a Yogi but it surely is one of our best!)
Regrets and remorse can generate negativity, shame, and remorse. How do we deal with our past errors? Here we share some thoughts on how to deal with past regrets. In our souls we are free; perfect; ever-blissful. We may have karma but the elimination of the ego principle cuts the cord and allows us to endure all things with the … Read More
Paramhansa Yogananda taught that “The drama of life has for its lesson the fact that it is simply THAT: a drama!” We don’t know where we came from or where we will go when we no longer have a human body. We don’t know where the universe came from, or why. Both scientists and metaphysicians tell us that this world … Read More
True gurus like Jesus Christ, Lord Krishna, Buddha or Paramhansa Yogananda are rare and hard to find. In this broadcast, I address the question of how to find a spiritual teacher rather than a guru-preceptor of the highest order. While true disciples can draw inspiration and guidance from the saviors of souls who are no longer incarnate in human form … Read More
As we embark on the spiritual path intentionally we commonly find ourselves out of step with our former friends. We imagine that we must be a true friend and not abandon them yet they have neither support nor appreciation for my new-found spirituality. Is this misguided loyalty?
Consciousness is the source of all matter. Matter evolves in order to express its latent consciousness but matter isn’t the source of consciousness. Most of what occupies our daily life is the invisible world of our thoughts and feelings. Being ourselves manifestations of consciousness why wouldn’t we imagine beings of disincarnate consciousness. As our lives revolve around the heaven of … Read More
Today (as of publication, June 20, 2024) is the longest day of sunlight in the northern hemisphere. Soon the warm to hot days of summer will appear in July, August, and perhaps even September. Will we remember the ice-cold days of winter and the great blizzards that have blanketed us indoors for days at a time? Or, will we just … Read More
Since ancient times the solstices and equinoxes have been celebrated by people around the world. Why? In our urbanized lifestyles wherein we often cannot see the stars, the moon and even the sun, and where nature is replaced by steel and concrete, we might ask ourselves this question: why all the buzz around the Solstices (and Equinoxes)? Why the buzz around a new moon … Read More