What is the true meaning of the crucifixion of Jesus for you and I? No doubt Jesus’ sacrifice was real and no doubt it bestowed powerful blessings of forgiveness and […]

I’d like to recommend to you one of the 20th century’s most enduring and popular contributions to spirituality: Autobiography of a Yogi. Here I quote from one of my favorite […]

Is karma always “bad?” Do we have to work out each and every prior desire or balance every action, good or bad? Is their a way to obtain an exit […]

What does Stoicism have to do with Zen? With Mindfulness meditation? With the Yoga Sutras? you can read a blog article on this topic at www.Hrimananda.org or watch this short […]

In his life story, “Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramhansa Yogananda wrote that he had a vision of the battlefields of World War I. A “gentle voice” explained to him that […]

How should we pray for others? For ourselves? For those who wish to harm us?

The precepts of Self-realization affirm our innate divinity and our soul’s destiny to achieve freedom in God. The past lives of all are stained with sin but what we do […]

Today I read a letter about a sad case where a young man died suddenly while taking a shower at his family’s home. What does this mean to him? To […]

Our response to criticism reveals much about our level of ego transcendence. We can advance spiritually by learning how to deal with criticism. Even a perfect being like Jesus was […]

To attract a true friend, BE a friend to all. As has often been said (and attributed to Mahatma Gandhi), “Be the change you seek.” True friendship is one of […]