Original Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Sleepiness in meditation.
How to Overcome Sleepiness in Meditation Nayaswami Padma shares an excerpt from Swami Kriyananda’s autobiography “The New Path”. Chapter: Work vs Meditation. For most of us there is always a test that comes at some point in meditation with sleepiness. How do we keep ourself from falling asleep?
Original Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Calm Focus.
The Calm Focus Possible for Each and Everyone. Nayaswami Padma shares an excerpt from Swami Kriyananda’s autobiography “The New Path”. Chapter: Work vs Meditation. When we use our meditative practices to slowly begin to still the mind to one-pointedly concentrate on the divine, that’s when we learn that focus can be also calm and deeply relaxed.
Original Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. 8-Fold Path of Patanjali
Taken from Yogananda’s lesson #149 (Praeceptum), we share his description of the first seven steps in our soul’s awakening.
Original Teachings of P Yogananda: Chemistry of Feelings
Lesson 10 of Yogananda’s Advanced Course in Practical Metaphysics is entitled the Chemistry of Feelings. Here I will read his combination of feelings good and/or not so good and Yogananda’s analysis of the result of each combination.
Original Teachings of P Yogananda: Intuition Part 3
Today I read to you a humorous story that Yogananda about a farmer who thought he had fully developed intuition. “No bull!” Then a very practical and inspired guided meditation for “How to ask for inner guidance”