Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda shared beautiful teachings on the subject of giving.
“Teach us to spend for others’ necessities as happily and freely as we spend for our own real needs.
Teach us not to love Thy gifts and forget Thee, the Giver of all gifts.”
-Paramhansa Yogananda
“Give to God, or to some good cause in His Name, a portion of whatever money you receive.”
-Swami Kriyananda
- Tithing as a Flow
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I began tithing years ago. At first, while raising a family, it was a strange concept (“What, give money away?”), but it somehow made sense, so I began, cautiously tithing… Read more: How Does This Work? - A Spiritual Practice for Me
I’ve been aware of the concept of tithing for most of my life. I thought that tithing meant giving some portion of whatever was left over at the end of the month, or… Read more: A Spiritual Practice for Me - It is More Blessed to Give
In June 1976, a forest fire swept through the rustic Ananda World Brotherhood Village near Nevada City, CA and destroyed virtually all the modest homes of its residents. The… Read more: It is More Blessed to Give - Tithing Testimonial
When I first started on this path, I wanted to experiment with tithing. This is one of Yogananda’s teaching about the flow of money and how to keep that flow… Read more: Tithing Testimonial
