Awaken Mind – Mindfulness & Meditation

Pt 1: Sri Daya Mata Memorial Service

March 12th, 2021|

Sri Daya Mata, president and one of the earliest and foremost disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda was honored at her memorial service. […]

Keys to Deeper Meditation

March 12th, 2021|

by Daya Mata: Above all, God-communion is a vital personal necessity to every one of us because in the ultimate sense our happiness and well-being depend on it.  […]

The Perfect Joy

March 12th, 2021|

by Daya Mata: Gurudeva Paramahansa Yogananda often extolled St. Francis of Assisi as one of the great lovers of Christ, an exemplar of what a follower of Christ should be. In the chapel at SRF [...]

Benefits of Meditation

March 12th, 2021|

by Daya Mata: More and more people nowadays are realizing the tremendous benefits of meditation. They may read books on this subject or listen to spiritual teachers who advise, “Practice silence; go within.” […]

Yeshe Tsogyal: Woman and Feminine Principle

March 11th, 2021|

by Rita Gross and Acharya Judith Simmer Brown: Yeshe Tsogyal has long been a key figure in the Nyingma lineage, important to the Vidyadhara and the Sakyong.  […]

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From Businessman to Spiritual Teacher

March 8th, 2021|

Mr. SATYA NARAYAN GOENKA, the foremost lay teacher of Vipassana meditation in the tradition of the Venerable Ledi Sayadaw, was a student of the late Sayagyi U Ba Khin of Burma (Myanmar). The technique which [...]

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The Emerging New World -Ananda Giri

March 7th, 2021|

by Ananda Giri: Has the world really become a better place, or is it only an exaggerated point of view of the optimist. I do believe that the new information revolution has caused a radical [...]

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Altruism in Financial Life

March 7th, 2021|

Roshi Joan Halifax answers the question, what role can Altruism play in making our financial life more meaningful? […]

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Be Love Now – Ram Dass

March 5th, 2021|

by Ram Dass: Excerpted from Be Love Now by Ram Dass, Rameshwar Das… […]

Destiny, Wealth & Wisdom

March 3rd, 2021|

By Chris Attwood and Janet Bray Attwood: Through their company, Enlightened Alliances, Janet and Chris Attwood work with some of the most successful individuals in the world. These are people who are not only successful, [...]

Making Money From Your Passion

March 1st, 2021|

My interview with Janet Attwood is the prime example how you can turn your passion into profit.  She should know -she is doing it even as you are reading this blog article. […]

  • Amma in Australia: India’s Hugging Saint Spreads Love Down Under

The Hugging Saint Pt 1

February 26th, 2021|

By DAVID AMSDEN:  A guru named Amma has drawn 32 million people into her embrace – spreading a message of love, compassion and overpriced merchandise. […]

Remembering Swami Sivananda

February 19th, 2021|

by Swami Sivananda: This is the blessed occasion of the coming of Sri Gurudev Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj.  […]

The Inscrutable Gurudev Sri Swami Sivananda

February 19th, 2021|

by Swami Krishnananda: Auṁ sa ha nᾱv avatu, saha nau bhunaktu, saha vīryam karavᾱvahai, tejasvi nav adhītam astu: mᾱ vidviṣᾱvahai; auṁ śāntih, śāntih, śāntih. […]

How To Overcome Fear

February 19th, 2021|

by Swami Sivananda: The Sanskrit equivalent for fear is “Bhaya”. Fear is an emotion or Vritti in the mind that is produced when one’s life is in danger on account of external forces or things. [...]

Karma Yoga

February 19th, 2021|

WHAT IS KARMA ? by Swami Sivananda: Karma is a Sanskrit term. It means action or deed.  […]

Global Service

February 19th, 2021|

Sri Gurudev began his public service in 1951 when H. H. Sri Swami Sivanandaji Maharaj sent him on an All-India Tour.  […]

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How to Get More Done by Slowing Down

February 19th, 2021|

By Gabrielle Bernstein: The concept of slowing down often seems alluring—but it can also be really trippy for people. […]

Woodstock

February 18th, 2021|

Sri Swami Satchidananda opened the 1969 Woodstock Music Festival  in Bethel, New York  on August 15, addressing a crowd of approximately 500,000. […]

How to Get Love

February 18th, 2021|

Originally Published in: The Golden Present – Daily Inspirational Readings  […]

  • Matthieu Ricard on politics in America

Is Selfishness Promoted in Society?

February 15th, 2021|

by Matthieu Richard: Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan recommends the reading of Ayn Rand’s writings to all his collaborators. Does the United States of America truly want to have a leader whose ideal is to [...]

  • Matthieu Ricard After training in biochemistry at the Institute Pasteur, Matthieu Ricard left science and moved to the Himalayas to pursue happiness and became a Buddhist monk.

From Competition to Cooperation – Pt 2

February 15th, 2021|

by Mathieu Richard: I am more and more convinced that altruism is not a luxury. It is not merely a noble sentiment that we apply only when things go well. It has become a necessity. [...]

  • Matthieu Ricard After training in biochemistry at the Institute Pasteur, Matthieu Ricard left science and moved to the Himalayas to pursue happiness and became a Buddhist monk.

From Competition to Cooperation – Pt 1

February 15th, 2021|

by Mathieu Richard: The business world is a world of competition that often is very intense. Unhealthy competition is driven by greed, hostility, and unscrupulous selfishness. However, competition can also used as a source of [...]

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Jack Kornfield: Right Effort

February 14th, 2021|

by Jack Kornfield: The next three steps of the Eightfold Path have to do more with inner work of meditation than outer work of Right Livelihood and Right Speech, and so forth. […]