Why to Stand Up for Our Religious Principles
We should not hide our dedication to spiritual life and our firmness in the observation of right conduct. When asked to betray our principles we should never be harsh or accusatory, but we must be firm in our refusal to do wrong.
Are You Practicing Meditation Well?
Buddha spoke of Right Meditation when enumerating the components of the Aryan Eightfold Path. Are you practicing meditation right?
The Two Ways of Life and Death from Three Teachers
When Buddha first spoke to others the knowledge gained through his enlightenment, the first principle he gave was: “There is suffering.” This is the fundamental fact of relative existence. What did Buddha then say about ending suffering?
The Four States of Understanding: Wisdom from the Gita
Discover how the number four has significance in many ways in the scriptures of India and other mystical writings. How does this apply to you?
How to Spend Christmas: A Christmas Message from Paramhansa Yogananda
From Paramhansa Yogananda: “My Christmas wish for you this year is twofold: that the consciousness of Christ be manifest in you through deep meditation, and that your exemplary actions will persuade others to abandon their evil or worldly ways and become spiritual.”
The Mystical Wisdom of St. John the Beloved Disciple
This article explores the mystical insights of the beginning of the Gospel of Saint John: }In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God,” etc.