ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
For those on the spiritual, self improvement/awareness path
Paramhansa Yogananda“Thus is becometh us to fulfill all righteousness.”* In these words to John the Baptist, and in asking John to baptize him, Jesus was acknowledging the divine rights or his guru. From a reverent study of the Bible from an Oriental viewpoint,** and from intuitional perception, I am convinced that John the Baptist was, … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda Master expounded the Christian bible with a beautiful clarity. It was from a Hindu guru, unknown to the role call of Christian membership, that I learnt to perceive the deathless essence of the bible, and to understand the truth in Christ assertion – surely the most thrilling intransigent ever uttered: “Heaven and earth … Read more
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: Only those who have eyes can see and only those who have ears can hear. That which has to be seen cannot be heard; it has to be seen. Life has five dimensions or five senses — seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching. But there is one more dimension that has gone … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda If God and heaven were imposed on us, then we would be their slaves. But the Lord has given us free choice by which we can accept good or cast it out, accept evil or cast it out. The power that God has given you by which you can make this choice are … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda The skin’s surface does not feel touch sensations; they are experienced in the brain. One cannot taste, touch, smell, hear or see except through the mind. We seem to experience taste on the tongue, but it is actually the brain that registers flavor. Similarly, when some part of the body hurts, the pain … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda By studying the character of others, one can become alert to ways in which he can improve his own nature. To study character in a negative way, however, is not right, and has a devastating effect. Everyone shuns a “character detective,” who exposes others’ faults. Many people who enjoy criticizing cannot themselves stand … Read more
