ON THE PATH TO ALL-ROUND IMPROVEMENT
For those on the spiritual, self improvement/awareness path
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: (1996 Hawaii)I want to be a source of light. I don’t know where to go next. Where could I go next to allow my spiritual growth to happen the fastest and strongest? Thank you for your love.– There is contradiction in your question. You are thanking for love and then say … Read more
Sri Sri Ravi Shankar: (January 1997 Santa Monica, California)Every object in this universe is endowed with 4 characteristics. They are dharma, karma, prema and gyana. Dharma means nature. Everything has a definite nature, animate or inanimate object. They have a nature. Monkeys have a nature, human beings have their nature. In the same way metals … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda The angry man, the sexual man, the greedy man forgets his own position, and his relations with society, and commits great blunders that ruin his life and the lives of others. Many of these mental alcoholics think that if they give expression to their psychological habits, they will feel somewhat relieved. But the … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda Commandments to refrain from harmful experiences are generally futile. Whenever you order a person not to do something, he immediately wants to do it. The taste of forbidden fruits is sweet in the beginning, but in the end, bitter. Yet no matter how much suffering people experience, they go on doing the same … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda Desires are formed according to one’s environment; they are created by, and therefore limited by, your sense perceptions. Attending a country fair satisfies a desire for a little excitement; but after you have been to a world fair and viewed all the different exhibits, a small fair no longer holds any attraction. This … Read more
Paramhansa Yogananda Unfulfilled desires remain in the heart. And what is the harm in harboring them? It is this: Every desire consists of specific forces, either good or evil, or a mixture of both. And when you die, though your body is gone, those forces do no die. As mental tabloids they follow your soul … Read more
