Superconscious Living

Meditation: The Key to Evenmindedness

Posted on June 18, 2020 by Nayaswami Diksha

Today, perhaps more than any other time, we have an opportunity to practice evenmindedness. It takes tremendous strength to remain inwardly calm under all circumstances — to avoid identifying with pleasure or pain or to resist getting caught with the ups or … Continue reading →

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Om-Spirit-Bliss

Posted on February 25, 2020 by Nayaswami Diksha

Paramhansa Yogananda, brought to the West the path of Kriya Yoga and many spiritual exercises to help people attune to the consciousness of God. I experimented with one of his powerful exercises, and I’d like to share my experience with … Continue reading →

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Is Jesus Christ a Guru?

Posted on December 11, 2019 by Nayaswami Diksha

Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Jesus Christ is one of the gurus on the Ananda path of Self-Realization. Paramhansa Yogananda stated that in the divine plan, Jesus Christ was responsible for the evolution of the West, and Babaji, … Continue reading →

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25 Days Off the Ground

Posted on May 30, 2019 by Nayaswami Diksha

In January of 2019 my husband, Gyandev, and I traveled to India. He went to northern India to share Ananda Yoga at the Ananda centers in Delhi, Pune and Mumbai, while I headed to the Ayurvedic resort in Kerala, in … Continue reading →

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The Promised Land

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Nayaswami Diksha

Jerusalem, Israel As a child growing up in Israel in the Jewish faith, I believed that Israel was the Promised Land. In my early twenties, as I started to practice yoga and meditation, I began to question whether the Promised … Continue reading →

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God’s Zone

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Nayaswami Diksha

What is God’s zone? His zone is superconsciousness. He is Infinite, and the infinite Source of answers to all of life’s challenges. Paramhansa Yogananda said: “God is omnipresent. Man’s soul, made in His image, has in it the seed experience … Continue reading →

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Wisdom of The Heart

Posted on July 21, 2018 by Nayaswami Diksha

Painting by Dana Anderson (DanaLynneAndersen.com) Wisdom is the power of the soul to know truth. By thinking with the rational mind, we will not be able to comprehend truth. It is through the heart that we perceive and understand the … Continue reading →

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Reconnect with your Divine Nature in Costa Rica

Posted on September 18, 2017 by Maitri Jones

Yoganananda once said “There are so many things here in America that I wanted for my own impoverished country.  In time, however, I found that the people here are not so happy, on average, as the peasants in India – … Continue reading →

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My Nurturing Experience of Ayurvedic Treatments in Kerala, India

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Nayaswami Diksha

Diksha McCord’s account of her 2017, Ayurvedic Healing and Yoga Retreat in Kerala. This was our eleventh year leading a yoga retreat in Kerala, India. Our group of 13 people were wonderful, and open to learn and experience India’s traditional, … Continue reading →

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Worshiping Our Mistakes

Posted on November 16, 2016 by Nayaswami Anandi

In the early days of Paramhansa Yogananda’s work in Los Angeles, a small group of disciples lived with him at his Mount Washington ashram. Despite this blessing, one young woman was drawn to leave the ashram and marry. After a … Continue reading →

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