Superconscious Living
Dharma and the Destruction of Suffering
Dharma, or right action, wrote Paramhansa Yogananda, “means those immutable principles which protect man permanently from the three-fold suffering of disease, unhappiness, and ignorance.” An embodiment of dharma himself, Yogananda explained: “Destruction of suffering involves the permanent elimination of all … Continue reading
Staying Healthy in Cold and Flu Season
Recently at Ananda Village, we had the first cold, wet day of autumn. It reminded me to begin paying more attention to staying healthy. People often do that through flu shots and more-careful hygiene. Yoga offers many additional ways; … Continue reading
The Moving Sidewalk
Recently, I had the opportunity to go on the Pilgrimage to Spain led by Krishnadas and Mantradevi LoCicero, two outstanding spiritual travel leaders of the Ananda Travels program at The Expanding Light Retreat. At many airports I enjoyed the large … Continue reading
Overcoming Speaking Anxiety
By Ananda Meditation Teacher Beverly Abel, June 2016 Today I started a 4–series class on “Introduction to Meditation” at the library where I work. I had been dreading this a bit, and my stomach was starting to knot up during … Continue reading
Peace and Harmony Prayer
“My fellow teacher is asking me to do her work and then complaining to co-workers that I’m to blame for her problems. I am so angry at her that I can’t sleep, I can’t even acknowledge her presence when I … Continue reading
God Is the Doer
One of the most difficult of concepts to understand is the truth that “God is the doer.” What makes this concept so difficult to grasp? The difficulty begins with who we think “God” is and who we think “I” am. … Continue reading
Attuning with the Christ Within
In October of 2015 my husband, Gyandev, and I led a pilgrimage to Israel. I had grown up in Israel as a Jew. Now, I hoped to see Israel with a new consciousness that embraced all sincere truth seekers. Before … Continue reading
The Power of God’s Messengers
In 1986, my husband and I had the great blessing of going on Pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Though Jerusalem was much less crowded 30 years ago, still, the Stations of the Cross on the way to the site of … Continue reading
Reflections on Peace
One bright summer afternoon, friends and I hiked and swam at the beautiful South Yuba River. It was a lively day at the river, with many other visitors happily calling to one another, swimming, splashing, and sunbathing nearby. After some … Continue reading
Healing on All Levels
Paramhansa Yogananda emphasized the importance of taking care of all parts of ourselves. He said that as mortals we are triune beings and we long for freedom from all varieties of suffering. Our needs are: Healing of bodily diseases Healing … Continue reading
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Posts for Superconscious Living
- Meditation: The Key to Evenmindedness
- Om-Spirit-Bliss
- Is Jesus Christ a Guru?
- 25 Days Off the Ground
- The Promised Land
- God’s Zone
- Wisdom of The Heart
- Reconnect with your Divine Nature in Costa Rica
- My Nurturing Experience of Ayurvedic Treatments in Kerala, India
- Worshiping Our Mistakes
- Dharma and the Destruction of Suffering
- Staying Healthy in Cold and Flu Season
- The Moving Sidewalk
- Overcoming Speaking Anxiety
- Peace and Harmony Prayer
- God Is the Doer
- Attuning with the Christ Within
- The Power of God’s Messengers
- Reflections on Peace
- Healing on All Levels
- Seclusion of the Heart
- Make Me a Channel of Thy Peace
- Music for Going Deeply Within
- How to Feel God’s Presence
- How to Have Spiritual Relationships
- Pray for It!
- Never Give Up
- An Ayurvedic Retreat
- What Are You Thinking?
- Divine Remembrance
- Remodel Your Life!
- Stay Youthful with Yogic Principles
- How to Handle Spiritual Tests
- What Is Spiritual Surrender?
- Come As You Are
- To Believe or To Become
- Who did it?
- Yogic Techniques at the Dentist
- The Cure for Regret
- The Outsider’s View
- Cooking with God
- Why I Follow a Vegetarian Diet
- How to Pray
- Babaji’s Cave
- The Power of Giving
- A Superconscious Dream about Swami Kriyananda
- The Slenderest Ray of Light
- Reaching the Mountaintop in Meditation
- No Introductions Necessary
- Heal Yourself with Ayurveda


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