Spiritual Marriage

What is the true purpose of marriage? Is happiness the most important reason to marry? Or to avoid loneliness? How can a marriage become a spiritual marriage?

Where God Is

In Paramahansa Yogananda’s poem, “Where I Am,” the Speaker of the poem is God.  And in this poem God tells His listener exactly where He is.

The Efficacy of Silence

About silence Paramahansa Yogananda has said, "What joy awaits discovery in the silence behind the portals of your mind no human tongue can tell."

Sri Daya Mata’s Only Love

Everything Daya Mata does reflects the discipline she learned at the feet of the great spiritual leader Paramahansa Yogananda.  Her books are filled with love.

Sri Daya Mata:  Fifty-Two Years of Service

She thought she would be a nurse or a nun, because she had a strong desire to realize God, but who could help her reach her goal? 

Autobiography of a Yogi:  Toys, Toes, and a Large Family

Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi has become a spiritual classic, studied in universities as well as by spiritual seekers worldwide.

Healing Through Spiritual Science

Scientific Healing Affirmations: Theory and Practice of Concentration is a practical book by Paramahansa Yogananda, teaching concentration in service of healing.

Our Changing, Turbulent World

Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings offer a scientific method for outsmarting changes that keep us nervous, frustrated, and dissatisfied in this turbulent, changing world.

Controlling Our Own Selves

Spirituality is the study of the self--not the egoistic, selfish self, but the true self which is the soul. All spiritual leaders remind us of this important fact.

Maya’s Delusion

Even though the power of mayic shadows is very strong, the power to transcend them is even stronger when we understand their value in educating and entertaining us.

The Spiritual Altar

Many skeptics believe spirituality is merely based on imagination. They fail to realize that spirituality at its deepest and most useful level is based on science.

Living for Spirit

Paramahansa Yogananda's poem portrays the attitude of the spiritual aspirant who understands the spiritual goal of realizing the divine nature within.

Swami Sri Yukteswar

Sri Yukteswar is the author of 'The Holy Science', a useful comparison of the Holy Bible and Hindu scriptures.

The Body as Tattered Clothing

Paramahansa Yogananda's two poems, "The Tattered Dress" and "Tattered Garment," portray the act of dying as shedding old clothing.

Remembering Soul Power

How to stay motivated to pursue your spiritual path is ever a returning challenge. The key is to embrace the reminders and then journey on.

Yogananda’s "The Harvest"

In Paramahansa Yogananda's poem, "The Harvest," the speaker metaphorically compares the beauty of the autumn sky with the inner beauty of the spiritual sky.

An Invalid Classification: Sexual Orientation

According to Paramahansa Yogananda, a human being is a soul who has a body. The soul is immortal, thus permanent. The body is perishable, thus temporary. Doesn’t identifying more strongly with the perishable body than with the immortal soul cripple spiritual striving?