#paramhansa yogananda

[thecalminside]

Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.

-Yogananda

[divine-nonchalance]

Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself.

Paramhansa Yogananda

[godsnameisjoy]

SINGLE

Date: 3 January 2024

Duration: 56 minutes at 10:51 PM

Depth:

Earlier yesterday, I had increased the preset timer to 56 minutes. At night, I had 12 minutes remaining on the preset timer when I first opened my eyes. In the first 4 minutes of the remaining 12, I affirmed for harmony with a certain degree of sincerity. In the next 6 minutes, I continued making affirmations but I wasn’t able to do it with the same degree of sincerity as before. In the last 2 minutes that were remaining, I just sat. I made a conscious effort to not get busy with anything that requires for me to move. I just sat straight for the last 2 minutes.

Freely flowing life energy is now dedicatedly making itself heard from a spot within my head. More than 2 decades back, when I hungrily read anything and everything written by Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Vivekananda, I read about the meditational phenomenon of hearing a variety of sounds that come from within during deep meditation.

I didn’t have the mental capacity back then to be able to imagine what sounds from within could be. That’s probably why Kundalini energy related literature is esoteric. One has to experience it to understand fully the words written for it. Last night, it was so comforting to hear clear percussion like sounds that I knew no one else to could hear. The comfort was in knowing that life energy has not abandoned its blessed work in my meditative mind spaces.

From what I heard last night, I am convinced that life energy wishes to make my attention single. It’s probably a rite of passage. My attention has to be single pointed in order to prepare me for the third eye. My attention continues to turn to the centre of my head through the sounds it hears. Life energy has to train my attention to not scatter itself over mental imagery. To this end, I have been blessed with an interiorised sense of hearing and a steady flow of life energy into my head.

I still haven’t met my spiritual benefactor.

[mountain-sage]

[namitha]

Do not take life's experiences too seriously. Above all, do not let them hurt you, for in reality they are nothing but dream experiences…If circumstances are bad and you have to bear them, do not make them a part of yourself. Play your part in life, but never forget it is only a role. What you lose in the world will not be a loss to your soul. Trust in God and destroy fear, which paralyzes all efforts to succeed and attracts the very thing you fear.

🌿 Paramahansa Yogananda

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[kkdas]

Compassion

Let the ugliness of unkindness in others impel me to make myself beautiful with loving-kindness.

May harsh speech from my companions remind me to use sweet words always. If stones from evil minds are cast at me, let me send in return only missiles of goodwill.

As a jasmine vine sheds its flowers over the hands delivering axe blows at its roots, so, on all who act inimically toward me may I shower the blossoms of forgiveness.

Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda,

“Whispers from Eternity"

[the-reality-revolution]

Rizwan Virk - On The Lessons Of Autobiography Of A Yogi

Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi was one of the most impactful spiritual books of the 20th century and has travelled around the world, inspiring millions to walk the spiritual path. But what are 21st-century spiritual aspirants, steeped in technology and science, to think of these classic tales of gurus, swamis, and miracles in the Himalayas? Do these tales have relevance today? In Wisdom of a Yogi, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and venture capitalist Rizwan Virk brings out the lessons from Yogananda's classic and reinterprets them for the modern age. In 14 unforgettable lessons, interweaving stories from the autobiography with tales of college professors, students, entrepreneurs, and modern seekers, Virk brings the ancient lessons of karma, yoga, meditation, and siddhas into the modern age of YouTube, video games, mobile phones, and social media. Whether you have never read or listened to the autobiography, or have experienced it multiple times, Wisdom of a Yogi will help enhance your spiritual practice in today's increasingly complex, cluttered, and connected world. Rizwan (“Riz”) Virk is a successful  entrepreneur, investor, futurist, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and indie film producer.     Riz received a B.S. in Computer Science  from MIT,  and a M.S. in Management from Stanford's GSB.  He is currently working on a PhD at ASU's College of Global Futures, researching metaverse and virtual worlds. Riz has produced many indie films (imdb link), including Thrive,   Sirius,  Knights of Badassdom, starring Peter Dinklage and Summer Glau, The CW's The Outpost, as well as adaptations of the works of Philip K. Dick and Ursula K. Le Guin. ​ Riz’s otherr books include Startup Myths & Models, The Simulation Hypothesis, The Simulated Multiverse, Zen Entrepreneurship, and Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulated Multiverse.

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[kalahs-beautiful-realm]

[byjinni]

"Those who seek health or happiness, or who dread disease or death or bereavement, are working under the false conviction that health is different from disease, that life is different from death, that bereavement is different from joy. Man is dreaming of these dualities, but when he awakes he finds out that these things were only a dream, a delusion of his dreaming consciousness. When man realizes his nature, the dualities disappear and all lack is seen to be illusory, all desire vanishes." - Paramahansa Yogananda

[mysticaditi]

[wordswithloveee]

It's so hard to forget pain, but it's even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for happiness. We learn so little from peace.

[godsnameisjoy]

49

Date: 21 December 2023

Duration: 56 minutes at 10:11 PM

Depth:

It’s my birthday today, 22 December. I complete 49 years. It is the first birthday ever with strong feelings about the spiritual aspect of my life.

For a few years now, my Facebook birthday update has been about my physical health. With fingers crossed, I have said the same thing: I have not been detected with any chronic ailments yet. At 40++, it matters. My fingers remain crossed in 2023 as well. I continue praying for another year of decent physical health.

However, it is no longer my first prayer. My first and foremost prayer on any given day now is for more spiritual blessings. I want to grow spiritually in leaps and bounds.

Through all of last night’s meditation I perceived sounds coming from my head. What a blessing it is to have an interiorised sense of hearing while meditating. It keeps the attention on the point of the sound perceived. I want more.

[mountain-sage]

[namitha]

Lord, manifest to me! You are right here. You are in the sun. You are in the grass. You are in the water. You are in this room. You are in my heart.

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[kkdas]

"He who has reformed himself has reformed thousands; for what one sows in the ether, by the vibrations of his thoughts and character, others will surely reap." - Paramahansa Yogananda