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05/25/2022

HOW TO HAVE ENOUGH DEVOTION ~ Bro. Bhumananda

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A question in satsanga: We are told to meditate with devotion. How does one know when we have enough devotion? What are the signs?

BRO. BHUMANANDA: Gyanamata, a great disciple of our Guru, once wrote to him:
"For all you are that I know you to be, and for all you are that I cannot know, I offer you reverence, gratitude, devotion and love--but not enough, not enough, it can never be enough."
Master said Gyanamata was a great saint. He used to compare her to St. Francis. And she felt her devotion to God and to Guru was never enough. It could always be more. . . .

Master said, "The searcher of hearts wants only your sincere love. He is like a little child. Someone may offer him his whole wealth and he doesn't want it. And another cries to him, 'Oh Lord, I love you.' And into that devotee's heart he comes running." . . .

The Examples of St. Maximillian Kolbe and Brother Lawrence
Father Kolbe a saint, and during World War II he was interred in one of the concentration camps. And one of this brother monks wrote of their stay in that camp, "He was totally enamored of God. When in the camp he suffered hunger, cold and when we slept on the ground, and when it was already a snowy and icey November, and when we had no water to drink, and when we hadn't changed our underwear in three months, and while the insects and filth tormented us, Father bore it all with joy. It was a way, he felt, he could show his love for God." . . .

In a letter Gyanamata quotes a poem that expresses that thought in a very beautiful way, and it's meant a lot to me though the years so I'd like to close this afternoon by sharing it:
Lord it is my chief complaint
That my love is weak and faint
Yet I love Thee and adore
Oh for grace to love Thee more!

(CONTINUED)

03/26/2022

03/05/2022

INTROSPECTION CHART and “An Effective Way to Tackle Bad Habits” ~ Bro. Premamoy

DAYA MATAJI “…it was in 1965 that [Bro. Premamoy] began the work for which he will be always remembered – his role as an instrument in the founding of a structured spiritual training program for postulant monks of the Self-Realization Order… Bro. Premamoy forged a remarkable spirit of harmony, cooperation, and loyalty — a monumental contribution to Paramahansa Yogananda’s society that has made possible much of its progress in recent years.”

SEE and download Bro. Premamoy’s Introspection Chart

Concerning an effective way to tackle bad habits, Bro. Premamoy said: “Arrange your list of bad habits first in order of the habits that are most bothersome to others and then in order of the ones most obstructing to your spiritual progress. Work on one a week, or if it is a particularly difficult habit, for 2 weeks. For example if ‘anger’ is at the top of your list, next to it write the opposite good habit–‘calmness/evenmindedness.’ Then look up everything Master had to say on ‘calmness/ evenmindedness.’
-Bro. Premamoy, personal counseling (from Quotes from Sunday Morning Lectures, Phoenix Temple)

See also ~~ BROTHER PREMAMOY – “The majestic tree of a saintly life”

Bro. Premamoy on front row far right below

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https://yoganandasite.wordpress.com/2017/04/07/introspection-chart-and-an-effective-way-to-tackle-bad-habits-bro-premamoy/

02/14/2022

H A P P Y V A L E N T I N E ' S D A Y !

“The love of God, the love of the Spirit, is an all-consuming love. Once you have experienced it, it shall lead you on and on in the eternal realms. That love will never be taken away from your heart. It shall burn there, and in its fire you shall find the great magnetism of Spirit that draws others unto you, and attracts whatsoever you truly need or desire.

I tell you truthfully that all my questions have been answered, not through man but through God. He is. He is. It is His spirit that talks to you through me. It is His love that I speak of. Thrill after thrill! Like gentle zephyrs His love comes over the soul. Day and night, week after week, year after year, it goes on increasing — you don’t know where the end is. And that is what you are seeking, every one of you. You think you want human love and prosperity, but behind these it is your Father who is calling you. If you realize He is greater than all His gifts, you will find Him.”

— Paramahansa Yogananda
From “Where There is Light”

02/11/2022

Be fair with God. Perhaps He has something better for you than what you are praying for. It is a fact that sometimes your most fervent prayers and desires are your greatest enemies. Talk sincerely and justly with God, and let Him decide what is right for you. If you are receptive, He will lead you. He will work with you. Even if you make mistakes, don’t be afraid. Have faith. Know that God is with you. Be guided in everything by that power. It is unfailing. This truth is applicable to every one of you.
Paramhansa Yogananda❤️

01/26/2022

01/19/2022

Golden Lotus Meditation Group has morphed into Spirit & Nature Meditation Group. We meet online on Monday nights at 7:30p.m. for an inspirational reading, chanting, meditation & fellowship. All are welcome. Message Peggy Smock to join....🙏💕

01/19/2022

Yogacharya J Oliver Black talks about yoga, meditation, and answers questions at a satsang at the lodge at Song of the Morning Yoga Retreat.From beginning to...