The feeling of separateness and isolation that prompts these questions is common among most people but tends to become amplified in those interested in meditation. This makes sense, because those interested in meditation are also interested in Yoga. Yoga is an experience of unified awareness. You practice Yoga to realize that your awareness is whole. Yet, in the beginning the pain of seeming separation can be almost unbearable.
Your interests and inspired ideas are what fuel a sense of purpose in life. You tend to do what you want to do. Why? Because it satisfies you. Doing what
The following prayer came to me one night as I sat contemplating faith and well-being. I and the Father are One. Whose name sings between the birds of the air.
As mentioned in our previous post, Paramahansa Yogananda often referred to Christ Consciousness. He was a Yogi, an Indian Swami. Yet he referred to Christ. Christ is a word. It
I was raised Catholic. Christianity was my upbringing. The culture that surrounded me through early adulthood was all Christian. The areas of the country in which I lived mostly knew