Living Grace

At the wedding at Cana, Jesus had the wisdom of his mother to guide him. We could argue that we cannot expect the same guiding wisdom for ourselves because we do not have a figure like Mary, who was in the body, to guide us. Not true. Yogananda tells us, “The voice of...

“Everything the Lord has created is to try us, to bring out the buried soul- immortality within us. That is the adventure of life, the one purpose of life. And everyone’s adventure is different, unique. You should be prepared to deal with all problems of health, mind,...

“Obedience to the guru is necessary for attunement with his wisdom. It is not slavery to follow the wish of a God-realized guru, because his wish gives independence and freedom. A true guru is the servant of God, carrying out His plan for your liberation. Realize this...

“A beggar cannot renounce wealth,” Master would say. “If a man laments, ‘My business has failed; my wife has left me; I will renounce all and enter a monastery,’ to what worldly sacrifice is he referring? He did not renounce wealth and love; they renounced him!”Sri...

Life was unbelievably hard in Jesus’ day. Virtually everyone was threatened with severe malnutrition, so it is not a stretch of the imagination to realize that celebrating with food and merriment was a rare respite from life’s hardships. Weddings, often lasting for...

We do not expect too much from God. Rather, we expect too little. Our expectations of God lead us to imagine some kind of reward coming to us in the afterlife. While there absolutely is an afterlife, we must remember that “it is heaven all the way to heaven.” In...