World War III and Intentional Communities?
Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the now classic “Autobiography of a Yogi,” lived in America during World War II. He considered that war to be a just war which would also […]
Why Does God Permit Suffering – Part 3 (of 3)
If, then, the universe is maintained by ceaseless change and the opposition of opposites, the experience of happiness cannot be known without its opposite: unhappiness. If you had the perfect life as you […]
Why Does God Permit Suffering – Part 2
In the first book of the Bible, Genesis, Adam and Eve are placed in a paradise. Instructed not to eat the fruit in the middle of the garden from the tree of […]
Is God Responsible for Suffering?
God created the universe but life contains suffering as well as pleasure; satisfactions and accomplishments, as well as sorrow and failure. If evil exists, perhaps as a conscious force, did God create it? Questions such as […]
Mother-in-Law Problem?
I received a letter from Africa from a young mother whose mother-in-law seems to upset her infant child. What do we do about relatives who are not a good influence […]
Past life memories
How important are past life memories? What can I do to distill the importance of their appearance in my thoughts and mind? We have lived countless lives. Memories are therefore […]
Was Jesus a Revolutionary?
It is most ironic that Jesus’ crucifixion was ostensibly justified on the charge of his being a threat to Roman hegemony. Not only was that far from the truth but some of the […]