SATSANG

2 QUANTUM SPIRITUALITY,
Understanding Time, Space and Relativity
by Swami Amar Jyoti
As we begin to clean and change ourselves, we can change the course of history.

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10 THE ART OF LISTENING
by Matthieu Ricard, Christophe André & Alexandre Jollien
Listening is a process similar to humility, in which you put others before yourself.

12 
RAM DASS ON LOVING AND DYING
by Ram Dass
My favorite practice for being with the dying is loving awareness. We are meeting as two souls.

14 EMBRACE YOUR DIVINTY
by Ellen Grace O’Brian
We follow our dream to the place divine providence has prepared for us.

19
 THE BOY MUKUNDA
by Philip Goldberg
A divinely destined meeting in the early life of Paramahansa Yogananda.

22 WHAT IS SYNCHRONICITY?
by Zubair Awan
Synchronicity happens to make us question our understanding and perception of the universe.

24 THE CASHIER’S STORY, WAKING UP TOGETHER
by Guy Finley
Then came the lesson…a special kind “gift” I never could have imagined in a thousand years.

26 
I AM NOT A SPACE THAT GOD DOES NOT OCCUPY
by Cynthia Bourgeault
It was not a matter of thinking about my heart, but an abiding in my heart, like a gradual, enfolding aliveness.

32 HERBAL HOLIDAY TRADITIONS
by Brigitte Mars
Plants offer us grace and beauty, and remind us of our connection with Divine Nature.

  34 OUR SPECIAL BOY
by Stuart Murray
Angels come in many forms to guide us home to God.36 THERE’S MORE TO LIFE THAN THIS
by Shannon Yrizarry
We will only find happiness in knowing we are constantly shedding the layers of consciousness that are hard to see.38 RAISING MINDFUL CHILDREN
by Maureen Healy
As humans, we have to recalibrate to our spirit each day. And as we take time to do this, the environment around 
us softens.42 HERE’S TO MY (AND YOUR) BETTER HALF!
by Harold Witkov
In chess and life, it seems as though it’s all about the king, but it is the queen who moves best and has the greatest strength.44
 PARAM PARA: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH
by Swami Amar Jyoti
God has not created suffering. You have to forgive if you want to purify or clean your negativities.50
 WHAT IS ZEN?
by Janica Anderson and Steven Zahavi Schwartz64 
SRI KRISHNA’S MESSAGE TO UDDHAVA
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SATSANG

2 THE PURPOSE OF MEDITATION
by Swami Amar Jyoti
Meditation requires balancing the emotions so that the mind is neutral and impartial. When we become peaceful and relaxed, we will actually like to meditate.

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10 BECOME FEARLESS IN YOUR LOVE
by Ma Jaya Sati Bhagavati
The great secret in spiritual life is practice—repeated effort, trying over and over to become what you truly are.

14 
THE POWER OF ATTENTION
by Llewellyn Vaughan-Lee
The spiritual path teaches us to live in a state of attention, so that when these moments come we will be free to respond with what is needed.

18 
AGING WITH WISDOM
by Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle
America’s medical paradigm interprets the elder years as a medical problem, whereas in traditional cultures growing older has a gentler, kinder, respectful dimension.

22
 SELF-KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICAL SPIRITUALITY
by Sri Prem Baba
The way that we have chosen to live on this planet has become unsustainable. We are being called to let go of the old patterns, to turn our very lives into our spiritual practice.

24 ADEL ASHKENAZI: DAUGHTER OF THE BA’AL SHEM TOV
by Zalman Schacter-Shalomi & Netanel Miles-Yépez
In a world dominated by male Hasidim, Adel’s destiny was to be a spiritual heir of her father, and keeper 
of the family traditions of holiness and healing.

30 WHAT THE WALRUS KNOWS— HARNESSING THE GUIDANCE OF YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL
by Sarah Bamford Seidelmann
The best thing that resulted from opening up to wild animal wisdom was something I cherish: I recovered a deep sense of peace, joy, and belonging.

32 
SEEKING HIDDEN BUDDHAS IN BACKROADS ASIA
by Josh Bulriss
One of our favorite photographers returns to Asia to capture images of Buddha in Japan, Thailand, Laos, Nepal, Malaysia, Bali and Cambodia—with stunning results!

  38 A NEW CONCEPT OF THE WORLD
by Ervin Laszlo
Everything in the world is spontaneously and effectively in-formed by a deep dimension, ourselves and our brain and mind included.42 ENDING THE SEARCH:
FROM SPIRITUAL AMBITION TO THE HEART OF AWARENESS
by Dorothy Hunt
The only thing that disappears in stillness or silence is the sense of separation.44
 PARAM PARA: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH
by Swami Amar Jyoti
If you cannot let go, be a quiet observer. Pause before you think or act. This detached witnessing 
or un-identifying makes you gradually relax.50
 WILDFLOWERS AND BUTTERFLIES
Haiku by Rebecca Lilly

64 
WHEN THE VIOLIN
Hafiz rendering by Daniel Ladinsky

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2 HOW THE MIND WORKS
by Swami Amar Jyoti
Understanding the four divisions in the mind. If you walk with the shield of self-control, nothing can disturb you.

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10 LUMINOUS LIFE
by Jacob Israel Liberman
Light is more than waves and particles. It is a purveyor of Consciousness.

15 
EMBRACE THE QUIET, THE SLOW, THE SIMPLE
by Erin Leyba, PH.D.
Rest and relaxation are vital to preserving energy and well-being. How to prioritize downtime with your family.

18 
VISITING THE SAINTS OF INDIA WITH SRI DAYA MATA
by Sri Mrinalini Mata
A pilgrimage of a lifetime: visiting living saints and holy places, meditating in the immense presence of the Divine.

22 HOW THE LIGHT COMES
Poem by Jan Richardson, Commentary by Roger Housden
“I cannot tell you how the light comes, but that it does. That it will.”

25 LEOPARD WARRIOR
by John Lockley
A young white South African becomes the disciple of a respected shaman in the Xhosa tradition, and a bridge between cultures.

28 
BREATHING LOVE, MEDITATION IN ACTION
by Jennie Lee
All defenses become unnecessary as we let go into the love that created us.

30 
AWAKENING TO THE WE
by Patricia Albere
Our essential nature is unity—with each other and with all of life.

34 
YOGA RISING: EMPOWERING STORIES FROM YOGA RENEGADES
by Melanie C. Klein
Three yoginis see the eight-limbed path for what it truly is: a great equalizer and unifier of humanity.

36 
RUMI ON WORDS AND SILENCE
by Rasoul Shams
When words come from our higher consciousness, they make an opening into the infinite realm of meaning and the Spirit.

  38 
HARNESSING RESILIENCE IN THIS AGE OF SURPRISE
by Deirdre Hade
The great age of Transformation is now. Finding resilience and connection in the midst of calamity and loss.42 
PARAM PARA: ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON THE SPIRITUAL PATH
by Swami Amar Jyoti
How did we become unconscious of our Divinity? Finding the balance to true humility. Growing into God’s universal love.44
 EVOLUTIONARY EXPANSION OF CONSCIOUSNESS
by Bret Cox
In today’s global community, we need to come together as one. If we can do this, a powerful consciousness of unity will rise until it floods all of humanity.
50
 SMUGGLING DONKEYS
by Stephan Bodian
Mindfulness practice helps you focus deliberately, to see clearly, with deeper awareness.
64 
THE HARDER YOU BURN, THE BRIGHTER YOU SHINE
by Jeff Foster
Our burning is exactly what will make our light shine more brightly. Our deepest pain can become our transformation.
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