Some weeks ago, the students of Paramahansa Yogananda — the teacher widely credited with bringing Yoga and Yoga Science to the West – approached me to write an article on prayer, coincident with their upcoming annual week-long Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation. An exploration into the subject reveals prayer to be a considerably more complex subject than the stereotypic image we tend to have of the ardent believer, fervorently casting forth pleas
May 20, 2023
How to start drawing
Today is a good day to start drawing. If you are, like most adults, insecure about your artistic skills, take heart. Drawing isn’t just about making art, but rather “a tool for learning above all else,” as D.B. Dowd explains in his book Stick Figures: Drawing as a Human Practice. Putting pen to paper has many benefits. It develops the capacity for close observation, introspection, patience, and humility—vital attributes during a
May 13, 2023
The Mindset Advantage (How Your Mental Frame Affects Your Behavior and Performance)
Mindset. Is. Everything. “Whether you think you can or think you can’t — you’re right,” said Henry Ford. Mindset, coupled with consistent action is the key to achieving and sustaining success. The mind steers almost everything. Mahatma Gandhi once observed, “Your beliefs become your thoughts, your thoughts become your words, your words become your actions, your actions become your habits, your habits become your values, your values become your destiny.”