Paramahansa Yogananda on Fulfilling Your Aspirations in the New Year

January 2022 Newsletter

Dear Divine Atman,

In this month’s newsletter we share inspiring quotes of Paramahansa Yogananda on how to make the start of the new year a time of energizing our deepest aspirations for personal growth.

From the talks and writings of Paramahansa Yogananda:

Picture the New Year as a garden you are responsible for planting. Sow the seeds of good habits in this soil and weed out worries and wrong actions of the past.

“Heavenly Father, make us strong in this new year, ever guided by Thy constant presence, that in body, mind, and soul we may reflect Thy life, health, prosperity, and happiness.”

If you pray, and believe what you pray, you shall receive God's blessings and help. If you have a bad habit, create a mental antidote and continuously apply it until the poisonous habit is neutralized. Tell yourself resolutely that you are going to be different, that you may be weak now, but you are going to be strong. The minute you make up your mind to correct yourself, you will change, you will be different.

There is no limit to the power of your mind. Concentrate on that thought. Fill your mind with the resolution to accomplish, and work toward your goals with positive actions. Keep driving the mind toward higher attainments.

Whenever you are sitting still, without any demands on your attention, be away in your mind, using it constructively every moment. Great things are produced first in the mind. I keep mine at work all the time, and put its creative thoughts into action the moment I see an opportunity. Then the results come. Every day you should try to do something creative. Improve your destiny. Take your health, or your moral life, or spiritual life — one thing at a time — and change it as you desire.

Every time you meditate deeply on God, beneficial changes take place in the patterns of your brain.

For more of Paramahansa Yogananda’s inspiration and guidance on self-improvement in the new year, we invite you to visit the link below.

“As we begin 2022, my heartfelt prayer is that God tangibly bless you with a positive sense of direction to chart your path through the challenges and changes that are a fact of life in this transitional age. May you know the inwardly experienced wisdom and assurance that our Guru described in these beautiful words: ‘Understanding is the most precious possession of each soul. It is your inner vision, the intuitive faculty by which you can clearly perceive the truth — about yourself and others, and all situations that arise in your path — and correctly adjust your attitudes and actions accordingly.’”

Chartiable activities of YSS during Janmotsav of Paramahansa Yogananda

The birth anniversary of our beloved Gurudeva Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda on January 5, every year, is the most sacred time of the year for every YSS devotee. Seva activities also form a part of the observance of this special day to honour the Guru by serving the needy.

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Media coverage on Janmotsav

The print media and online portals carried various articles on Gurudeva and his soul-liberating teachings. These were printed in various languages across India.

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