Words of Yogananda and Kriyananda

This mini-blog is just to record short quotes of Yogananda and Kriyananda in a less formal manner than the ananda.org web site or even the blog A Place Called Ananda. For more in depth information click on one of these links I just mentioned.
Tue Feb 9
“ Feb. 9. If someone insults you or makes fun of you, thank him—even warmly—and say, “I appreciate your reminder that I’m very far from perfect. Since perfection is what I’d like to attain, I consider it no insult to be told I still have much work to do. Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”
Mon Feb 8
“ Feb. 8. To be fully aware, look for the hidden realities behind appearances. Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”
Sun Feb 7
Inner Renewal Week 2010
“ Feb. 7. Never lend money unless you can feel, in your heart, that you are giving the money away. This practice will spare you much grief. For as Shakespeare said (through Polonius in Hamlet), “Loan oft loseth both itself and friend.” Tell God that you place the money in His hands. He will then see to it that you will not lack. Be sensible in your lending, however. Make sure you are helping someone whose need is real. I’ve often pondered movie actors who carelessly gave away vast sums of the money they were earning, but years later died in penury. Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”
“ Feb. 6. Your body is a temple—more truly so than any edifice built by hands. Enter therein daily; move in solemn procession up the aisle of the spine to God’s high altar in the forehead, the seat of superconscious ecstasy. Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”
Fri Feb 5
“ Feb. 5. Give people the time they need to express themselves clearly. The rhythms of thought vary, but sincere self-expression often requires deliberation. Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”
Thu Feb 4
“ Feb. 4. Certain mental attitudes resemble bodily postures. Do you lean habitually forward, as if to grasp events before they happen? Do you lean backward, as if to distance yourself from others and from any unpleasantness? Do you habitually lean sideways, as if seeking a strategy for getting around some obstacle? Keep your bodily and mental attitudes upright, relaxed, and serene, and you’ll be able to cope with every difficulty. Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”
Wed Feb 3
“ Feb. 3. Think of time as a radiation outward from your own center. Past and future move not only like a river, but also in a circle around their center in the unchanging NOW Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”
Mon Feb 1
“ Feb. 2. If someone impugns your honor, ignore him. If you cannot do so, seek a graceful—even a humorous—way out, like the American who once met a challenge to a duel in France by selecting for the weapons “apple pie at ten paces.” After all, what is your “honor”? It is only an affirmation of ego: the very thing you need to conquer if you would eliminate further suffering from your life. Suffice it that you act honorably. People’s opinions of you are not your problem, but their own. Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”
“ Feb. 1. If someone challenges something right and good that you are doing, meet that challenge vigorously. Try not to be hurtful, however, and always be calm in your own defense. If the challenge is to yourself, rather than to a cause in which you believe, remain dispassionate, and accept the outcome, whatever it may be, without demur. Remember, nothing can touch what you are, in your inner Self. Swami Kriyananda writing as J Donald Walters in hs newly, newly published book  “Do It Well”