Most human suffering comes about as a result of a mistaken sense of self-identity. One suffers because they believe they are something they are not. The materialists and scientists of our age have permeated our mainstream culture with the ideas that we are nothing more than flesh and bone; a freak accident in the random affairs of evolution...a physical being, and nothing more. The great Spiritual Masters throughout the ages have taught that we are not just what we see reflected in the mirror. The enlightened teachers from all ages and cultures have taught us that we are much more than just...

There is a misunderstanding and confusion in the West that regards religion and Spirituality as the same thing. This has led to the removal of both the religious and Spiritual components of Yoga, mistakenly understood to be equal. When Paramahansa Yogananda first introduced Yoga to the West, it was presented in its Spiritual and scientific context, but this understanding of Yoga has drastically changed in the time since Yogananda's passing in 1952. While the removal of Indian religious beliefs has been good for Yoga overall, the removal of the Spirituality of Yoga to appease those Westerners...