June 2026 Newsletter

Dear Friends,

Our day-to-day awareness depends on the amount of energy flowing through our brain. How can we stimulate an uplifted flow of energy to the brain? Yogananda said - The greater the will, the greater the flow of energy. Our will is the switch. The greater the flow of energy up the spine to the brain, the higher our awareness.

Cosmic energy flows into our bodies through the medulla oblongata at the base of the brain. We can draw as much energy as we need at will. There are several practices such as the Energization Exercises and meditation practices that help us draw an infinite amount of energy from the universe into our bodies and to our brain. This upward flow of energy helps us relax more deeply, and draw inspiration at will.

We invite you to embark on a journey of self-discovery and higher awareness—one that has the power to transform your life from within.

Warm Regards, Ananda Sangha Publications Team

Watch Swami Kriyananda share insights on developing higher consciousness.

In my school [Yogananda refers to the Dihika school he started] in India, there was a boy who was brought in by his parents. We used to take only children under twelve years of age, but he was much older. I told him he could stay on one condition—that he was willing to be good.

I had a heart-to-heart talk with him and said: "You have made up your mind to smoke, but your parents do not want you to smoke. You have succeeded in defeating your parents, but you have not succeeded in defeating your own misery. You are hurting yourself."

My arrow had struck home, and he began to weep. He said, "They are always beating me."

I said: "Think of what you are doing to yourself. Come on, I will take you, on one condition—that I will not be a detective, but your friend. As long as you are willing to correct your mistakes I will be your helper, but if you tell lies, I will do nothing for you. Lying destroys friendship. Do not lie to me."

I accepted him and said, "Anytime you want to smoke, I will get you cigarettes."

One day, he came to me and said, "I feel a terrible desire to smoke." I offered him money, and he could scarcely believe his eyes. He said, "Take back the money." He did not want it. I was pushing him to go and buy the cigarettes, but he would not go. At last, after this tug-of-war, he said, "You will not believe me, but I no longer want to smoke."

The result of all the teaching and discipline was that he finally became a saint. I roused his spiritual consciousness. The greatest of all spiritual consciousness lies in the inner effort to go upstream toward lasting happiness.

~ Paramhansa Yogananda - From the book - How to Awaken Your True Potential

Close your eyes, gently lift your inner gaze behind closed eyes as though you are looking at a distant mountain peak.

Hold your gaze in this way at the point between your eyebrows, in a relaxed way as long as you can, as many times as you can through the day.

This simple practice keeps our awareness uplifted by drawing more energy to the brain.