Use the player below to hear today's guided meditation.

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Use the player below to hear today's guided meditation.

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We honor Josh, who is a sparkling example of a modern-day yogi, walking the walk and talking the talk. Josh is a Grants Officer at a prestigious university and the proud father of a 12-year-old son. He also has a fierce love of and talent for playing the drums. Josh has always been, and continues to be, a huge support for everything that Param Yoga is creating in Chatsworth, always available to assist, support, promote and attend everything.

We bow to you, Josh!

We honor Alice Mcgee, the epitome of a true yogi. She continues to come back to her mat over and over again…egoless, present, patient, and calm. Alice is a gifted teacher of children and a dedicated student on the path to realization.

We bow to you, Alice!

We honor Anet Khachikian in her many roles as medical assistant at Holy Cross Cancer Center, wife, mother, grandmother, friend, and yogini. From the moment Anet arrived in our yoga community, she has thrived and continues to transform before our very eyes, proving that through persistence and consistence all things are possible. You are an awesome example for all of us.

We bow to you, Anet!

We honor Cecilia Flaata, who is awesome in every way. She shines her brilliant heart light on everyone she meets. Cecilia, you are an inspiration and the glue of Param Yoga.

We bow to you, Cecilia!

We honor Robert Maunu, who has proven to be a true yogi through his generosity of spirit, his tenacity in daily practice, and his willing participation.  Robert owns RB Maintenance Janitorial Services, is a Kangan Water Distributor, and is a resident of Chatsworth.

We bow to you, Robert!

I got up this morning at 4:30, as usual, for my daily meditation. I lit the votive candle in my Buddha candle holder, as I do every morning. If I leave it burning, it will usually sputter out after about 2 hours. As of this writing, it’s been burning for approximately 10 1/2 hours and shows no signs of extinguishing. Spiritual pigs unite!

Our Gathering on Thursday night was a great example of Spirit moving through us in a fashion unpredictable and yet so familiar. What better subject to reinforce our Oneness with Source than the ability to honor the ever-present voice within us that shows up over and over as “intuition” and the critical importance of paying heed to this guidance immediately, obeying the call. From the examples shared, it became obvious that all of us require the doubling of our efforts to hear, absorb and take action, trusting that the guidance being given to us is authentically Divine.

The Yogananda’s perspective:

“Intuition is that faculty of the soul which at once directly perceives the truth about anything. Without the power of intuition, you cannot know the Truth. Intuition means “soul-perception”, and is the knowing power of the soul, without the help of the senses or the mind. Intuition can give you knowledge about things that your senses and understanding can never give.

“Many books and courses of study are prescribed for students in school, but nothing is taught about concentration and the development of the sixth sense, the all-knowing faculty of intuition. Many people make mistakes in everything, from health and business to philosophy and religion. Thousands of people make wrong investment and take wrong paths because their minds are not scientifically guided by intuition.”

Please be mindful as you move along your path to pay close attention to your intuition and the hidden opportunities in each moment. Stay present and don’t miss a thing!

Here is the meditation chant that we shared, in case you would like to continue its use:

Kirtan Kriya

SA TA NA MA

Inhale

Chant quietly (or silently) on the exhale

(Touching the fingers in succession while chanting stimulates the brain and increases mental energy).

SA – index/thumb

TA – middle/thumb

NA – ring/thumb

MA – little/thumb

Repeat eight times

MIRACLES

Sometimes a scientist—often a very great scientist—realizes that miracles pervade everything.  Einstein was such a person.  As he put it, “There are only two ways to live your life:  one is as though nothing is a miracle, the other is as though everything is a miracle.”

When Wilbur and Orville Wright invented the airplane, the experts considered human flight impossible.  In spite of this, the Wright brothers learned the principles of flight, how to turn and steer their plane, and how to manufacture one.  Although they flew their plane up and down and around over two main highways and a railroad track for five years, the experts took little notice.  Even though commuters could look out the windows of their trains and see them doing so, the newspapers they were reading at that very moment decreed that it was completely impossible for a machine heavier than air to fly.

We are in a similar situation with miracle cures.  While experts assure us that they are impossible, they keep on happening.  If we look out the windows of everyday experience, we can see them for ourselves.

When we are confronted with a spectacular cure that lies outside our current understanding, we need not agonize about whether or not it was really a miracle.  We can be grateful that it happened, and we can strive for greater understanding of what occurred.  If we are lucky, we may find out.  If not, we can be thankful that the universe behaves in benevolent ways.

By measure, a miracle.

—Larry Dossey, M.D., The Extraordinary Healing Power of Ordinary Things