Mukti Mata (1922 – 2008), a longtime SRF nun and minister SRF who became a disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda in 1945, discusses Paramahansaji’s teaching that prayer is an expression of the soul. She explains that the more we go directly to God with a trusting attitude in prayer, conversing naturally from our heart, the more we build a strong and intimate relationship with the Divine—one which will be a constant source of guidance and support, no matter the circumstances of life.

Mukti Mata shares stories of her experiences with Paramahansa Yogananda and Paramahansaji’s own use of prayer to draw the help of God.

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For further exploration, based on topics covered in this talk:

Lesson 5 of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons gives Paramahansa Yogananda’s in-depth teachings on prayer in relation to meditation and the science of yoga: https://yogananda.org/lessons

To read Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...

To read Whispers from Eternity, Yogananda’s book of mystical prayers: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...

To read “Mejda”—The Family and Early Life of Paramahansa Yogananda, a book by Yogananda’s brother Sananda Lal Ghosh: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...

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