*note: i did not mean to say that all romantasy was not serious literature - as i would qualify my book itself as a romantasy, and some romantasy books are some of the best stories i've ever read. but overall there's many romantasy books that are not trying to be serious novels but instead just bring joy and fun to our lives, and this is totally wonderful; my point was they, too, have a responsibility to no longer play into the dominator model - not just "serious" works of fiction.

Books mentioned (buy second hand or from your local indie bookstore!):

The Chalice and The Blade by Riane Eisler

Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown

Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks

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imagine how many bodies you have had...you have dwelt in thousands and millions. and though you should love them, honor them, and cherish them...just as the wave is not the ocean, they were not you.

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talking about the sadness and despair that comes when you're writing a book, and talking about the fun books i'm reading/have read :)

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What is the SRF? The Self Realization Fellowship is a global non-sectarian religious organization founded in 1920 where we worship through our Guru, Paramahansa Yogananda, are initiated as "kriyabans", and accept Jesus Christ, Krishna, Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar, and Paramahansa Yogananda. We worship One God and specifically practice in the realization of true Christianity (following Christ, not 'Churchianity') and Hinduism, outside of false dogmatism and distortion. The goal is complete and total "self realization" aka perfection in complete and total god-union, through entering into a formal guru-devotee relationship with Paramahansa Yogananda.

one of the reasons I love the SRF is because there is no distortion from Avatar (perfect incarnation of God) - to people. In the Bible and many other spiritual texts, the Avatar - Jesus Christ in this example - is not the one writing the Bible or the rules of "the Church." Jesus never had anything to do with the founding of the Church or Christianity, which left the words of the Bible and the founding of the Church to the hands of imperfect, non-avatars leading to intense distortion and misunderstanding of Christ's true teachings. On the other hand, the Avatar Himself, Yoganandaji, is the One writing every single text in the SRF - including The Lessons, and the founder of the religious organization, the SRF. The SRF exists to disseminate Yogananda's teachings, and does not add their own distortions into them. In this way, it is a much clearer channel to God.

Book to Read If You Want To Learn More: The Autobiography of a Yogi

Avatars mentioned: Paramahansa Yogananda, Jesus Christ, Lord Krishna, Babaji, Swami Sri Yukteswar, Anandamayi Ma

Extra books I recommend by Yoganandaji:

• The Second Coming of Christ
• The Divine Romance
• God Talks With Arjuna
• The Yoga of Jesus

Extra Book I Recommend:

• The Unknown Life of Jesus Christ https://www.amazon.com/dp/1603864776?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Confirmed: SRF was founded in 1920

Confirmed: YSS = Yogoda Satsanga Society, the sister organization to the SRF, located in India

Note*: when I said "I only like to listen to those who are pure," i meant Perfect*

Note*: although the SRF is a religious organization and not a school of thought - aka non-dualism - non-dualism aka non-separation is a principle that is embedded into any Avatar's teachings, including the SRF's teachings, and Jesus's true teachings.

*Note: for the purpose of western listeners' understanding, i am calling the SRF "my religion." It is the formalized religious organization that initiates devotees into a traditional relationship with Avatar and Guru, Paramahansa Yogananda.

Documentary on Yoganandaji: Awake https://www.amazon.com/AWAKE-Life-Yogananda-Paramahansa/dp/B01613JTTM

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Book Referenced: https://www.amazon.com/Emergent-Strategy-Shaping-Change-Changing/dp/1849352607

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We have been around as humans for quite a while now. Through lives and lives and thousands of years, we have all chosen harmful and violent acts. Many still choose harmful and violent actions, embodiments, mindsets. We see in our world that obsession with the physical form is at an all time, high causing many to be extremely violent and aggressive.

Through all of these thousands of years, karmic debt accumulates- good and bad. My guruji said that there is still so much good karmic debt and so much goodness in the world, and if there wasn't, our world and all humans would just explode and die because there wasn't anything balancing it out. I believe in being an instrument for service and for good, and for doing my part to only add good karmic imprints into the world and to extinguish evil. If we all choose to act with love and non-attachment, we would create heaven on earth for everyone. and so, we first create heaven on earth for ourselves (within our own mind) and then extend that out and begin to serve others in their own creation of heaven on earth, until we are all living in heaven.

evil is alive and well and we see it when people are creating deeper and deeper karmic debt for themselves by choosing evil actions that harm the earth, others, people, animals...we as servants of god and of the light must choose service and good action continually, over and over.

God is not a male in the sky, God is...

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in today's episode, we discuss how to notice qualities and traits in yourself and others without judging or condemning them, we discuss the healing in friendship while also navigating ending friendships, and i give my own little personal story on ending the *heightened* obsessive energy around my intensity so that i can enjoy my hobbies/passions/projects/relationships with intensity but without dysfunctional frantic obsessive energy lol!

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The Autobiography of a Yogi: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/autobiography-of-a-yogi-srf/

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