{"id":1631,"date":"2024-09-07T15:47:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-07T15:47:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/?p=1631"},"modified":"2024-09-07T15:47:11","modified_gmt":"2024-09-07T15:47:11","slug":"swami-kriyananda-stories-ch-8-swami-kriyanandas-simple-happiness-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/swami-kriyananda-stories-ch-8-swami-kriyanandas-simple-happiness-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Swami Kriyananda Stories &mdash; Ch. 8: Swami Kriyananda&rsquo;s Simple Happiness Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_663\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-663\" style=\"width: 832px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SK-Sunday1_12-pclear.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-663\" src=\"http:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SK-Sunday1_12-pclear.jpg\" alt=\"Swami Kriyananda greets a guest after Sunday service at the Ananda Temple in Palo Alto, California.\" width=\"842\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SK-Sunday1_12-pclear.jpg 842w, https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SK-Sunday1_12-pclear-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.yoganandafortheworld.com\/story\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/SK-Sunday1_12-pclear-768x575.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 842px) 100vw, 842px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Swamiji knew the happiness of helping others and tried to help us find that gift for ourselves.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>My first three years at Ananda were miserable.<\/strong> I was in an almost unbroken state of inner turmoil, torn by moods and depression, triggered by a sense of my unworthiness. At the deepest level, my problem was that I was much too self-involved.<\/p>\n<p>Swamiji tried to help me rise above the turmoil. If he saw me take even a tiny step in the right direction, he would be encouraging. I would say that he <em>celebrated<\/em> my small victories.<\/p>\n<p>I lived in a tiny cabin a little way down the hill from the publications building. I was there one day, feeling flattened by depression. Finally, unable to bear the dark mood any longer, I thought, \u201cI\u2019ll go up to Pubble and do a little work on Ananda\u2019s magazine. I may be a total loss as a devotee, but maybe I can be useful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I trudged up the hill under a cloud, feeling like Pig Pen, the little boy in the Peanuts cartoons who was always surrounded by a cloud of dust.<\/p>\n<p>Climbing the Pubble steps, I saw many boots and shoes in the foyer, suggesting that some kind of pow-wow was underway.<\/p>\n<p>I heard joyous laughter, and when I opened the inner door I saw that a crowd of people were crammed into Asha\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>Not wanting to infect the happy devotees with my mood, I tried to edge around the gathering. But just then Swamiji\u2019s voice rang out. He said, very loudly and cheerfully, \u201cHello, Rambhakta!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crowd parted \u2013 they were mostly nuns \u2013 so that I had an unobstructed view of Swamiji. He sat in Asha\u2019s chair, smiling affectionately, and said, \u201cHow are you?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFine, sir.\u201d I was embarrassed to be feeling so downcast in his presence. Surely it wasn\u2019t the proper way that a devotee <em>should <\/em>feel.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGood! Well, nice to see you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>I proceeded to my desk and began working on the latest issue of <em>Spirit &amp; Nature<\/em>, an Ananda magazine that would later be called <em>Clarity<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>After a half hour, I paused and noticed that I was feeling much better. In fact, I felt wonderful. My mood had lifted and I felt fine.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years, I would have many opportunities to repeat the lesson. I now believe that there is no problem so thorny, no mood so deep, no depression so profound that it cannot be resolved by forgetting ourselves in God\u2019s service. When we put ourselves in a relationship of service to Him, we feel His joy flowing through us. Dark moods vanish like the night before the rising sun.<\/p>\n<p>Before I came to Ananda, when I was a member of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), I wrote a letter to Brother Bhaktananda, the monk who served as men\u2019s correspondent. (This was before SRF began signing its letters impersonally, \u201cMother Center.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p>In the letter, I mentioned several personal problems and asked for Bhaktananda\u2019s advice. I treasured his letters which were filled with wisdom and inspiration. I knew that he was the monastic who had been with Paramhansa Yogananda the longest.<\/p>\n<p>In his reply, he addressed my questions in his usual wise way. And then he said, \u201cThere are no personal problems.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well! It would take me decades to unravel that one.<\/p>\n<p>I realized, in time, that it is true. This world, and this life with its endless struggles, is <em>not our home<\/em>. If we can learn to lift our awareness into Spirit \u2013 the \u201cland beyond my dreams,\u201d as Yogananda called it in his beautiful chant \u2013 we will find that our \u201cproblems\u201d fade, and that they are not part of our true nature, but are merely artifacts of our attachment to this plane of unreality.<\/p>\n<p>The straightest path to inner freedom is simple. As Swamiji never tired of reminding us, it is through childlike devotion and humble service.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0My first three years at Ananda were miserable. I was in an almost unbroken state of inner turmoil, torn by moods and depression, triggered by a sense of my unworthiness. At the deepest level, my problem was that I was much too self-involved. Swamiji tried to help me rise above the turmoil. 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