Open Your Heart to Find God

What is needed to gain true wisdom? In this Sunday Service Nayaswami Ananta emphasizes the importance of an open heart. He explains why pure feeling must support our thinking to arrive at understanding. He does so through sharing stories from the lives of Swami Kriyananda, Paramhansa Yogananda, and Jesus Christ. This talk emphasizes the importance of balancing intellectual understanding with heartfelt devotion on the spiritual path. Ananta uses anecdotes and examples from various spiritual figures to illustrate how true wisdom comes from a combination of knowledge and love. They recount the story of St. Anthony of Padua preaching to fish, highlight the devotional qualities of figures like Sister Gyanamata and Rajarshi, and discuss Swami Kriyananda's approach to philosophy and writing. The talk stresses that while intellectual study is valuable, it's the opening of the heart that leads to genuine spiritual progress. Listeners are encouraged to cultivate devotion alongside their studies, reminded that "God watches the heart."