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ClaritySpring 2002
from Ananda Sangha
A Magazine of Spiritual Teachings & Practices for Everyday Living
Building Spiritual Power
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ContributorsSwami Kriyananda
Barbara Bingham
Diana DownJaya Helin
Jyotish Novak
David Praver
Durga Smallen
Gyandevi Fuller
Sara Cryer
Sarah Brink
Kent Williams
Clarity Editor: Sheila Rush
Editorial Staff:John Lenti
Graphic Design: Stephanie Steyer
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ContentsBuilding Spiritual PowerSwami Kriyananda
Understanding WarSwami Kriyananda
From the Archives25 Years AgoThe Ananda Fire
Preventing WarsParamhansa Yogananda
Joan of ArcJohn Lenti
Gods Boatman
Living SuperconsciouslyJyotish and Devi Novak
Focus on SadhanaRambhakta Beinhorn
Ananda Sangha News
Preparing Children for Troubled Times Nitai Deranja
Meditation TherapyVideo review
Letters of EncouragementSwami Kriyananda
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Life is a mission from on high.
Life is a quest for inner joy.
AT AGE SEVENTEEN, Jehanne LaPucelle (1412-1431) or, Joan of Arc, asshe is known, claimed a mandate fromGod to liberate France from decades ofEnglish domination. Since the time ofWilliam the Conqueror in 1066, succes-sive English kings, through intermarriage
and inheritance, claimed sovereigntyover large areas of France. The HundredYears War (1337-1453) was an attemptby the English to bring all of Franceunder the English crown. At a crucialtime, Joan of Arc was able to uniteFrance and turn the tide of war decisive-ly in its favor.
Joan burst onto the scene quite sud-
denly, a simple illiterate farm girl of
seventeen with no training except in the
domestic arts of spinning and sewing.
She vowed to succeed in driving out the
English where other experienced mili-
tary leaders had failed. Some viewed her
as a foolish upstart, hopelessly nave, or
possibly insanenot a person to be
taken seriously. Others, from signs and
miracles, thought that perhaps she was
an instrument of the Divine and should
be given a chance to prove herself.
A voice from GodIn her own words she said, When I
was thirteen, I heard a voice from Godto help me to govern myself. The first
time, I was terrified. I heard it manytimes before I knew that it was St.Michael. He told me that Saint
Catherine and Saint Margaret wouldcome to me, and that I must follow
their counsel for it was at our Lords
command. They told me that my king
would be restored to his kingdom,despite his enemies and that I must
depart and go into France and that Iwould raise the siege before Orleans
And I answered the voice that I was apoor girl who knew nothing of riding
and warfare.
Joan kept silent about the voices
for four years, until she felt certain of
Gods will. The voices then told her to
go to Vaucouleurs where Robert de
Baudricourt, captain of the town, wouldgive her men to go with her. Though
skeptical at first, Robert de Baudricourt
supplied her with men and arms.
By then, the military situation was
desperate and France was all but defeat-
ed. In his desperation, Charles, the
Dauphine, was willing to listen to the
Maid. Upon their first meeting Joan
said to him, I bring you news from
Joan of ArcDaughter of GodTzxChant of the
ZGod is life. God is joy.Life is Gods: Life is joy.
by John Lenti
God, who is infinite, is life.
God, who is in all life, is joy.
From Chant of the Angelsby Swami Kriyananda
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\I want to ply my boat, many times,
Across the gulf-after-death,
And return to earths shores
From my home in heaven.
bO! I will come again and again!Crossing a million crags of suffering;With bleeding feet, I will come,If need bea trillion times,
As long as I know
One stray brother is left behind.
\I want to load my boat
With those waiting, thirsty ones
Who are left behind,
And carry them by the opal pool
Of iridescent joy
Where my Father distributes
His all-desire-quenching liquid peace.
From Gods Boatman, by Paramhansa Yogananda,Whispers from Eternity, 1929.
Painting by Jyotish Novak.
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Listen! Listen!
Whispering within your soul,
Hints of laughter, hints of joy;
Sweet songs of sadness, of quenchless yearning
For the Light,
For my love, your true home.
From The Divine Romance, words and music by Swami Kriyananda
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