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World Peace Memorial at Lake Shrine

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World Peace Memorial at Lake Shrine

“Come into the silence of solitude, and the vibration there will talk to you through the voice of God” — Paramahansa Yogananda

After such a wonderful event and book signing at Yoga Gives Back 4th Annual Fundraiser in Malibu Baza Guru Rinpoche and I took Lucky Number 9 and paid our respects to the Sarcophagus of the Mahatma Gandhi Ji at the World Peace Memorial at Lake Shrine. Many thousands of visitors come each year to enjoy the scenic beauty and serenity of this spiritual sanctuary.

screen-shot-2010-07-22-at-12-37-28-amParamahansa Yogananda — Indian guru, author of Autobiography of a Yogi, and founder of the worldwide spiritual organization, Self-Realization Fellowship — established Lake Shrine Temple in 1950. A ten-acre gem located just east of the Pacific Ocean on Sunset Boulevard in the Pacific Palisades, Lake Shrine is home to astounding natural beauty: a spring-fed lake and waterfalls, countless species of trees, dazzling flowers and abundant animals, including swans, koi, turtles and dragonflies. The lush grounds also feature the Mahatma Gandhi World Peace Memorial where some of the famed leader’s ashes are consecrated in a 1,000-year-old Chinese sarcophagus.

5 Life Hacks From Gandhi

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5 Life Hacks From Gandhi

Change yourself
If you change yourself you will change the world. If you change how you think you will change how you feel and what actions you take. And so the world around you will change. The change within can allow you to take action in ways you wouldn’t have or even thought about.
You are in control
As you realize no one outside of yourself can actually control how you fell you can start to incorporate this thinking into your daily life and develop it as a thought habit. A habit that you can grow stronger and stronger and stronger over time.
Forgive and let go
If you don’t forgive then you let the past and another person control how you feel. By forgiving you release yourself from these bonds.
Take Action
Without taking action very little will be done. To really get where you want to go and to really understand yourself You have to take action and translate knowledge into results.
Take care of this moment
When you are in the present moment you don’t worry about the next moment that you can’t control. Imagining negative future consequences – or reflecting on past failures caused your actions to lose its power. Reconnecting with and staying in the now is a mental habit – a sort of muscle – that you grow. Over time it becomes more powerful and makes it easier to slip into the present moment.

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