This question, posed to Swami Kriyananda by Nayaswami Padma, is one we might all have pondered at one time or another. She shares Swamiji's response in her upcoming release Hints of Laughter, Hints of Joy:
Is all fear rooted in the fera of death? He replied, "No. All fear is rooted in ego."
His answer made complete sense to me. It's the ego that is afraid of dying, and that fears anything that might diminish its dominion. Ego holds us hostage. Hence, all true spiritual traditions teach that if we want to enjoy increasing inner happiness and freedom, we must transcend the ego's desires.
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This book shares many pearls of wisdom gleaned from forty-three years of the author’s friendship with Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda.
Yogananda charged Kriyananda to complete a “great work” on his behalf, one that included the founding of eight communities that have thrived for over fifty years now. The Master envisioned such communities as a model for cooperative spiritual living in the age unfolding before us, and predicted that they would spread “like wildfire.”
Nayaswami Padma worked closely with Swami Kriyananda in a variety of community leadership positions. In this book she shares some of the joys and lessons learned through those many adventures, lessons that will prove invaluable not only to those living and serving in such settings, but to all those who seek to grow spiritually, and to dedicate their lives to living by the highest principles — and in joy.