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This teaching has been a touchstone for me through the years. It has required  

me to ask: what is the real need that people have and how can this ministry meet 

that need?

The greatest need we have in our world today is for people everywhere to awaken 

to their true nature as spiritual beings who share a common life in God. With 

spiritual awakening we recognize the divinity of one another and the sacredness 

of the earth, willingly cooperate with the divine plan and purpose, access our 

spiritual resources to live a fulfilled life and contribute to the well-being of all. 

Without the realization of our spiritual unity in the One Life of All, we cannot 

solve the pressing problems of our times nor can we find lasting happiness, 

security, and the meaningful life we seek. Each one of us is imbued with the inner 

power and divine means needed to bring about harmonious, prosperous living. 

Our ministry is focused on helping people realize this truth.
I remember well my experience of life before finding the spiritual teachings we 

share in this ministry. It was as if I was a stranger in a land not my own. I was 

looking for true happiness, for meaning and purpose in life. It was there, but I 

could not see it or be a conscious participant in it. I was living in the desert of the 

small self even though the blossoming fields of soul fulfillment were all around 

me. When I was blessed with finding the path of Self-realization, the healing 

fountains of divine love began to flow in my life and my soul was freed to become 

a flowering garden of peace and delight. I came home to live in God, aware of 

my true nature as an expression of the One. Over these thirty-five years, I have 

heard that same story of the soul’s liberation told in countless variations as people 

whose lives have been transformed by the teachings share their gratitude for this 

ministry. It is the story of lives saved from the aridity of mundane existence in 

the material realm and the joy of discovering a spiritual life moored in the holy 

depths of the true Self.
Let us continue to work together in the years ahead to meet real needs.

Yours ever in love and awe,

Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian