Treasures Along the Path

3/1/79 Life with Master Parts One and Two – “You saw such kindness in Yogananda’s eyes, you knew he was on your side. No matter what he said, you felt this constant love and constant friendship.” These two short talks by Swami Kriyananda were given at the Meditation Retreat at Ananda Village in March 1979. Part One begins with the impressive and unusual circumstances that lead Swami to find Autobi...

Circa 1968 Lesson of Bereavement – whether people are with us now or not, we must understand that they are always with us in God When we lose a loved one, it’s difficult not to think of the past, of both joys and sorrows. Should we forget the past? It’s not that we should forget everything, but let us not dwell in the past. Nothing really exists except the present moment. Relationships, including...

Kriyananda’s 80th birthday 5/19/2006 – reminiscing about his life in service to God and his guru. Kriyananda had just finished The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita and read from the 7th chapter, 3rd stanza “Among thousands of men, scarcely one strives for spiritual perfection. And among those blessed ones who seek me, scarcely one out of many thousands perceives me as I am.” Kriyananda tells stories a...

3/16/96 “The search for truth that you are looking for begins with the inner search.” — Swami Kriyananda  Kriyananda gives an in depth and fascinating discussion of the nature of “truth.” Weaving in aspects of his own search for truth as a young man, he shows that truth is something much deeper than mere facts. It can only be found by inner experience. We can all begin to experience the truth resi...

11/1/04 The importance of renouncing ego and becoming one with God is paramount. All people have a common goal: to realize that there is no separation between us and God. We don’t renounce anything by renouncing ego. We gain everything that is God’s.  It’s the worldly people who are renunciates, because they have renounced God in exchange for worldly things that in the end, give nothing back. God...

3/80 How to Work With Your Emotions This talk describes how to work with your emotions in a way that creates greater harmony and inner freedom. Kriyananda clarifies what it means to truly live from our center and how we can work with our emotions in a way that creates a greater sense of harmony and inner freedom. Kriyananda explains that there is a big difference between calm feeling and restless...

10/23/82 How to Use Your Emotions for Your Highest Good – if you can you get to the center of an emotion or feeling, and really accept it for what it is, suddenly you discover that it’s gone. Part 2 – Questions Swami asked for questions at the end of his talk. We made the questions a separate MP3 for your convenience. Here is a sample question:  Would you talk about the difference between emotion...

10/23/82 How to Use Your Emotions for Your Highest Good – if you can you get to the center of an emotion or feeling, and really accept it for what it is, suddenly you discover that it’s gone. Part 1 – Talk Swami Kriyananda gave many talks on how to handle our emotions and this one takes a different twist. He said it helps us to think of this topic in relationship to our spiritual development. Inst...

1/9/82 How to Spiritualize Your Relationships – relationships represent our soul’s desire to expand. We will eventually merge with infinity. Relationships provide an excellent opportunity for growth. We can see our faults, rid ourselves of false expectations and learn unconditional acceptance and love. Try to understand relationships from the highest, not the lowest in yourself and others. When yo...

7/5/83 Learning how to rule the kingdom of the mind is a lifelong study in discrimination and concentration. Kriyananda speaks of the characters in the Bhagavad Gita. Each one represents inner qualities of our mind that are often conflicted. Become victorious over the ideas that we are limited to this body and this physical plane. When you come to the point of understanding that you are not compri...

7/5/83 Learning how to rule the kingdom of the mind is a lifelong study in discrimination and concentration. Kriyananda speaks of the characters in the Bhagavad Gita. Each one represents inner qualities of our mind that are often conflicted. Become victorious over the ideas that we are limited to this body and this physical plane. When you come to the point of understanding that you are not compri...

7/4/85 Knowing how to recognize and trust inner guidance is a process of attunement.  When we are inwardly attuned to God’s grace, His guidance can come. We need to open the door to allow the divine to flow through. Part of receiving inner guidance is to first ask the appropriate question. Phrase it in a clear way in the heart, then offer it up to the spiritual eye. You can trust the inner guidanc...

6/11/1983 How to Prepare for Death – if you aren’t ready for death, you’re not ready for life either. Our entire life can be a preparation for the moment of death, when our mind should be completely focused on the goal to find God. We can rise above body consciousness and overcome our attachment. All that you are is within yourself. Everything can change, but you can remain content within. To supp...

8/13/83 How to know and do God’s will is an impersonal process and depends on attunement. God’s will is is beyond good and evil. What makes it good or evil is what it does to us. God’s will brings us in harmony with Him. As we get more in tune with Him, we will feel more and more joy in our heart.  We must have a healthy respect for our own ability to be mistaken. Sometimes people get a little int...

10/10/82 How to Inspire Spirituality in Others – consider what the person needs to hear and also consider what they would be open to hear. You don’t want to impose your beliefs. You want to help them where they are. Be a channel of Divine Joy. When we feel the divine blessings ourselves, we can transmit that to others. Kriyananda tells a story of arriving at a college where he was going to speak t...

8/3/86 You can achieve spiritual and material success by concentration and right attitude. Success is usually equated with wealth, fame and great achievements. True success should be measured by what we have become through the process. Success means: being successful in the eyes of God and in your own conscience doing what you know is right To support this work, go to: https://www.ananda.org/suppo...

11/1/2004 One of the great blessings of giving your life to God is that you can be more free of ego involvement, and eventually be one with God! Try to get away from the thought “I” am doing this or that, but think of God as the Doer in all things. You don’t need to go to a Himalayan cave and meditate or remove yourself from society to be a renunciate. You can practice renunciation in any circumst...

1/11/04 Gods Impersonal Love –  the truth is, that God’s love is always impersonal because the love He gives is given equally to all, saints and sinners alike. Truth and love are always impersonal because they are the divine essence beyond all form. We limit God’s power to work in our lives when we confine Him to a certain definition. This talk is one in a series of 365 programs recorded for Aasta...

2/1/2004 Experience: The Basis of Religion is based on the principle that we can’t know religion only with the mind, we must experience it in our lives and in our hearts. The world is on the eve of a radical change in religion. If God is bliss, then experiment and try to find that out for yourself! A Way of Awakening Aasta TV series from India – 365 twenty minute talk series Kriyananda reads a pas...

7/16/82 Energy and magnetism are interrelated and attitudes greatly affect our magnetism. Being kind is magnetic – being unkind is unmagnetic, being joyful is magnetic and being moody or unhappy is unmagnetic. Certain colors are more magnetic than others. Karma can be mitigated by increasing the level of energy in your body and mind, which will also improve your aura so that you are protected from...

12/23/1979 Christ and Krishna – both known for their divine peace and love. Swami discusses the similarities in the circumstances of the births of these two great avatars, and how the hand of God was working in their lives from the beginning. The restlesness of the worldly mind extinguishes the divine presence. To support this work, go to: https://www.ananda.org/support/treasures/

8/13/1981 Being and Doing – the spiritual path is not doing, but being. It is primarily through selfless, serviceful activities that we develop our higher qualities. In being kind to others, we develop kindness. We need to continue to “do” until we lose the thought that “I am doing it.” When you have an expanded consciousness you are able to better cope with reality. When you think if ‘I and mine’...

10/28/82 Part Two This talk is full of inspiring wisdom from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras. Kriyananda begins the second half of this talk by addressing the “right question” as he put it, “Who am I?” The principles in Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras hold a subtle and higher dimension if you view them not just as stages to go through, but apply the principles inwardly to your spiritual life and development. Kriy...

10/28/82 Ashtanga Yoga – eight-limbed stages of spiritual growth Part One Kriyananda explains that ashtanga literally means “eight-limbed.” These eight ‘limbs’ are stages of growth, like steps in the direction toward spiritual fulfillment. Instead of calling it a ‘system’ it’s more like a ‘way’ of yoga. He gives commentary on Patanjali’s Yoga Sutras that help us understand how to apply the aphoris...

8/25/86 The Art of Superconscious Living is remaining positive, energetic and enthusiastic! When we tune-in to the superconscious mind, we are tapping into divine consciousness and opening ourselves to the reality of our oneness with God. Attitude is very important to higher thinking. As long as we live in a little human form, we’re going to suffer as well as have temporary fulfillment. But, nothi...