Treasures Along the Path

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...

June 9, 1990 In 1990, Swami Kriyananda wanted to host an event to tell local residents in Nevada County more about what happens at Ananda Village. He mentions many aspects of community life, including the broader sense of kinship and service to our greater community in Nevada County, and not just the Village residents and guests who come to stay at our Retreat. He expressed that Ananda people are...

5/17/2003 A Tribute to Swami Kriyananda – reminscences by students who he inspired A talk given by eight of Ananda’s leaders at Ananda Village at Kriyananda’s birthday weekend May 2003. This panel presentation is an informative and meaningful account of Kriyananda’s contribution to Paramhansa Yogananda’s world mission including establishing communities, education, books and music. To support this...

Kriyananda talks about the ego and expanding your awareness beyond the sense of self. He also discusses how the practice of kriya yoga can expand our awareness to more subtle levels of reality. To support this work, go to: https://www.ananda.org/support/treasures/

1/29/1983 Kundalini – energy in the spine is neutral in itself, and becomes affected by our thoughts. When we hold negative thoughts, the energy finds a place to live in the spine in the lower chakras. Unless these vorticies of energy are released, the kundalini energy is blocked. Negative thoughts cause a downward or outward energy movement. Positive thoughts cause an upward energy movement. If y...

August 1990 Soul’s Voyage from Bondage to Freedom answers these questions: What is karma? How does reincarnation influence karma? Is karma only individual? To what extent is an individual influenced by mass karma? Kriya yoga is a powerful tool for working out karma. Meditation, concentration and developing more devotion release binding karma. Yogananda said, “How should you love God? Love Him as t...

9/29/82 Lahiri and Householders – how to remain focused on God while having a spiritual partner. Swami Kriyananda offers us deep insight into the life of Lahiri and his contributions to this age. Lahiri brought not only the art and science of Kriya Yoga to householders, he has also given us an outstanding example of how to live for God no matter what the outward form of our lives. Kriyananda expla...

9/12/2002 Swami Kriyananda’s 54th Anniversary of Discipleship – a life dedicated to helping people find God. This one of the most heartfelt talks in the Treasures collection by Kriyananda. He said the most important thing in his life was the quest to help others in their spiritual quest. He was changed forever at the first meeting with Yogananda. Yogananda blessed him by touching his heart. The vi...

Spiritual Renewal Week 2007 Kriya yoga is a way of life. Nayaswamis Devarshi and Maria Warner gave this talk at Spiritual Renewal Week 2007. They discuss kriya as an inwardly directed way of life that strengthens spiritual magnetism and changes our consciousness. To support this work, go to: https://www.ananda.org/support/treasures/

1/21/1984 Purpose of Meditation – meditation connects you to divine energy When practicing Hong Sau, do it with the thought that your breath is a cosmic phenomena. It is not just you breathing, you are participating in a greater flow of “cosmic breath.” At the beginning of the talk, Kriyananda says, “Any discussion of how to meditate should begin with the question, why meditation?” Meditation help...

2/19/83 Part Two Devotion is about nurturing the love of God within you. Make devotion the most important part of your life. You’ll find that understanding is given to you when you need it. You will see clearly what the realities are and what the right direction is. The heart can express your intuitive faculties. When the heart is calm and uplifted, you’ll find that it is always guided in the righ...

2/19/83 How to Develop Devotion Part One explains what Sri Yukteswar speaks of in his book The Holy Science as the ‘heart’s natural love.’ This natural love of the heart is the principal thing that moves us forward on the spiritual path. There are two basic ways to perceive things: by reason and by feeling. If we go too much toward reason, we find that this overcomes us and suffocates the feeling...

Kriya Yoga – Essence of Yoga gives a comprehensive explanation of Kriya as a way of life and unites all religions. It is not just a technique. Kriya is the ancient wisdom of the masters. Kriyananda explains how to offer your self and your love to God. We can go far on the spiritual path when we neutralize our likes and dislikes. When you meditate put plans aside, either important or unimportant pl...

1/23/79 How to find fulfillment – be an instrument of the Divine. Sometimes we can’t control how things turn out, but we can control the kind of energy we put out. When you have an attitude of giving a cycle is formed. Good comes back and goes out again. Ask yourself some questions: How do I find fulfillment? How do I avoid disappointment or failure? How do I find happiness? How do I avoid sufferi...

Early 1980’s How to Express Your Creativity – an essential element for spiritual growth. When you are trying to express creativity, go deeper and deeper into yourself until you find the core of the creative energy in the vibration of Aum and that you’re really listening to Aum and that it’s coming out of the the deepest recesses of your own nature. Try to be less focused on what you’re doing and b...

7/3/83 How to Achieve True Freedom – practice devotion and non attachment Most people think freedom is merely doing what they want to do. True freedom comes from devotion to God and non-attachment. Try to act according to the dictates of our soul, not our ego.

6/16/79 How to Achieve Immortality is a very important and intriguing topic. One of the main points from this talk is that when we can truly express our soul qualities even though outer life is dynamic and ever-changing we remain changeless at our center. As we develop spiritually and learn to feel and act from the core of our being with an awareness that we are one with God, we are expressing imm...

12/1/81 How Do we Really Heal –  total health relates to body, mind and soul. Healing can be related to the physical body but mental and spiritual healing are also important. We draw from the source of cosmic energy by the practice of willpower. The attitude of willingness improves general health. Matter is energy. Your body is a manifestation of divine energy. Sri Yukteswar said that meditation w...

3/15/78 “What we are really looking for is not outside ourselves, perfection and joy are inside.” — Swami Kriyananda Houston Concert and Lecture 1978 is a special Treasures offering – a collector’s item. This concert and lecture was given in Houston during the 1978 “Joy Tour” across the United States featuring music by the Ananda singing group, the Gandharvas and solos by Swami Kriyananda.  He int...

6/10/78 “When you strengthen your aura you can become strong enough to deflect disease.” – Swami Kriyananda This healing seminar delves deeply into the more subtle aspects of healing. Swami Kriyananda explains how energy blockages in the spine and mental attitudes can have an impact on health. He also talks about developing positive magnetism to avoid disease and mitigate karma. To support this wo...

9/1/09 The guru’s grace is with us constantly throughout the battle of life. After a battle, when we introspect on what happened, we can tune into the grace that came for that particular lesson. Kriyananda recorded 108 talks available on YouTube called The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita . He reads stanzas from the Gita then does commentary. If you wish to listen to the MP3s of individual talks liste...