Treasures Along the Path

Spiritual Renewal Week 1975 Shankya philosophy explained- When we discover the soul within our Self, we will realize our highest potential for which the human body was made, and not until then. Yogananda translated the word satchitananda as ‘ever existing, ever conscious, ever new joy.’ To support this work, go to: https://www.ananda.org/support/treasures/

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Jesus did not say blessed are the Baptists or the Catholics. He was teaching a basic principle for everyone. Jesus came not to show us what He was, but to show us what we can be. We need to awaken to our own self, our true nature. Be loyal to your own path away from delusion toward enlightenment. The spiritual path is about being pure in heart...

12/24/78 Bringing Christ into your daily life involves embracing the reality that you are already one with God. Remember God’s presence in everything you do. God is flowing through you, God is the Doer. On a Christmas Sunday service, Kriyananda reads the Bible, Luke Chapter 1, about the birth of Christ and the inner experience of Christ consciousness. The chosen ones are not just from a particular...

8/10/1985 The Law of Miracles – uses natural laws. The natural laws that create miracles are less familiar to us. The key to the miracles performed by the masters and saints, is the absence of ego. The lack of personal motivation opens us up to higher dimensions of God’s universal laws. The Law of Miracles / Learning to Trust God are two Sunday service talks. To support this work, go to: https://w...

2/4/1985 Spiritualizing the Arts involves tuning into subtle levels of creative energy. It is difficult to put into words, because it is more of a flow in the moment. We wish to create something, and by intuition the energy comes through us. The greatest work of art, Kriyananda explains, is to make a masterpiece of ourselves by becoming true channels of God’s light in all that we do. The channel i...

5/19/84 The Meaning of Inner Communion is learning to receive the power from God to transform our lives. This talk is from a satsang Swami Kriyananda gave to the Ananda Community on his birthday. During the talk, he gave many techniques to quiet the restless mind. He said, “God talks to you if you listen but if you stop listening, then he stops talking.” He talks about spiritual leaders including...

1/7/84 The Arts Manifesting Divinity   –  the many ways art and music effect all people. Art and music are important components in Ananda’s communities. Yogananda’s guidelines in new ways to live, which he titled ‘the art of living,’ encompass a more free expression in the arts. He advocated the arts that truly express God and are life affirming and beautiful. Kriyananda gives many insights on how...

5/8/82 Principles of Healing Parts One & Two – we can tune into the right energy to heal ourselves and others. Part One explains willpower as one of the determining factors in healing. The energy coming to us for healing does not originate from ourselves, it comes through God’s grace. The divine energy that surrounds the body can be drawn upon at will. Part Two is about refining your ability t...

5/8/82 Principles of Healing Parts One & Two – we can tune into the right energy to heal ourselves and others. Part One explains willpower as one of the determining factors in healing. The energy coming to us for healing does not originate from ourselves, it comes through God’s grace. The divine energy that surrounds the body can be drawn upon at will. Part Two is about refining your ability t...

7/30/81 Interiorize Your Mind – control the reactive process, dive deep in meditation and act with calmness and detachment. Feed the inner fires of compassion in meditation, and to practice compassion in our daily lives by giving and doing things for others. You are a child of God. Interiorization of the mind will reveal this. A temptation of meditation is to become overly self-involved, and be al...

The Art of Intuitive Teaching – let inspiration flow. Take time to learn the techniques and later relax while doing it. There are certain things we need to learn that seem like drudgery but try to make learning these things fun. When teaching intuitively have an objective outlook and be committed to the truth, not mere opinions. People admire teachers who can admit they are wrong. When you teach –...

1/4/83 The Art of Intuitive Teaching – let inspiration flow. Take time to learn the techniques and later relax while doing it. There are certain things we need to learn that seem like drudgery but try to make learning these things fun. When teaching intuitively have an objective outlook and be committed to the truth, not mere opinions. People admire teachers who can admit they are wrong. When you...

8/20/1981 Receptivity – be dynamic in your self-offering and gratitude to God no matter what He gives you. You can’t be passive and ask for a different outcome. You need to accept whatever is given. Say ‘God I give it all to you.’ Everything that comes to us is God’s grace. If what we’re given causes us pain, accepting it as God’s gift allows us to grow spiritually, and our receptivity increases. ...

6/3/84 Signs of Spiritual Progress – stay in higher consciousness The sacred words in the Bible’s Beatitudes give us specific guidelines for assessing our spiritual progress. We must all have hope and encouragement in our potential! This talk is exceptional and will inspire you and open your heart. To support this work, go to: https://www.ananda.org/support/treasures/

7-20-1980 Humility – Swami Kriyananda explains that the power to accomplish anything comes from the Divine and how to draw on this power. When someone complimented Yogananda on his humility, he replied, “How can there be humility when there is no consciousness of self?” In our quest to become one with God we must transcend the thought that we are separate from God. Bring God into everything. When...

12-10-1968 “I Can” is one of the most important phrases in the English language! If something we want to do is difficult, and we wonder whether or not we can do it, the affirmation “I can” is perhaps all we need. If we understand this correctly, we will succeed. Yogananda said, “Thoughts are universally, not individually rooted.” We cannot create truth, we can only perceive it. This talk was given...

June 1968 Need for Involvement – feel a kinship with all of life A monk was asked, “Why did you renounce the world?” He said, “I have not renounced the world. I have embraced the world, by giving up identification with one little family. I have made the whole world my family.” Give up the ego. It is the key to becoming involved. Serve others. Deep meditation brings you closer to knowing who you ar...

Early 70s How to be Happy – the most important thing is that we love God and tell him we want His presence all the time. Kriyananda gives deep insights on how to maintain an attitude of unshakable joy, regardless of outer circumstances. Try to develop a deeper understanding of surrender and sacrifice. The shortest route to ignorance is moodiness and the greatest sin against Spirit is not to be hap...

11/1/2004 Developing Strength Through Spiritual Tests – the greatest tests can be the greatest blessings. There is no one who has found God who says, ‘it was all a scam.’ All saints say it was all worth it. They had to endure pain and suffering. Acceptance and faith are key to developing spiritual strength. A Way of Awakening Aasta TV series from India – 365 twenty minute talk series Kriyananda re...

8/4/82 Psychology of East and West is a fascinating talk given by Swami Kriyananda in 1982. He talks about the approach of standing back to observe the way your mind works, and then get into a flow of joy. The American Indians have a wonderful teaching: you can understand people when you are able to see them from within themselves, rather than just analytically from the outside. When you are tryin...

11/1/04 Nearness of the Astral World – we live much more closely to the other world than we realize. This talk emphasizes the impermanence of this world and the deeper reality of our spiritual nature and the astral world. Kriyananda encourages us to look beyond form and see God in everything. We only limit God’s power to work in our lives when we confine Him to a certain definition. See truth and...

2/1/2004 Sanaatan Dharma: The One True Religion Sanaatan dharma embraces all of manifested existence. It is not a teaching by any one master, but expresses the essence of age-old, revealed wisdom. The world is on the eve of a radical change in religion. Don’t just react to this world, be a cause rather than effect. We can never know truth with the mind – we must experience it in our lives and in o...

Circa 1979 In Reincarnation, Service, and Love Kriyananda conveys the great blessing of wanting to know God. It is important to put forth all of our effort to achieve that goal. Selfless service is giving without thought of gain. Give to others lovingly, without desire for the fruits of your action. This talk was recorded at the Meditation Retreat in Nevada City, CA outdoors in the Temple of Leave...

8/11/85 Following Your Highest Dharma – duty which leads you to a realization of your highest self. Dharma means being guided by what is right, not necessarily by what you want. Dharma must be understood at the outset to be not a burden, but an opportunity. Only, when we pull back from our desires, and make choices by what is right, do we find what we truly want – inner peace and joy. To support t...

11/1/04 Divine Will, Karma and Miracles states that Yogananda would not take take any credit for performing miracles. He would say it was God’s grace alone that healed. Yogananda recognized by direct experience where the grace comes from. It is because he was fully-liberated. The poem Samadhi further explains the recognition of the source of all power: “I the cosmic sea, watch the little ego float...