From the Expanding Light Retreat’s Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation.
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Cultivate Faith
From the Expanding Light Retreat’s Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation.
Daily Life, Daily Meditator, Meditation
The Promised Land
As a child growing up in Israel in the Jewish faith, I believed that Israel was the Promised Land. In my early twenties, as I started to practice yoga and meditation, I began to question whether the Promised Land was a physical territory. When I became a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, studied his teachings and practiced the meditation techniques that … Read More
Daily Meditator, Meditation, Yoga Philosophy
Calmness—A Doorway to Cosmic Consciousness
Calmness is one of the eight manifestations of God that one can experience in meditation. Peace is also an aspect of God, though there is a difference between Peace and Calmness. Paramhansa Yogananda explained the difference in this way: Peace is an early meditative experience. Peace, like weightless waterfall, cleanses the mind of all anxiety and care, bestowing heavenly relief. … Read More
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How to Meditate
Nayaswami Diksha teaches a class on meditation. She is a long time meditator and teacher at Ananda’s Expanding Light. This video was produced by the Ananda School of Yoga and Meditation at the Expanding Light Retreat. Transcript Nayaswami Diksha: Hello, everyone. My name is Diksha, and I have been meditating for many years. I find that meditation is a great … Read More
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Meditation to Open the Heart
Nayaswami Diksha guides you in this 17- minute meditation. She is a long time meditator and teacher at Ananda’s Expanding Light Retreat. Journey into deep relaxation and heart-opening with this guided meditation. From a prayerful beginning to calming breathwork and visualization, experience inner freedom and healing. Transcript Nayaswami Diksha: Welcome, and thank you for joining me. I will guide you … Read More
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Guided Ananda Meditation
Nayaswami Diksha leads a 16-minute guided meditation. She is a long time meditator and teacher at The Expanding Light Retreat. Intent of the Meditation A specific, highly effective technique of meditation (brought to the West by Yogananda) to help you develop greater concentration. With just a little practice each day, you can learn to concentrate, and you can feel more … Read More
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Connect to Your Divine Power: Guided Meditation
Nayaswami Diksha guides you in this 14-minute guided meditation to help you tune into your Divine Spiritual Power, as power is one of the 8 aspects of God. Nayaswami Diksha is a long time meditator and teacher at the Expanding Light Retreat. Video by the The Expanding Light Retreat. Transcript Nayaswami Diksha: My name is Nayaswami Diksha and I’m the … Read More
Daily Meditator, Meditation
The Holy Trinity
The Indian scriptures say that creation is cyclic: the universe comes into being, stays for a time, and then is dissolved. Furthermore, they say that these three phases of universal existence are in operation at all times: The universe is constantly being created, constantly being preserved, and constantly being dissolved again. These three forces co-exist; they are not opposing energies, … Read More
Daily Meditator, Meditation
Heaven and Earth
Paramhansa Yogananda came to the West to show us how we can attain the state of yoga-union with God. He taught that our true home is not the mud of this earth, but the light of heaven. He described earth as that which is finite, fleeting, temporary, and giving pseudo-happiness, and heaven as that which is eternal, permanent, and giving … Read More
