Video and Audio
How We Can Deepen Our Faith in God
“Faith is more than belief, faith is an experience.”- Swami Kriyananda Knowing God and believing in God are not one in the same. Swami talks about how to deepen our faith in and experience of God. Questions answered: How can we develop more faith in God? How would you differentiate between belief and faith? Many people reject the concept of … Read More
How We Draw God’s Response in Our Prayers
“God is not huge, He is not distant, He is centered nowhere, He is everywhere. God brings it into manifestation from the center of everything.” Swami Kriyananda explains praying with focus, how to develop focus, and how to draw God’s response in our prayers. Questions answered by Swami Kriyananda: Do you think that God answers our prayers? How does he … Read More
Environment Is Stronger than Will Power
If we want success, we need to spend time with people who have achieved it, and we should avoid people who have what Paramhansa Yogananda called “failure magnetism.” People, groups, even countries are influenced by their environment — we should strive to be ourself, Swami Kriyananda says, free from negative influences, but open to positive ones, like the those of … Read More
How to Become Worthy of God’s Grace
Focus on your strengths, and on loving God, and over time you will find your consciousness becoming more and more Godlike.
Tuning in to Higher Guidance
At Ananda, people work harmoniously with one another because they are thinking not of what they want, but of what is right for everyone. Swami Kriyananda speaks of Ananda and Self-Realization Fellowship as being like “fingers on a hand,” each with a unique and important role to play, and ends by saying that if there is a legacy he wants … Read More
The Love of God
Stories of the experience of God’s love, as it was channeled by those who were one with Him.
