How to Cultivate Bliss

Asha Nayaswami

“How to Cultivate Bliss Through Yogic Principles” presented by Asha Nayaswami on Saturday, August 25, 2018 at Ananda Palo Alto, California. Everyone is seeking happiness, yet there is so much more than mere happiness that awaits us in our souls. Bliss is our natural condition in relationship to God. Too often our sense of joy can be obscured by our … Read More

Aum Namo Narayana – Chant by Swami Kriyananda

“When you [chant] “God” again and again, forgetting time and with ever-increasing devotion, and when your consciousness forgets itself in [chanting], at that point you will feel the presence of God.” —Swami Yogananda, Advanced Super Cosmic Science Course (1934) “Once the mind is focused by chanting, and the inner energy is awakened, take your chanting inward. Don’t only “make a … Read More

How to Overcome Suffering

Asha Nayaswami

“I scold those who listen” • How to pray to God • Judging the spiritual attainment of others • What pleases the guru? • How to overcome suffering • Drinking alcohol • Yogananda’s frequent urging to build world brotherhood colonies (Conversations with Yogananda: 392-397)

The True Meaning of the Indian Caste System

Asha Nayaswami

Yogananda’s thoughts on race • The true meaning of the Indian caste system • How to develop intuition • “What comes of itself, let it come” • How to correct a wrong in the world (Conversations with Yogananda: 389-391)

“Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer” – Nayaswami Asha Satsang

Asha Nayaswami

Asha Nayaswami gave this satsang about her just released new book, “Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer”. The satsang was presented on Saturday, May 18, 2019, at the Ananda Community, Mountain View, California. Asha’s latest book is a labor of love that has been in the making for 44 years. In the early 1970s, Swami Kriyananda asked Asha to start taking notes for … Read More