Videos from Ananda Palo Alto

How to cultivate a desire for God • The three great delusions: wine, sex, and money (Conversations with Yogananda: 149)

Your own past lives • Seeing psychics • The two greatest barriers to wisdom • How Yogananda spoke to a man who had long worked against him • The meaning of personal challenges (Conversations with Yogananda: 145-149)

How to seek God • Stories of miraculous healing • Yogananda brings someone back from the dead (Conversations with Yogananda: 132–136)

Bringing someone back from the dead • an unusual “surgery” to heal someone’s heart condition • Diet is individual—Yogananda’s advice to Dr. Lewis • Yogananda’s teachings on vegetarianism • Faith and common sense — what is the right balance? (Conversations with Yogananda: 137–144)

Astral illness • What books are best to read? • Why is loyalty to a path helpful? • Suicide is the lack of desire for anything of this world – why is it not beneficial for the devotee? (Conversations with Yogananda: 110–112)

The karma of rejecting the love of a Master • How long does it take to attain spiritual freedom? (Conversations with Yogananda: 113–114)

A story of Master, Swami Kriyananda, and Laurie Pratt (Tara Mata) • A failed attempt to entrap and embarrass the Master • When Yogananda will be reborn, and where • A vision of Divine Mother (Conversations with Yogananda: 115–119)

The most beautiful couple • Yogananda’s thoughts on marriage • The householder path (Conversations with Yogananda: 120–121)

Yoga postures and the spiritual path • Yogananda’s advice to nuns about their appearance • Marriage and the spiritual life • Sensitivity to the needs of others • How Yogananda overcame severe pain (Conversations with Yogananda: 122–131)

New Age ideals: manifesting wealth, health, and material success • Is material blessing a sign of spiritual development? • Will power) finish what you start (Conversations with Yogananda: 102–103)