What is the connection between inspiration and devotion? Nirmala addresses the need to follow our own true inspiration and keep checking in with God along the way. She shares the story of the humble devotee Sabari, who received the visit of Lord Rama–and suggests how we can do the same.
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World Brotherhood Colonies: How to Start Them and Why
Swami Kriyananda wrote a wonderful and ground-breaking book back in the late 1960s. Now titled: The Need For Spiritual Communities and How to Start Them, it helps people to understand the possibilities and blessings of following Yogananda’s ideals of creating intentional spiritual communities: what he called “World Brotherhood Colonies.” In this talk, Dharmadas shares some of the founding principles and … Read More
There Are NO Obstacles Only Opportunities!
How does the title saying apply to our present situation–pandemic, wildfires, changing times, etc.?! Dharmadas shares a number of stories and insights about how Yogananda’s simple but profound aphorism gives us a vital way to look at lives now and always.
Meditation Essentials: Intuition
What is “intuition?” How can we develop the “intuitive faculty” in such way that we can rely on it? In this Meditation Essentials video, Dharmadas shares insights from his many years on the spiritual path about how to use the practice of meditation to develop this essential aspect of our higher nature.
Kirtan with Dharmadas and Nirmala
Dharmadas and Nirmala lead three chants written by Swami Kriyananda: “I Am Thine”, “How Shall I Love Thee?” and “When I Awake”. Dharmadas also gives a brief invocation and introduction to the chants with suggestions for how to take the experience deeper.
Is the Consciousness of Man Changing?
In 1948 at the age of twenty-two, Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) became a disciple of the Indian yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. At Yogananda’s request, Swami Kriyananda devoted his life to lecturing and writing, helping others to experience the living presence of God within. He taught on four continents in seven languages over the course of 65 years. His talks, … Read More
Meditation Essentials: Longer Meditation
In this Meditation Essentials episode, Dharmadas shares insights about how (and why!) to have a longer meditation. Practical and inspiring with examples from daily life.
Letting Go
Nirmala talks about one of the “Yamas:” non-attachment or non-greed, and the importance and practical implications of this observance in daily life. Often we don’t appreciate the outward circumstances of our lives until we’ve lost them–and then we find ourselves attached to “what was.” True happiness lies in the present moment and complete acceptance.
Independence Day
What do we celebrate on “Independence Day?” At the deepest level, it isn’t political or even national. Dharmadas shares a reading for this day written by Swami Kriyananda in his book Living Wisely, Living Well, and offers his own thoughts on our need to “declare independence” from ignorance and old patterns of trying to be like someone else.
