Introduction to The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita

How can we find true happiness? The Bhagavad Gita is an extraordinary scripture that can provide all of the answers you will need to be victorious in life. The Gita is a part of the Mahabharata, an allegorical story describing the spiritual path as a battlefield. Why a battlefield? Peace isn’t something we get simply by not fighting, Swami Kriyananda … Read More

The Chakras: The Seven Gates to Freedom

Swami Kriyananda explains in some detail that the chakras are psychic centers in the spine that have their corresponding aspects in the astral body. A number of these centers are symbolically represented in the Bhagavad Gita by the legendary brothers – the Pandavas (Yudhishthira – throat chakra, Bhima – heart chakra, Arjuna – navel chakra, Nakula – solar plexus, and … Read More