This St. Francis Slide Show has narration and original music by Swami Kriyananda, with beautiful slides taken by Kriyananda in and around Assisi, Italy. It covers the life of St. Francis, with inspiring stories and insights into the beloved saint. You’ll find that the St. Francis Slide Show offers inspiration, beauty, and an uplifting, meditative experience. Paramhansa Yogananda called St. … Read More
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Hawaiian Magic Slide Show by Swami Kriyananda
Hawaiian Magic is a beautiful collection of photos and video of the Hawaiian islands and their native people. Your heart will naturally open and your mind will relax as you experience God’s beauty through nature.
Using Our Discrimination
In our spiritual lives, how do we discriminate when we should be obedient, and what is right from wrong. Questions answered: How important is obedience in the spiritual life? How do you develop discrimination without going into judgement? What do you think makes an action right or wrong? Did Yogananda ever challenge your discrimination, force your own discrimination to be … 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
The Experience of Creativity
How can one create uplifting art, with God? Swami Kriyananda shares his experience on the subject, and thoughts on what it is like to work on movie scripts compared to books and music. Swamiji also shares the story of his “first song,” which came to him at age six: Three ducks in sailor costumes waddled into his dream and sang to … Read More
Finding Happiness a New Movie About Ananda — With Swami Kriyananda
www.expandinglight.org/finding-happiness Finding Happiness the movie is a docudrama about a fictional magazine writer, Juliet, who is given the assignment to visit Ananda Village for a story. She explores the history and current dynamics of this successful alternative community. The story unfolds as a personal journey for Juliet, as she meets and talks with Swami Kriyananda and many of the residents … Read More
Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi in Mumbai
SNDT Women’s College, Mumbai 9 November, 2013
Mariana Ovalle Shares Meeting Swami and a Song
Mariana Ovalle shares how she met Swami Kriyananda when she was a high school student and sings song dedicated to him.
Guidance and Intuition
How can one know what is right to do, when faced with a difficult decision? To get an intuitive answer to a question, as Swami Kriyananda explains, offer it up at your spiritual eye, the point between the eyebrows. He shares about what intuition is and how we can strengthen it, for example, by being calm — as he was, … Read More