Which branch of Yoga did Yogananda teach? • What is Raja Yoga? • If you love yourself, how can you love God? • Offer the good and bad you do to God • How to break the barrier of egoic self-identity • God as the doer • What does it mean to “be practical in your idealism”? (Conversations with Yogananda: … Read More
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Simplify Your Life
(Download MP3)What is superstition? • Fascinating astrological and related instructions Master gave to his disciples • “It is easy to be spiritual if you follow a few rules” • SImplify your life • Don’t mix too much with others • “Seclusion is the price of greatness” • Yogananda teachings) a new expression of religion • Why materially poor Indians are generally … Read More
This Life: Dream or Reality?
(Download MP3)What does it take to have a relationship with someone also deeply serious on the spiritual path? • Master often compared life to a movie • What is the benefit of good karma, during this lifetime? • How much is this life a dream? How much should we relate to it as a reality? • Master’s concern for suffering in … Read More
God Is Ever in the Present
(Download MP3)God is ever in the present (Conversations with Yogananda: 340-342)
“The Thought That You Are Not Free Keeps You from Being Free”
(Download MP3)Why did Yogananda sometimes go to the movies? • Movie theaters: symbolic of earthly life and God’s influence behind the changing scenes • “The thought that you are not free keeps you from being free” • “Samadhi is not something one needs to acquire. You have it already” (Conversations with Yogananda: 336-340)
Why Overcome the Ego?
(Download MP3)When did Yogananda achieve final liberation? • Is ego-consciousness the same as self-consciousness? • The story of Byasa, Krishna, and cheese • How should one act in the world? • Yogananda’s praise for Sister Gyanamata’s consciousness • Shouldn’t we develop our own will, and not submit always to our teacher’s will? • Casting out ego-consciousness • The inner relationship with … Read More
How to Develop Humility
(Download MP3)The importance of deep relaxation in meditation • Visualizations for relaxing the body • Sitting completely still • Visions of America while Yogananda was at Ranchi school in India • How to develop humility • “I killed Yogananda long ago. No one dwells in the temple now but God.” (Conversations with Yogananda: 326-329)
The Importance of Relaxation
(Download MP3)Trying too hard to meditate • The importance of relaxation • The right balance of relaxation and will power (Conversations with Yogananda: 325)
The Need for Common Sense on the Spiritual Path
(Download MP3)Intelligence and common sense are needed on the spiritual path • “To those who think me near, I will be near.” • Master’s timing in coming to America • The desire for miracles • Overcoming doubts on the path • Why is humility helpful? (Conversations with Yogananda: 321-324)
Master’s Predictions
(Download MP3)Yogananda’s thoughts about the 20th century wars • The Cold War as a world war • Coming trials for humanity • Master’s predictions about a coming depression more serious than the Great Depression of the 30s • A “terrible cataclysm” • How to prepare • Yogananda’s vision of “world brotherhood colonies” • Yogananda’s vision of James Coller as soon to … Read More
How to Forgive Yourself and Others
Disappointment, pain, unwelcome change – everyone has suffered and the heart bears the battle scars. But once wounded, what will you do? Become softer, kinder, more open, or hardened and walled-in? Will past defeats define your future as well? Learn about forgiveness, letting go, learning the lesson and moving on.
Who Were the Masters in Former Lives?
(Download MP3)Who was Lahiri Mahasaya in a former life? • Who was Babaji in a former life? • Yogananda as Arjuna in a former life • Bhagavad Gita commentaries: “A new scripture is born” • “Millions will find God through this book” • Why this commentary was unique (Conversations with Yogananda: 316-317)
What Is Grace? Is It Randomly Bestowed?
(Download MP3)What is God’s grace? Is it randomly bestowed? • A time when Master’s organization was tested by Satan and many left (Conversations with Yogananda: 315)
Is Evolution Real?
(Download MP3)Is evolution real? • How does God see the world? • What is past and what is future? • Yogananda’s foreknowledge of his future work in America • What did Master mean when he urged us to “resist” delusion? (Conversations with Yogananda: 312-314)
Does Satan Really Exist? What Is Evil?
(Download MP3)Is there something at the controls of the universe? • Does Satan really exist? What is evil? (Conversations with Yogananda: 311)
Is There Something at the Controls of the Universe?
(Download MP3)Why do people doubt the existence of God? • Is there something at the controls of the universe? • Does Satan really exist? What is evil? (Conversations with Yogananda: 310-311)
How Does Science Make New Discoveries?
(Download MP3)Ideas are universally, not individually rooted • How does science make new discoveries? • How can we develop wisdom? • Is art and science important to the development of the world? (Conversations with Yogananda: 309)
What Did Yogananda Predicted for Swami Kriyananda’s Future?
(Download MP3)Does the disciple need to help the teacher in his work? Or may he focus on his inner development? • What did Yogananda predict for Swami Kriyananda future? (Conversations with Yogananda: 308)
What Was Master’s Mission?
(Download MP3)What was Master’s mission? • The householder and renunciate paths • Underlying oneness of all religions • Self-realization as the goal of all spiritual practice • Spiritual training and character development of children • Spiritual principles as practical in all aspects of life • Babaji’s commission to Lahiri Mahasaya (Conversations with Yogananda: 308)
Why Does God Keep Himself Hidden from Us?
(Download MP3)What does it mean to work for God? • Why does God keep himself hidden from us? • Expanding our sympathies beyond ourselves and our family (Conversations 307-308)
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