The Inner Life with Asha

The purpose of spiritual organization • The need for intuition • What to do at the end of meditation techniques • How is intuition cultivated? • Why did Yogananda put so much emphasis on the teachings of Jesus? • why didn’t Master teach about all religions? • What is Self-realization? • Which is better: to live in the world or … Read More

Divine Mother appears and speaks to Yogananda at a Christmas meditation • What was Yogananda like? Personal qualities, characteristics • A Master lives in the moment (Conversations with Yogananda: 302-303)

How the Master sees us • What brings us together, life after life? (Conversations with Yogananda: 297-301)

The dangers of men and women mixing in a monastery • How the Master sees us (Conversations with Yogananda: 295-297)

Living in the now • The world, from a God’s-eye perspective • Nostalgia, regret, hope, fear (Conversations with Yogananda: 294)

How long are we on the spiritual path? • Lemuria • Humor and joking (Conversations with Yogananda: 292-293)

God is the Guru • How to find God • How to develop devotion Nayaswami Asha’s commentary on Conversations with Yogananda: pages 290-291

What is the karma for soldiers who kill others in battle? • Yogananda, Truman, and the Korean War • Masters and worldly affairs • Past lives of famous people (Conversations with Yogananda: 289)

Sharing miracles with others • How does God heal? • Who am I? • The difference between an avatar and a master • What is a jivan mukta? • What is truth? • How to be honest with others (Conversations with Yogananda: 282-288)

What are the senses? • The world as God’s movie • How to achieve spiritual freedom (Conversations with Yogananda: 279-281)

Organizational challenges • How to relate to a spiritual organization • The benefit of being alone more (Conversations with Yogananda: 277-278)

Where does healing come from? • Will power (Conversations with Yogananda: 275-276)

How to free yourself from sex desire • Renunciation or married life—which is most beneficial for spiritual growth (Conversations with Yogananda: 273-274)

The importance of Kriya Yoga • How to practice Kriya • How many Kriyas? • What causes the Kundalini to rise? • Should we take the Bible literally? • Was Moses a Master? (Conversations with Yogananda: 268-272)

Is it permissible to kill insects like mosquitos or flies • Where do germs come from? • Mahatma Gandhi practiced Kriya Yoga • Yogananda’s true spiritual family • Why practice Kriya Yoga? (Conversations with Yogananda: 264-268)

Loyalty is the greatest law of God • How to develop devotion • “Suffer little children to come unto me” • Perseverance • “People are so skillful in their ignorance” • Can the soul ever be destroyed? • Spiritual truth) directional or absolute? (Conversations with Yogananda: 258-263)

Our earthly father and our Heavenly Father • Stories of monastics relating to their earthly families • Habits can be changed in a day • How to change habits quickly • Yogananda resting in the desert • How the Master corrects his disciples • Loyalty is the first law of God (Conversations with Yogananda: 249-257)