Goswami Kriyananda lectures about the deeper meanings of the Hindu creation myth, The Churning of the Ocean of Milk. “It’s all, mystically speaking, symbolic psychology,” says Kriyananda. “It has to do with us and our minds.” The body is nothing but a frozen part of our mind, Kriyananda explains. We need to study the ancient and living religions to understand how we got where we are, how we’re going to get out of it, and how to separate the poison from our immortality.
This Hindu creation myth, on a deep level, is symbolic psychology and has to do with us and our minds.
What is this life about? “It is not about what you fear or hope,” says Goswami Kriyananda. It is not about greed, power, sex or love. It is about moksha, liberation, freedom.” And, he adds, the fundamental step in that freedom is that you choose to give others freedom.
What is gratitude? Gratitude means thankfulness for everything that we have received – externally and internally. Be continuously aware of how much you have been given. “The value of establishing an attitude of gratitude,” says Goswami Kriyananda, “is that it has an unbelievable sublime power to transfer your mind’s focus of attention from what you think your life lacks, to the abundance life has already given you.”
“As I always say, beware of all swamis, all rabbis, all priests, all religious people,” says Goswami Kriyananda. “Become a mystic so you don’t miss the boat.” What does that mean? “You are responsible for your life,” says Kriyananda. It’s the living God that is inside you. Don’t let somebody else’s concept of God control your destiny.
Yes, there is karma. “Very definitely,” says Goswami Kriyananda. But he urges us to remember that difficult karma is only a proclivity. “It’s like a bad thought,” Kriyananda states. “It’s there and it pushes you to do something and you say, ‘No, thank you.’ And in a few seconds, it’s all over with. You’re free of that piece of karma.”
“The path of this life seemingly is so difficult for people,” says Goswami Kriyananda. “The difficulty is that they are confused.” We think the power is out there. But you are the power, you are the Shakti, you are the siddhi manifest. The power base is within you, unless you give it up, unless you fall asleep. “The way to tap that power,” says Kriyananda, “is by unselfish love.”
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What are the correct thoughts that lead to freedom and happiness? And what are the erroneous thoughts that lead us to unhappiness and confinement? To find out, we must teach the mind to become detached. “Too often in life we make decisions from distress, pressure, anger, anxiety, fear or restlessness,” says Goswami Kriyananda. Meditation, contemplation and just being happy will allow us to act from a position of mental quietude and strength.
Recording date: 10/2/2011
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Of those who have left their physical vehicle, Goswami Kriyananda says, “They are not dead. They live within us, and are alive in another place.” In this video Kriyananda tells how we can help those loved ones who have gone before. He also urges us not to waste the human life we are living, but to be happy and try to share our happiness with all around us.
Recording date: 11/13/2005
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The theme of this talk is: “sitting here, doing nothing, spring comes”. “When you have a problem, just forget it. Let go of it,” says Goswami Kriyananda. “Become peaceful, and then look at the problem.” Now that you can see it clearly, do something about it. “When your mind is emotional, you’re going to make the problem worse or bigger or more difficult,” Kriyananda explains. Just relax, be grateful, and spring will come.
Recording date: 11-5-2005
According to Goswami Kriyananda, “The battle is the battlefield of your emotions for you, the battlefield of my emotions for me, and the battlefield of other people’s emotions for us.” Other people are highly emotional and they ’emote’ us, and we respond emotionally and we ’emote’ them. The end result? Disaster. Gratefulness helps us to center our emotions. The result? “We can get out of our nightmare state and see the world as it really is.” says Kriyananda.
