The Role of the Guru and Teachers in Your Life
The role of a Guru, or of any of your life teachers, is to assist you and help equip you to begin your journey, then to step aside and let you take it. This video was recorded in May 1996.
Category: Sunday Meditations
Kriyananda Noon Meditation – January 16, 1977
This is the earliest recording we have found to date of a noon meditation by Goswami Kriyananda. In this interesting talk, you will notice that Kriyananda’s voice and delivery are quite different than in his later teachings.
Learn to Flow With Life
Wherever you find yourself, be comfortable there. In this November 2002 lecture, Kriyananda offers advice on how to flow with Life’s circumstances and not be in conflict with them.
Learning From Your Experiences
In this lecture from August 1985, Goswami Kriyananda explains why the experiences of our lives are not random. They lead to knowledge, which leads to an expanded awareness of ourselves, which manifests in wiser actions and greater happiness.
Wise and Unwise Actions
In this teaching from July 2004, Kriyananda explains the karma of wise and unwise actions and how to exert control over them.
Quiet Your Mind and You Will Hear Your Heart Song
Goswami Kriyananda begins this lecture with a mantra: “May all experience peace, goodness, perfection, and that which is auspicious”. It is not enough to love that which we already love and value, or to wish goodness for the select few, but we should love and wish goodness for all life forms. We are a part of life and not apart from life.
How is Kriya Yoga Different From Other Yogas?
All the yogas have basic similarities, says Goswami Kriyananda, but each one differs in emphasizing one or two aspects of the discipline or training. Kriya Yoga is more scientific and mathematical, and deals with symbolism and the meaning of symbols.
The 7 Principles of Kriya Yoga
In this talk about the seven principles of Kriya Yoga, Goswami Kriyananda explains what are the most important teachings of every mysticism.
It is Easy to Fall in Love
In this talk from August 1986, Goswami Kriyananda speaks on falling in love, which is really the beginning of something, not the end of something.
The Three Paths
Kriyananda explains the three meditative paths which are: Raja Yoga, Bhakti Yoga and Jnana Yoga, in this talk from September 2004.
