In this episode, SRF monk Brother Satyananda shares an important key for letting go of any emotional drama that is currently fighting for our attention in meditation. Drawing from Paramahansaji’s commentaries on the Bhagavad Gita, “God Talks With Arjuna,” and other works, Brother Satyananda shows us ways to empower ourselves to release mental dramas and calm our restless minds as we enter divine communion.You can help more people find and benefit from Yogananda's practical wisdom by rating and reviewing this podcast. We greatly appreciate your support!To learn about the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, the home-study course presenting Paramahansa Yogananda’s comprehensive personal instruction on the science of meditation and the art of balanced spiritual living: https://yogananda.org/lessonsTo read “God Talks With Arjuna”: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...To read “Autobiography of a Yogi”: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...To view more from this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqADxk3PzvgapvuKmZMZzL8eloisokH6To participate in an online group meditation through the SRF Online Meditation Center: https://srfonlinemeditation.orgIf you would like to support the spiritual and humanitarian work of SRF, please click on this link: https://donatesrf.org
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Keep On Keeping On, Taking God With You
SRF monk Brother Achalananda presents ideas from Paramahansa Yogananda on how to attain an awareness of the Divine you can take with you wherever you go.“God is omnipresent, God is everywhere, and so in this sense we automatically take Him with us wherever we go. But on the other hand, although He is everywhere, we are not always aware of Him. And so it is helpful to do things that remind us of God and that keep the consciousness of Him in our minds…”This talk was given at the 2005 SRF World Convocation in Los Angeles.You can help more people find and benefit from Yogananda's practical wisdom by rating and reviewing this podcast. We greatly appreciate your support!To learn more about the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, the home-study course giving Paramahansa Yogananda’s personal instruction in meditation and spiritual living: https://yogananda.org/lessonsTo read the ebook of Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...To participate in a group meditation through the SRF Online Meditation Center: https://srfonlinemeditation.orgIf you would like to support the spiritual and humanitarian work of SRF, please click on this link: https://donatesrf.org
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Opening Our Hearts and Minds to the Guru
SRF nun Sister Bhakti speaks on the importance of a guru in one’s spiritual search, and how to receive more fully the love and wisdom that the guru offers. This talk was given at the 2018 Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation.Sister Bhakti’s presentation of this essential topic on the spiritual path interweaves delightful and instructive stories of Paramahansa Yogananda’s direct disciples, insights gleaned from her decades of discipleship, and practical advice that can be applied in daily life.You can help more people find and benefit from Yogananda's practical wisdom by rating and reviewing this podcast. We greatly appreciate your support!To learn more about the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, the home-study course giving Paramahansa Yogananda’s personal instruction in meditation and spiritual living: https://yogananda.org/lessonsTo read the ebook of Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...To read the ebook of Yogananda’s translation and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, “God Talks With Arjuna”: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...To participate in a group meditation through the SRF Online Meditation Center: https://srfonlinemeditation.org/If you would like to support the spiritual and humanitarian work of SRF, please click on this link: https://donatesrf.org
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Satsanga on Nurturing a Personal Relationship With God
Self-Realization Fellowship nun Sister Draupadi shares wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda on how to address two fundamental—and interwoven—questions on the spiritual path: “What can I do to nurture a personal relationship with God?” and “What will help me to sustain that relationship through all the ups and downs of daily life?”She explains how becoming anchored in a personal relationship with the Divine “imparts to us spiritual strength, protection, and the divine understanding with which we can navigate successfully through all the difficulties and the uncertainties that we face in our world today.”This satsanga, which was recorded at the SRF International Headquarters in Los Angeles, includes a period of guided meditation and chanting.You can help more people find and benefit from Yogananda's practical wisdom by rating and reviewing this podcast. We greatly appreciate your support!To learn about the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, the core of Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings, where he gives personal instruction in the science of meditation and the art of balanced spiritual living to make one’s life complete: https://yogananda.org/lessonsTo view the playlist for all the talks with guided meditations in this series: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqADxk3PzvgapvuKmZMZzL8eloisokH6To read the ebook of Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...In this satsanga, Sister Draupadi discusses the great influence that Sri Daya Mata was on her spiritual life. Below are two links to books by Daya Mata, in which she shares tremendous wisdom on developing and nurturing a relationship with the Divine.“Enter the Quiet Heart”: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...“Finding the Joy Within You”: https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...To participate in a group meditation through the SRF Online Meditation Center: https://srfonlinemeditation.org/<
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How to Spiritualize Our Daily Lives
In this episode, SRF monk Brother Saralananda conveys wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda on how our practice of repeating devotional thoughts of God can spiritualize and elevate our lives.Would you like to feel a buoyancy and flow of divine inspiration throughout every day? When we keep our consciousness centered on feeling the loving presence of God and sending that love to others, all of our daily actions become stepping stones to an ever closer relationship with the Divine — as we strive to unite fully with the universal love, joy, and wisdom of Spirit.This talk, which includes a period of meditation, was recorded at the SRF temple in Fullerton, California, in September 2023.You can help more people find and benefit from Yogananda's practical wisdom by rating and reviewing this podcast. We greatly appreciate your support!During his talk, Brother Saralananda refers to one of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons — Lesson 25: “Understanding and Attuning With the Power of Love.” You can receive Paramahansa Yogananda’s personal and comprehensive instruction in the science of meditation and art of balanced living through his Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, a home-study course available for a nominal fee. To learn more and about how to enroll: https://srflessons.orgBrother Saralananda also refers to the following books published by Self-Realization Fellowship:“Autobiography of a Yogi,” Paramahansa Yogananda’s acclaimed life story, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/autobiography-of-a-yogi-ebook/“The Divine Romance,” Volume II of Yogananda’s “Collected Talks and Essays,” available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/the-divine-romance-ebook/“Man’s Eternal Quest,” Volume I of Yogananda’s “Collected Talks and Essays,” available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/mans-eternal-quest-ebook/“The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You,” Yogananda’s commentary on the teachings of Jesus, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/the-second-coming-of-christ-ebook/“God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita,” Yogananda’s translation and commentary on the teachings of Krishna, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/god-talks-with-arjuna-the-bhagavad-gita-ebook/“Metaphysical Meditations: Universal Prayers, Affirmations, and Visualizations,” available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/metaphysical-meditations-ebook/To view more talks from this series: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCqADxk3PzvgapvuKmZMZzL8eloisokH6If you would like to support the spiritual and humanitarian work of SRF, please click on this link: https://donatesrf.org
Self-Realization Fellowship monks and nuns share Paramahansa Yogananda’s profound inspiration, and their own stories of applying his practical teachings on meditation and balanced living, to encourage you to have a truly victorious life — transcending limitations, fear, and suffering — by awakening to the infinite power and joy of your real Self: the soul. The teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda (author of Autobiography of a Yogi) and his renowned line of gurus offer to people of all cultures, races, and creeds the means to free themselves from physical, mental, and spiritual inharmonies — a way of life of inner happiness and all-round success. To facilitate the spread of his “how-to-live” teachings worldwide — including the spiritual principles and meditation techniques of Kriya Yoga — Yogananda founded Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) in 1920 and established the headquarters for his work in Los Angeles, California, shortly thereafter. Join us for each new episode of "The Wisdom of Paramahansa Yogananda."“Self-realization is the knowing — in body, mind, and soul — that we are one with the omnipresence of God; that we do not have to pray that it come to us, that we are not merely near it at all times, but that God's omnipresence is our omnipresence; that we are just as much a part of Him now as we ever will be. All we have to do is improve our knowing.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
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