Ananda Marga Dharmacast

The foundation of yogic spiritual practice is morality, and the first item in yoga’s guide to human conduct is to refrain from inflicting harm on others.  Dada Vedaprajinananda discusses the implications of this principle in a 15 minute podcast.

Dada Vedaprajinananda talks about the diet that is followed by yogis and other spiritual practitioners. The sentient vegetarian diet is based on yoga’s understanding of the fundamental vibrations of nature and how this affects food.  The main idea of the sentient vegetarian diet is to choose food that is good for the mind as well […]

Dada Vedaprajinananda talks about the role of obstacles in spiritual and mundane life.  Dada explains why obstacles should be seen as friends and not foes and as milestones on the path to excellence.

Dada Vedaprajinananda starts off the podcast reading from Shrii Shrii Anandamurti's discourse "Move On, Move On (published in Ananda Vacanamrtam, Part 4), and then goes on to explain that we need to imbibe the quality of dynamism in personal life and in society too.

Dada Vedaprajinananda reads from Shrii Shrii Anandamurti's discourse and addresses the problem of how to choose the right thing to do when you have contradictory information given to you  in the scriptures of the world's religions and in the diverse opinions of  many "experts."

Dada Vedaprajinananda reads a passage from the writings of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti and then comments on the secret ingredient for spiritual success: love for the Supreme One.

Dada Vedaprajinananda begins by reading the essay "The Divine Will" by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti's compiled in the book Baba's Grace. Dada explains the method of finding out what the divine will is and moving according to it.

Knowledge (Jinana), Action (Karma) and Devotion (Bhakti) are the three main approaches for spiritual development. In this podcast Dada Vedaprajinananda explains how a spiritual aspirant should balance the three.

This podcast is based on a talk given by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti in 1979.  Dada Vedaprajinananda reads an abridged version and comments on the advice given by Krishna 3,500 years ago on the battlefield of the Mahabharata.  Krishna said that the three factors upon which spirituality is based are : service, proper questioning and surrender to the supreme.  Dada gives a short commentary on the text that is read.

Dada Vedaprajinananda reads Shrii Shrii Anandamurti's discourse, "The Supreme Truth" and then gives a short commentary touching on the nature of this universe and the role of meditation in reminding us who we are, and what we have to do in this world.