Swami Kriyananda As We Have Known Him

Swami Kriyananda As We Have Known Him episodes:

• 07.28.2015

  Paula

  [Listen to Asha read this story] Paula checked herself into the hospital because of severe bronchitis, but I think she knew the cancer had returned for the third time. The doctors tried one more procedure, but in the middle, she...

  
• 07.21.2015

  Blue Moped

  [Listen to Asha read this story] For many years, the only way to drive to Crystal Hermitage, Swamiji's home at Ananda Village, was over two miles of unpaved road, deeply rutted and littered with potholes. For years also, Swamiji’s only...

  
• 07.14.2015

  Divorce

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Hridayavasi) I went through an extremely painful divorce. One particularly awful day coincided with a huge public event. I held myself together until late in the afternoon. Ironically, it was a compassionate...

  
• 07.07.2015

  A Fistula

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) “You have a serious medical condition called a fistula,” the doctor said to me, “The only remedy is surgery.” I had come to Italy to visit relatives and take...

  
• 06.30.2015

  Meet It at the Crest

  [Listen to Asha read this story] For seven years, the man had struggled to resist an attraction to a woman in the community who was not his wife. Finally he said to Swamiji, “I am too unhappy, I can’t go...

  
• 06.23.2015

  I Need Your Help

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) For 29 years, I was afflicted with a terrible addiction. Not merely a habit, but an addiction, something I needed every day. I tried therapy, 12-Step programs, affirmations, will...

  
• 06.16.2015

  My Name Is Gratitude

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) If I were to choose a spiritual name for myself, it would have to be Gratitude. I started drinking in my early teens. Drugs came later, in the ’60s,...

  
• 06.09.2015

  Twice Blessed

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Krishnadas) I had an accident that caused a blow to my skull so great I started to exit from my body. I traveled down a tunnel of light and was greeted by...

  
• 06.02.2015

  Taming a Tamboura

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Bhagavati) It was the middle of a concert when Swamiji picked up the tamboura to accompany himself while he sang. A tamboura is an Indian instrument that easily goes out of tune....

  
• 05.26.2015

  The Wart

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) For years, I had a noticeable wart on my hand. I tried all sorts of medicines, and the usual array of alternatives. But the wart stubbornly remained. One day,...

  
• 05.19.2015

  Electric Embrace

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) I was a newcomer and had only seen Swamiji in large public gatherings. When I heard he was returning from a trip to Europe and would spend a few...

  
• 05.12.2015

  A Marriage Saved

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) I was with Swamiji and a big crowd of Ananda people in a very public place when I had the sudden intuition that my husband was infatuated with another...

  
• 05.05.2015

  Light of Prayer

  [Listen to Asha read this story] On the altar in his meditation room, Swamiji keeps a list of all those who have asked for his prayers. When he meditates, he asks God to bless these souls, and all those who...

  
• 04.28.2015

  Touched on the Heart

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Carolyn Denslow Riffle) It was always hard for me to be on this planet. Awareness of my own imperfections, and how those imperfections hurt others, caused me to suffer intensely. I had...

  
• 04.21.2015

  Sarcoidosis

  [Listen to Asha read this story] Sarcoidosis is a serious disease that causes inflammation of the body tissues. Bharat had it in his lymph system, surrounding his heart. For three years, he suffered from debilitating weakness and almost daily bouts...

  
• 04.14.2015

  Healing Touch

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) From childhood I carried a deep sadness. Even as a little girl, I knew it came from a past life in which I had experienced the traumatic death of...

  
• 04.07.2015

  Midnight Blessing

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Kent Baughman) Right after Swamiji had hip replacement surgery, those of us in the community with medical training took turns staying with him in his hospital room, so someone would always be...

  
• 03.31.2015

  Darshan

  [Listen to Asha read this story] The minister of the Church of Religious Science in Reno, Nevada, was a friend of Swamiji’s and invited him to address the congregation there. As a guest in someone else’s church, Swamiji was careful...

  
• 03.24.2015

  The Bertolucci Lawsuit

  [Listen to Asha read this story] A married man had an affair with an unmarried woman. At the time, they both lived at Ananda Village. His name: Danny; hers: Annemarie Bertolucci. When Swamiji heard about the affair, he urged them...

  
• 03.17.2015

  A Cheerful Patient

  [Listen to Asha read this story] When he moved to India in November 2003, the transition was hard on Swamiji’s body. He took several bad falls, had a near-fatal case of pneumonia, persistent dehydration, and several episodes of congestive heart...

  
• 03.10.2015

  Quick Change

  [Listen to Asha read this story] It was Swamiji’s idea to incorporate Ananda Village as a California city. As a municipality, we would have control over our own land use, planning, and zoning. This would get us out from under...

  
• 03.03.2015

  A Choice

  [Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) “Maybe this book will be the one that finally convinces SRF that we need to work together,” Swamiji said. He was referring to his work-in-progress in February 1990, The...