The Inner Life with Asha

How does a liberated Master live in this world? What is their consciousness? • Yogananda as William the Conqueror and historical inaccuracies • Swami Dhirananda and his past life with William • Non-attachment at the time of death • Sexual attraction, and the spiritual power inherent in man’s creative force (Conversations with Yogananda: 160-165)

Reuniting with a disciple after many years: Oliver Rogers • “You have clear sailing” • How was Swami Kriyananda able to remember so many things that Yogananda said? • Yogananda’s sweetness and his power • Yogananda as William the Conqueror in a previous life (Conversations with Yogananda: 155-159)

How to overcome anger • Men and women: how they are influenced by reason & feeling • Yogananda as a flawless mirror • Yogananda’s extraordinary mental fluidity (Conversations with Yogananda: 152–154)

The importance of meditation on the spiritual path • Seeing God in everything • Yogananda reminisced about meditating in a deep basement of a Benares Temple • Yogananda helps a childhood enemy (Jotin) overcome anger (Conversations with Yogananda: 149–151)

How to cultivate a desire for God • Why is meditation helpful on the spiritual path? • Kriya Yoga • Hong Sau in the spine • Offer everything mentally to God • See good in all, and you will see God everywhere (Conversations with Yogananda: 149)

How to cultivate a desire for God • The three great delusions: wine, sex, and money (Conversations with Yogananda: 149)

Your own past lives • Seeing psychics • The two greatest barriers to wisdom • How Yogananda spoke to a man who had long worked against him • The meaning of personal challenges (Conversations with Yogananda: 145-149)

Bringing someone back from the dead • an unusual “surgery” to heal someone’s heart condition • Diet is individual—Yogananda’s advice to Dr. Lewis • Yogananda’s teachings on vegetarianism • Faith and common sense — what is the right balance? (Conversations with Yogananda: 137–144)

How to seek God • Stories of miraculous healing • Yogananda brings someone back from the dead (Conversations with Yogananda: 132–136)

Yoga postures and the spiritual path • Yogananda’s advice to nuns about their appearance • Marriage and the spiritual life • Sensitivity to the needs of others • How Yogananda overcame severe pain (Conversations with Yogananda: 122–131)