Treasures Along the Path

The Importance of Individual Effort – we need to do our part to put forth our own energy to grow spiritually. God responds when we make the effort to reach out to Him.

Kriyananda makes clear that outer conditions do not determine whether or not we make spiritual progress.

Many people think that when they have more time, they will meditate more, or that when this or that happens, then they will finally be able to seek God in earnest.

Always keep a corner of your heart open for the Divine Mother. The Mother is closer than the Father.

This talk is from A Way of Awakening Aasta TV series from India – 365 twenty minute talks

Kriyananda reads a passage from his book Conversations with Yogananda, and gives commentary.
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Following Your Highest Dharma – duty which leads you to a realization of your highest self.

Dharma means being guided by what is right, not necessarily by what you want.

Dharma must be understood at the outset to be not a burden, but an opportunity.

Only, when we pull back from our desires, and make choices by what is right, do we find what we truly want – inner peace and joy.
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Fortitude in Seeking God  takes great strength, perseverance and devotion.

Kriyananda reminds us how very rare and precious it is even to want to find God.

It takes great strength also, to be a disciple.

This talk is one in a series of 365 programs recorded for Aasta TV in India – A Way of Awakening. The 20 minute talks are based on readings from Kriyananda’s book Conversations with Yogananda.
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11/01/04
Great Blessings of Life – God is your only reality.

Deep meditation brings intuition. You will become more aware of subtle realities.

You can’t go to heaven with a body, because that realm has a more subtle vibration.

When you transition from this world to the astral world you take your conscious with you. There is no break from the physical world to the astral world, it can be a smoothe transition.

A Way of Awakening:   Aasta TV series from India – 365 twenty minute talk series

Kriyananda reads a passage from his book Conversations with Yogananda, and gives commentary.
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Energy and Willpower

Spiritual Renewal Week 1975 Thursday Class

Energy and willpower – learn to direct your energy

• Energy is the link between the mind and body
• Use energy to overcome dullness and preoccupation with likes and dislikes
• Practice willingness and enthusiasm for success in everything
• Energization exercises are a way to learn to direct your energy in powerful ways
• The world out there seems stronger than we are, until we can build-up our own inner strength and power

Kriyananda encourages people to learn and practice the Energization Exercises taught by Yogananda. Their power can be underestimated! Practice them daily!
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Right Attitude: Basis for the Spiritual Life – 1/10/1985

One of the leading and most helpful attitudes to develop, is listening and being open to learning.

It’s a common delusion to think that whatever attitudes we hold define who we are and therefore say, why should we change? People can justify having wrong attitudes by saying that ‘this is who I am.’ This is not who you are. It’s an energy pattern you are putting out right now. We are on the spiritual path to go beyond self-limiting attitudes.

The Bhagavad Gita explains the nature of trying to change our unhelpful energy patterns. No quality is killed when you overcome it. It is transformed into a new kind of energy.
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Giving and Receiving – give and receive graciously with love

Kriyananda discusses the importance of giving in such a way as to invite reciprocity. He explains that it is just as necessary to learn to receive graciously as it is to give graciously. It completes a circle when we leave an opening for others to give back to us.

The most important thing is to give God your heart.

When Kriyananda was asked ‘how do you know what God wants you to do, he replied, ‘God doesn’t really care. All He wants is to know is that you do it with love.’
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Attitudes have a great deal to do with overcoming negative emotions. We can choose what attitudes to support. You must reject that which is going to hurt you, before you can completely embrace that which will help you. Rejection in this case does not mean with an attitude of judgement.

The more you try to tune into people and listen closely to what they are saying, the more you begin to feel actually what they have experienced, rather than feeling just general empathy for them.

Learn to hold your peace wherever you are, in the city or the country.

Ananda music written by Kriyananda uplifts, it is not emotional.

Ask at every turn, ‘God, what do You want?’ You will find that He gives you guidance.

Communities are a solution. People can learn to live together and seek God’s presence and support each other in their spiritual search.

The purpose of human life is to get more in tune with higher consciousness.

You can better understand people when you understand them from your heart.

There is a difference between spirituality and religion. It’s not so much about your beliefs, but how you live.

Be true to your own principles, don’t worry about what other people say, or the noise around you. Be true to your own higher truth. If thousands of people would do that, they could change the world.
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Keys to Overcoming Delusion include staying positive and recognizing when you are in delusion.

Helpful attitudes and higher consciousness can free you from ego and outer attachments.

This is a world of duality.  Try not to be affected by polar opposites such as likes and dislikes, pleasure and pain,  joy and sorrow.
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Circumstances Reflect inner Attitudes – Kriyananda speaks on the importance of right attitude and of having complete faith that God will take care of us.

The clearer our hearts are, and the more sincere our love for Him, the more He will respond.

Try to accept “what is.” You can be happy in yourself no matter what happens.

This talk is from A Way of Awakening Aasta TV series from India – 365 twenty minute talks

Kriyananda reads a passage from his book Conversations with Yogananda and gives commentary.
To support this work, go to: https://www.ananda.org/support/treasures/