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Swami Kriyananda

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The Secret of Genius

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/09/01

8/30/84The Secret of Genius involves energy, the direction of energy and realizing that you do not create this energy, you receive it.When you do not allow the “no-saying” principle to come in, you will see that your power to accomplish things and succeed is extraordinary.The Energization Exercises give you much more than physical strength. They give you ‘energy consciousness’ and ultimately the ability to direct energy toward mental and spiritual levels, which is vitally important.

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Secret Teachings of the Bible - Part 2

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/09/01

Circa 1980Secret Teachings of the Bible Parts One & Two – ancient yoga teachings are found in the BibleFor example: ‘The three wise men followed the star in the east.’ Metaphysically speaking, “east” is the spiritual eye.“Elijah was drawn up in a whirlwind.” The “whirlwind” is the kundalini power that uplifts us toward greater spiritual awareness.The Bible also gives this description of the chakras in Revelations: ‘and I turned to see the voice that spake within me and being turned, I

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Secret Teachings of the Bible - Part 1

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/09/01

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Yoga Techniques for Health & Happiness

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/09/01

This talk was for the National Health Federation conference January 22, 1983 – techniques for health and happiness.Sometimes the state achieved in yoga relaxation can be thought of as ‘limpness,’ but it is a dynamic kind of relaxation. Yoga relaxation creates an ‘openness’ so you can rid the body and mind of tensions and obstacles.

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The Meaning of Inner Communion

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/31

5/19/84The Meaning of Inner Communion is learning to receive the power from God to transform our lives.This talk is from a satsang Swami Kriyananda gave to the Ananda Community on his birthday. During the talk, he gave many techniques to quiet the restless mind.He said, “God talks to you if you listen but if you stop listening, then he stops talking.”He talks about spiritual leaders including Satya Sai Baba and Anandamoi Ma, and also about Hinduism and Christianity.Here is a technique

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Spiritual Communities: Living for a Higher Purpose

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/31

8/26/85In Spiritual Communities: Living for a Higher Purpose, Kriyananda describes his dream for Ananda and the importance of living for a higher and broader purpose.Most of the talk is dedicated to helping the individual to transform lower qualities into higher ones.Living on a superconscious level when relating to others is an important aspect of community life. He explains that by karma yoga – actively serving others, subconscious thought patterns and behaviors are transformed.

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Houston Concert & Lecture

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/31

3/15/78“What we are really looking for is not outside ourselves, perfection and joy are inside.” — Swami KriyanandaHouston Concert and Lecture 1978 is a special Treasures offering – a collector’s item. This concert and lecture was given in Houston during the 1978 “Joy Tour” across the United States featuring music by the Ananda singing group, the Gandharvas and solos by Swami Kriyananda. He introduces the musical selections, giving the meaning behind the compositions and he also gives a

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Phenomena vs. Experience

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/31

Phenomena vs. Experience – the difference between a fleeting experience and a true and lasting one.There will be an underlying consciousness of joy and deep calmness when you have had a true experience of God’s presence.View things and take their meaning from the inside out.

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Ananda Community Goals

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/31

6/17/1979Ananda Community Goals – helping people develop a cooperative spiritSwami Kriyananda participated in a conference on communities in 1979. He met Peter Caddy who founded Findhorn and other community leaders. He returned to Ananda Village and gave this talk to residents.Ananda community living is a way of life to bring about harmony and peace. The community lifestyle can be an example to others.One of the primary goals of Ananda communities is to provide an environment to inspire

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Karma Yoga

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2025/08/30

Circa 1978Karma yoga – service to God as an extension of meditation• We tend to compartmentalize our work and meditation, but the two are really complimentary. Work is extremely necessary to mediation until a person has reached the point where his meditations are so deep that the idea of work and meditation have blended and become one.• The closer we are to God, the more good we can accomplish in the world.• The real purpose of karma yoga is not so much what we do, but rather the way in

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Vibration Behind Words

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/30

11/1/04The vibration behind all words is Aum.When we chant Aum we are connecting with the vibration that created the entire universeKriyananda emphasizes that merely chanting God’s name or repeating mantras is not enough. We must tune into the deeper meaning behind the words if we want to gain the inner peace, joy, and love we are all seeking.We can learn to connect with the essence of words, and especially names of God. This can bring self-realization.

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Tools for Deepening Your Meditation

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/30

11/1/04Tools for Deepening Meditation include calming the mind and becoming still enough in body and mind to receive higher consciousness.Become one pointed in your goal to be still.If possible, take one week a year for seclusion to help break the outward pull of the world. Kriyananda gives specific tips on how to seclude.

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How to Be a Channel of Light in Challenging Times

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/29

1/17/84How to be a Channel of Light in Challenging TimesWe can and must be channels of light in challenging times. Although given 27 years ago, this talk is just as relevant today as it was then. Swami Kriyananda expresses the importance especially now when this world is on the cusp of a great change. He tells us this is actually one of the most wonderful times in history to be alive! There is great opportunity for spiritual growth. We can tune into the Divine Light that is awakening on

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Meditation - What It Is and How to Do It

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/29

Circa 1982Meditation: What it is and How to Do It, can invigorate and deepen your meditation practice, whether you are a novice or advanced on the spiritual path.Swami Kriyananda discusses in depth the eight aspects of God: peace, calmness, light, sound, power, joy, love, and wisdom.

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How to Be a Channel

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2025/08/28

September 3, 1987 - Land of Golden Sunshine Play ReadingHow to be a Channel – allow the grace of God to flow through you uninterruptedlySwami Kriyananda reads a revised version of his play Land of Golden Sunshine that he first wrote when he was 17. In the play, life had lost meaning and purpose for a lonely girl Lisa who worked in a city factory sewing buttons. After she had a vision of the ‘golden sun man’ who gave her light, love and hope, everything changed. Lisa now thought, “Joy does

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The Need for a Guru

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/28

1/5/1979The Need for a Guru – seek a higher consciousness than your ownIf you want to climb a mountain, seek a guide who knows that skill. If you want to progress spiritually, seek a true guru or teacher who knows the truth.Many people new to spirituality like the thrill of something new, going from flower to flower seeking that intensity of newness. In order to make spiritual progress it is important to follow one good path. Every sincere seeker will be shown their true path and will earn

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Discipleship in the Modern Age

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/27

1979Discipleship in the Modern Age – put aside how we would like things to be, embrace how things really are.Discipleship can bring a deep sense of attunement with the guru. Through attunement, you can think things through for yourself. True discipleship is not blind.Focus not on what you can get, but what you can give.Experiment with yourself and see what works and what doesn’t. Ask for guidance from the guru.These 3 talks are the concluding events from a series of classes given on

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Yogananda: Incarnation of Divine Love

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/26

6/28/84Yogananda: Incarnation of Love – each story in this talk is a road map for finding deeper attunement with the guru.Swami Kriyananda recounts many stories of how people’s consciousness has been transformed by Yogananda’s guidance and discusses the deeper meaning of attunement.Remarks from the talk:It says in Autobiography of a Yogi that one of the qualities in every atom is “ego” or individuality. Every manifestation of God is a unique manifestation and contains a quality that will

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Yogananda: Saint for Modern Times

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/26

1/27/83Yogananda was a saint for modern times in every sense of the term. Performing miracles and eminating divine love were as much a part of his life as of any saint. He brought the teachings right into your daily life.Each one of us is a small manifestation of a greater consciousness. Being more in tune with and eventually merging with that greater consciousness is the goal of life.Science is finding that this world is not matter, it is energy and perhaps this energy contains

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The Importance of Attunement

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/26

1/5/1986The Importance of Attunement – when you think the guru is near, he is near – at all times!Kriyananda paraphrases Lahiri Mahasaya statement about Yogananda, “For all those who tune in to him, he will be a mighty locomotive bringing souls to God’s kingdom.”Kriyananda describes what real attunement is, and the most effective ways we can tune into Yogananda’s powerful, divine ray.The difference between the word for disciple vs. student in the languages in India is interesting. A

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