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Treasures Along the Path

Swami Kriyananda

Talks from Swami Kriyananda

religion & spirituality self-improvement

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Experience: The Basis of True Understanding

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/26

8/21/90Experience: The Basis of True Understanding – the world is on the eve of a radical change in religion.People want proof based on experience of the teachings.We can never know truth with the mind – we must experience it in our lives and in our hearts. This talk is a classic and describes what the future of religion can be, based on direct experience of God vs. dogmas.Kriyananda gave this talk at Spiritual Renewal Week 1990.

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Expansiveness

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2025/08/26

11/1/04Expansiveness is a foremost quality of Yogananda. For example, he talked about UFO’s, interstellar travel, and life on other planets. He said that subtle forces of nature will be revealed in future times when people’s awareness will be refined enough to understand.Kriyananda said Yogananda could enjoy everything, because he had the ability to become all things.The more you can expand your consciousness, the more you can grow spiritually.

47:09

A Message of Unity - Tribute to Paramhansa Yogananda

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2025/08/26

1/25/97“Yogananda came to bring the world the understanding of the unity of mankind, not the unity from an outward standpoint, but the unity from within.” — Swami KriyanandaEach person has the infinite light within, and lives by that power. We need to recognize that all things come from this power. God is the Doer.When Yogananda talked with someone, he spoke to their soul and their particular needs. He reflected back to you what your higher self would be thinking.Yogananda taught that the

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Kriya Yoga and Attunement to Natural Realities

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2025/08/26

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Religion of the Future

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2025/08/26

7/21/1985Religion of the Future – religion will evolve from dogma and conflict toward deeper spirituality, peace and harmony among all people.There are two Treasures talks, both titled Religion of the Future. One talk was given January 22, 1982 and the other on July 21, 1985. The two talks are very different but one common theme is that religion will evolve away from dogma and conflict toward deeper spirituality, peace and harmony among all people.In the future more people will want to

17:29

Essence of Indian Philosophy

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2025/08/26

11/1/2004The Essence of Indian Philosophy describes Shankya, Vedanta, and Yoga philosophies.The power of Yoga can change our lives.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.

22:25

Concentrate Your Forces

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/26

Circa 1978Learning how to concentrate your forces allows you to put all of your energy in one direction.Here are on the battlefield of life knowing that we want to resolve the battle by achieving peace. There are two ways of achieving this peace. One is to put out enough energy to win a victory and the other is to give up. If you give up, you are surrendering and running away.Each time you overcome an enemy, you cut through all the shreds of delusion, which seem to be strong, but are

29:46

Beyond Duality

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2025/08/26

Spiritual Renewal Week 1975Shankya philosophy explained-When we discover the soul within our Self, we will realize our highest potential for which the human body was made, and not until then.Yogananda translated the word satchitananda as ‘ever existing, ever conscious, ever new joy.’

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Blessed Are the Pure in Heart

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2025/08/26

Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God.Jesus did not say blessed are the Baptists or the Catholics. He was teaching a basic principle for everyone.Jesus came not to show us what He was, but to show us what we can be.We need to awaken to our own self, our true nature.Be loyal to your own path away from delusion toward enlightenment.The spiritual path is about being pure in heart and loving God.Everything is a manifestation of God.Evil is the absence of true joy, yet evil is

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Bringing Christ Into Your Daily Life

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2025/08/25

12/24/78Bringing Christ into your daily life involves embracing the reality that you are already one with God.Remember God’s presence in everything you do. God is flowing through you, God is the Doer.On a Christmas Sunday service, Kriyananda reads the Bible, Luke Chapter 1, about the birth of Christ and the inner experience of Christ consciousness.The chosen ones are not just from a particular country or race, but all who love God. People call out to Him and their need is answered by God

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The Law of Miracles

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2025/08/25

8/10/1985The Law of Miracles – uses natural laws.The natural laws that create miracles are less familiar to us.The key to the miracles performed by the masters and saints, is the absence of ego.The lack of personal motivation opens us up to higher dimensions of God’s universal laws.The Law of Miracles / Learning to Trust God are two Sunday service talks.

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Spiritualizing the Arts

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2025/08/25

2/4/1985Spiritualizing the Arts involves tuning into subtle levels of creative energy.It is difficult to put into words, because it is more of a flow in the moment. We wish to create something, and by intuition the energy comes through us.The greatest work of art, Kriyananda explains, is to make a masterpiece of ourselves by becoming true channels of God’s light in all that we do.The channel is blessed by that which flows through it.Try to meditate deeply to receive the flow of grace.

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The Meaning of Inner Communion

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2025/08/25

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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The Arts Manifesting Modern Divinity

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2025/08/25

1/7/84The Arts Manifesting Divinity – the many ways art and music effect all people.Art and music are important components in Ananda’s communities.Yogananda’s guidelines in new ways to live, which he titled ‘the art of living,’ encompass a more free expression in the arts. He advocated the arts that truly express God and are life affirming and beautiful.Kriyananda gives many insights on how to become a channel of God’s energy and find different ways to approach the arts.

51:20

Principles of Healing - Part 2

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/20

5/8/82Principles of Healing Parts One & Two – we can tune into the right energy to heal ourselves and others.Part One explains willpower as one of the determining factors in healing.The energy coming to us for healing does not originate from ourselves, it comes through God’s grace. The divine energy that surrounds the body can be drawn upon at will.Part Two is about refining your ability to decide how to proceed with healing. When the emotions are cleared out of the way you can better

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Principles of Healing - Part 1

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2025/08/20

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Interiorize Your Mind

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2025/08/20

7/30/81Interiorize Your Mind – control the reactive process, dive deep in meditation and act with calmness and detachment.Feed the inner fires of compassion in meditation, and to practice compassion in our daily lives by giving and doing things for others.You are a child of God. Interiorization of the mind will reveal this.A temptation of meditation is to become overly self-involved, and be aloof to the challenges of others.

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Art of Intuitive Teaching - Part 2

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/20

The Art of Intuitive Teaching – let inspiration flow. Take time to learn the techniques and later relax while doing it.There are certain things we need to learn that seem like drudgery but try to make learning these things fun.When teaching intuitively have an objective outlook and be committed to the truth, not mere opinions.People admire teachers who can admit they are wrong.When you teach – offer, don’t dictate.Ask God to give you inspiration. The more you bring God into the picture, the

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Art of Intuitive Teaching - Part 1

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/20

1/4/83The Art of Intuitive Teaching – let inspiration flow. Take time to learn the techniques and later relax while doing it.There are certain things we need to learn that seem like drudgery but try to make learning these things fun.When teaching intuitively have an objective outlook and be committed to the truth, not mere opinions.People admire teachers who can admit they are wrong.When you teach – offer, don’t dictate.Ask God to give you inspiration. The more you bring God into the

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Receptivity

Treasures Along the Path ·

2025/08/19

8/20/1981Receptivity – be dynamic in your self-offering and gratitude to God no matter what He gives you. You can’t be passive and ask for a different outcome. You need to accept whatever is given. Say ‘God I give it all to you.’Everything that comes to us is God’s grace.If what we’re given causes us pain, accepting it as God’s gift allows us to grow spiritually, and our receptivity increases. Be with people who bring you joy.We don’t create our truths, we receive them.

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