Podcast collating publicly available talks from SRF/YSS. Self-Realization Fellowship is the worldwide spiritual organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda to disseminate his teachings on the Kriya Yoga science of meditation and art of spiritual living. Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," is widely revered as the father of Yoga in the West. In India, his work is known as Yogoda Satsanga Society of India. SRF/YSS has more than 600 meditation centers ...
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Welcome to the Educators Among Us Podcast! We are devoted to walking the journey with those who heed the call to teach, coach, lead, and serve at all levels of education. We speak your language and understand the challenges you face because we’ve been there too. We get it and we got you! This podcast is uniquely designed to share inspiring messages that connect with the heart of your life's work. This includes candid conversations with and about unusually impactful educators, exploring their ...
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Glimpses of God and Reality - How To Integrate Psychedelic Experiences of Sacredness
Inner Peace Fellowship
We are a group that took psychedelics in the 1960s and then formed a community of several thousand to explore how to integrate those experiences of sacredness into our everyday life. Our podcast is about psychedelic experiences that were profoundly sacred. It is about how to successfully integrate those types of experiences into everyday life with the goal of making everyday life as fulfilling and as balanced as possible. First we look at the top scientific research about why you have sacred ...
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Know God | Grow a Relationship with God through Spiritual Mentorship
Jeff Colburn, Ph.D. Bible Exposition
Do you want to know God? Are you seeking to develop a real relationship with Him? Unsure what you are to do? Are you afraid that you are not “good enough” for God? Do you fear that you are not living out your created purpose? What does it mean to follow Jesus? How do we know who God really is? Knowing God is not about head knowledge. To know God is to be in relationship with Him. This podcast will teach you the truth about God. You will learn that God loves you and desires a relationship wit ...
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Whatever we do should be carried out with intense desire and a fiery purpose, but we must be self-controlled, tempered by humility rooted in a purposeful perspective. Educators who love, teach students to love. Quotes: Carl Jung: “One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touch our human feelings. T…
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When we're called to do something, we can’t delay til things are just right with no risks. We may risk restoring relationships, trying new methods, or learning the latest tech. Though the risks are evaluated carefully, we favor action over the fearful status quo because if we hesitate, we might miss the chance of a lifetime at the peak of the mount…
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Prudence is the virtue by which we recognize our divine duty and choose to fulfill it. Prudence enables us to expertly navigate daily decisions with remarkable wisdom and leadership that recognizes different conditions and uses the wisest approach. Quotes: Dante Alighieri: “Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow v…
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Our desire as educators is to communicate expertly in a manner that grows trust and inspires the desired responses. That means we must master a whole new level of habits and skills because communication doesn’t just happen. It involves listening, sensing, and talking in order for us to adapt our methods to the way they perceive and process the worl…
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When we sustain our serenity, that inner peace, we gain significant advantages in all circumstances because we make wiser decisions, stay on purpose, and are more trusted as leaders.A sense of security returns to our schools when we have a steadfast heart and mind. Quotes: Henry Fielding: “I am content; that is a blessing greater than riches; and h…
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Breaking bad luck or unfortunate patterns in life is far more likely to happen when we address our own contributions: bad habits, bad attitudes, and bad mindsets. Excellence is not a goal to be achieved, but an attitude to be cultivated. Quotes: Helen Keller: “Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of me…
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Ep. 58 - Interview with Dr. Amy Swann: We've Got This
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Survival is the approach some take to each day, just trying to get through to the end. But not Dr. Amy Swann. She has developed a tenacity for achieving the desired goals, no matter what sacrifices and hard work are required to navigate through the obstacles. Quotes: Dr. Amy Swann: “As leaders, we need to go, oh that didn’t work. Hey team, let’s co…
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Yama and Niyama: “How-to-Live” Skills for Inner Strength and Freedom | Brother Chidananda
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Nov 4, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda #Patanjali Brother Chidananda dives deeply into the subject of yama and niyama, the spiritual rules comprising the first two steps in the Eightfold Path of Yoga of Patanjali (enumerated in the Yoga Sutras). Brother Chidananda shares wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda and his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, on…
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A World in Transition | How-to-Live Inspirational Talk | Brother Anandamoy
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Oct 21, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda #InnerPeace Brother Anandamoy (1922 – 2016), a much-loved and respected minister of Self-Realization Fellowship, explains how we can get beyond too much thinking about the future by concentrating instead on the true source of security to be found in communion with the Divine. He points out that this ea…
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Awakening Divine Memory | How-to-Live Talk With Meditation | Brother Ritananda
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Oct 14, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda #Awakening Self-Realization Fellowship monk Brother Ritananda shares wisdom from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda on the importance of cultivating both human and divine memory.Brother Ritananda explains that a better memory helps us on the spiritual path because we can concentrate better, which i…
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Bringing the Power of Joy Into Our Lives | How-to-Live Inspirational Talk | Brother Achalananda
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Oct 7, 2022 #JoyfulLiving #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda Brother Achalananda, a senior monk and minister of Self-Realization Fellowship, shares wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda about the relationship between love and seeking joy — and how to bring more joy into our lives by seeking it inside our soul in deep meditation. For then we go to the so…
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Educators who love what they do have greater joy and are more productive--they know how to unleash potential through that personal touch. Quotes: Leo Buscaglia: “Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life …
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How to Find Peace in Today’s World | How-to-Live Talk With Meditation | Brother Sevananda
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Sep 30, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda #InnerPeace Self-Realization Fellowship monk Brother Sevananda shares wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda on how to seek peace for the world by first finding peace within oneself.As Paramahansaji has said: “Peace in the world starts with peace in individual hearts.”This talk, which was given at SRF Glend…
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The Yoga Sadhana That Brings God’s Love and Bliss | Sri Mrinalini Mata
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Sep 23, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda #DivineLove Sri Mrinalini Mata, fourth president of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, gave this this talk in 1977, at the close of a four-month visit to YSS locations in India. She was then vice president of SRF and traveling with SRF nun Uma Mata. Yogoda Satsanga Society of…
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Conch Shells in Kurukshetra Battle: Spiritual Talk on Bhagavad Gita - II | Swami Smaranananda Giri
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Streamed live on Jun 3, 2023 #Yogananda #KriyaYoga #YogaMeditation Join us for the concluding talk in a two-part series on the theme “The Conch Shells in Kurukshetra Battle: Inner Vibratory Battle in Meditation” on the Bhagavad Gita’s immortal dialogue between soul and Spirit as interpreted by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in God Talks With Arjuna.…
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The art of teaching, when properly practiced, utilizes the emotion of surprise, helping those we influence see themselves and the world anew through profound truths, reliable principles, and creative solutions. Quotes: Henri Nouwen: “Each day holds a surprise. But only if we expect it can we see, hear, or feel it when it comes to us. Let's not be a…
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Conch Shells in Kurukshetra Battle: Spiritual Talk on Bhagavad Gita - I | Swami Smaranananda Giri
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Streamed live on May 20, 2023 #Yogananda #KriyaYoga #YogaMeditation Join us for the first in a two-part inspirational discourse on the Bhagavad Gita’s immortal dialogue between soul and Spirit as interpreted by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in God Talks With Arjuna. The speaker, Swami Smaranananda Giri, a senior YSS sannyasi, delves into the blowin…
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Closing Programme with an Inspirational Talk | Swami Chidananda Giri | YSS Sangam2023
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Streamed live on Feb 16, 2023 • #ParamahansaYogananda #YSS #Yogananda After a five-day immersion in the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, all those who would have joined together for this special programme will look forward to holding on to that tangible feeling of Divine Presence — blessings that are the hallmark of such a Sangam. In the closing…
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Tapping into the Inner Source of Strength and Wisdom through Meditation | YSS Sangam 2023 | Swami Kamalananda
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Streamed live on Feb 14, 2023 #paramahansayogananda #YSS #Yogananda It is easy to feel overwhelmed by the stress and pressures of everyday life and become distracted in our divine pursuit by the expectations placed upon us by others and society. But we already have within us the all-solacing peace, wisdom, and intoxicating happiness. All one needs …
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Each day we make subtle choices that move us closer to or further from our goals. Starting the morning with zealous humility and curiosity to calibrate our expertise enables us to listen to our body, to our soul, and even the One who makes us whole. Quotes: Margaret J. Wheatley: “Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintende…
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God is as Close to You as Your Thought Allows Him to be | YSS Sangam 2023 | Swami Shraddhananda
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Streamed live on Feb 14, 2023 #paramahansayogananda #YSS #Yogananda Daya Mataji says: "Remember that God is as close to you as your thought allows Him to be. He is omnipresent. If at this moment you accept that He is with you, just behind your closed eyes, you will feel His nearness." When you have that faith, that God is just a thought away, and i…
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Being a Prince of Peace in Inner and Outer Lives | YSS Sangam 2023 | Swami Suddhananda
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Streamed live on Feb 13, 2023 • #paramahansayogananda #YSS #YoganandaParamahansaji says: "To be calmly active and actively calm -- a Prince of Peace sitting on the throne of poise, directing the kingdom of activity -- is to be spiritually healthy."This talk by Yogoda Satsanga Society of India sannyasi Swami Suddhananda Giri sheds light on how we ca…
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The Healing Power of Forgiveness | YSS Sangam 2023 | Swami Smaranananda
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Streamed live on Feb 13, 2023 #paramahansayogananda #YSS #Yogananda "One should forgive, under any injury. It hath been said that the continuation of the species is due to man’s being forgiving. Forgiveness is the might of the mighty.”With these words, the Mahabharata emphasizes how supremely vital it is to forgive our wrongdoers. The person who fo…
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We're all going to fail—that’s life—but victory is won by those who seek wise counsel and convert that pain into opportunity to learn, adjust, and grow. Quotes: Alfred North Whitehead: “No one who achieves success does so without acknowledging the help of others. The wise and confident acknowledge this help with gratitude.” Jean de La Fontaine: “No…
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Inaugural Programme with an Inspirational talk | Swami Chidananda Giri | YSS Sangam 2023
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Streamed live on Feb 12, 2023 • #ParamahansaYogananda #YSS #Yogananda Join us for an inaugural programme with an inspirational talk by Sri Sri Swami Chidananda Giri, president and spiritual head of Yogoda Satsanga Society of India / Self-Realization Fellowship.With this special event, Swami Chidanandaji will open the 2023 Sangam — a five-day progr…
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"Kriya Yoga: Quickening Our Human Evolution" | Draupadi Mai
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Streamed live on Nov 13, 2022 • #ParamahansaYogananda #YSS #kriyayoga Self-Realization Fellowship sannyasini Draupadi Mai shares wisdom from the teachings of Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in her talk on: “Kriya Yoga: Quickening Our Human Evolution.” She begins with a quote by Yoganandaji — “The purpose and goal of Yoga is to regain the lost paradis…
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Episode 14 - What Happens at the End times (Part 2) - What is the Rapture?
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In this episode, Angela and Jeff finish their discussion about what happens during the end times. They address the original question, "what is the rapture?" Angela shares what she learned of the end times and the rapture growing up in the church. Jeff shares the various interpretations of the end times and how some believe in the rapture while othe…
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In the last quarter of the school year, the opportunities for grace seem to multiply. So we have to dig deeper, stay true to our noble calling, and be disciplined in grace. Quotes: Friedrich Nietzsche: “He who fights too long against dragons becomes a dragon himself; and if you gaze too long into the abyss, the abyss will gaze into you.” Mark Twain…
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The Need for a True Guru in One's Life | How-to-Live Inspirational Satsanga | Swami Smaranananda Giri
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Streamed live on Jul 4, 2020 #Yogananda #Guru #YogaMeditation The satsanga includes an opening prayer, a chant, a period of silent meditation, and an inspirational talk by Swami Smaranananda Giri on “The Need for a True Guru in One's Life.” It concludes with praying for all, the practice of Paramahansa Yogananda's healing technique, and a closing p…
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Episode 13 - The Power of Personal Testimony | Making the Decision for Jesus
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This is the conclusion of the discussion from last week's episode (E12 - Experiencing the Church). In this week's episode, Angela and Jeff discuss how powerful giving our personal testimony about God is in attracting others to Jesus. Jeff shares his own experience on how he came to Christ. They conclude with what it means to make the decision to gi…
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Few talk about the fact that education is a dirty job that even Mike Rowe esteems. Our real impact is providing the best soil and the conditions for others to flourish. Quotes: Plato: “People are like dirt. They can either nourish you and help you grow as a person or they can stunt your growth and make you wilt and die.” Howard Warren Buffet: “Soil…
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Making God the Companion of Our Lives | Discourse by a YSS Sannyasi Swami Pavitrananda Giri
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Mar 30, 2024 #Yogananda #KriyaYoga #spirituality In this talk titled “Making God the Companion of Our Lives,” based on Paramahansa Yoganandaji’s How-to-Live teachings, YSS sannyasi Swami Pavitrananda Giri encourages us to develop such love for God that in our every thought He becomes our constant companion. Swami Pavitrananda provides practical gui…
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The Transformative Power of Kriya Yoga by Swami Chidananda Giri
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Swami Chidanandaji, president and spiritual head of YSS/SRF, will give an inspirational talk at YSS Noida ashram on February 26, 2023.In this discourse, Swamiji will speak about the spiritual benefits that enter our lives when with sincerity and receptivity we put into practice the universal techniques and principles of the Kriya Yoga path.This tal…
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Creating Lasting Happiness | How-to-Live Talk | Brahmani Mai
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Nov 30, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #KriyaYoga #YSS Self-Realization Fellowship sannyasini Brahmani Mai draws upon the “how-to-live” wisdom of Yoganandaji to give a spiritual discourse on “Creating Lasting Happiness.” In this inspirational talk, she explains the soul’s longing for ultimate happiness, and where this happiness can and cannot be found.…
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Episode 12 - Experiencing Church (Part 1) - The First Time Visitor
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In this episode, Angela and Jeff discuss their experience visiting a new church for an Easter service. They share what they believe were the strengths and weaknesses of the service and how first time visitors may perceive them. Angela and Jeff walk through their entire experience. Next week's episode will share the second half of this conversation.…
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Very little about anger produces righteousness. Instead, it most often reveals the worst of us by escalating reckless thinking and actions that violate our core beliefs. Quotes: Dale Carnegie: Any fool can criticize, complain, and condemn—and most fools do. But it takes character and self-control to be understanding and forgiving.” Epictetus: “When…
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Winning the Battle of Life (Kurukshetra Within Me) - Part - 5 | Swami Smaranananda Giri
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Sep 6, 2022 #Yogananda #Gita #BhagavadGita This is the fifth in a series of inspirational talks on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita asinterpreted by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in God Talks With Arjuna, the great Guru’sdivinely inspired translation of and extensive commentary on this beloved scripture.The speaker is Swami Smaranananda Giri, a long…
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Episode 11 - What Happens at the End Times. What is the Kingdom of God. Why You Should Care
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Angela and Jeff received a question this week that causes them to explore what the Bible says about the End Times. In this episode, they discuss the Kingdom of God. Jeff shares: What Jesus taught of the Kingdom of God The stages of the Kingdom's arrival What is Today's Age What is the Age to Come What is the Millennium What did Jesus mean by "alrea…
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Conflict is part of the path, but we refuse to linger long there because the cancer of resentment and vengeance consumes a heart made for joy. Quotes: Ian Fleming: “You only live twice: Once when you’re born and once when you look death in the face.” Steve Jobs: “If you live each day as it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” Bib…
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Winning the Battle of Life (Kurukshetra Within Me) - Part - 4 | Swami Smaranananda Giri
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Aug 4, 2022 #Yogananda #Gita #BhagavadGita This is the fourth in a series of inspirational talks on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita as interpreted by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in God Talks With Arjuna, the great Guru’s divinely inspired translation of and extensive commentary on this beloved scripture.The speaker is Swami Smaranananda Giri, a l…
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Winning the Battle of Life (Kurukshetra Within Me) - Part - 3 | Swami Smaranananda Giri
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May 20, 2022 • #Yogananda #Gita #BhagavadGita This is the third in a series of inspirational talks on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita as interpreted by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in God Talks With Arjuna, the great Guru’s divinely inspired translation of and extensive commentary on this beloved scripture.The speaker is Swami Smaranananda Giri, a…
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Winning the Battle of Life (Kurukshetra Within Me) - Part - 2 | Swami Smaranananda Giri
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Apr 5, 2022 #Yogananda #Gita #BhagavadGita This is the second in a series of inspirational talks on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita as it has been interpreted by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in God Talks With Arjuna, the great Guru’s divinely inspired translation of and extensive commentary on this beloved scripture.The speaker is Swami Smarananan…
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Winning the Battle of Life (Kurukshetra Within Me) - Part I | Swami Smaranananda Giri
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Feb 10, 2022 #Yogananda #Gita #BhagavadGita This is the first in a series of inspirational talks on the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita as it has been interpreted by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda in God Talks With Arjuna, the great Guru’s divinely inspired translation of and extensive commentary on this beloved scripture.The speaker is Swami Smarananan…
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Episode 10 - Finding Significance through God
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In this episode, Angela and Jeff discuss one of the two personal needs for our sense of self-worth. Our need for significance. People need their lives to have purpose, meaning, impact, and importance. They discuss how wrong beliefs influence our basic assumptions which lead to misguided goals that will not meet the need for significance. Failing to…
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Scott Barron dives into the opportunities that we have to be exceptional and why it is important that we seek to stand out as exceptional educators. Quotes: Charles Osgood: “There are no exceptions to the rule that everybody likes to be an exception to the rule.” Sean Dyche: “Consistency of performance is essential. You don't have to be exceptional…
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Cultivating the Divine Qualities That Lead to Self-realization | How-to-Live Inspirational Talk | Sister Priya
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Aug 5, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda #SelfRealization This talk from Self-Realization Fellowship nun Sister Priya addresses the necessity of cultivating a personal relationship with the Divine as a key element in our spiritual journey, as taught by Paramahansa Yogananda and other great souls. Sister Priya shares that Paramahansaji stated t…
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The Importance of Developing Evenmindedness | Brother Muktananda How-to-Live Talk With Meditation
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Jul 29, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda #KriyaYoga In this inspirational talk with a period of meditation, Self-Realization Fellowship monk Brother Muktananda draws from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda to offer practical and powerful tips on acquiring this most important quality of evenmindedness. He emphasizes that the profound sense …
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A Blessing From Mahavatar Babaji | Sri Daya Mata
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Jul 22, 2022 #ParamahansaYogananda #Yogananda #MahavatarBabaji During a visit to Paramahansa Yogananda’s ashrams in India (October 1963 – May 1964), Sri Daya Mata made a sacred pilgrimage to a Himalayan cave that has been sanctified by the physical presence of Mahavatar Babaji, the supreme guru in Paramahansa Yogananda’s lineage of spiritual master…
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Episode 9 - New Podcast Name New Episode - The Narrow Way of Jesus
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We are excited to announce that we are changing the name of the podcast. We are now Finding the Narrow Way podcast where we learn to live and love like Jesus. In this episode, Angela and Jeff discuss: What is the narrow way and how to find it Jesus' invitation to follow Him on the narrow way Characteristics of a Jesus follower How we are to live as…
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Scott Barron encourages us to stay focused and committed to completing the plans that we embarked on at the beginning of the school year so that we may receive the full reward that goes with finishing well. Quotes: Louis Armstrong: “Musicians don't retire; they stop when there's no more music in them.” Tony Robbins: “Life is a gift, and it offers u…
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