8/2/83
Conditions are always neutral, yet have the appearance of being positive or negative, good or bad—according to our own attitudes.

If we are not expressing joy and love, we cut ourselves off from the divine flow—and we suffer.

When we resolve to see the goodness in everything, we are seeing things as God does. In this way we can choose not to experience pain. Swami reminds us of people in concentration camps who became saints in the worst of circumstances.
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The talk delves into the philosophy and practice of meditation, emphasizing the dissolution of karma and the journey towards spiritual enlightenment. It discusses the importance of overcoming negative qualities through active effort and the role of good karma in transcending bad karma. The text also highlights the significance of meditation techniques, the influence of the guru, and the ultimate goal of achieving a state of divine consciousness.
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True Renunciation Involves Sacrifice, but what is really sacrificed in renouncing the limitation and bondage of ego? Isn’t union with God far more desirable?

Everything we give to God becomes blessed a million fold and even more so, when we give our life to God.

Have a “good sense of value” and recognize that in giving our life to God, we are gaining so much more then we could ever have by holding onto the ego and our attachments to this world.

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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June 19, 1981
Turning Human Love into Divine Love is an important issue on every level of life.

Kriyananda encourages us to turn our human love into divine love, but also to turn all human feeling, good and bad, into divine feeling.

Our feelings of love or joy can remind us of something much greater. We can commune with God in every human experience. Look for divine qualities in every person.
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Remember then ultimately that the guru lies within your own self. He doesn't need a physical body, but he needs your body to work through. He needs my body to work through and in this way that contact can be a channel through which many can be drawn to God. Isn't it more blessed to be a channel for God than a channel for all the darkness that we see? In this world. How wonderful it is to be a laborer for God. How wonderful it is to be an instrument of joy and of light and of love. Let us resolve now, in this new year, to be that always, to try to channel the divine through our lives. Not egotistically not saying, oh, look at me, but always say his is the power. Which is the truth. God is the doer under all circumstances, and I bow to that God and that guru in all of you.
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Transforming Emotion into Devotion – make your feelings calmly focused.

Devotion is deepest when not influenced by emotions.

Yogananda said, ‘to demolish the mountain of delusion before you, inward focus is needed.’

The balancing scales of maya balance every suffering with a joy, every pain with a pleasure.

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 followed by a commentary.
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9/1/09

Transcending sense attachment involves working with habits.

Kriyananda discusses the power God and Guru’s grace to change our lives.

The grace of God can help us transcend sense attachment.

Changing habits can transform our consciousness.

In the Bhagavad Gita the mighty charioteers are symbols for the senses.

Kriyananda gives a detailed commentary about a conversation between Duryodhana (King Material Desire) and Dronacharaya (habit).

Kriyananda recorded 108 talks available on YouTube called The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita.
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This is a spiritual talk that explores how to encourage positive qualities like courage, faith, will, peace, conquering moods, and right action, using uplifting messages and sayings from a spiritual teacher. It emphasizes the importance of focusing on inner transformation rather than guilt or negativity, encouraging individuals to see themselves as inherently good and capable of growth, regardless of past mistakes. Kriyananda suggests that true fulfillment and happiness come from aligning with higher spiritual principles, maintaining hope, and living for a greater purpose beyond personal attachments or moods.
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