Ask Me About Truth With Swami Kriyananda

Intuition is real and can be developed — through meditation and by other means as well.

Religion is the form — of rituals and beliefs — and spirituality is your relationship with God, says Swami Kriyananda.

You can’t change karma that was created in the past, but you can change how that karma affects you.

How should we see karma? And can we do anything to change it?

Whatever energy you give out has to come back — that is one way to explain the law of karma.

The world is consciousness, and responds consciously to our intentions and energy.

Swami Kriyananda talks about Yogananda’s mission, his own role in helping to fulfill that mission, and shares advice for how to face any obstacle in life and still come out on top.

Do you need a Guru? No, Swami Kriyananda says — un...

To conquer any negative emotion, we must have energy. Meditation techniques can be very helpful as well, and Swami Kriyananda discusses how to meditate as well as the use of mantras.

Love everyone equally and see God in everyone, and no one will be able to hurt you.

Listening to rock music is harmful because it emphasizes the ego and lowers your vibration. In order to raise it, listen to soothing music, such as Bach and Mozart.

Swami Kriyananda talks about reality as we perceive it, and how real it really is (and isn’t!), and about dreams. Should we, for example, look to our dreams for guidance?

Emotions are disturbed feelings. “Positive and negative emotions alternate constantly; we have to go beyond emotions”, says Swami Kriyananda.

The music we listen to affects our consciousness very directly. Music, indeed, is an expression of consciousness. Swami Kriyananda offers thoughts on the ramifications of this truth.

Yantras, a type of spiritual design, could be what crop circles are — this is the thought with which Swami Kriyananda starts a fascinating discussion of life on other planets, reincarnation, and where we go after we die.

“Many religious traditions emphasize surrender, which seems rather passive. Is that true?” From the concept of passive vs. active surrender, the discussion ranges to willpower, free will, if we can see our own spiritual progress, and the effect that being a vegetarian has on our consciousness.

“What were Yogananda’s views on education for children?” Swami Kriyananda talks about Yogananda’s interest in education and how the non-sectarian principles he taught have been implemented at Ananda Village.

Questions of whether or not we have free will and whether our lives are pre-destined have for centuries kept philosophers awake at night. What is the truth?

As a young man, Swami Kriyananda wanted to create communities, and was desperate to find truth. That search brought him to a guru, but what is a guru? What does that mean? What is a disciple, really?

Attitudes that bring success, and how to face hard times — Swami Kriyananda shares practical tips for the material and spiritual aspects of our lives.