Swami Kriyananda As We Have Known Him Podcast
1) One Last Question
A devotee was marveling at Swamiji’s many accomplishments. “In one lifetime you’ve done the work of ten men!” she said.“Perhaps you’re right,” Swamiji said quietly. “Nothing I have done is important, ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) Chapter 10: In Sacred Joy I Melt
“From Joy I came,For Joy I live,In sacred Joy I melt.”Paramhansa Yogananda
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Paula
[Listen to Asha read this story] Paula checked herself into the hospital because of severe bronchitis, but I think she knew the cancer had returned for the third time. The doctors tried one more proce...Show More
4) Blue Moped
[Listen to Asha read this story] For many years, the only way to drive to Crystal Hermitage, Swamiji's home at Ananda Village, was over two miles of unpaved road, deeply rutted and littered with potho...Show More
5) Divorce
[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Hridayavasi) I went through an extremely painful divorce. One particularly awful day coincided with a huge public event. I held myself together until late in ...Show More
6) A Fistula
[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) “You have a serious medical condition called a fistula,” the doctor said to me, “The only remedy is surgery.” I had come to Italy to visit ...Show More
7) Meet It at the Crest
[Listen to Asha read this story] For seven years, the man had struggled to resist an attraction to a woman in the community who was not his wife. Finally he said to Swamiji, “I am too unhappy, I can’t...Show More
8) I Need Your Help
[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) For 29 years, I was afflicted with a terrible addiction. Not merely a habit, but an addiction, something I needed every day. I tried therap...Show More
9) My Name Is Gratitude
[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by an Ananda devotee) If I were to choose a spiritual name for myself, it would have to be Gratitude. I started drinking in my early teens. Drugs came later, in ...Show More
10) Twice Blessed
[Listen to Asha read this story] (Told by Krishnadas) I had an accident that caused a blow to my skull so great I started to exit from my body. I traveled down a tunnel of light and was greeted by fri...Show More