Express Love, Gratitude
Description: To be centered in the eternal now is discussed by Gurudeva, how the past and the future all exist right now. The eternity of the moment exists in its totality right now. Gurudeva discusses communication, love, appreciation and gratitude. Express love today and gratitude for all that is in our lives ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes
Sadhana to Uplift
Description: Gurudeva talks about the work place.We do what we do in love. Love everyone equally. Accept everyone as being on the spiritual path. Higher and lower chakras are discussed, how to lift ourselves from the lower to the...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes
Discussion of AUM
Description: Gurudeva answers questions about "AUM", about the third eye, and about desire. Gurudeva advises: pray for direction, do puja for manifestation, exercise...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
First Day of Pancha Ganapati
Description: Gurudeva talks about control of the mind, how can we control thoughts, the 5 parts of the mind, finding a teacher, and starting at the beginning. Gurudeva tells...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Kundalini Yoga
Description: Gurudeva gives a profound explanation of "kundalini yoga," explaining that if the kundalini rises up through the sympathetic nervous system, rather than through the sushuma, no enlightenment results, but rather ...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Living in the Eternity of the Moment
Description: Today Gurudeva answers a question about how to improve concentration so that one can learn to meditate bettter...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Maintaining Concentration
Description: Today Gurudeva explains how to maintain your concentration by sitting up straight, opening up the power of the spine to be fully concentrated in the...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Is it an Error to Meditate?
Description: Today Gurudeva answer the question, "Is it selfish to meditate and read religious books." He replies by saying that it is not, that it is very productive to work on oneself, especially compared to watching TV or living...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Quieting the Instinctive Mind
Description: Today Gurudeva talks about the instinctive mind, how to tame it by sitting quietly for 20 minutes a day. He explains how you can separate the light of the mind from the pictures which appear in the mind, just as one can separate the...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
The Best Time to Meditate
Description: Today Gurudeva talks about the best time to meditate. He says you should always meditate right before going to sleep, and if you wake up during the night you should meditate until you go back to sleep, and meditate when you wake up in the morning...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Regular Sadhana to Develop the Will
Description: Today Gurudeva answers a question about the future, and how we can change the future by changing ourselves. He talks about regular sadhana to develop the will power to dominate the intellect and the instinctive mind. Many visitors came yesterday...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes
Choose One Lineage
Description: Today there is a new feature on Gurudeva's daily upadesha. He recently began having his monks translate the upadesh into their native language. These show here as separate buttons, so you can listen to the language of your choice. In Gurudeva...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Yagna and Puja
Description: Today Gurudeva explains the difference between yagna and puja, and then answers a question about how a Westerner can find a guru. He advises that one should first make a full religious commitment to Hinduism. Gurudeva explains the Shum...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Meditation: The Power of the Spine
Description: Today Gurudeva answers a question about on belonging to different Hindu organizations and the same time. He explains the value of following a single parampara, tradition. He explains more about meditation by the use of the Shum language and...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes
Hatha Yoga
Description: Today Gurudeva answers a question about hatha yoga, whether particular postures can bring up subconscious problems. He replies that if they do, he recommends ways to help clear the subconscious first. He continues to talk about kamsatyamne...
Time: Less than 4 minutes
Chanting Aum Namasivaya
Description: Today Gurudeva answers questions about mantras and initiations, including Aum Namasivaya, about giving money to homeless people and about violence in America, especially as seen in yesterday's school shootings. He talks about the impact of...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes
Use of Psychic Powers
Description: Today Gurudeva answers a question about psychic powers, and how these are used by spiritual leaders to get their job done. He says that the million dollar prize offered by James Randy at www.randy.org for anyone who can demonstrate any psychic ....
Time: Less than 4 minutes
The 52 Sadhanas of Merging with Siva
Description: Gurudeva invites you to write in and receive 52 daily sadhanas, a systematic study and practice drawn from his newest book, Merging with Siva. He talks about the Innersearch Alaska travel/study program which he and 40 devotees embark upon in a few days. While...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes
The Sadhana of Silence: 1
Description: Silence. We begin an earlier talk by Gurudeva on the sadhana of silence. Hear about the power of silence and of just how loud your body language can be. Part 1. ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes
The Sadhana of Silence: 2
Description: Gurudeva concludes his talk on Silence today. Hear how professionals control their speech to achieve their business goals. Learn how to set aside for yourself a weekly period of silence. And be ready to laugh along with Gurudeva as he plays upon the sometimes awkward moment of "breaking the silence." ...
Time: Between 4 and 8 minutes
Color Meditation
Description: Sit down, turn off the TV, breath deeply and regularly, quiet your mind, just a little, and then listen to Gurudeva guide you gently through a Color Meditation for 10 minutes. Learn to visualize, or call to mind, specific colors at will, and in the process gain a little more control over your mind, and feel your nerve system become quieter. ...
Time: Longer than 8 minutes