Sunday Sermons

1) Click on title to read scriptural commentary.
2) Watch videos with Flash player (free). Problems?
3) MP3 download instructions.

January 29, 2012, Nayaswami Asha
The Mystery of Avatara, or Divine Incarnation
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 15 MB, 33 minutes

January 22, 2012, Shanti Rubenstone, M.D.
The Infinite Christ
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 16 MB, 34 minutes

January 15, 2012, Gary McSweeney
Is God Present Even There, Where There Is Ignorance?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 9 MB, 20 minutes

January 8, 2012, Helen Purcell
Did God Create the Universe—or Become It?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

January 5, 2012, Nayaswami Asha
Yogananda's birthday Celebration
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 9 MB, 19 minutes

January 1, 2012, Nayaswami Asha
At the Heart of Silence—the Eternal Word
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 11 MB, 24 minutes

December 31, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
New Year's Eve Talk
(first few minutes are missing because of technical problems)
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 8 MB, 18 minutes

December 24, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Christmas Eve Talk
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 9 MB, 19 minutes

December 18, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
What Was the Star of Bethlehem?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 27 minutes

December 11, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Living in the Presence of God
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 11 MB, 25 minutes

December 4, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
What Is It to Fail Spiritually?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 28 minutes

November 27, 2011, Nayaswamis Tushti and Surendra
The Law of Karma—Bondage, or Soul-Release
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 11 MB, 23 minutes

November 24, 2011
Thanksgiving Service – Nirmoha Gladen
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 5 MB, 11 minutes
Thanksgiving Banquet talk – Nayaswami Asha Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 7 MB, 15 minutes

November 20, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Reincarnation—the Spiral Staircase
Streaming Flash video 32 minutes
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 29 minutes

November 13, 2011, Nayaswami Surendra
The Promise of the Scriptures
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 9 MB, 13 minutes

November 6, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Faith Is a Call to Prayer;
Prayer Is a Call to Faith
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 23 minutes

October 30, 2011, Dr. Shanti Rubenstone
Why Tell God Anything, When He Knows Everything?    Why Offer God Anything, When He Has Everything?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 31 minutes

October 23, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
What Is the Best Way to Pray?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 27 minutes

October 16, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
First Things First
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 7 MB, 15 minutes

October 9, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Victory Demands the Courage of Conviction
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 29 minutes

October 2, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
In Surrender Lies Victory!
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 23 minutes

September 25, 2011, Dr. Shanti Rubenstone
Many Are the Pathways to Truth
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

September 18, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Intuition Is Simple: The Intellect Is Complex
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 30 minutes

September 11, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Truth Invites; It Never Commands
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 29 minutes

September 4, 2011, Dr. Shanti Rubenstone
Ego—Friend or Foe?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 31 minutes

August 28, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Who Are True Christians?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 28 minutes

August 21, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
How Should We Meet Our Tests?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 28 minutes

August 14, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Does Satan Exist?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 31 minutes

August 7, 2011, Helen Purcell
Does God Hide the Truth?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 8 MB, 21 minutes

July 31, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
How Democratic Is Truth?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 27 minutes

July 24, 2011, Nayaswamis Surendra & Tushti
Do You Need a Guru?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 9 MB, 21 minutes

July 17, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Self-Effort, Too, Is Needed
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 28 minutes

July 10, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Self-Reliance vs. Self-Reliance
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 7 MB, 16 minutes

July 3, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Abiding in God
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 28 minutes

June 26, 2011, Gary McSweeney and Dambara Begley
The Redeeming Light
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 7 MB, 16 minutes

June 19, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
The Eternal Now
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 21 minutes

Guest minister Nayaswami Dhyana reports on Ananda India in Gurgaon
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 6 MB,12 minutes

June 12, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
How Devotees Rise
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

June 5, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Why Do Devotees Fall?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 27 minutes

May 29, 2011, Nayaswamis Tushti & Surendra
The Inner Kingdom
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

May 22, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
The Best Way to Worship
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 30 minutes

May 15, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Activity vs. Inner Communion
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 16 MB, 35 minutes

May 8, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
The Secret of Right Action
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 11 MB, 23minutes

May 1, 2011, Nayaswami Chidambar and Shanti Rubenstone, M.D.
Perfection is Self-Transcendence
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 16 MB, 34 minutes

April 24, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Resurrection for Every Soul (Easter Week)
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 15 MB, 32 minutes

April 22, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Good Friday Service (Easter Week)
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

April 17, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Who Is This Son of Man? (Easter Week)
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 29 minutes

April 10, 2011, Dambara Begley
How HIgh Should We Aspire?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 21 minutes

April 3, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
To Each Accordng to His Faith
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 15 MB, 33 minutes

March 27, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Deeds vs. Intentions
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 28 minutes

March 20, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
We Are Children of the Light
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 9 MB, 20 minutes

March 13, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Reason vs. Intuition
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 30 minutes

March 6, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Celebrating Yogananda's Mahasamadhi
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

February 27, 2011, Shanti Rubenstone, M.D.
By Thinking Can We Arrive at Understanding?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 28 minutes

February 20, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Can Man See God?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 28 minutes

February 13, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
The Law Is Perfected in Love
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 29 minutes

February 6, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
The Importance of Soul-Receptivity
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 15 MB, 33 minutes

January 30, 2011, Gary McSweeney
The Mystery of Avatara or Divine Incarnation
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 21 minutes

January 23, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
The Infinite Christ
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 31 minutes

January 16, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Is God Present Even There, Where There Is Ignorance?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 30 minutes

January 9, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Did god Create the Universe—or Become It?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 30 minutes

January 5, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Paramhansa Yogananda's Birthday Retreat
MP3 audio, 25 MB, 55 minutes

January 5, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
Paramhansa Yogananda's Birthday Celebration
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 15 MB, 34 minutes

January 2, 2011, Nayaswami Asha
At the Heart of Silence—the Eternal Word
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 30 minutes

December 26, 2010, Shanti Rubenstone, M.D.
The Divine Ascension
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 14 MB, 30 minutes

December 25, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Christmas Eve Service
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

December 19, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
What Was the Star of Bethlehem?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 27 minutes

December 12, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Living in the Presence of God
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

December 5, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
What Is It, to Fail Spiritually?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 29 minutes

November 28, 2010, Shanti Rubenstone
The Law of Karma—Bondage, or
Soul-Release
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12.5 MB, 27 minutes

November 25, 2010
Thanksgiving Service – Nirmoha Gladen
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 9 MB, 20 minutes
Thanksgiving Banquet talk – Nayaswami Asha Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 8 MB, 17 minutes

November 21, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Reincarnation—the Spiral Staircase
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 11.5 MB, 25 minutes

November 14, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
The Promise of the Scriptures
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 22 minutes

November 7, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Faith Is a Call to Prayer;
Prayer Is a Call to Faith
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 5 MB, 11 minutes

October 31, 2010, Nayaswamis Tushti and Surendra
Why Tell God Anything When He Knows Everything?
Why Offer God Anything When He Has Everything?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 8.6 MB, 19 minutes

October 24, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
What Is the Best Way to Pray?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 9.5 MB, 21 minutes

October 17, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
First Things First
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 22 minutes

October 10, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Victory Demands the Courage of Conviction
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 11 MB, 25 minutes

October 3, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
In Surrender Lies Victory!
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 23 minutes

September 26, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Many Are the Pathways to Truth
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 27 minutes

September 19, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Intuition Is Simple: The Intellect Is Complex
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 15 MB, 32 minutes

September 12, 2010, Dambara Begley
Truth Invites; It Never Commands
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 22 minutes

September 5, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Ego—Friend or Foe?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 27 minutes

August 29, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
Who Are True Christians?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 12 MB, 26 minutes

August 22, 2010, Chaitanya Mahoney
How Should We Meet Our Tests?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 14 minutes

August 15, 2010, Shanti Rubenstone
Does Satan Exist?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 22 minutes

August 8, 2010, Nayaswamis Chidambar and Surendra
Does God Hide the Truth?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 10 MB, 22 minutes

August 1, 2010, Nayaswami Asha
How Democratic Is Truth?
Streaming Flash video
MP3 audio, 15 MB, 33minutes

MP3 and Video Archives

Sunday sermons and classes from January 2006 through July 2010.

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Classes with Asha Praver

1) Click on title for class description.
2) MP3 download instructions.
3) Purchase Asha’s talks on CD.

December 7, 2011
Freedom: It's a Practice
MP3 audio, 43 MB, (01:35)

November 7, 2011 new posting of
previous class; MP3 format:
  The Festival of Light

September 17, 2011
How to Work with Your Emotions
MP3 audio, 66 MB, (02:24)

August 31, 2011
The Amazing Subconscious Mind: Friend or Foe?
MP3 audio, 41 MB, (01:30)

August 28, 2011
Death & Grief as a Spiritual Journey
MP3 audio, 69 MB, (02:31)

August 5, 6, 2011 Asha talks at Ananda Dallas in Texas
How to Know and Trust Your Inner Guidance MP3 audio, 24 MB, (00:53)
How to Love What You Have to do Anyway, part 1 - MP3 audio, 30 MB, (01:05)
part 2 - MP3 audio, 47 MB, (01:47)
Informal Questions & Answers
MP3 audio, 33 MB, (01:12)
Purification Ceremony explained
MP3 audio, 3 MB, (00:07)
Sunday Service talk
MP3 audio, 17 MB, (00:37)

July 16, 2011 new (and free)
posting of Nayaswami Asha reading from her book: Swami Kriyananda As We Have Known Him; MP3 files or Audio book (.m4b format, 143 MB)

June 15, 2011
Understanding the Chakras
MP3 audio, 49 MB, (01:47)

May 23, 2011 new posting of
previous classes; MP3 format:
   Money Magnetism
   God Alone
   Art as a Hidden Message
   Mahabharata
   Essence of Self-Realization
   Awaken to Superconsciousness
   The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
   A Place Called Ananda
   The Festival of Light

May 7, 2011
God and the Economy
MP3 audio, 53 MB, (01:57)

April 22, 2011
Easter Retreat (Easter Week)
MP3 audio, 89 MB, (03:14)

March 19, 2011
Finding Peace
MP3 audio, 58 MB, (02:06)
Our line of gurus
MP3 audio, 6 MB, (00:23)

February 12, 2011
How to Work with Your Emotions
MP3 audio, 67 MB, (02:26)

November 20, 2010
The Importance of a Spiritual Teacher
MP3 audio, 67.5 MB, (02:27)

Oct, Nov 2010; Jan–Sep 2011
The Spiritual Warrior
MP3 audio, #1, 32 MB, (01:10)
Streaming Flash video (class #1 only)
Send email to request class notes
(121 pages). Donations appreciated.
MP3 audio, #2, 32 MB, (01:15)
MP3 audio #3 through MP3 audio #30
MP3 audio, #31, 33 MB, (01:11)
MP3 audio, #32, 31 MB, (01:09)
MP3 audio, #33, 33 MB, (01:12)
MP3 audio, #34, 33 MB, (01:13) handout
MP3 audio, #35, 34 MB, (01:14)
MP3 audio, #36, 32 MB, (01:10)
MP3 audio, #37, 32 MB, (01:10)
MP3 audio, #38, 37 MB, (01:20)
MP3 audio, #39, 35 MB, (01:15)

July 2010
Relationships & the Chakras
MP3 audio, 70 MB, (02:33)

June 2010
How to Work with Your Emotions
MP3 audio, 69 MB, (02:31 )

June 2010
Illiness and Hardship
MP3 audio, 32 MB, (1:10 )

May 2010
Become a Channel for the Divine
MP3 audio, 32 MB, (1:09 )

Apr 2010
Ego: Friend or Foe?
MP3 audio, 32 MB, (1:09)

Mar 2010
Divine Intuition
MP3 audio, 29 MB, (1:20)

Feb 2010
Secrets of Self-Healing
MP3 audio, 29 MB, (1:04)

Feb 2010
Overcoming Fear
MP3 audio, 37 MB, (1:55)

July 2009 thru September 2010
Manifest through the power of Yoga (Success and Happiness through Yoga Principles)
41 classes in .MP3 audio format.
Written and audio lessons by Swami Kriyananda also available.

December 2009
How to Know & Trust Your Inner Guidance
(1 class)
MP3 audio, #1, 21 MB, (0:45)
MP3 audio, #2, 21 MB, (0:45)
MP3 audio, #3, 24 MB, (0:53)

December 2009
Whispers from Eternity
(3 classes)
MP3 audio, #1, 24 MB, (0:52)
Streaming Flash video, #1
MP3 audio, #2, 29 MB, (1:02)
Streaming Flash video, #2
MP3 audio, #3, 33 MB, (1:11)
Streaming Flash video, #3

November 2009
Pray and God Will Answer
(1 class)
MP3 audio, #1, 28 MB, (1:02)
MP3 audio, #2, 33 MB, (1:12)

October 2009
One True Thing
(1 class at East-West)
MP3 audio, #1, 11 MB, (0:25)
MP3 audio, #2, 10 MB, (0:22)
MP3 audio, #3, 14 MB, (0:31)

July 2009
Circle of Joy
(1 class)
MP3 audio, 57 MB, (1:02)

June 2009
Facing & Overcoming Fear
(1 class)
MP3 audio, Part 1, 53 MB, (0:57)
MP3 audio, Part 2, 49 MB, (0:54)

April 2009
Wisdom of the Heart
(1 class)
MP3 audio, Part 1, 55 MB, (1:00)
MP3 audio, Part 2, 55 MB, (1:00)

April 2009
Was it God's Plan to Have a
Global Recession?
(1 class)
MP3 audio, Part 1, 50 MB, (54:31)
MP3 audio, Part 2, 31 MB, (34:19)

March 2009
Working with the Chakras
(1 class)
MP3 audio, Part 1, 66 MB, (1:20)
MP3 audio, Part 2, 76 MB, (1:21)

March 2009
The Eight-Fold Manifestations of God
(1 class)
MP3 audio, Part 1, 42 MB, (0:45)
MP3 audio, Part 2, 23 MB, (0:26)

March/April 2009
Hindu Way of Awakening
(8 classes)
MP3 audio, #1, 67 MB, (1:13)
Streaming Flash video, #1
MP3 audio, #2, 66 MB, (1:12)
Streaming Flash video, #2
MP3 audio, #3, 69 MB, (1:15)
Streaming Flash video, #3
MP3 audio, #4, 69 MB, (1:16)
Streaming Flash video, #4
MP3 audio, #5, 74 MB, (1:21)
Streaming Flash video, #5
MP3 audio, #6, 67 MB, (1:13)
Streaming Flash video, #6
MP3 audio, #7, 66 MB, (1:12)
Streaming Flash video, #7
MP3 audio, #8, 64 MB, (1:10)
Streaming Flash video, #8

January 2009
Satsang in Pune, India
MP3 audio, 16 MB, (0:16)

January 2009
The Art of Counseling
(1 class)
MP3 audio, Part A, 52 MB, (0:57)
MP3 audio, Part B, 53 MB (0:57)
MP3 audio, Part C, 50 MB (0:54)

January 2009
How to Transform Your Life
(1 class)
MP3 audio, 62 MB, (1:07)

July 2007 to January 2009
The Bhagavad Gita
53 classes, select .mp3 files here.

December 2008
Whispers from Eternity
(1 class)
MP3 audio 71 MB, (1:17)

December 2008
Revelations of Christ
(3 classes)
About 80 min. each.
MP3 audio #1, 79 MB, (1:26)
MP3 audio #2, 72 MB, (1:26)
MP3 audio #3, 63 MB, (1:09)

Attunement: The Foundation
of the Spiritual Path
MP3 audio part A, 33 MB, (0:36)
MP3 audio part B, 47 MB, (0:51)
MP3 audio part B, 43 MB, (0:46)

September 2008
Working with the Chakras
MP3 audio part A, 82 MB, (1:30)
MP3 audio part B, 53 MB, (0:58)

August 2008
When Trouble Calls
MP3 audio part A, 60 MB, (1:05)
MP3 audio part B, 60 MB, (1:05)

June 2008
Finding Your True Spiritual Path
MP3 audio part A, 69.6 MB, (1:16)
MP3 audio part B, 65.2 MB, (1:11)

May 2008
The Chakras
MP3 audio part A, 67.6 MB, (1:13)
MP3 audio part B, 78.4 MB, (1:25)

March 15, 2008
Life, Death & Resurrection: The Life of Christ (1 class)
MP3 audio #1, 56.5 MB, 61 minutes
MP3 audio #2, 61 MB, 66 minutes

February, 2008
Personal & Planetary Evolution
(4 classes)
Four files; each about 80 minutes
MP3 audio #1, 75.9 MB, (1:23)
MP3 audio #2, 69.5 MB, (1:16)
MP3 audio #3, 67.5 MB, (1:14)
MP3 audio #4, 69.1 MB, (1:15)
Purchase CD album

December 18, 2007
Revelations of Christ
(4 classes)
Four files; each about 80 minutes
MP3 audio #1, 77.2 MB, (1:20)
MP3 audio#2, 62.2 MB, (1:06)
MP3 audio #3, 72.1 MB, (1:19)
MP3 audio #4, 74.1 MB, (1:19)
Purchase CD album

December 8, 2007
Death, Dying and the Astral World (1 class)
MP3 audio, 140.7 MB, 153 minutes

December 1, 2007
Raising Kundalini (1 class)
Two files, 157 minutes total
MP3 audio #1, 42.2 MB, (0:46)
MP3 audio #2 101.8 MB, (1:51)

September 29, 2007
Dharma: Learning to Love What You Have to Do Anyway (3 classes)
Three files; 153 min. total
MP3 audio #1, 14.6 MB, (0:16)
MP3 audio #2, 29.5 MB, (0:32)
MP3 audio #3, 86.9 MB, (1:35)

June 26, 2007
Love: Human & Divine
(3 classes)
3 files; 230 min total)
MP3 audio #1, 72.7 MB, (1:17)
MP3 audio #2, 69.5 MB, (1:12)
MP3 audio #3, 74.5 MB, (1:21)

Favorite classes from previous years

Relationships and the Chakras
MP3 audio, 38 MB, 131 minutes

Spiritual Psychology
MP3 audio, 54.5 MB,129 minutes

A Promise for the Prodigal Son
MP3 audio, 13 MB, 26 minutes

Open Your Heart and Learn to Love
MP3 audio, 55.6 MB, 118 minutes

Loving Yourself as a Child of God
MP3 audio, 57 MB, 124 minutes

Finding Your Own Guru
MP3 audio, 25 MB, 52 minutes

The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Jesus
MP3 audio 33 MB, 68 minutes

Secrets of Prosperity (1 class)
MP3 audio #1, 39 MB, (0:43)
MP3 audio #2, 40 MB, (0:44)
MP3 audio #3, 26 MB, (0:28)