Kriya Yoga Today with Yogacharya O'Brian

When a spiritual friend wrote to Brother Lawrence about her struggle with prayer and meditation because her mind was distracted, he replied that she wasn't saying anything new. It’s a common enough challenge and, in our day and age, even more so. We are generally more distracted than recollected, and we pay a price for that. The cost is in our joy, our joy in living. Yet this joy is always there for us to reclaim whenever we intentionally engage our will. Learn the way of recollection.

Chapter 6, v. 24-28 How can we quiet a wandering mind and deepen our meditation practice? These verses offer practical guidance for developing concentration, strengthening discernment, and gently returning our attention to the Divine Self. Discover how patience and perseverance support spiritual awakening, cultivate lasting inner peace, and allow meditative awareness to guide everyday life.

Chapter 6, v. 19-23 What does it mean to become established in our innate wholeness? These verses explore the quiet mind, the boundless joy of the Self, and the inner freedom that unfolds through steadfast meditation. As awareness becomes anchored in the truth of our being, we discover a deeper capacity to meet sorrow without becoming identified with it. With perseverance and courage, the practice of yoga reveals the wholeness and peace that are already present within.

Chapter 6, v. 16-19 A balanced approach to eating, sleeping, working, and recreation supports a steady spiritual life. Through Kriya Yoga meditation and mindful self-discipline, the restless mind gradually becomes clear, focused, and receptive to the soul’s peace. These verses reveal how sadhana leads toward samadhi and the direct experience of innate wholeness. As awareness becomes established in pure consciousness, moderation, wise discernment, and inner freedom arise naturally.

How can we experience the presence of God throughout the day? Inspired by the teachings of Brother Lawrence and the wisdom of Kriya Yoga, this episode introduces a simple practice of divine remembrance that brings the wandering mind home to the heart. Through prayer, loving awareness, and an intimate sense of the Divine within and around us, we discover a way to live with greater peace, love, joy, and presence.

Chapter 6, v. 13-15 A steady body, focused inner gaze, and serene heart create the conditions for deeper meditation. These verses offer practical guidance for aligning posture, breath, energy, and attention while cultivating fearlessness, self-control, and devotion to the highest realization. As the mind grows calm and focused, meditation naturally deepens toward samadhi, inner freedom, and the direct experience of oneness.

Chapter 6, v. 10-12 A steady mind provides the foundation for meditation and spiritual awakening. These verses offer seven timeless principles for cultivating inner stability, strengthening concentration, and establishing a consistent meditation practice. Discover practical guidance for preparing the mind for deep meditation, Self-realization, and lasting inner peace.

Chapter 6, v. 8-9 What inner qualities prepare the mind for meditation? Drawing from the Bhagavad Gita and Kriya Yoga, this episode explores how contentment, equanimity, and an understanding of the mind support deeper meditation and lasting inner peace. Learn how the qualities of nature influence the mental field and how a balanced, sattvic life strengthens concentration. As the mind becomes steadier, we are better able to remain anchored in the Self and see the One in all.

Letting go and leaning into divine remembrance open the way to a spiritually awakened life. Discover the role of spiritual retreat, the practice of “I don’t mind what happens,” and simple ways to return to inner peace when the mind becomes distracted. Learn to release the need to control, trust more deeply, and allow the inner light to reveal the way forward. Live boldly with the light and fearlessly let it guide you on.

Chapter 6, v. 5-7 How do you cultivate a peaceful mind in the midst of everyday life? This episode explores how selfless action, meditation, and living from the higher Self work together to transform the way we think, serve, and respond to life's challenges. Discover practical Kriya Yoga wisdom for quieting the mind, overcoming attachment, and finding the lasting inner peace that is always within.

Chapter 6, v. 1-4 Meditation begins long before we sit to practice. This episode explores how a steady, peaceful mind is cultivated through right action, self-discipline, and the release of ego-driven desires. Drawing from the opening teachings on meditation, we see how daily living and spiritual practice work together—quieting the mind and opening awareness to inner stillness, insight, and lasting freedom.

Chapter 5, v. 26-29 Discover how to live in inner freedom and lasting peace through yoga, meditation, and spiritual practice. This episode explores how releasing selfish desire and steadying the mind opens the way to clarity, Self-realization, and awakening. Through self-discipline, self-inquiry, and divine grace, we learn to act in the world without losing our center. The result is a life rooted in inner stillness, compassion, and unshakable peace.

Learn how affirmations work as a spiritual practice for healing, inner peace, and a quiet mind. This episode explores how thoughts shape awareness and how conscious affirmation transforms reactivity into clarity. Discover a deeper approach rooted in discernment—recognizing reactive patterns and cultivating their higher opposites to restore balance and awaken steady inner presence.

Chapter 5, v. 22-25 This episode explores the movement from fleeting pleasure to lasting spiritual joy. Through the lens of renunciation, it reveals how attraction, aversion, and selfish desire sustain the ego’s restless search for fulfillment. As disciplined practice, discernment, and divine remembrance deepen, awareness turns inward and discovers the happiness, light, and peace that do not fade. This is a powerful teaching on awakened living and the freedom of the Self.

How do we stay calm when life feels uncertain? This teaching offers a spiritual response through breath awareness, discernment, and divine remembrance. With insights from Kriya Yoga, the Bhagavad Gita, and contemplative wisdom, this episode explores how to bring in peace, return to the Self, and remain steady in changing times.

Chapter 5, v. 18-21 Discover how spiritual awakening transforms the way we see ourselves and others. This episode explores how true renunciation dissolves the illusion of separation, revealing the same divine Self in all beings. Through disciplined practice, devotion, and clear insight, the ego’s patterns of attraction and aversion fall away, giving rise to equanimity and compassion. Learn how steady awareness of oneness brings freedom, peace, and the realization of unceasing bliss.

Chapter 5, v. 14-17 Discover how spiritual awakening begins by releasing the ego grip and realizing the divine Self within. In this teaching on inner renunciation, meditation, and Kriya Yoga, we explore how the illusion of being the doer creates attachment, desire, and a sense of burden in life. When awareness shifts from ego to the witnessing Self, peace naturally arises. Through disciplined practice, self-inquiry, and superconscious meditation, the mind is purified, and the light of consciousness shines clearly—revealing the freedom, clarity, and joy that are our true nature.

Chapter 5, v. 11-13 Explore karma yoga, inner renunciation, and spiritual awakening through the practice of acting without attachment. This episode examines how reactive patterns, ego-based desire, and attachment to outcomes cloud awareness—and how disciplined yoga practice restores peace and clarity. Drawing from timeless wisdom, it reveals how purified awareness transforms action into offering and service into spiritual realization. Discover how freedom arises not from avoiding life’s responsibilities, but from engaging them with discernment, equanimity, and awakened consciousness.

Discover spiritual healing and divine intelligence at the heart of awakened living. Life is inherently organized toward wholeness, and the divine Self within is the true healer from which all effective healing methods arise. This episode explores how the soul’s intelligence operates within the body, relationships, and consciousness to restore balance and peace. Learn how healing prayer, open-hearted awareness, and spiritual practice cultivate trust in the divine power that sustains and renews life.

Chapter 5, v. 6-10 Bhagavad Gita Chapter 5 teaches how karma yoga purifies the mind and reveals the freedom of non-doership. This episode examines why renunciation is difficult without yoga, how selfish motive binds the soul, and how offering all actions to God dissolves the sense of doership. Learn how the lotus leaf metaphor illustrates living fully in the world while remaining inwardly free. This teaching illuminates the path of selfless service, purification of the mind, and awakening through daily life.