Podcasts by Sanatana Dharma

Should we allow abortion on the grounds of disability? from 2022-12-03T15:52:22

There are many conflicts in the minds of people and I don't simplify this problem. Nor is it easy for parents who haven't got the funds to deal with the problem. But more than funds we need oppo...

Why should we identify with the Divine? from 2022-12-03T15:43:55

Identify yourself all the time with divine consciousness and you will forget your human nature. You forget ultimately that you have a body and are separate from God. For God then dwells within y...

Love and positivity from 2022-11-26T15:51:53

If you can qualify all your actions with one simple thought - I want to do it with a lot of love - then you will never hurt or injure another human being.

How different vibrations affect us from 2022-11-26T15:38:17

The more you purify yourself, the more powerful your aura is. The more powerful your aura is the more the Divine wants to interact with you. This is what a person has to master. 

Can we overcome our karma? from 2022-11-26T15:29:34

Karma controls your life. If karma controls your life, you may well ask me, “Where is free will?” Free will means you can choose between that which is positive or negative. 

Letting go of book knowledge from 2022-11-26T15:20:39

You are in a period of evolution where you have to rely on books to help you on your journey, but I'm saying don't rely on books. If you constantly rely on books you will never begin to step int...

How to give end of life care to others from 2022-11-26T15:09:45

If we have love for God and all of life we must serve life at every level; this is an important part of spiritual development. If you don't do that I’ll tell you what will happen. You will ...

Making time for your children from 2022-11-26T15:02:25

If you start a family and you have little children then spend time with them and give them love. Love is not just ‘throwing’ every item that you can imagine at the child. No, spend time int...

The conciousness of a master from 2022-11-26T14:46:22

You don't see God, I can see God. There is the big difference. When I was a young boy, I assumed that everybody could see God and talk to God. It was an amazing thing and I couldn't understand i...

Be Divine! from 2022-11-26T14:33:05

Don't spend time feeding negative thoughts. The more you think and feed on negativity, the more power you give to the negative. Be positive. Be positive all the time. Say, "Okay, I did this. Nev...

The nature of God is in the elements from 2022-11-26T14:28:40

The nature of God is in the elements. The mountains, the rivers, the sun - everything is the nature of God. The personality of God is the elements. Nothing is separate from God, all the stars an...

Create positive change! from 2022-11-23T15:23:31

If you make a mistake, or if you have done something that causes injury and a lot of disturbances in your relationships in life, you have the power to harmonise and change it and say, “No, no, I...

What is spirituality? from 2022-11-23T15:11:01

What is spirituality? To recognize the divinity and the power of a human being or a life force and help it to advance towards that goal of oneness. This is a voyage of discovery for every single...

The shift in human consciousness from 2022-11-23T14:50:38

There is great awareness in human beings. We realise that we must change our whole attitude to life, and the environment in which we live. If we are not ecology-conscious, and if the food we eat...

Becoming mindful of everything we do from 2022-11-23T14:42:10

What vibrations do you set in motion? Are they positive or negative? What benefit are you to the people you encounter in life? Contemplate your actions and the reactions that you set in motion a...

Reincarnation and non-attachment from 2022-11-23T14:34:54

Reincarnation continues until a person realises they can have many beautiful things in life but they are only for you to use now. Use them wisely, make a lot of money, and be successful. But wit...

Forget your limitations from 2022-11-23T14:25:25

Just forget your limitations. There are no limitations within you. Only the limitations you put, yes you have those, but transcend them and go beyond this point. The brain has immense power. You...

How can we love ourselves? from 2022-09-20T15:22:52

I find it very, very interesting when people try to pretend that they are good. Don't do that. Be yourself. The secret of life is learning to be yourself. Have the power and conviction that you ...

How to deal with the loss of a parent from 2021-09-03T14:32:30

On the anniversary of their birthday, not their death, go to a church or a temple or place and put some flowers and say, "Thank you, this is in remembrance of you. May God grant you peace so you...

The importance of tolerance and understanding from 2021-09-03T14:18:31

You have to teach people from an early age when they are little children growing up, that there's a duality in them so sometimes one aspect of that duality will make more demands than the other....

Immerse yourself in the Divine from 2021-09-03T14:12:44

I know you are in a hurry to master yourself and the mind. To master the mind means you must get rid of your undigested thoughts. Why are they undigested? Because you have not spent time perfect...

How can contemplation change emotional patterns? from 2021-09-03T14:06:39

Sit down and say to yourself, "From the moment I got up what was my behaviour pattern? What were the vibrations I set in motion? What did I do? How did my friends react? Was I critical? Was I ag...

If we are created from love how can we commit evil acts? from 2021-09-03T14:01:59

You must be able to say to yourself, “I lost my temper. I see that, now why did I do that? I must control myself.  I must become aware and mindful, and then I am in charge of my whole being...

Is evil an illusion? from 2021-09-03T13:59:19

I don’t like to use the word ‘evil’. ‘Good’ and ‘bad’ are very unintelligent methods of looking at life. I would like you to look at the causes and effects you set in motion, which are positive ...

Conserving sexual energy from 2021-09-02T15:36:24

Real ‘contraception’ is responsibility. Responsibility means that you choose one partner, settle down in life, and be responsible. We want to see that responsibility because [nowadays] people ar...

Becoming spiritually mature from 2021-09-02T15:31:30

When you grow up, you throw away the things that you played with as a child. What matters then as you advance spiritually is that all the things that other people are attached to, you will soon ...

Developing sensitivity and awareness of everything you do from 2021-09-02T15:20:50

When you sleep, sleep. When you eat, eat. When you work, work. When you play, play hard, never mind. When you laugh, laugh. You must be aware of all you set in motion in your body and your ...

Do we have the right to die? from 2021-09-02T15:14:54

I want every opportunity for every life. My advice to you when you see such a child is to go to the child, clasp your hands together, and say to the Divine Mother, “Mother, I can't understand th...

Disarming anger with love from 2021-09-02T15:07:36

Love is a most powerful weapon. You have got a weapon that is more powerful than a gun. You can disarm people with love.

Can we progress when we feel sceptical about spirituality? from 2021-09-02T15:03:58

I promise you anything that I have said in this room, I have applied, and I have experienced Divinity. I know what I am talking about, it is not what somebody else has handed to me on a plate.

Avoiding relationship patterns from 2021-09-02T14:54:29

Parents believe they know it. With all their love they want to do what they believe is in the interests of their child.  Those are the things that sometimes recur in your mind and make you ...

Applying what you learn on the spiritual path from 2021-09-02T14:33:41

I don't need to tell you, but I am telling you to discover your divinity.  You are divine - realise your divinity. Behave in the fashion and manner of a divine human being, and every day ch...

Preparing the body and mind to receive divine energy from 2021-09-01T15:33:43

The body is an instrument with which we work to discover the potential within ourselves, which is Divine. Your eyes, ears, voice, actions, and energies - all are but instruments with which to di...

Liberate yourself! from 2021-09-01T15:27:56

That is what life is about. You want to liberate yourself, to discover your inner power, and your divinity. That is the drama that you are going through. You are fighting for survival. None of y...

Treating animals as sacred from 2021-09-01T15:22:45

When you have an animal or anything that is suffering say, “Come I will look after you.” Don't put yourself before an animal or life that is sacred. All life is sacred. When you begin to think l...

Managing emotions from 2021-09-01T15:17:07

Let each emotion come one by one. If they flood into your mind say, "Wait, wait a minute."  Put them in a queue.  Say, "Wait till I call you," as I am doing now for you. Don't let them...

What is Maha Shakti? from 2021-09-01T15:05:27

The Divine Mother is ‘Maha Shakti’. Maha Shakti means universal energy.  Form and formlessness. The formlessness that encompasses the whole universe. That formlessness is in the mountains, ...

Letting go of material desires from 2021-09-01T14:54:46

Remember, from the moment you get up to the moment you go to sleep if you watch that television set it will insidiously plant a vibration in your mind to register in your mind's eye to tell you ...

What is real healing? from 2021-09-01T14:33:33

If a person has a real problem physically and you want to help that person and say, “I want to heal you”, that means you want to share your karma with them. I want to take that karma from you an...

Is illness always karmic? from 2021-09-01T14:25:02

What is that? It’s cause and effect. Somewhere down the line of birth and death, you have picked up this karma - something positive, or something negative. From birth to this consciousness, we h...

We are always connected from 2021-09-01T14:17:01

I want you to stand on your feet now. Have confidence within yourself. You have the capacity and the ability to do exactly what I do and more by being able to link yourself, plug yours...

Spiritual siddhis from 2021-09-01T14:13:55

It's a possibility that the mind transcends the physical and that's what he's doing. He’s doing it with his mind and he’s able to do it. That is his grace; he's received that grace and he can do...

What is Christ consciousness? from 2021-09-01T14:11:57

Christ was forgiveness; Christ was understanding; To be a Christian is not to accuse another person of being something that you are as well. To realise that every human being has an opportunity ...

Powers of perception from 2021-09-01T14:08:59

Develop the power of perception. Do you know what the power of perception means? To feel how things are going your way or what is obstructing you. That was how you (human beings) were before whe...

Cause and effect from 2021-08-31T14:26:40

Every action has a reaction - a cycle of reactions. Positive and negative thoughts interfere with our lives. Non-constructive vibrations - vibrations that are interfering and which are an impedi...

Die beste Zeit zum Meditieren from 2021-06-27T10:36:23

Versucht nicht, in der Mittagszeit zu meditieren, das ist keine gute Schwingung dafür. Findet einen Zeitraum in den frühen Morgenstunden oder am späten Abend. Ihr werdet bessere Ergebnisse erzie...

Freude auf dem spirituellen Weg from 2021-06-23T15:28:15

Freude! Das ist die Schwingung Gottes. Im Elend liegt kein Weg zu Gott, in der Freude liegt der Weg. Gott hat uns erschaffen, damit wir die in uns liegende Göttlichkeit verwirklichen. Wenn ihr u...

Wie man betet from 2021-06-01T13:42:12

Ein Gebet muss von Herzen kommen und darf kein Lippenbekenntnis sein.

Weg von der ganzen Förmlichkeit, hin zu dem Gefühl der Verbundenheit und Liebe.

Wie man Meditation angeht from 2021-06-01T13:39:18

Geht nicht in den Wettbewerb mit anderen, denn das bringt euch nichts. Es wird euch frustrieren. Die Erlebnisse dieser Person gehören zu ihr und nicht zu euch. Ihr werdet eure eigenen Erfahrunge...

Entdeckt eure Göttlichkeit from 2021-05-22T11:13:52

Ihr werdet niemals zufrieden sein, bis ihr nicht eure Göttlichkeit entdeckt habt. Bis dahin werdet ihr euch sagen: "Ja, ich habe all die Dinge, die ich wollte. Ich habe eine gute Arbeit, ich hab...

What is unconditional love? from 2021-04-29T11:23:10

Love is compassion; love is understanding; love is forgiveness; love is to integrate — to become one — and without that love, nothing else functions.

Discover your divinity from 2021-04-28T15:31:34

You will never be satisfied until you have discovered your Divinity. You will always say to yourself, ”Yes, I have all things that I want. I have a good job and a very kind wife who makes good f...

The cost of unrighteous wars from 2021-04-28T14:43:49

You know there is a thought that in the name of righteousness you can take up arms. But I can't see any righteousness in any of the wars that man has fought. To defend righteousness, the human b...

The purpose of meditation from 2021-04-28T14:36:44

To meditate is to take control of yourself. Meditation masters your lower nature. Meditation reduces your aggression.

The best time to meditate from 2021-04-28T14:32:41

Don't try to meditate during the midday period. it is not a good vibration. Find a time, early hours of the morning or late in the evening. You get better results because the atmosphere is slowl...

Master your life through contemplation from 2021-04-28T14:28:58

Everybody who wants to evolve spiritually must first contemplate before they meditate. Do you know what contemplation is? Contemplation means to go through your actions from the moment you ...

Transcending mental boundaries from 2021-04-27T15:57:11

There are no limits. You transcend all matter; you transcend all boundaries and you can become integrated with God. There is no roof to your house. Sometimes it can be very daunting for that per...

Joyfulness on the spiritual path from 2021-04-27T15:50:13

Joy! That is the vibration of God. Miserableness is not a passage to God – joy is. The Lord has created us to realise the Divinity within us. Being miserable you will never realise God. Start th...

The sadhanas of japa mantra, meditation and pranayama from 2021-04-27T15:37:58

God is Love. Love is God. You will transform all your [lower] natures until you know love. Love is what you must aim to reach out to get, for it is compassion. It is understanding. It is forgive...

What is an aura and what creates it? from 2021-04-27T15:15:53

Where you have power, where you have discipline, your aura becomes golden. The opportunity for a person to advance spiritually is there when you have disciplined yourself and your aura is golden...

Guru's relationship with the Divine Mother from 2021-04-27T14:56:54

She educates the human being to realise who God is; what our life's journey is about, and to see for ourselves what is expected of us. This is not exclusive to me.

True Gurus from 2021-04-27T14:40:21

You know, a lot of Gurus and Swamis come to the West. I'm sorry to say, but they have no time for their devotees. They float in and float out, they pick the pockets and off they go to another co...

Guru meets Native American Indian Chiefs from 2021-04-27T14:33:47

I was walking through that place and there, surrounding me, were all the old, ancient Indian chiefs to greet me. They were very concerned [about] what was happening in the country. I have never ...

How to approach meditation from 2021-04-27T14:28:31

Don’t go into competition with anybody because that won’t do you any good at all. You’ll be frustrated. What that person experiences is for him and not for you. You will have your own experience...

How to deal with experiences in meditation from 2021-04-27T14:14:55

Bliss is love. When you really experience bliss you forget to control your senses. The inhibitions of the human being are of no use when you are in the presence of the Lord. You cry and you cry ...

How to pray from 2021-04-27T14:03:58

Prayer must come from your heart, not from your lips.

From all that format of formality, we have to change it to the feeling of the rapport of love.

Divine Mother from 2020-07-03T11:08:10

"She has come, disintegrated my body (and possibly put it upside down together!) But She has created great power – She handed to me power to give you. If you think that this has happened just on...

What happens when we die? from 2020-07-03T10:49:06

"If a person started on a spiritual journey and made every effort to advance spiritually, then the reincarnation period will be that much shorter. And he will re-enter the world bearing with him...

Doshas & the lunar phases from 2020-07-03T10:44:49

"I’ll take this opportunity today to talk about the rhythms, the rhythms of the human being. Now, we always suggest to people that if they are going to meditate, it is better to meditate after m...

Angels from 2020-07-03T10:40:48

"Angels are there as messengers, guarding and protecting people against influences. Those angels will only again respond if the human being has truly, honestly, sincerely set sail in a spiritual...

The guru / disciple relationship from 2020-07-03T10:18:35

"I know your innermost thoughts. I understand why sometimes you are drawn to some special person of spiritual experience and content. I understand that, but that won’t liberate you. What will li...

Learning how to say 'No' from 2020-07-03T10:14:24

"Imagine if everything was nice and rosy? You will never make an effort. Every person who evolves spiritually, who wants to evolve spiritually, has to do battle with the lower nature."

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Mantras & 'Om' from 2020-07-03T10:11:48

"If you think you have a problem in your body, chant 'Om'. And make it resonate in every single cell of your being. Bring that consciousness to the top of your head and go and identify yourself ...

Attachment to possessions from 2020-07-03T10:04:25

"I am not asking you to give anything up, except to put it in its right context and value, so that you will be able to use all the resources that you have got wisely for your own spiritual advan...

Demonic forces from 2020-07-03T09:57:15

"As you meditate you will not just see the lovely flowers, and the lights and the colours that people say they are seeing... you will see more than that. You will see things that you couldn’t be...

The visionary eye from 2020-07-03T09:54:32

"Lift all the time your consciousness to the heart chakra, and to the head chakra, and to the thousand petal lotus of your mind."

GURU SRI SUBRAMANIUM

No charge for spirituality from 2020-07-03T09:44:40

"Any Guru or Swami or teacher of any worth will never charge you money for spiritual knowledge. Do not pay any money for spiritual enlightenment. It is a sin for us to get involved in monetary r...

Emotional attachment from 2020-07-03T09:41:43

"Whilst you have love, know that that love must be governed by the head. If not, the emotional side of the heart dominates the head. The head must control the heart."

GURU SRI SUBRAMANIUM...

Form & formlessness from 2020-07-03T09:37:10

"That incredible battle that rages in the minds of people that one is more superior to the other is a figment of ones own self-importance. Transcend all of these things! Realise that there is in...

Talking to God from 2020-07-03T09:34:02

"I never complete my day without a conversation with Her. I present all your faces to Her and then have an interaction with Her, presenting all your problems, your aspirations and what you hope ...

Vegetarianism from 2020-07-02T15:59:04

"We have an instrument in the form of a physical being. That instrument has to function at its best, heightened in consciousness. That is why we emphasise to bhaktas that they must eat sattvic f...

The heart chakra from 2020-07-02T15:56:29

"The heart chakra is a very emotive chakra until you discover selflessness. Most people only can relate to the association between human beings and life on an emotional basis. The head must gove...

Kundalini from 2020-07-02T15:52:25

"Give of yourself, surrender, free yourself! Don’t worry; gain for yourself the experience of the Divine. She is not a figment of the imagination."

GURU SRI SUBRAMANIUM

Accepting suffering from 2020-07-02T15:47:58

"If there was an easy solution to karma then Christ would not have come to earth and suffered death upon the cross. Whenever I see something that is intolerable for man, I give thanks to God tha...

Contemplation from 2020-07-02T15:43:19

"Contemplation is mindfulness. Contemplation about all the causes and effects that you are setting in motion in your life. Contemplation is not only when you sit down before you meditate – it mu...

Pranayama from 2020-07-02T14:44:17

"People normally do not breathe properly. Most people are going around, opening and closing their mouth like a fish. And that encourages the body to be lethargic because the mind is not stimulat...

Shiva, Shakti & Satyam from 2020-06-14T15:03:15

The first part of a series of discourses on mindful living and multi-faith spirituality, given in Kiental, Switzerland in 2000.