Podcasts by The Inner Life with Asha
A collection of all talks by Nayaswami Asha, a lifelong disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda.
With warmth and wisdom, Asha weaves spiritual teaching into daily, ordinary life. She is a master teacher, considered by many to be one of the most nuanced and clear teachers of Yoga in the world today.
Further podcasts by Asha Nayaswami
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How to Overcome Your Karma: The Power of Kriya Yoga from 2019-09-15T00:00
Asha Nayaswami at Ananda Mumbai
ListenWhere Are You? Where Are You Going? How Are You Going to Get There? from 2019-09-14T23:25:38
A map for the spiritual journey. Workshop with Ash...
ListenQuestion and Answers with Asha Nayaswami from 2019-09-05T00:00
Asha Nayaswami at Ananda Mumbai.
ListenDharma: How to Love Which You Have to Do Anyway from 2019-09-01T13:36:10
With Asha Nayaswami in Mumbai.
ListenSwami Kriyananda - Lightbearer (Book Launch) from 2019-08-31T19:07:51
Asha Nayaswami launches her new book at the Ananda...
ListenLessons from a Life of Discipleship: Sunday Morning Class from 2019-08-25T00:00
Fourth class on a weekend retreat with Asha Nayasw...
ListenChallenges and Lessons on the Path from 2019-08-25T00:00
With Nayaswami Asha www.anandapune.org www.anandai...
ListenLessons from a Life of Discipleship: Saturday Morning Class from 2019-08-24T00:00
Second class on a weekend retreat with Asha Nayasw...
ListenLessons from a Life of Discipleship: Saturday Evening Class from 2019-08-24T00:00
Third class on a weekend retreat with Asha Nayaswa...
ListenLessons from a Life of Discipleship: Friday Evening Orientation& Discussion from 2019-08-23T00:00
First class on a weekend retreat with Asha Nayaswa...
ListenYogananda's Healing Teachings - Questions and Answers from 2019-08-21T00:00
with Nayaswami Asha at Ananda Pune
ListenQuestions and Answers with Ananda Pune Members from 2019-08-20T00:00
With Nayaswami Asha at Ananda Pune
ListenFrom Theory to Practice - Making Your Spiritual Life Practical from 2019-08-19T00:00
Satsang with Nayaswami Asha in Pune. Once a flaw i...
ListenWhat Jesus Really Taught, and What It Means for Us as Disciples from 2019-08-16T06:24:31
With Nayaswami Asha, during her visit in Delhi.
ListenThe Culture of Ananda from 2019-08-16T06:24:06
With Nayaswami Asha, during her visit in Delhi.
ListenEarly Days at Ananda from 2019-08-08T16:57:27
Nayaswami Asha shares during her visit at Ananda D...
ListenMap of the Spiritual Life from 2019-08-08T16:57:10
with Nayaswami Asha, during her visit in Delhi.
ListenNayaswami Asha Presents "Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer" from 2019-07-01T22:29:38
Class with Nayaswami Asha about her new book on Sw...
ListenHow to Overcome Suffering from 2019-06-04T14:59:40
“I scold those who listen” • How to pray to God •...
ListenThe True Meaning of the Indian Caste System from 2019-05-21T00:00
Yogananda’s thoughts on race • The true meaning of...
ListenDoes God Answer All of Our Prayers? from 2019-05-14T00:24:27
Overcoming laziness • Does God answer all of our p...
ListenHow to Become a Master in This Life from 2019-05-07T21:46:48
Hong-Sau in the spine • How to become a master in...
ListenMeditation and Service from 2019-04-23T01:07:07
Meditation and service • During the Hong-Sau techn...
ListenWhat Are Moods? from 2019-04-16T02:44:15
“Master, how will I know your will, once you have...
ListenHow to Win the Love of God from 2019-04-02T21:12:06
How to win the love of God • How to relate to the...
ListenWhere Does Wisdom Come From? from 2019-03-26T15:43:39
Where does wisdom come from? • What is clear discr...
ListenYogananda’s Interpretations of the Rubaiyat from 2019-03-12T23:41:51
Yukteswar’s training: deep scriptural study • Yoga...
ListenWhat Is Raja Yoga? from 2019-03-05T23:41:09
Which branch of Yoga did Yogananda teach? • What i...
ListenSimplify Your Life from 2019-02-26T23:11:04
What is superstition? • Fascinating astrological a...
ListenThis Life: Dream or Reality? from 2019-02-19T23:35:53
What does it take to have a relationship with some...
ListenGod Is Ever in the Present from 2019-02-12T18:51:16
God is ever in the present (Conversations with Yog...
Listen“The Thought That You Are Not Free Keeps You from Being Free” from 2019-02-05T14:49:21
Why did Yogananda sometimes go to the movies? • Mo...
ListenWhy Overcome the Ego? from 2019-01-29T01:39:08
When did Yogananda achieve final liberation? • Is...
ListenHow to Develop Humility from 2018-11-27T05:09:24
The importance of deep relaxation in meditation •...
ListenThe Importance of Relaxation from 2018-11-20T16:22:10
Trying too hard to meditate • The importance of re...
ListenThe Need for Common Sense on the Spiritual Path from 2018-11-13T02:32:39
Intelligence and common sense are needed on the sp...
ListenMaster’s Predictions from 2018-10-23T02:31:43
Yogananda’s thoughts about the 20th century wars •...
ListenWho Were the Masters in Former Lives? from 2018-10-16T01:05:01
Who was Lahiri Mahasaya in a former life? • Who wa...
ListenWhat Is Grace? Is It Randomly Bestowed? from 2018-10-09T19:02:49
What is God’s grace? Is it randomly bestowed? • A...
ListenIs Evolution Real? from 2018-09-25T19:00:10
Is evolution real? • How does God see the world? •...
ListenDoes Satan Really Exist? What Is Evil? from 2018-09-18T00:00
Is there something at the controls of the universe...
ListenIs There Something at the Controls of the Universe? from 2018-09-11T22:11:29
Why do people doubt the existence of God? • Is the...
ListenHow Does Science Make New Discoveries? from 2018-09-04T16:48:09
Ideas are universally, not individually rooted • H...
ListenWhat Did Yogananda Predicted for Swami Kriyananda's Future? from 2018-08-28T20:44:32
Does the disciple need to help the teacher in his...
ListenWhat Was Master’s Mission? from 2018-08-21T01:25:36
What was Master’s mission? • The householder and r...
ListenWhy Does God Keep Himself Hidden from Us? from 2018-08-14T00:00
What does it mean to work for God? • Why does God...
ListenHow to Cultivate Intuition from 2018-07-24T00:00
The purpose of spiritual organization • The need f...
ListenWhat Was Yogananda Like? Personal Qualities, Characteristics from 2018-07-17T00:00
What was Yogananda like? Personal qualities, chara...
ListenWhat Was Yogananda Like? from 2018-07-10T02:08:12
Divine Mother appears and speaks to Yogananda at a...
ListenWhat Brings Us Together, Life After Life? from 2018-07-03T03:58:45
How the Master sees us • What brings us together,...
ListenThe Dangers of Men and Women Mixing in the Monastery from 2018-04-03T16:18:17
The dangers of men and women mixing in a monastery...
ListenLiving in the Now from 2018-03-27T17:42:17
Living in the now • The world, from a God’s-eye pe...
ListenHow Long Are We on the Spiritual Path? from 2018-03-20T02:34:50
How long are we on the spiritual path? • Lemuria •...
ListenGod Is the Guru: How to Develop Devotion from 2018-03-06T21:37:13
God is the Guru • How to find God • How to develop...
ListenWhat Is the Karma for Soldiers Who Kill Others in Battle? from 2018-02-27T01:16:44
What is the karma for soldiers who kill others in...
ListenSharing Miracles with Others from 2018-02-20T20:43:27
Sharing miracles with others • How does God heal?...
ListenThe World as God’s Movie from 2018-02-13T20:41:41
What are the senses? • The world as God’s movie •...
ListenHow to Relate to a Spiritual Organization from 2018-02-06T20:40:32
Organizational challenges • How to relate to a spi...
ListenWhere Does Healing Come From? from 2018-01-30T04:23:34
Where does healing come from? • Will power (Conver...
ListenHow to Free Yourself from Sex Desire from 2018-01-23T00:44:52
How to free yourself from sex desire • Renunciatio...
ListenThe Importance of Kriya Yoga from 2018-01-02T02:34:16
The importance of Kriya Yoga • How to practice Kri...
ListenWhy Practice Kriya Yoga? from 2017-09-19T06:36:42
Is it permissible to kill insects like mosquitos o...
ListenLoyalty Is the Greatest Law of God from 2017-09-05T20:40:07
Loyalty is the greatest law of God • How to develo...
ListenHabits Can Be Changed in a Day from 2017-08-29T05:33:08
Our earthly father and our Heavenly Father • Stori...
ListenSex and Temptation: How to Overcome Thoughts of Sex from 2017-08-22T05:33:08
Sex and temptation • How to overcome thoughts of s...
ListenYogananda’s Thoughts on Marriage, Renunciation, and Sex from 2017-08-15T05:33:07
Yogananda’s thoughts on marriage, renunciation, an...
ListenWhat Is True Intelligence? from 2017-04-25T14:55:33
What is true intelligence? • How was Master able t...
ListenHow to Overcome Moods from 2017-04-18T20:33:06
What causes moods? • How to overcome moods • Over-...
ListenInner Experiences in Meditation from 2017-04-11T22:15:54
Inner experiences in meditation • The effect of mo...
ListenHow to Find God from 2017-03-28T20:16:28
How to find God • Gossip and rumors • How to prepa...
ListenSexuality and the Spiritual Life from 2017-03-14T15:18:21
Renunciation • Kriyananda’s experience guiding the...
ListenOvercoming the Tendency to Put out Less Energy from 2017-02-21T00:33:26
Overcoming the tendency to put out less energy • R...
ListenHow to Relate to Your Astrological Horoscope from 2017-02-14T22:43:31
How to relate to your astrology / horoscope • The...
ListenHow to Relate to Food from 2017-02-07T23:26:59
Raw diets • How to relate to food • Stories of str...
ListenWealth and the Spiritual Life from 2017-01-31T19:35:12
Wealth and the spiritual life • A woman who tried...
ListenChallenges in the Early Days at Mount Washington from 2017-01-17T04:34:46
Challenges in the early days at Mount Washington •...
ListenWhy Many Leave the Spiritual Path for a Worldly Life from 2017-01-03T00:00
Conversations 181-185.
ListenWhen Does the Soul Enter an Unborn Child’s Body? from 2016-11-15T00:00
Conversations 177 – 180.
ListenWhat Is the Consciousness of a Liberated Master? from 2016-10-18T00:00
Conversations 160-165.
ListenYogananda as William the Conqueror in a Previous Life from 2016-10-04T00:00
Conversations 155-159.
ListenMen and Women: How They Are Influenced by Reason&Feeling from 2016-09-13T00:00
Conversations 152 – 154.
ListenYogananda’s Teachings on Vegetarianism from 2016-08-02T00:00
Bringing someone back from the dead • an unusual “...
ListenStories of Miraculous Healings by Yogananda from 2016-07-26T00:00
How to seek God • Stories of miraculous healing •...
ListenAre Yoga Postures Helpful for Spiritual Growth? from 2016-07-12T00:00
Conversations 122 – 131.
ListenRemarkable Stories and Experiences with Yogananda from 2016-06-28T00:00
Conversations 115 – 119.
ListenHow Long Does It Take to Attain Spiritual Freedom? from 2016-06-21T00:00
Conversations 113 – 114.
ListenWhy is Suicide Not a Helpful Solution to Great Suffering? from 2016-06-14T00:00
Conversations 110 – 112.
ListenNon-Attachment and How to Care for the Things of This World, Including the Body from 2016-06-07T00:00
Conversations 104–109.
ListenIs Material Blessing a Sign of Spiritual Development? from 2016-05-31T00:00
Conversations 102 – 103.
ListenHow to Respond to Opposition and Negativity from Others from 2016-04-19T00:00
Conversations 81 – 86.
ListenThe Needs of Our Families vs. a Life of Renunciation from 2016-01-26T00:00
Conversations 56 – 63.
ListenHow Important Is Good Diet to the Spiritual Life? from 2015-09-22T00:00
Conversations 33 – 36.
ListenClass 21: Breath Control as the Key to Non-Attachment from 2013-10-08T00:00
Sutras 1:34 – 25.
ListenClass 13: Seek God with Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength from 2013-07-10T00:00
Sutras 1:22 and 26.
ListenClass 11: The Importance of Faith, Even on the Path of Yoga from 2013-06-18T00:00
Sutra 1:20.
ListenClass 9: Continuous Yoga Practice Brings Non-Attachment from 2013-05-28T00:00
Sutras 1:12-16.
ListenClass 41: The Right Use of Ego from 2010-05-04T00:00
Many people use their individual egoic qualities powerfully but not productively, in terms of their ultimate fulfillment. The ego is only a point of view, and we can learn to back out of that persp...
ListenClass 40: Creating Opportunities from 2010-04-27T00:00
The successful person is one who not only looks opportunities to appear in his life, but attracts them with magnetic expectation. (Based on Lesson 25.)
ListenClass 39: How to Choose the Right Line of Work from 2010-04-20T00:00
If we live in tune with higher principles and put out energy in humble sincerity, there is a force that will carry us to succeed in what we do. Seek work that is expansive, and seek to become skill...
ListenClass 38: God’s Place in the Business World from 2010-04-13T00:00
In this lesson, Swami Kriyananda encourages us to develop a concept of God that we can take everywhere. To bring God into the workplace means to have not so much a religious attitude as one of God ...
ListenClass 37: Dharma versus Adharma from 2010-04-06T00:00
Where there is dharma (right action), there is an experience of bliss, and in reality, bliss is the lasting success we seek. How can we react to life’s circumstances in the highest possible way? By...
ListenClass 36 : The Stages of Human Evolution (Part 2) from 2010-03-30T00:00
Each stage of human evolution?—?sudra, vaisya, kshatriya, and brahmin?—?can be characterized by attitudes we have toward life, how we seek to solve problems, and how we seek bliss. Although we may ...
ListenClass 35: The Stages of Human Evolution (Part 1) from 2010-03-23T00:00
Sooner or later, lasting success in the material world comes down to how well we relate to others. One can learn from both the good and bad qualities of others, keeping in mind that there are stage...
ListenClass 34: Joy in Business from 2010-03-16T00:00
Conditions are always neutral, and choosing happiness is an ability that is not subject to one’s situation. (Based on Lesson 20.)
ListenClass 33: Talk Less, Do More from 2010-03-09T00:00
Talking can simply be a way of sharing vibrations with others, and this is good. However, one must not dissipate energy through mindless chatter. (Based on Lesson 19.)
ListenClass 32: Secrets of Effective Advertising from 2010-03-02T00:00
Advertising is an opportunity to serve others by providing information they want. Spirituality today requires a joyful recognition of the good things of life?—?through these, one is drawn toward th...
ListenClass 31: The Importance of a Harmonious Environment from 2010-02-23T00:00
Evaluate whether everything in your environment reflects a harmonious consciousness?—?for example: the way you dress and the places where you live and work. It takes discipline to manifest harmony....
ListenClass 30: Being a Dharmic Employee from 2010-02-16T00:00
If one’s ideals do not match those of his or her employer, or the work is not inspiring, the choices are: to look for a new employer, to become self-employed, or to keep the position and do the wor...
ListenClass 29: Effectiveness as an Employer (Part 2) from 2010-02-09T00:00
Having the right spirit is more important than hard-driving production-oriented energy, which is not magnetic. It is vital that those that work under a leader share the leader’s ideals and spirit, ...
ListenClass 28: Effectiveness as an Employer (Part 1) from 2010-02-02T00:00
A leader can inspire people to join them by projecting uplifting consciousness, Asha says in this talk. The role of leaders in this sense is to give and uplift, without letting their ego block that...
ListenClass 27: Working with Others from 2010-01-26T00:00
When relating to others one must connect with them in a way that is both inspiring to us as the leader and beneficial to them. (Based on Lesson 14.)
ListenClass 26: Keep Your Feet on the Ground (Part 2) from 2010-01-19T00:00
The true substance of matter is energy. Energy comes from will power and ideas and the root of those is our consciousness. Therefore, in all that we do we need to make sure our consciousness is in ...
ListenClass 25: Keep Your Feet on the Ground (Part 1) from 2010-01-12T00:00
Asha discusses the importance of “the process” in attaining the goal. It is good to have ambitious goals, she says, but it is also necessary to know the steps one has to take to get where one wants...
ListenClass 24: Choosing the Right Compromises from 2009-12-29T00:00
Compromise in itself is not bad, Asha says, because not all kinds of compromise require that we neglect our ideals. Indeed, compromise is inherent to the way we must relate in this world. (Based on...
ListenClass 23: The True Nature of Money from 2009-12-22T00:00
Spirituality and spiritual communities will thrive in a period of world economic unrest, Asha says. Swami Kriyananda’s advice on investing money involves choosing wisely by understanding the true n...
ListenClass 22: Investing Wisely from 2009-12-15T00:00
The planet is unbalanced by greed and we should expect a correction in the form of economic difficulties. Loss of greed will lead to gain in spirituality. Investment is not only about where we plac...
ListenClass 21: Leadership as a Service from 2009-12-08T00:00
Good leadership is a talent that requires patience and astuteness to help balance what is right with what is real. A leader’s own preferences and realities must be seen in relationship to the whole...
ListenClass 20: How to be a Good Leader from 2009-12-01T00:00
Leaders can use their magnetism to expand consciousness of this planet. In order to be effective in helping others, leaders must be not only righteous but also realistic in their approach. (Based o...
ListenClass 19: Right Action — Living a God-Centered Life from 2009-11-24T00:00
The spiritual path is about tapping into one’s inner consciousness and the changeless reality of God, the infinite light. By offering all that one does to that Light, one sees how everyday activity...
ListenClass 18: Importance of Human Values from 2009-11-17T00:00
Through intuitive understanding, one learns to relate to all people and every circumstance as a part of divine flow?—?and by consciously choosing to live in harmony with right principles, success n...
ListenClass 17: The Illusory Nature of Time from 2009-11-10T00:00
Nayaswami Asha discusses the concept of time and its illusory nature. Whatever the endeavor, energy and inspiration are essential to create excellence?—?the quantity of time is not. (Based on Lesso...
ListenClass 16: Finding Balance from 2009-11-03T00:00
By becoming still, we invite our superconsciousness to guide our lives?—?it is that dynamic life force within us that changes us, creates success on every level, and offers the secret to balancing ...
ListenClass 15: How to Make Spiritual Progress from 2009-10-27T00:00
Balancing work and meditation becomes easy when we truly understand our life experience from the inside out. Asha shares real examples of how our inner and outer realities work together, and how so...
ListenClass 14: The Answer Is Within from 2009-10-20T00:00
A key element in manifesting success, Asha says, is to anchor yourself in your unchanging Self within. One must develop a deep understanding that the source of all power is in their changeless, ete...
ListenClass 13: How to Overcome Fear from 2009-10-06T00:00
How to transcend our ego’s identity to the problems in life and the transitory nature of existence? By tuning into our unchanging nature within, we will overcome confusion about our own moral compass.
ListenClass 12: Victory Follows Righteousness from 2009-09-29T00:00
There is a saying in India, “Yata Dharama Tata Jaya”?—?“Where there is adherence to right action, there is victory.” Living righteously is essential to building faith in God. Asha also shares the a...
ListenClass 11: Right Attitude from 2009-09-15T00:00
Developing right attitude and the right Relationship with the Divine is essential to meeting life’s challenges. Learn the art of consciously cultivating a sensitivity of heart and creating a strong...
ListenClass 10: Rise on Wings of Freedom from 2009-09-08T00:00
What does it take to succeed on the spiritual path? Through right attitude, and consciously directing one’s energy to create magnetism, constant endeavor leads to success.
ListenClass 9: The Process of Manifesting from 2009-09-01T00:00
Asha starts the class with personal stories that illustrate the importance of focused visualization in the process of manifesting. Inspiration, intuition, and energy are not in themselves sufficien...
ListenClass 8: Questions and Answers from 2009-08-25T00:00
Asha discusses Paramhansa Yoganada’s prediction of world economic collapse and answers questions and concerns, reminding the group that he also asked people not to be afraid, but to seek refuge in ...
ListenClass 7: Developing Intuition from 2009-08-18T00:00
Learning to be receptive without involving our ego requires practice. Developing our intuition through this practice helps us recognize true guidance.
ListenClass 6: Overcoming Obstacles from 2009-08-11T00:00
Asha gives practical advice to help us identify what blocks our ability to manifest. Taking up a modest goal first, will help us succeed and grow our will and confidence. Faith is knowing that the ...
ListenClass 5: To Become Successful, Leave Turbulent Emotions Behind from 2009-08-04T00:00
When a person becomes very successful, Asha says, it’s because they have worked very hard at in the past. But does that success always bring them happiness? This class covers karma, reincarnation, ...
ListenClass 4: Self-Expansion Leads to Fulfillment from 2009-07-28T00:00
Nayaswami Asha discusses how wealth can be magnetized and our desires fulfilled through the expansion of our consciousness. (Based on Lesson 2.)
ListenClass 3: Karma and the Role of Grace from 2009-07-21T00:00
In the third class in this series, Nayaswami Asha continues to discuss the topic of karma and right action. She explains the idea of God and the grace that is freely available at all times to those...
ListenClass 2: Law of Karma from 2009-07-14T00:00
In the second class in this series, Nayaswami Asha discusses the idea of Magnetism. She delves deep into the unfailing law of Karma and the right attitude to approach it in our lives. (Based on Les...
ListenClass 1: Introduction from 2009-07-07T00:00
Introductory talk, in which Asha explains how the lessons came to be, who they are for, and what makes them unique.
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