The Kriya Yoga Podcast

Outgrowing Your Humanity - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 59

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, we explore the possibility of outgrowing our humanity.  Is this really the purpose of higher spiritual practices?  Those in the know think it's possible. What do you think?
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
 
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Grace - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 58

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat.  Craig Bullock is our presenter.  Our topic is Grace.
Craig Bullock (Isha Das) is an accomplished teacher, writer, lecturer, practicing psychotherapist, and spiritual director of The Assisi Institute in Rochester, New York. A former pastoral administrator at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Rochester, Isha Das earned graduate degrees in Religious Studies from the University of Notre Dame and Clinical Psychology from the University of Duquesne. His education includes extensive study in psychology, spirituality, mysticism, world religions, and yoga. He counts Richard Rohr among his life-long friends and mentors. Isha Das was made a minister and official Kriya Yoga teacher by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda. His latest book is Open Wider The Door: The Integration of Kriya Yoga And Mystical Christianity.
https://assisi-institute.org/
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Transcending Karma - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 57

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat. For more information on future in-person and online retreats and webinars, please visit: https://kriyayogaonline.com/blog/. Subscribe to the blog to stay up to date on Kriya Yoga offerings.
Topics Include:
How hard is it to change karma?
What is Dridha Karma?
What is Dridha-Adridha Karma?
What is Adridha Karma?
What is the Primary Cause of Karma?
How does Karma end?
Why is Sattva so important to end Karma?
How can one be spiritually free?
How does Yoga Meditation free you from karma?
How long does it take to become free of karma?
Yoga reveals the truth.  Behavior reveals the experience.
Is Karma contagious?
How can one transcend Rajas and Tamas Guna?
What is superconsciousness?
How can you help others with karma?
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Karma - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 56

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat. For more information on future in-person and online retreats and webinars, please visit: https://kriyayogaonline.com/blog/. Subscribe to the blog to stay up to date on Kriya Yoga offerings.
Our topics of discussion include:
What is eternal?
What is Karma?
Do we need an astrologer to understand our karma?
What are Samskaras?
What is Reincarnation?
Is Karma Black or White?
What can we do about Karma?
Do you believe in rebirth?
How do we reverse karma?
What are the three levels of karma?
How long is it going to take to become Self-realized?
How do gemstones affect our karma?
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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The Power and Purpose of the Yamas and Niyamas - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 55

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat. For more information on future in-person and online retreats and webinars, please visit: https://kriyayogaonline.com/blog/. Subscribe to the blog to stay up to date on Kriya Yoga offerings.
Laurel Trujillo is our presenter.
The discussion includes a thorough analysis of the yamas and niyamas (the first two limbs of yoga), with encouraging moments of contemplation to make the information more accessible.
Dr. Trujillo is the host of the Yoga Hour Podcast. There are over 10 years worth of podcasts on yoga and meditation available in the Yoga Hour archives and well worth the listen. https://www.unityonlineradio.org/yoga-hour
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Finding Balance Between Spirit and Nature -The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 54

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat.  Donelle Mason is our presenter.
Discussion includes:
How does Brahmacharya relate to our ability to find balance between Spirit and our activity in the world?
What should we do when we feel our spiritual work is overwhelming or too much?
What holds us back on the spiritual path?
What is our Hridaya and what does it mean to be guided by our spiritual heart?
Donelle Mason is a Kriya Yoga Meditation facilitator, living in New Zealand. She has been a student of Ryan Kurczak's for many years and is a registered, advanced yoga teacher (ERYT 200, RYT 500) with a Bachelor of Sport and many years of teaching experience.
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.

Full Spectrum Kriya Yoga - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 53

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from the 2021 Kriya Yoga Solstice Online Retreat.  David McGrath is our presenter.
Yoga  is the science of consciousness. It is a philosophy, a psychology and a practice. Yoga offers a systematic means to understanding the  fundamental nature of reality and our relationship to it. Within this discussion, participants will have the chance to appreciate yoga as a  complete system, which when followed, empowers practitioners to live  integrated, harmonious, fulfilling lives.
Discussion includes:
What is Kriya Yoga and how did it develop in our consciousness over time?
What are the different routes to experiencing Yoga, Samadhi or Oneness consciousness?
How does Sankhya Philosophy relate to Yoga Practice as we know it?
What is the Value of Omkar Kriya?
What are the vital pranas, and how do they relate to Kriya Practice?
How does Kriya Pranayama work?
What are vrittis or mind stuff?What does Kriya Yoga actually do?What is chitta (the field of consciousness)?How does the mind function when we meditate and practice Yoga?What are the struggles that come up during meditation?What is the importance of discrimination?How does surrender result in peace of mind?How is surrender a part of the practice of Yoga?
David  McGrath is a Kriya Yoga Meditation Coach, living in Ireland. He has  spent a considerable amount of time at Centre for Spiritual Awareness,  where he received instruction and initiation from Roy Eugene Davis.  During this time, Mr Davis ordained and authorised David to teach Kriya  Yoga.
CONTACT:
Email: kriyayogameditationcoach@gmail.com
Events: https://www.meetup.com/kriya-yoga-meditation/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kriyayogameditationcoach
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvrrrnY0JdxnzQ-kyNj9JGg
 
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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An Interview with Ellen Grace O'Brian - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 52

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, our special guest is Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian.  Ellen was initiated by and authorized to teach Kriya Yoga by Roy Eugene Davis, who was a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.  Yogacharya O'Brian is the founder and spiritual director of Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, a thriving Kriya Yoga center in San Jose, CA. Ellen is a poet, a singer and the author of several books, including The Jewel of Abundance, Living the Eternal Way, The Moon Reminded Me, and many others.  For a listing of Ellen's publications please visit: https://ellengraceobrian.com/products/
She is my elder sister on this Kriya Yoga path, and an invaluable resource and teacher of Kriya Yoga in the tradition of Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar, Paramahansa Yogananda, Roy Eugene Davis and their successors. In this podcast, Ellen and I discuss the following:
What is the purpose of Satsang?
How does one overcome doubt on the spiritual path?
How do we persist in our spiritual practice through the long haul, or the entirety of one’s life?
Does instant enlightenment happen?
Is it good to be attached to meditation experiences?
What does it mean to be a devotee?
How does Kriya  Yoga and Spiritual Practice make my life perfect?
What happens when the light gets turned up during your meditation practice?
How does your psychology affect your ability to practice Yoga?
What happens when life derails my ability to focus on Kriya Yoga
and spiritual practice?
What happens if I discover Kriya Yoga too late in life?
How do active addictions affect one’s spiritual growth?
How does spiritual practice help us with the rawness of life?
How does awakening come about?
 
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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Samadhi and Inner Light and Sound (OM) Perception - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 51

This episode of the Kriya Yoga Podcast is an excerpt from a monthly Kriya Yoga Apprenticeship Q&A session. In this episode we discuss the path to experiencing samadhi as it is taught in the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. We explore how it can be approached naturally and is accessible to anyone with the time and devotion to cultivate its experience. We also lightly touch upon ways to encourage inner light and sound perception. This is sometimes called shabda yoga.  However, it is an experience common to practitioner's of Kriya Yoga, and is also a method of Kriya Yoga meditation practice.
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
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The Most Important Siddhi - The Kriya Yoga Podcast Episode 50

In this episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, I interview Zoe Mai. This is a very important episode. Zoe and I discuss the deeper meditation practices within the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.  These practices lead one to the direct and repeatable experience of Samadhi and transcendence. We also discuss the most important siddhis as described in chapter three of Patanjali's work.
Zoe Mai is the director of the American Sanskrit Institute. She studied with Vyaas Houston from the summer of 2006 until his retirement and has been dedicated to teaching Sanskrit using the ASI Learning Model since 2007. She developed the current ASI teacher training, and continues to develop and co-create Sanskrit course offerings with Vyaas. Zoe is committed to the ongoing development and growth of the Institute. She sees herself as a steward of ASI and is devoted to the organization’s original vision - that anyone can learn Sanskrit.
Your host, Ryan Kurczak, is a Kriya Yoga meditation teacher and author. He was authorized to teach Kriya Yoga in 2005, by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct student of Paramahansa Yogananda.
 
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Hundreds of hours of videos related to Kriya Yoga and spiritual growth.