A Touch of Light Podcast
A weekly podcast dedicated to spirituality in daily life, inspired by the revolutionary teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 5 minutes
- Episodes
- 427
- Years Active
- 2004 - 2025
Warm Handoff
Our days and weeks are so entrancing that we rarely step back to see a broader perspective. When we do so, we see that there are layers to the apparent reality.
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Thu 21 Mar 2019
How a Star Is Born
The process of creation and evolution—whether for a great, heavenly body or an individual soul—has in each case a similar pattern. Let’s start with the example of the birth of a star.
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Thu 21 Mar 2019
What Forgiveness Gives Us
How can we genuinely forgive another person when they have hurt, or even betrayed, us?
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Thu 14 Mar 2019
The Rest of the Story
Swami Kriyananda told us the tale of a boy who came to a saint and asked to become his disciple. The holy man said, “Come with me,” and took him down to the river Ganges.
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Wed 06 Mar 2019
Lift Up Your Eyes!
Life can sometimes be downright discouraging when things don’t go the way we want or expect.
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Tue 26 Feb 2019
The Balanced Life
Today’s class was on living a balanced, integrated life. Paramhansa Yogananda said that a true scripture must address all levels of our being: physical, energetic, mental/emotional, and spiritual.
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Thu 21 Feb 2019
The Spiritual Path, an Overview
Here, then, with nine gems from the Bhagavad Gita, is a five-minute overview of the evolution of consciousness we all must experience.
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Thu 07 Feb 2019
Leave It Better Than When You Came
Last week a dear friend of ours from India visited Ananda Village for the first time. What a wonderful experience it was showing her around and explaining to her the many aspects of this remarkable c…
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Thu 31 Jan 2019
Solutions
So, how do we find solutions? The best way is to let the Divine solve the problem for you. If you can get yourself out of the way, and use your intuition, a solution will come quickly.
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Thu 24 Jan 2019
Ten Portals to Joy
It’s not always easy to feel joy in life, especially when we’re bombarded with discouraging news and wrenching images of human suffering. Yet holding on to happiness in spite of everything is a chall…
00:06:28 |
Tue 15 Jan 2019
Beating Karma at Its Own Game
So how do we beat karma? Not by trying to make everything pleasant.
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Thu 10 Jan 2019
Happy Birthday, Master!
It’s often easier to visualize Yoganandaji’s consciousness as impersonal and spanning infinity than to think of him as “the closest of dear friends.”
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Thu 03 Jan 2019
My New Year’s Resolutions
At the peril of disillusioning you, dear friend, I thought you might enjoy seeing my New Year’s resolutions for the coming year. I’ll keep it simple, which suits my nature.
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Thu 27 Dec 2018
Who Is the Other Wise Man?
The story goes that at the time of Christ’s birth there was a fourth wise man who was also watching the skies and knew that a great enlightened being was about to appear on earth.
00:09:27 |
Wed 19 Dec 2018
Son-Bathing
I thought it would be helpful to give some tips on how to deepen our meditations, especially longer ones.
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Thu 13 Dec 2018
Thank You, Dear India
After nearly three months in India, we’ll be returning to America in a few days. Although it will be a welcome change to stop traveling and have some familiar things around, my heart is filled with p…
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Mon 03 Dec 2018
Lessons Learned
Recently in Mumbai, India, we were asked the question: “What are some of the lessons you’ve learned on your spiritual journey, especially those involving Swami Kriyananda?” I’d like to share some of …
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Wed 21 Nov 2018
How to Make Better Decisions in Life
Making good decisions is one of life’s most important skills, and yet we have gotten virtually no training. Sometimes even life-defining choices such as marriage, job, or taking up a spiritual quest …
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Wed 14 Nov 2018
Just Do It
Nitai, who had been a school teacher before coming to the community, once commented to Swamiji, “Many families with children are starting to move to Ananda. We really need a school here to serve them…
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Wed 07 Nov 2018
Five Quick Stress Breakers
“I’m feeling so stressed at work. What can I do about it?” This, or a variation, is one of the questions we hear most often as we travel and share with others.
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Tue 30 Oct 2018
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