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
The Gift of His Discipleship
How do we please God and Gurus? Swamiji's life and service to his master, Paramhansa Yogananda, is an example of discipleship for us all.
Fri 20 Sep 2024
Sunflowers
Is there anything that we can do to quicken the ripening of the fruit of Self-realization? While faith and patience are the most important attitudes, self-effort is also needed. There is, in nature, …
Fri 13 Sep 2024
A Golden Cord
It is not enough, of course, just to receive this grace in the form of a golden cord. We must also pass it on to all those we meet during the day. Whether through visualization, or simply an inner se…
Fri 30 Aug 2024
Crystal Clarity
Here are five practical ways to express this key concept, Crystal Clarity, which is at the heart of Ananda communities.
Fri 23 Aug 2024
Keys to Happiness
Wouldn’t we all like to be able to be happy whenever we chose? Here are some keys to bringing that power under the control of your will.
Fri 16 Aug 2024
Your Unique Path
Swami Kriyananda once shared a remarkable experience he’d had while giving a Kriya Yoga initiation. After the ceremony he told a small group of us who had gathered around him, “As each one of you cam…
Fri 09 Aug 2024
What We Need Is Light
What can we do to help overcome darkness? Let’s become lighthouses of uplifted thoughts and actions. Here are some suggestions.
Fri 02 Aug 2024
Tension vs. Intention
Swami Kriyananda lived with his guru, Paramhansa Yogananda, for the last three and a half years of the great master’s life. The teachings and training that Swamiji received from him during that time …
Fri 26 Jul 2024
God Is Watching
The phrase “God is watching” often comes across as a stern warning, an admonition that any misstep will be punished by an ever-alert, ever-vengeful Divine Judge. This perspective can fill us with a s…
Fri 19 Jul 2024
The Healing Power of the Mind
What had happened? I believe that there were two factors at work in this healing: the blessings of a saint and the healing power of positive thoughts. Swamiji could have said, “You’ll feel better in …
Fri 12 Jul 2024
Padre Pio
I recently found out that Yogananda visited Padre Pio while in Europe in 1936, but kept his visit secret because Padre Pio was being persecuted by the Church at that time.
Devi and I have recently be…
Fri 05 Jul 2024
The Battle of Life
Master said, “As long as you question if you will win or lose, you will lose.” This is a daunting statement, but one that motivates us to develop the firm conviction that we will succeed. He suggeste…
Fri 28 Jun 2024
God-Given Powers
One of Yogananda’s most important teachings was how to use the power of will to draw success in any undertaking. Many religions have taught that we are weak sinners, passive and incapable of helping …
Fri 14 Jun 2024
Three Questions
We recently did an interview with Richard Dugan for a program called Tell Me Your Story. At the end of his interviews, he asks his guests these three questions:
Who are you?
What gets you up in the m…
Fri 07 Jun 2024
The Goldsmith and the Jeweler
With an outpouring of wisdom and compassion, Paramhansa Yogananda gave us a sure, do-able path to soul freedom. “If you practice even 1/100th of what I teach, you will find God,” he told his disciple…
Fri 31 May 2024
Do the Right Thing
Every day we’re faced with dozens of choices. Some are large ones requiring thoughtful decisions, but many are so small they never even register on a conscious level, but come more as feelings and re…
Fri 24 May 2024
The Generosity of Light
With his awareness of who we were, Swamiji helped us to reach our own potential also by suggesting challenging new areas of service. To each one, he gave assignments according to what we needed to le…
Fri 17 May 2024
God-Powered Steering
A friend recently shared an analogy that not only gave me a good chuckle, but provided a completely new meaning to the term “divine guidance.” Usually we think of this as intuitive answers or inner g…
Fri 10 May 2024
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