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
Four Ways to Outwit Karma
Karma is one of the fundamental laws of the universe. Basically, it states that every thought, feeling, and action has a consequence. In the Bible, it says, “As you sow, so shall you reap.” Here are …
Fri 03 Mar 2023
Living in the Light
The most important points from the three sessions Devi and I did during Inner Renewal Retreat.
Fri 17 Feb 2023
A Curious Tail
Why is non-attachment one of the fundamental attitudes on the spiritual path?
Fri 10 Feb 2023
During the Day
We are often asked, “How can I keep the peace and joy I feel in meditation amidst the demands and distractions of daily activity?” This is, in fact, one of life’s ever-present tests. Another way of p…
Fri 03 Feb 2023
In Joy I Live
What I’d like to do is to walk you through a three-step process that may help you find renewed focus, energy, and enthusiasm for meditation.
Fri 27 Jan 2023
An Approach for Every Challenge
Many readers will know that Ananda Village was mostly destroyed by a huge forest fire in 1976. Devi and I were new parents with an eleven-day-old infant when the flames devoured our home, our clothes…
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Our True Value
So what is our true value? It’s not what others think of us, or even what we can accomplish in this world. It’s the realization that God is the only reality behind everything that we do and are.
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Let Intuition Be Your Guide
I’ve come across some amazing and amusing examples of advanced souls being guided by intuition. These stories are from a book of letters from Paramhansa Yogananda to his second-most-advanced disciple…
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Making Permanent Gains
As we enter the new year, remember, whatever the outer circumstances, to keep your love for God foremost in your mind. This is the most powerful and effective way to turn our resolutions into realiti…
Fri 30 Dec 2022
Christmas and Courage
Here then, is a final challenge for this year. Look into your heart and find something that has “come your way, needs attention, and must be considered a duty” but that you have been avoiding. Take o…
Fri 23 Dec 2022
Freedom in Forgiveness
"Claim your soul’s freedom! Bless all who ever harmed you, or ever wished you harm. Give them your love, and your prayer for their freedom in God."
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Discontent to Some Extent
One of the fastest (and happiest) paths to Self-realization is simply to accept things as they are.
Fri 09 Dec 2022
The Message in a Strange Encounter
“God,” I asked inwardly, “was it really You who came in the form of that desperate man?” I never saw the stranger again. To this day I’ve suspected that the encounter was God’s way of showing me that…
Fri 02 Dec 2022
A Letter to God
Nayaswami Jyotish reads a letter of gratitude to God and shares more on the importance of gratitude on the spiritual path.
Fri 25 Nov 2022
A Global Circle of Love
What touched us the most, however, was seeing the divine love for others that is being offered by Ananda devotees throughout the world. Here are three stories that we heard during our travels.
Fri 18 Nov 2022
Bring Me a Mustard Seed
The saints of all religions teach that everything in life is transitory. All human suffering is caused by seeking permanence in an impermanent world. Only through inner detachment can we find lasting…
Fri 04 Nov 2022
The Return of the Light
Diwali, the Festival of Light, is celebrated throughout India. Lights can be seen everywhere: strings of it decorating balconies and windows, candles placed in doorways and windows and on the altars …
Fri 28 Oct 2022
I See No Stranger
How can this world's fighting ever end? It is only by the upliftment of consciousness. In the teachings of India, the term “maya” is used to denote “delusion.”
Fri 21 Oct 2022
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