KRIYA YOGA Muscat, Oman

25/03/2026

In the same way that clothes get dirty, the mind becomes polluted in the company of evil minded people. The person is known by the company one keeps. For a spiritual aspirant, bad company makes it easier to fall into the grasp of vices, whereas good company helps the best qualities within and keeps the mind engrossed in elevated thoughts. Such company protects the mind from the lure of the senses.
Thus Acharya Shankara describes the benefit of good company,

satsangatve nissangatvam
nissangatve nirmohatvam
nirmohatve nischala tattvam
nischala tattve jivanmuktih

" Good company encourages detachment. Detachment frees one from delusion. Freed from delusion, one achieves steadiness to experience Truth. Such an experience liberates one while still alive.

An extract from 'Jnana Sankalini Ta**ra'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Ji

24/03/2026

If somebody angers you, know you are in material consciousness. Even if you have been maltreated, still you should be ready to forgive. When you forgive, you are in spiritual consciousness. Forgiving means to give your enemy a chance to gain better understanding. If you become vengeful or angry, you only make your enemy more blind and angry. You may even make more enemies, for an angry person is the target of all. In addition, as soon as you get angry, you also begin to misunderstand. You back up your wrong feelings with the comforting warmth of your anger and false reasoning. Never let anger control you. If you have this tendency, cut it off. It is one of the worst traits that destroy spirituality. Know that it is for your own good that you should not be angry. Anger is destructive to your happiness. Never let your mental thermometer go up. Be calm inside. Control anger from within. Never give it a place in your heart.

An extract from 'The Divine Romance'
By Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda Ji

23/03/2026

The channels in the body correspond to these three holy rivers. The Ganga is reflected within as the ida channel, the Yamuna as the pingala, and the Saraswati river which flows underneath and is unseen, as the sushumna. It is only recently that geologists have discovered that there is indeed a water current that flows below the river Ganga, which is so powerful and rich that if explored, has the potential to solve the water crisis in India. In the same way, while the left side of the body is ida and the right side is pingala, it is the underlying sushumna that is most powerful. Just as the Sarswati river lies untapped in India, most human beings have yet to tap the incredible reservoir of energy that lies in the sushumna within them. Most people function on the surface, using the visible energy sources. Those who do explore the uncharted regions of the sushumna obtain tremendous energy and peace.

An extract from 'The Universe Within '
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda ji

22/03/2026

When we bring our awareness above pituitary, we can attain the state beyond thought and perceive the soul, which is beyond conception. We can see the bulb of the soul and the light emanating from it, but the electricity that kindles it is beyond all perception. The soul is beyond all thought. The Kena Upanishad ( 1:5 ) says, " What thoughts cannot perceive, but who reveals the thoughts, know that alone to be the soul." The soul is changeless. When we experience it, we are free from grief and absorbed in eternal peace and love.

An extract from 'Bhagavad-Gita in the light of Kriya Yoga '
By Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda

21/03/2026

In the Chandogya Upanishad (7:26:2), there is an elaborate description of sattva-shuddhi, in which the rishi says that purification begins with the food. When the food is pure, the mind is pure. Therefore, one should be careful of one's food. Here, food or ahara can have a broader meaning than just the food we eat. It also means whatever we take in, even through the other sense organs in the form of sound, sight, smell, taste, and touch, or even good ideas or thoughts that we get through other sources. They should be good, healthy and pure. Therefore sattva, in a broader perspective, includes the body, the senses, the mind and the memory also, which should be properly taken care of or conducive for yogic life.

An extract from ' The Yoga Sutra of Sage Patanjali'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda ji

20/03/2026

Every individual is blessed with four inner instruments comprising the mind, intellect, ego, and memory. Ordinarily, human intelligence is only used for material gain, yet life will remain incomplete unless it is filled with a spiritual component. In order to attain lasting and enduring happiness, a spiritual seeker must have a balanced development in the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual spheres. Every living being needs food to survive but if the food is not easily digested or assimilated, even the most nourishing food can become a health hazard. Knowledge is the nutrition human beings require for a richer lifestyle but it must be assimilated, integrated and applied in daily life. Book knowledge is indirect and therefore limited, Self-knowledge, on the other hand, is inexhaustible and can only be obtained through direct experience of Truth.

An extract from 'Jnana Sankalini Ta**ra'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Ji

19/03/2026

There is food for the body, food for the mind and food for the soul. Food for the body is the food we eat to sustain the physical frame. The mind can be nourished by good thoughts and the study of scriptures. Food for the spirit is meditation and wisdom. Knowledge gathered from external sources, when applied intelligently, leads to wisdom, to the super or cosmic conscious state. Wisdom is the real food that a yogi must live on. Drink from nectar of wisdom every day. Knowledge is a great purifier and a source of energy and strength. Ignorance causes fear and makes a person weak whereas Knowledge makes a person strong and enables him to experience truth. You need Self-knowledge to realise that you are not the body; you are only playing through the body and the chakras.

An extract from 'The Universe Within '
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda ji

18/03/2026

If you want to meditate, you must shun ego identification absolutely. Yield to the teachings of a master. It is essential to accept only one spiritual teacher. Disciples should maintain implicit faith in and loyalty to the spiritual master, following his or her teachings completely. If you do not, you cannot proceed quickly to the Divine goal. You must say to your perceptor: " Please lead me to the royal door."

An extract from 'Bhagvad Gita in the Light of Kriya Yoga '
By Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda ji

16/03/2026

The real spiritual meaning of 'Ma phaleshu kadachana' is that you realise that you are not really working - the soul is working. If soul does not inhale, Arjun cannot expect any fruit. Through soul is working through Arjuna, so the soul will receive the fruit of his work. In the Bhagvad Gita (11:33) it says 'nimittamatram bhava savyasachin' " O Arjun, you are merely an instrument; I am the operator of the instrument."
The reward of any activity does not go to the instrument, it goes to the operator of the instrument. The Lord is explaining that you cannot avoid human activity, but when you become a humble instrument, everything you do is spiritual work.

An extract from 'The Bhagvad Gita in the Light of Kriya Yoga '
By Shri Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda

15/03/2026

15/03/2026

Human beings are born for God-realization. The marvelous power of God is dormant and hidden inside His entire creation. As the cloud covers the sun, the demonic qualities cover the soul sun. To be absorbed in the inner light of the Self and to be free from all negative qualities, you must nurture and protect your spiritual qualities. Spiritual food and lifestyle, and spiritual practice such as Kriya meditation will quicken spiritual evolution. You can be free from sorrow, worry, anxiety, fear, and ups and downs. Dwelling above the pituitary and watching God, you experience peace, bliss, and joy. Then, surely you will proceed upward to the infinite north, to His presence, realizing the living presence of the formless God, godhood, and liberation -- victory in everything.

An extract from 'Bhagvad Gita - in the light of Kriya Yoga'
By Shri Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda Ji