| 8/06/15 - Live the Eternal Way and Awaken to Your Full Potential
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian
Within each of us lies a vast inheritance: our connection to unlimited joy, unshakable peace, lasting happiness, and abundant creativity. The Eternal Way refers to a set of principles that can show us who we are and how to live a life in harmony with our essential spiritual nature in a sacred world. Through the tools of yoga we can go beyond studying our inner potential to experiencing it directly. Join Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian and regular guest host Dr. Laurel Trujillo for a conversation about finding your true purpose and prospering in all areas of your life. Tune in and learn about the steps you can take to live well and awaken to your full potential.
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian, the Spiritual Director of the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment, was ordained to teach in 1982 by Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda who brought the teachings of Kriya Yoga from India to the West.
She is the author of several books on meditation and spiritual practice including Living the Eternal Way: Spiritual Meaning and Practice in Daily Life, and is the Founding Editor of Enlightenment Journal. She is a published author of devotional poems and is also the lead singer of Gitanjali, a kirtan band that offers devotional chanting.
Yogacharya O’Brian is a frequent speaker at conferences and retreats both nationally and internationally on the value of meditation for seekers of spiritual truth and the importance of ethical and spiritual awakening to contribute to world peace.
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| 9/18/14 - Spiritual Practice in the Kriya Yoga Tradition: Insights from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra (Part 2)
Roy Eugene Davis
ntentional living supports our complete well-being and spiritual fulfillment. Find out why self-discipline, study of higher realities, and surrender of the illusional sense of self are essential for spiritual progress and realization. Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and author of The Science of Self-Realization, a commentary on the Yoga Sutra, joins Yogacharya O’Brian for this second conversation in a two part series on spiritual practice for enlightened living.
Roy Eugene Davis was born in 1931 in Ohio and grew up in a farming community. When he was 18 years of age, he read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and immediately sensed a spiritual connection with Yogananda and the kriya yoga tradition. In December 1949, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, to meet his guru (teacher) and was accepted for monastic discipleship training. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951 and was appointed as the minister of the Phoenix, Arizona, Self-Realization Fellowship Center in March 1952. In late 1953, aware of a need to learn to live effectively in the secular world, he withdrew from the organization--but not from his relationship with the kriya yoga tradition or his commitment to serve. After 2 years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Fort Riley, Kansas, he began his mission as an independent teacher. Since then, he has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal magazine and writes monthly lessons for CSA members around the world. |
| 9/11/14 - Spiritual Practice in the Kriya Yoga Tradition: Insights from Patanjali’s Yoga Sutra (Part 1)
Roy Eugene Davis
Learn about superconscious states—what they are, why they are important, the various ways they can be realized, and how to overcome obstacles that may impede your progress in meditation. Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and author of The Science of Self-Realization, a commentary on the Yoga Sutra, joins Yogacharya O’Brian for a two part series on spiritual practice for enlightened living.
Roy Eugene Davis was born in 1931 in Ohio and grew up in a farming community. When he was 18 years of age, he read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and immediately sensed a spiritual connection with Yogananda and the kriya yoga tradition. In December 1949, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, to meet his guru (teacher) and was accepted for monastic discipleship training. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951 and was appointed as the minister of the Phoenix, Arizona, Self-Realization Fellowship Center in March 1952. In late 1953, aware of a need to learn to live effectively in the secular world, he withdrew from the organization--but not from his relationship with the kriya yoga tradition or his commitment to serve. After 2 years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Fort Riley, Kansas, he began his mission as an independent teacher. Since then, he has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal magazine and writes monthly lessons for CSA members around the world. |
| 3/20/14 - Radiant Like the Moon: Light Up Your Life with Yoga
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
There is a perceptible radiance we can see and experience when encountering someone who shines brightly with the light of Spirit. While this same light is within everyone, its radiance is only revealed as its vehicles of the body and mind are receptive to it. This special one hour session with Yogacharya will explore how we can “lighten up”—both literally and figuratively. - Are you look for ways to relieve stress and experience greater peace and well-being?
- Have you wondered if it is possible to live a balanced life in the fast pace of today’s world?
Yogacharya will offer three key spiritual practices for letting go of stress, finding balance, and letting our inner light shine through the body and mind.
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| 2/13/14 - Eight Success Principles for Fulfilling All of Life’s Purposes
Roy Eugene Davis
From inspiration to persistence, there are eight keys for successfully fulfilling our purpose in life that we can learn and apply. Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and world teacher of spiritual principles, joins Yogacharya O’Brian to share with us how it is possible to be successful in all aspects of our lives, especially when we remember the higher purposes for which we were born into this world.
Roy Eugene Davis read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and immediately sensed a spiritual connection with Yogananda and the Kriya Yoga tradition. In December 1949, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, to meet his guru (teacher) and was accepted for monastic discipleship training. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951. He is the founder and spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Awareness, nestled in the mountains of Northern Georgia. Mr. Davis has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal magazine and writes monthly lessons for CSA members around the world. |
| 9/26/13 - Keep Growing! Three Essential Practices for Effective Leadership
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
Leadership, by its very nature, requires us to stretch beyond our perceived limits, to continually be willing to grow as we support the growth and development of others. Three core practices from the path of Kriya Yoga provide us with the tools we need to develop as effective and inspired leaders. In this Yoga Hour program, Yogacharya O’Brian offers insight and instruction for keeping your cool when situations heat up, staying inspired over time, and truly enjoying what you do. |
| 4/25/13 - Three Timeless Practices for the Highest Happiness
Swami Atmavidyananda Giri
What is it we all really want? The sages who have explored this question offer the same answer: we want eternal happiness. Is it even possible? Swami Atmavidyananda Giri, Vice President of the Kriya Yoga Institute, joins Yogacharya O’Brian for a look at the three universal practices of Kriya Yoga that can provide a pathway to the highest happiness.
Swami Atmavidyananda Giri, a senior monk in the lineage of Paramahamsa Hariharananda and Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, is currently Vice President of the Kriya Yoga Institute. He met Paramahamsa Hariharananda and was initiated into Kriya Yoga in 1994. In 2002 he dedicated his life fulltime to the cause of spiritual practice and joined the Hariharananda Gurukulam under the auspices of Paramahamsa Prajnanananda. Under the directions Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, he travelled outside India in 2006 to teach Kriya Yoga in the west. Since then he has travelled extensively around the world to guide seekers on the path of Kriya Yoga.
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| 2/21/13 - Intentional Living Through Kriya Yoga—Part 2
Roy Eugene Davis
Teachers of the path of Kriya Yoga brought to the West by Paramahansa Yogananda proclaim that it is possible by wholesome living, development of intellectual and intuitive abilities, meditation practice, and divine grace to experience rapid spiritual growth that results in illumination of consciousness in a few years. Paramahansa Yogananda’s direct disciple, Roy Eugene Davis joins Yogacharya O’Brian to share insights and practices from this path of intentional living for spiritual awakening.
Roy Eugene Davis is the founder and spiritual director of Center for Spiritual Awareness located in northeast Georgia. Mr. Davis is a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and was ordained by Yogananda in 1951. In the mid-1950s, Mr. Davis began his mission as an independent teacher of Kriya Yoga. Mr. Davis has taught around the world and has published several books, many of which have been published in multiple languages. He publishes Truth Journal magazine and writes monthly lessons for CSA members around the world.
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| 2/14/13 - Intentional Living Through Kriya Yoga—Part 1
Roy Eugene Davis
Teachers of the path of Kriya Yoga brought to the West by Paramahansa Yogananda proclaim that it is possible by wholesome living, development of intellectual and intuitive abilities, meditation practice, and divine grace to experience rapid spiritual growth that results in illumination of consciousness in a few years. Paramahansa Yogananda’s direct disciple, Roy Eugene Davis joins Yogacharya O’Brian to share insights and practices from this path of intentional living for spiritual awakening.
Roy Eugene Davis read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and immediately sensed a spiritual connection with Yogananda and the Kriya Yoga tradition. In December 1949, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, to meet his guru (teacher) and was accepted for monastic discipleship training. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951. He is the founder and spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Awareness, nestled in the mountains of Northern Georgia. Mr. Davis has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal magazine and writes monthly lessons for CSA members around the world. |
| 11/15/12 - One with the One: Superconscious Meditation for Spiritual Realization and Enlightened Living
Swami Atmavidyananda
Swami Atmavidyananda from the Kriya Yoga Institute joins Yogacharya O’Brian for an in-depth exploration of the practice of Samadhi, or Superconscious Meditation. Samadhi is the culmination of Patanjali’s Eight Limbed Path and the beginning of a life of liberation and unconditional joy. It is for every person who would walk the path of enlightened living.
Swami Atmavidyananda, a senior monk in the lineage of Paramahamsa Hariharananda and Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, is currently Vice President of the Kriya Yoga Institute. He met Paramahamsa Hariharanand and was initiated into Kriya Yoga in 1994. After completing his professional responsibilities, in 2002, he dedicated his life fulltime to the cause of spiritual practice and joined the Hariharananda Gurukulam under the auspices of Paramahamsa Prajnanananda. Since 2006 Swami Atmavidyananda has travelled extensively in North America, South America, Europe and Asia to guide seekers on the path of Kriya Yoga. |
| 6/14/12 - The Way of Spiritually Conscious Living
Roy Eugene Davis
Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, offers spiritual insights and practical tools from the tradition of Kriya Yoga to facilitate spiritually conscious living every day. Yogacharya O’Brian welcomes her spiritual teacher back to the Yoga Hour with this conversation that explores the pure simplicity of spiritual enlightenment and its accessibility for spiritual seekers today.
Roy Eugene Davis read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and immediately sensed a spiritual connection with Yogananda and the Kriya Yoga tradition. In December 1949, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, to meet his guru (teacher) and was accepted for monastic discipleship training. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951. He is the founder and spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Awareness, nestled in the mountains of Northern Georgia. Mr. Davis has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal. |
| 3/22/12 - Selfless Action, Wisdom and Divine Love: Kriya Yoga and the Gita
Swami Atmavidyananda
The Bhagavad Gita offers a guide to Kriya Yoga—the integrated path that brings together action, devotion, and wisdom. Swami Atmavidyananda from the Kriya Yoga Institute joins Yogacharya O’Brian for an inspiring conversation about Self-realization—what it is and how we can attain it in this lifetime. Learn more about what has been called the scientific way of spiritual awakening.
Swami Atmavidyananda, a senior monk in the lineage of Paramahamsa Hariharananda and Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, is currently Vice President of the Kriya yoga Institute. He met Paramahamsa Hariharananda and, with his blessings, was initiated into Kriya Yoga in 1994. After completing his professional responsibilities, in 2002, he dedicated his life fulltime to the cause of spiritual practice and joined the Hariharananda Gurukulam, Balighai under the auspices of Paramahamsa Prajnanananda. Under the directions of his Master, Paramahamsa Prajnanananda, he travelled outside India in 2006 to teach Kriya Yoga in the west. Since then he has travelled extensively in North America, South America, Europe and Asia to guide seekers on the path of Kriya Yoga. www.kriya.org. |
| 2/09/12 - The Inner Meaning of the Bhagavad Gita
Roy Eugene Davis
Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, returns to the Yoga Hour for an insightful conversation with Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian about the timeless wisdom found in The Bhagavad Gita. When explored as an allegory, where characters and events symbolize every person’s spiritual journey of awakening from self-conscious involvement with physical and psychological circumstances to realization of our essential nature, the Gita becomes a treasured guidebook to authentic spiritual growth and fulfilled living.
Roy Eugene Davis is the spiritual director of Center for Spiritual Awareness. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951 and was appointed as the minister of the Phoenix, Arizona, Self‐Realization Fellowship Center in March 1952. In late 1953, aware of a need to learn to live effectively in the secular world, he withdrew from the organization—but not from his relationship with the Kriya Yoga tradition or his commitment to serve. After 2 years in the U.S. Army Medical Corps at Fort Riley, Kansas, he began his mission as an independent teacher. Since then, he has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal magazine and writes monthly lessons for CSA members around the world. www.CSA‐davis.org |
| 1/12/12 - The Power of our Word
Ron Lindahn
CSA Minister Ron Lindahn joins Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian from the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment on The Yoga Hour online broadcast for an insightful look at how we can align our thoughts, speech, and actions with the power that runs the universe. Conscious speech holds the key to prosperous and fulfilled living. Delve into the spiritual principles and practices related to conscious speech and discover the promise of fulfilled living today.
Ron Lindahn met his guru, friend and mentor, Roy Eugene Davis in 1970. Since 1975 Ron has been writing and lecturing on inspirational and self help topics, meditation and Kriya Yoga. He was ordained by Roy Eugene Davis at the Center for Spiritual Awareness in 1978. For more than twenty years he has served as co-minister for Estatoah Wayfarers Unity Center in Dillard, Georgia. He is often invited as a guest speaker for Unity Churches around the country and offers seminars on creative living, meditation and Kriya Yoga. Ron currently serves as a member of the staff at the Center for Spiritual Awareness headquarters in north Georgia. |
| 9/15/11 - Our Relationship With the Infinite: Insights Into Higher Realities
Roy Eugene Davis
Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, joins Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian from the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment on The Yoga Hour online broadcast in an exploration of higher realities. Discover what we can know about our essence of being and our relationship with the Infinite that supports us to actualize our innate capacities and experience excellence in all areas of life.
Roy Eugene Davis read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and immediately sensed a spiritual connection with Yogananda and the Kriya Yoga tradition. In December 1949, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, to meet his guru (teacher) and was accepted for monastic discipleship training. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951. He is the founder and spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Awareness, nestled in the mountains of Northern Georgia. Mr. Davis has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal. |
| 9/08/11 - Awaken Fully Now and Fulfill Your Divine Destiny
Roy Eugene Davis
Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, joins Yogacharya Ellen Grace O’Brian from the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment on The Yoga Hour online broadcast Rev. O’Brian. He will share about the certain destiny of every person to awaken spiritually—how we can realize our true nature and live with purpose in harmony with the divine plan for our lives.
Roy Eugene Davis read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and immediately sensed a spiritual connection with Yogananda and the Kriya Yoga tradition. In December 1949, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, to meet his guru (teacher) and was accepted for monastic discipleship training. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951. He is the founder and spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Awareness, nestled in the mountains of Northern Georgia. Mr. Davis has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal. |
| 5/19/11 - That You May Prosper: Part One: Creative Use of the Mind
Ron Lindahn
Creative imagination is a law, like gravity, that does not require belief - it operates perfectly at all times whether we believe it or not. Learn how the philosophy of yoga views the mind as the key to prosperous living. Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Rev. Ron Lindahn to discover how you can use creative imagination to call forth your highest good.
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| 3/03/11 - Paramahansa Yogananda As I Knew Him
Roy Eugene Davis
Roy Eugene Davis, a direct disciple of the great yoga master Paramahansa Yogananda, joins Yogacharya O’Brian to share his experiences with Paramahansaji documented in his book, Paramahansa Yogananda As I Knew Him. Intimate reflections on the transformations possible in the life of a devotee of God offer powerful insights and inspiration for the path of enlightenment.
Roy Eugene Davis read Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi and immediately sensed a spiritual connection with Yogananda and the Kriya Yoga tradition. In December 1949, he traveled to Los Angeles, California, to meet his guru (teacher) and was accepted for monastic discipleship training. Mr. Davis was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1951. He is the founder and spiritual director of the Center for Spiritual Awareness, nestled in the mountains of Northern Georgia. Mr. Davis has taught in more than 100 cities in North America and in Japan, Brazil, Europe, West Africa, and India. Some of his books are published in 10 languages and in 11 countries. He is also the publisher of Truth Journal magazine and writes monthly lessons for CSA members around the world. |
| 11/18/10 - Heaven in a Wild Flower: How God Pervades the World
Ron Lindahn Underlying yoga’s systematic way of divine remembrance is a vast cosmology. Join Yogacharya O’Brian and special guest Rev. Ron Lindahn for a fascinating look into the heart of the cosmic manifestation process and what it can tell us about spiritually conscious living every day. Since 1975 Ron has been writing, lecturing and offering seminars on creative living, meditation and Kriya Yoga, and today serves on the staff at the Center for Spiritual Awareness headquarters in Northeast Georgia. |
| 10/14/10 - Cultivate a Peaceful Mind and a Good Heart
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
Today we will take a look at the spiritual “technology of the heart” to meet the most pressing need of our time: peace. |
| 9/30/10 - An Extraordinary, Ordinary Life
Yogacharya Ellen Grace O'Brian
On this auspicious birth anniversary of India’s “secret yogi,” Lahiri Mahasaya, fountainhead of Kriya Yoga, discover his unfailing formula for success in life.
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| 9/23/10 - Fulfill Your Divine Destiny
Yogacharya O'Brian's premiere episode
We are all destined to awaken fully to our innate divine potential sooner or later. Why wait? Discover the four universal life-changing insights that support this awakening now. |
