DVD’s
The Life of Paramahansa YoganandaThe Early Years In America 1920–1928 |
| Self-Realization Fellowship |
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Diese bemerkenswerte DVD bietet einmalige Archivbilder und seltene Filmausschnitte von Paramahansa Yogananda sowie Aufnahmen von den Plätzen, an denen er lebte und lehrte. Darüber hinaus enthält sie faszinierende Geschichten von Schülern und Freunden, deren Leben er tiefgreifend beeinflusst hat.
Die DVD enthält folgende Sprachauswahl: Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch, Hindi, Italienisch, Portugiesisch und Spanisch. Untertitel wählbar in Englisch, Französisch, Deutsch, Italienisch, Portugiesisch und Spanisch. Laufzeit: 30 Minuten |
AWAKE – Das Leben des Yogananda |
Ein Film von Paola di Florio und Lisa Leeman |
| Awake – Das Leben des Yogananda ist die unkonventionelle Biographie des indischen Swami (ein hinduistischer religiöser Titel), der Yoga und Meditation in den 1920er Jahren im Westen bekannt machte.
Der Dokumentarfilm widmet sich dem Leben und den Lehren von Paramahansa Yogananda, dem Autor des spirituellen Klassikers “Autobiographie eines Yogi”, der weltweit millionenfach verkauft wurde und auch heute als wichtige Literatur für Suchende, Philosophen und Yoga – Enthusiasten gilt. Mit den persönlichen Schilderungen seiner eigenen Suche nach Erleuchtung und der Beschreibung aller Schwierigkeiten die ihm auf seinem Weg begegneten, machte Yogananda die uralten Lehren des Yoga einem modernen westlichen Publikum zugänglich. Diese Dokumentation erkundet die Welt des Yoga, alt und neu, im Osten und im Westen, und versucht herauszufinden, warum Millionen von Menschen heute ihre Aufmerksamkeit auf eine innere Suche nach Selbstverwirklichung lenken. AWAKE – ist die Geschichte einer steten Sehnsucht der Menschheit: Die universelle Suche aller Wesen nach der Befreiung von Leid und nach anhaltendem Glück. Mitwirkende: RAVI SHANKAR, Musician, KRISHNA DAS, Devotional Singer & Recording Artist, GEORGE HARRISON, Musician, HITENDRA WADHWA, Professor, Columbia Business School, MAS VIDAL, Dancing Shiva Yoga, Founder, BIKRAM CHOUDHURY, Founder, Bikram Yoga, LI MIAO TSENG, Devotee, FRANCIS CLOONEY, Jesuit Priest & Professor, Harvard Divinity School, VARUN SONI, Dean of Religious Life, University of Southern California, BROTHER VISHWANANDA, Monk, Self-Realization Fellowship Sprache: Englisch, Untertitel: Deutsch Laufzeit: 87 Minuten |
Seeking the Greatest Love in the World |
| Sri Daya Mata |
| On August 9, 1991, Sri Daya Mata held a satsanga for members from many countries who had attended the recently completed Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation. The gathering was held in the main chapel at the SRF International Headquarters in Los Angeles.
This video features her warm welcome and informal talk, in which she shares her insights and inspiration about seeking that divine, unconditional love that is the universal craving of every heart and soul. She explains how, by meditation and by seeking “God first,” all happiness, joy, and peace can be ours. Daya Mata recounts many personal stories—including her visit to the Jagannath Temple in India and her first meeting with Paramahansa Yogananda—as well as answering many questions from the audience. Topics include: Running time: 58 minutes |
Living in the Love of GodAn informal talk by Sri Daya Mata |
| Sri Daya Mata |
| Among the most cherished experiences of the annual weeklong Self-Realization Fellowship Convocations in Los Angeles were the satsangas with past SRF President Sri Daya Mata. By the God-love and tangible divine realization she radiated, Daya Mataji uplifted into a higher state of consciousness the thousands who attended from nations throughout the world. This deeply encouraging video, taped at the 1985 Convocation, allows all to share in those transforming moments, and to come away with renewed strength, inspiration, and commitment to making God’s unconditional love a reality in one’s own daily life. |
The Love and Wisdom of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Sri Daya Mata |
| On August 19, 1989, following the annual Convocation gathering of Self-Realization Fellowship members from around the world, Sri Daya Mata met with some of the attendees in the main chapel at the SRF International Headquarters in Los Angeles. This video features her informal talk with the devotees, in which she shares many beautiful personal insights about the guru-disciple relationship and discusses a variety of other subjects. Her words reflect the wise guidance and loving encouragement that Paramahansa Yogananda gave to all who sought his help on the path to spiritual freedom and ultimate reunion with God.
Topics include: Running time: 58 minutes |
Him I Shall FollowRemembrances of My Life With Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Sri Daya Mata |
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In this talk, filmed at an outdoor gathering at the SRF International Headquarters, Sri Daya Mata shares many wonderful stories of her years with Paramahansa Yogananda. Culminating with an inspiring account of Paramahansaji’s final days, the video offers a memorable encounter with this beloved world teacher through the eyes of his spiritual successor. |
Beholding God in the Temple of All LifeAn informal talk by Sri Daya Mata on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Sri Daya Mata |
| Beholding God in the Temple of All Life is one of the earliest video recordings made of Daya Mata’ssatsangas. Recorded at the SRF Mother Center in 1982 it allows all to experience the uplifting atmosphere of joy, wisdom, and devotion that flowed as a tangible presence from Sri Daya Mata to all who met her.
Daya Mataji begins by sharing excerpts from inspirational writings of Paramahansa Yogananda. She intersperses explanatory comments and personal reminiscences of how the Guru made those divine inspirations a reality in his own daily life and in the lives of those who followed his training. She goes on to impart valuable insights from her own experience about living a balanced spiritual life of God-communion and loving service to all. Following her talk, Daya Mataji greeted each participant. This special footage gives a glimpse of her ability to touch individual hearts and souls with the transforming power of divine love and caring that she embodied and radiated to all for so many years. Sri Daya Mata was president and spiritual head of Paramahansa Yogananda’s worldwide society for more than fifty-five years until her passing in 2010. Running time: 58 minutes |
Fulfilling the Soul’s Deepest NeedsAn informal talk by Sri Daya Mata on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Sri Daya Mata |
| Sri Daya Mata was president and spiritual head of Paramahansa Yogananda’s worldwide society for more than fifty-five years until her passing in 2010. In this talk, given at the 1996 Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation in Los Angeles, she conveys a joyous and uplifting spirit of hope and encouragement. Now all can share what was felt by the thousands who attended from all over the world — the inner strength and compassion, and the tangible experience of divine love and God-realization that Sri Daya Mata was able to infuse in the hearts of everyone she met.
Topics include: “Nowhere does [Paramahansa Yogananda’s] legacy shine with more radiance than in his saintly disciple Sri Daya Mata….Those who, like myself, were privileged to have met Paramahansaji find reflected in Daya Mataji that same spirit of divine love and compassion that so impressed me on my first visit to the Self-Realization Center almost forty years ago.” — Dr. Binay Ranjan Sen, Former Ambassador of India to the United States. Running time: 40 minutes |
Finding Divine Peace and Balance |
| Sri Daya Mata |
| Thousands of people from all over the world have cherished the experience of attending a satsangawith Self-Realization Fellowship’s third president, Sri Daya Mata. By the God-love and tangible divine realization she radiated, Daya Mataji uplifted those present into a higher state of consciousness. This deeply encouraging video, recorded at SRF′s 1990 World Convocation in Los Angeles, allows all to share in those transforming moments, and to come away with renewed strength, inspiration, and commitment to creating a life of divine peace and balance — flowing moment by moment from the inner experience of the presence of God.
Topics include: Running Time: 38 Minutes |
A Scripture of LoveAn informal talk by Sri Daya Mata |
| Sri Daya Mata |
| A Scripture of Love features archival footage of the first complete filming of a public satsanga by Sri Daya Mata, sanghamata and president of Self-Realization Fellowship from 1955 until her passing in 2010.
Captured on this film is a joyous and heartwarming exchange of divine love. The occasion was a gathering of Self-Realization members and friends held at Christmastime 1978 in the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. Sri Daya Mata addresses the thought-provoking question, “What would Jesus tell us if he came back today?” His beautiful message, she explains, is just as timely and life-transforming now as it was two thousand years ago. Daya Mata reminds us that by seeing God first we will learn to include all beings in that love, and experience in ourselves the eternal gifts of the soul: peace, security, wisdom, and ever new joy. |
Opening Your Heart to God’s PresenceAn informal talk by Sri Daya Mata on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Sri Daya Mata |
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Speaking to an audience of thousands from all over the world at the 1989 Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation in Los Angeles, Self-Realization Fellowship’s third president Sri Daya Mata conveys a powerful and inspiring message of the reality of God’s love in our daily lives. This deeply encouraging video allows all to share in the divine experience of darshan and satsanga — the tangible upliftment of consciousness imparted by the presence of a God-knowing saint.
Topics include:
• Expanding your experience of God’s peace, love, and divine blessings
• Finding the strength and understanding to face life’s challenges
• How to recognize and overcome the impediments to divine communion
• Ways to spiritualize your daily life
• The unconditional love and help of the Guru
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Security in a World of Change
A talk by Sri Daya Mata
Sri Daya Mata
In this talk, Sri Daya Mata offers a positive sense of direction for resolving the difficult problems we face in an increasingly complex world. Her wise and practical guidance shows how each of us can anchor our lives in an unshakable inner peace and security, and thus be an active force for good in our world community.
The Second Coming of ChristMaking of a Scripture — Reminiscences by Sri Daya Mata and Sri Mrinalini Mata |
| Sri Daya Mata, Sri Mrinalini Mata |
| First shown at the 2004 Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation, this inspiring program provides a firsthand glimpse of Paramahansa Yogananda’s newly published commentary on the Gospels — through reminiscences of two of his foremost disciples, Sri Daya Mata and Sri Mrinalini Mata. Interspersed throughout are archival photos of the Guru accompanied by rare recordings of his voice. A deeply moving documentary that will instill in viewers’ hearts and minds a lasting desire to experience for themselves the true Second Coming — the awakening of the Christ Consciousness within their souls.Running Time: 30 Minutes |
Be Messengers of God’s Light and LoveAn informal talk by Sri Mrinalini Mata on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Sri Mrinalini Mata |
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A talk by Sri Mrinalini Mata, President and Sanghamata of Self-Realization Fellowship, on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda
Sri Mrinalini Mata is one of the close disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda personally chosen and trained by him to help guide his society after his passing. She has dedicated more than 60 years to selflessly serving the Guru’s work. In 2011, Sri Mrinalini Mata became president and spiritual head of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India; and this evening of divine inspiration from the 2011 SRF World Convocation was the first time she spoke at an international gathering of SRF/YSS devotees since becoming president.
Topics include:
• A tribute to the lineage of divine souls responsible for the founding and growth of Self-Realization Fellowship.
• The most common question of devotees: “Why am I not making more spiritual progress?”
• How to be the conqueror of one’s self and one’s problems, no matter what our difficulties
• The spiritual efficacy of Kriya Yoga and how its devoted practice bestows assurance of spiritual progress
• Personal reminiscences of her years spent with Paramahansa Yogananda
• An inspiring account of the last days of our late beloved president, Sri Daya Mata.
In this beautifully inspiring message, Mrinalini Mata exhorts us all to be as Paramahansa Yogananda wished, channels of God’s light and love to help illumine this world.
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Portal to the Inner LightOfficial Release of Paramahansa Yogananda’s The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You |
| Sri Mrinalini Mata |
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On August 1, 2004, at the opening program of Self-Realization Fellowship’s World Convocation, Sri Mrinalini Mata conducted the official release of Paramahansa Yogananda’s monumental commentary on the four Gospels: The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You. This recording captures the joy and profound inspiration conveyed at that milestone event. Highlighting the universal principles of yoga (union with God) taught by Jesus Christ in the New Testament and by Lord Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, this talk beautifully conveys the essence of Paramahansa Yogananda’s mission of spiritually uniting East and West. Mrinalini Mata illustrates how Paramahansaji personally speaks to receptive souls through his writings — and how they have the power to change our consciousness. If we read and digest his living words in these commentaries on the scriptures, we will find them to be portals to the inner light of divine consciousness – and to the ultimate goal: realization of our own oneness with God. Running Time: 44 Minutes |
In His PresenceRemembrances of Life With Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Sri Mrinalini Mata |
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In this very moving and in-depth talk, SRF/YSS President Sri Mrinalini Mata recounts uplifting and instructive reminiscences, many never before related in public, of her years with Paramahansa Yogananda. She shares unique experiences of the Guru’s blessings for his disciples then and now, and his far-reaching vision for the ongoing fulfillment of the divine dispensation he brought to the world. Contains brief rare motion picture footage of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Sri Yukteswar.
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Yoga: The Quintessence of Spirituality |
| Brother Chidananda |
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This inspired talk was delivered at the 2017 Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Sharad Sangam in Ranchi, as part of the YSS Centenary celebrations. In it, Brother Chidananda elucidates three core concepts of yoga — sadhana, satsanga, and darshan — in light of Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings, bringing out the most elevated and practical meaning of these ancient terms. Topics include: • Paramahansa Yogananda’s bringing the essence of India’s eternal Truth to the world as the science of yoga • Utilizing the integrated system of SRF meditation techniques in the search for the Divine • Practical ways of making the Divine Presence a reality in one’s life •The inner experience of attuning oneself to the presence of the guru • A special guided meditation at the close of the talk Running time: 62 minutes |
Opening to God’s Love in Meditation |
| Brother Anandamoy |
| Brother Anandamoy, a member of the Board of Directors and a senior minister of Self-Realization Fellowship, shares inspiration from his more than sixty years of discipleship and his years of training with Paramahansa Yogananda. He speaks of God’s love for the devotee and how you can experience that all-fulfilling love in meditation.
Topics include: This talk was given at Self-Realization Fellowship’s 2006 World Convocation in Los Angeles. An Audio (only) CD edition of this talk was previously released with the Winter 2006 Self-Realization magazine. |
The Mother Aspect of GodA talk by Brother Anandamoy on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Brother Anandamoy |
| Brother Anandamoy sets the tone for this talk with a powerful quote from Autobiography of a Yogi, which explains that although God as the Infinite Absolute is beyond all qualities, “human thought and yearning have ever personalized It as the Universal Mother.” Expanding on this theme, Brother Anandamoy shares many delightful and heartwarming illustrations from devotees of East and West that remind us of just how near the omnipresent Mother really is for those who turn to Her. Drawing on his personal experiences with Paramahansa Yogananda, he shows us how we, too, can awaken a greater awareness of the Divine Mother’s presence and unconditional love in our own lives. Recorded in Los Angeles at the historic Biltmore Hotel during the 1981 SRF Convocation.
Topics include: Running Time: 70 minutes |
Awakening Devotion: The Yearning of the Heart That Takes You to God |
| Brother Anandamoy |
| The teachings of the saints and sages down the ages have ultimately had one purpose: to help us rediscover our relationship with God—with the infinite love, knowledge, and joy that is our divine essence. In this talk from the 2004 SRF Convocation, Brother Anandamoy shares beautiful experiences from his years with Paramahansaji that demonstrate the depth of the Guru’s love for his disciples, and the subtle ways the guru guides those who ask for his help. With great simplicity and clarity, Brother Anandamoy boils down the spiritual path to a few basic practices that will enable any sincere seeker to open the door to the reality of God’s presence. “Bring God into your meditations,” he counsels us, “and it will change your life.”
Topics include: Running time: 62 minutes |
Understanding Karma |
| Brother Anandamoy |
| This talk, given in 1982, was one of the early video recordings made at SRF’s annual Convocations in Los Angeles. Answering many questions frequently asked on the spiritual path, Brother Anandamoy shows why the law of karma is a just and necessary part of creation. In this serious yet compassionate talk, he explains many subtle aspects of the scientific nature of karma — the cosmic law of cause and effect that manifests in our lives and throughout the universe. Ultimately, he points out, understanding karma gives us the means to rise above all limitations and attain spiritual freedom and joy.
Brother Anandamoy was born near Zurich. He first came to the United States in 1948 to study architecture with Frank Lloyd Wright. After reading Autobiography of a Yogi, he traveled to Los Angeles to meet Paramahansa Yogananda. Soon after, he became a monk of Self-Realization Fellowship, the society founded by Yogananda in 1920 to disseminate his teachings worldwide. As an international lecturer for Self-Realization Fellowship, Brother Anandamoy has traveled extensively, captivating audiences with his wit, wisdom, and inspiring personal stories of his years with Paramahansa Yogananda. He is widely regarded as a leading authority on yoga and meditation. Topics include: Running Time: 67 minutes |
Your Thoughts Can Change Your LifeA talk on the teaching of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Brother Anandamoy |
| This talk recorded at the 1989 Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation in Los Angeles, beautifully captures Brother Anandamoy’s compassionate understanding, profound insight, and humor as he reminds of us of the transforming power of our own thoughts and shows us how to use that power to connect with God and the innate strength of our soul.
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Your Thoughts Can Change Your LifeA talk on the teaching of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Brother Anandamoy |
| This talk recorded at the 1989 Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation in Los Angeles, beautifully captures Brother Anandamoy’s compassionate understanding, profound insight, and humor as he reminds of us of the transforming power of our own thoughts and shows us how to use that power to connect with God and the innate strength of our soul.
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The Wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita |
| Brother Anandamoy |
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This illuminating and profound talk is a perfect companion to Paramahansa Yogananda’s landmark translation of and commentary on the Bhagavad Gita, God Talks With Arjuna—imparting a renewed fervor for the spiritual life and a deeply encouraging vision of its ultimate goal: union with God.
Running Time: 70 Minutes |
You Can Know God in This LifeA talk by Brother Anandamoy on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Brother Anandamoy |
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Paramahansa Yogananda’s dispensation for the ages covers every aspect of life and spiritual living. In this video recording, Brother Anandamoy—a direct disciple of the great Guru for more than fifty years and a widely acclaimed international lecturer for Self-Realization Fellowship — focuses on the essence of Paramahansaji’s teachings, providing encouraging guidance on how it is possible to attain God-realization in this life. Running Time: 69 Minutes |
Experiencing God WithinThe Universal Truth Behind All Religions |
| Author: Brother Anandamoy |
| An excellent introduction to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, as well as an ideal gift for those who want to know more about the timeless teachings of Self-Realization Fellowship. In the talk, given in Washington, D.C., Brother Anandamoy identifies the universal needs that lie at the core of all spiritual seeking, and demonstrates how true spirituality, found in the esoteric traditions of all the world’s great religions, fulfills these needs through direct personal experience of God. |
Kriya Yoga Plus DevotionA talk by Brother Anandamoy on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Brother Anandamoy |
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This talk was given at Self-Realization Fellowship’s 2003 World Convocation in Los Angeles. The title comes from Paramahansa Yogananda’s statement about the power of Kriya Yoga to bring complete spiritual liberation, spoken personally to Brother Anandamoy in 1950: “Kriya Yoga plus devotion — it works like mathematics: it cannot fail.” “With these few words he gave us the essence of the whole teaching,” Brother Anandamoy says. Speaking from his own fifty years’ experience of practicing Kriya meditation, he goes on to elucidate many profound and practical points about Kriya Yoga — with compassionate wisdom and loving concern for all who would follow this “royal highway to God-realization”. Topics include: Brother Anandamoy was born near Zurich. He first came to the United States in 1948 to study architecture with Frank Lloyd Wright. After reading Autobiography of a Yogi, he traveled to Los Angeles to meet Paramahansa Yogananda. Soon after, he became a monk of Self-Realization Fellowship, the society founded by Yogananda in 1920 to disseminate his teachings worldwide. As an international lecturer for Self-Realization Fellowship, Brother Anandamoy has traveled extensively, captivating audiences with his wit, wisdom, and inspiring personal stories of his years with Paramahansa Yogananda. He is widely regarded as a leading authority on yoga and meditation. Running Time: 64 minutes |
Guru and Disciple:An Eternal Covenant of Love |
| Brother Bhaktananda |
| In this talk, given at the 1994 SRF World Convocation, Brother Bhaktananda explains how to perfect the guru-disciple relationship: God’s eternal plan to free each soul.
Topics Include: • Obedience and loyalty: divine laws that lead to real freedom and happiness • The spiritual benefits of simplicity in thought, feeling, and action • Three essential keys to spiritual development: practicing the presence of God meditation, and study of the SRF Lessons • Stillness in meditation: the time God comes to us Running time: 62 Minutes |
The Personal Approach to GodA talk by Brother Bhaktananda on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Brother Bhaktananda |
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If we want to get God’s attention, we have to cultivate the habit of remembering Him with love all day long. Taking this lesson of Paramahansa Yogananda’s to heart, Brother Bhaktananda — a direct disciple of the spiritual Master and deeply revered by all those who knew him — shares his own personal experiences of learning to live with heart and mind uplifted in the Divine.
Running Time: 65 Minutes
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SRF Lake Shrine 50th Anniversary CelebrationStories of Paramahansa Yogananda by Direct Disciples |
| Sister Parvati, Mukti Mata, Uma Mata, Brother Anandamoy, Brother Bhaktananda, Brother Bimalananda |
| On August 20, 2000, Self-Realization Fellowship held a daylong celebration to honor the 50th anniversary of the Lake Shrine’s dedication. As part of the festivities, six monastic disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda shared informal reminiscences of their years with him and of events related to the opening of the Lake Shrine. This DVD captures their stories, interspersed with rare archival footage and photos from the dedication of the Lake Shrine. The inspiring accounts of these monks and nuns convey the love, joy, and wisdom they encountered in the great Master’s presence, giving viewers firsthand intimate insights into the experience of daily life around Paramahansaji. |
Developing an Unconquerable WillA talk by Brother Achalananda on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda |
Autor: Brother Achalananda
Brother Achalananda, a senior minister and member of the Board of Directors of Self-Realization Fellowship, draws on over fifty years of experience on the spiritual path, discussing how we can discover and express the divine potential of will power within ourselves.
Topics include:
• The relationship between energy and will
• Using will to overcome habits and achieve our goals
• Exerting will versus surrender to God
• Cultivating divine will
This talk was given at Self-Realization Fellowship’s 1997 World Convocation in Los Angeles.
Running time: 50 minutes
An Audio (only) CD edition of this talk was previously released with the Fall 2006 Self-Realization magazine.