| 1/03/13 - Yoga and Intentional Living: Insights for Living with Purpose, Skill and Clarity
Phillip Moffitt
Encore from 12/13/12
The spiritual path of Yoga has been described as simply a way of intentional living—to be awake in the world, live with purpose, skill and meaning. Author and meditation teacher Phillip Moffitt joins Rev. Ellen Grace O’Brian from the Center for Spiritual Enlightenment for an uplifting and informative look at how we can all live more skillfully and what that makes possible.
Former Esquire magazine CEO and editor in chief,
Phillip Moffitt left his successful publishing career at the age of forty to embark on a path that led him to become a Buddhist meditation teacher and to found the Life Balance Institute, where he trains executives and individuals in skillful living. He is co-guiding teacher at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Northern California and the author of Dancing with Life: Buddhist Insights for Finding Meaning and Joy in Everyday Life, as well as the recently published Emotional Chaos to Clarity: How to Live More Skillfully, Make Better Decisions, and Find Purpose in Life |
 | 1/10/13 - Universality, Harmony, and Peace: The Vision of Swami Vivekananda
Swami Prasannatmananda
On January 12, 2013, people all over the world will begin a yearlong celebration of the 150th Birth Anniversary of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Prasannatmananda from the Vedanta Society in Berkeley will join Rev. O’Brian for an inspired glimpse into the person of Swami Vivekananda and the principles he taught. Swami Vivekananda’s speech and spiritual presence at the first World Parliament of Religions in 1893 is credited with opening the door to interreligious dialog and interest in Vedanta in the West. Still today, his voice and spirit ring out around the world!
Swami Prasannatmananda is a fully ordained monk and an active minister of the Ramakrishna Order. He received his monastic ordination in 1995, after years of extensive spiritual practice and scriptural training. Swami Prasannatmananda’s twenty-six years of ministerial service has included a wide range of duties: scriptural studies, sacred worship, chanting, congregational prayer, meditation, and providing personal counseling to spiritual aspirants. In India, Swami Prasannatmananda served in various institutions of the Ramakrishna Order. In 2011, he was posted to the Vedanta Society of Berkeley, California, where he has been continuing his service as an Assistant Swami. |
| 1/17/13 - The Divine Song: How Divine Love Is Expressed Through Devotion and Service
Swami Nirvanananda Swami Nirvanananda brings the path of bhakti yoga, the way of devotion, and karma yoga, the way of selfless service together. In this conversation with Yogacharya O’Brian, learn how universal love and oneness with Spirit can be the guiding principles for our lives today. This segment will include some original chant music with Swamiji.
Giorgio Kriegsch was born in Italy to devout parents, a Catholic mother and Lutheran father. When he read Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda, his life was transformed, and he began his spiritual journey in earnest. Giorgio took Kriya Yoga initiation from Swami Hariharananda, a disciple of Yogananda’s guru, Sri Yukteswar. Later, Giorgio took monastic vows and became Swami Nirvanananda Saraswati, meaning "the bliss of freedom from suffering." Merging the teachings of Kriya Yoga with the devotional aspect of Bhakti Yoga and the charitable path of Karma Yoga, Swami Nirvanananda expresses unity in the diversity of many paths and religions, all leading to the same goal: Universal Love and Oneness with Spirit. Swami Nirvanananda travels around the world singing and raising money to help very needy children in and around Puri, India. |
| 1/24/13 - Divine Alchemy: How Yoga and America are Changing Each Other
Philip Goldberg The arrival of Yoga in America, especially through the influence of Swami Vivekananda and Paramahansa Yogananda, profoundly impacted the way we experience religion and spirituality in the West. Once considered a mysterious and esoteric practice suitable to only a few, yoga and meditation are now embraced by millions every day for everything from stress relief to a path of enlightenment. Philip Goldberg, author of the book America Veda, which includes extensive research on this subject, joins Yogacharya O’Brian to take a fascinating look at how practices in the West are also influencing the way yoga is taught and experienced. Discover some fascinating and important questions about tradition that are arising as a result of these changes.
Philip Goldberg is a spiritual counselor, meditation teacher and ordained Interfaith Minister. Philip is the author or coauthor of 19 books. His book American Veda was named one of the top ten religious books of 2010. Philip lectures and leads workshops throughout the country. He is also a novelist and screenwriter. Philip lives in Los Angeles, where he founded Spiritual Wellness and Healing Associates (SWAHA). He is Director of Outreach for SpiritualCitizens.net and blogs regularly on the Huffington Post and Intent.com
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| 1/31/13 - Ayurveda: Principles and Practice For Spiritual Growth
Cynthia Ambika Copple Generally understood as a path to healing and wellness, Ayurveda which means “life knowledge” is actually a comprehensive approach to well-being that includes our spiritual development. Cynthia Ambika Copple, Dean of Mt. Madonna Institute College of Ayurveda, joins Yogacharya O’Brian to share some of the essential principles and practices of Ayurveda that support spiritual growth. Learn what you can do that will quicken your spiritual awakening.
Cynthia Ambika Copple, Dean of Mount Madonna Insititute College of Ayurveda and Director of Lotus Holistic Health Institute, is one of the earliest American-trained practitioners of Ayurveda (since 1982). Trained by renowned 8th generation Vaidya Dr. R. P. Trivedi in over 2,000 hours in the US and India, and a Practitioner since 1982, she is a compassionate and skillful master of pulse reading, holistic ssessment, Ayurvedic herbal remedies and nutritional counseling. She is a founding Board Member and Past President of the National Ayurvedic Medical Association. |
| 2/07/13 - The Path of Light: The Universal Nature and Appeal of Kriya Yoga for Seekers of Spiritual Truth Today
Harald and Marlies Reiske Kriya Yoga, brought to the West by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920, has taken firm root in many countries around the world today. A universal path that welcomes people from all backgrounds who are interested in Self-realization, Kriya Yoga’s practical, non-denominational, and scientific approach to spiritual development account for its wide appeal. Yogacharya O’Brian is joined today by Harald and Marlies Reiske, the Founders and Directors of the Kriya Yoga Center Germany who will share their experiences of living the practice of Kriya Yoga and teaching it to students in Germany.
Harald and Marlies Reiske are directors of the Kriya Yoga Center in Passau, Germany. They are authorized Kriya Yoga teachers in the lineage of Paramahansa Yogananda and Roy Eugene Davis. For over 20 years, they have taught Kriya Yoga, meditation and hatha yoga. Harald and Marlies are the editors of the quarterly newsletter “Transcendence.” They are members of the professional association of yoga teachers in Germany and the International Association of Yoga Therapists.
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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. |
| 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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| 2/28/13 - Yoga as a Global Movement: What Yoga Can Offer the World Today
Dr. Christopher Key Chapple Millions of people are practicing some form of yoga today. Along with the individual health and spiritual benefits from yoga practice we are also seeing some new developments for applying the principles and practices of yoga on a global scale. Dr. Christopher Chapple is a leading voice today on yoga and ecology and the potential that exists for this ancient practice to inspire the practice of modern day yogis to participate in planetary healing. Join Yogacharya O’Brian and Dr. Chapple to learn more about this inspiring development.
Dr. Christopher Key Chapple is the Navin and Pratima Doshi Professor of Indic and Comparative Theology at Loyola Marymount University. He served as Assistant Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies of World Religions and taught Sanskrit, Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism for five years at the State University of New York at Stony Brook before joining the faculty at LMU. He has published several books, including Yoga and the Luminous: Patanjali’s Spiritual Path to Freedom, Reconciling Yogas, Jainism and Ecology: Nonviolence in the Web of Life, and In Praise of Mother Earth.
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