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Aug 2024
35m 38s

TKYP213 | How to Grow Into Enlightenment

Ryan Kurczak
About this episode

This episode of The Kriya Yoga Podcast, is an excerpt from a talk given during the 3rd Annual Summer Kriya Yoga Retreat at the Assisi Institute in Rochester, NY. This is part 1 of 2.  For updates on future Kriya Yoga retreats, check:  https://kriyayogaonline.com/kriya-yoga-events/

Lecture Topics Include:

  • Meditation for the long term
  • Becoming angelic, full of light, through yoga practice
  • Yoga makes your life more sacred.
  • The importance of dedication and commitment for success in Yoga practice
  • The Reality of Spiritual Evolution
  • How to Grow into Enlightenment
  • You are a part of the Kriya Yoga Lineage
  • How to engage a sacred life and infuse your life with prayer
  • How to bring more light into your life
  • What is a state of oneness?
  • How to actually know God
  • The Habit of feeling divinity
  • The world is always changing, yet you are unchanging divine Spirit.
  • You are a subtle being.
  • Everything exists for your illumination.
  • What is the fast track to Oneness?
  • Develop the Habit of knowing Divinity

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