KRIYA YOGA Muscat, Oman

24/04/2026

How to be conscious of all our thoughts and activities?

We rarely think and act consciously. Animals have no choice and simply live by instinct. On the contrary, human beings should be conscious of whatever they are doing, because they do have a choice, discrimination, intelligence and rationality. How to carry out all our activities in consciousness? Spiritual life is a conscious lifestyle and it begins with conscious breathing. If you watch your breath and you are conscious of each inhalation and exhalation, you will be conscious of each thought and activity. Breath is constantly going in and out in the background of all your activities. If you are conscious of your breath and if you constantly watch your breath, you will succeed in being conscious of all your thoughts and all your activities.

An extract from 'Yoga - Pathway to the Divine'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda ji

22/04/2026

Anything that happens in our lives is stored in our memory. Our memories can cause us many problems. We should be intelligent about our memories and arrange them like books on a shelf. The books you want to use or read are kept close at hand, while others that are not needed are kept elsewhere or even given to someone else. The big problem with our memory is that we remember what we should forget, and forget what we should remember. What should we remember, and what should we forget? We should forget and eliminate all of our negative qualities, such as anger, selfishness, jealousy, greed and unhappiness. Suppose you have some dirt on your hands and you want to clean it off. To do this, you will need some soap and water. You can wash your hands, and they will soon be clean. Similarly, to live a moral life is to be good, to see good, and to do good.

An extract from 'The Ten Commandments of Yoga'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Ji

21/04/2026

To sincerely contemplate our own impermanence can be very beneficial to our spiritual growth. When meditating, we should think, " O God, this could be my last meditation. Thus, let us unite so I will know we are one." Yes, it is only mental attitude, but it is an attitude that can deepen our meditation. Do you really know if you will be here tomorrow ? If you knew you were about to have your last meditation, would your thoughts drift off to shopping or some errands you have to run the next day? Would your mind be restless? No, you would use each moment of your meditation to achieve final communion with your Beloved. Imagine how beautiful your meditation would be. So maintain this attitude.

An extract from 'Know Your Mind '
By Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda

20/04/2026

Where are the holy places? Traditional scriptures say that human values are tirtha that help us cross the world of trials and tribulations. Sometimes virtues like forgiveness, self-discipline and honesty are also considered tirtha.

Inwardly every part of body is holy. A further description of tirtha is atma-tirtha. The true holy places are not outside of us, they are within; they are known as atma-tirtha.

In a beautiful verse in the Jnana Sankalini Ta**ra (49), Lord Shiva tells Parvati:

Idam tirtham idam tirtham bhramanti taamasaa janah
Atma tirtham na jananti katham moksho varanan.

"Listen to me, my beloved, tamasic people go from place to place in the name of pilgrimage, but if they don't know atma-tirtha (the holy place within, the abode of the soul), how can they be liberated?"

An extract from 'Eternal Love'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda ji

19/04/2026

16/04/2026

Ordinarily, people think that they have enemies outside, believing "he or she is my enemy." We blame and accuse others. However, sincere spiritual seekers don't find enmity with anyone because they see God in all. When God is in all, there is no one who is really a friend or an enemy. Through our conduct or behavior we create friends or enemies outside. No one is an enemy or a friend. Our own conduct, lifestyle, and behavior with others create friendship or enmity. So the problem is our behavior. The real enemies are within.

An extract from 'A Rosary of Questions and Answers'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Ji

13/04/2026

The mind, due to our likes and dislikes, goes on thinking that there exists happiness or unhappiness in one object or another.The mind goes from place to place, from person to person, from one type of job to another, in constant search of lasting happiness. This happens because the mind has never been trained or instructed to go within where the real source of happiness lies.

An extract from 'Yoga: Pathway to the Divine'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda Ji

12/04/2026

09/04/2026

One should not differentiate between spiritual life and family life. Usually people think family life means being married and having children, with all the responsibilities, and some social obligations; whereas spiritual life is normally restricted to going to the temple to worship God, meditation, and attending spiritually oriented lectures and retreats. What is there that is not spiritual about family life? When people get married they go through a ceremony, and when they have children, another religious ceremony takes place. Our entire life is spiritual. When one talks of spirituality, one has to take into consideration three words: breath, soul, and God. Spirituality is a life of love. First love yourself and know what the Self or soul is. Love your breath. If you do not know how to love yourself, you cannot love others. While leading a normal family life with your spouse and children, when at home or in the office, be conscious of your own breath.

An extract from Yoga - 'Pathway to the Divine'
By Shri Guruji Paramahamsa Prajnanananda ji

08/04/2026

You have seen a rusty wire. If you touch it, it is cold. Take this wire and plug it into the socket of the electrical connection and then touch it.You will get an immediate shock of electricity. Do you know why? The electricity from the socket was flowing into the rusty wire and charged it. This example explains the relationship between the master and the disciple, and also between the body and the soul. An ordinary person, living in the company of the holy master, is transformed and his life is charged with divine current. Similarly, when one plugs the wire of his mind into the socket of the soul, then his mind and body are charged with divinity.

An extract from 'Words of Wisdom'
By Gurudev Paramahamsa Hariharananda ji