Concentration: Key to Communion With God| How-to-Live Talk With Meditation
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- Self-Realization Fellowship monk Brother Ishtananda shares insights from Paramahansa Yogananda on the importance of cultivating concentration - an essential skill for our active everyday lives as well as for meditation.
Paramahansa Yogananda said, “When the attention is freed from distractions, it may be directed to focus with concentrated power on problems of business, family, or other matters; or upon God.”
In this talk with a period of meditation, recorded on April 24, 2022 at the SRF San Diego Temple in San Diego, California, Brother Ishtananda explains how, by applying the scientific approach of yoga for learning how to concentrate, each of us can experience stillness in meditation and truly discover the Divine presence within.
Brother Ishtananda also emphasizes the importance of cultivating love on the spiritual path - love for others and for an aspect of the Divine closest to our hearts - which we can practice in connection with concentration.
Yogananda’s personal instruction in the comprehensive science of meditation and the art of balanced spiritual living can be found in his Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, a home-study course. To learn more and enroll: srflessons.org
In his talk, Brother Ishtananda refers to God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita, Paramahansa Yogananda’s translation and commentary on India’s sacred scripture of Yoga, available at bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...
He also refers to the talk “How You Can Approach God” in The Divine Romance, a collection of Paramahansa Yogananda’s talks and essays, available at bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p... and Whispers from Eternity, a collection of Paramahansa Yogananda’s inspired mystical prayers, available at bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/p...
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What an incredible blessing for us to have a real monk, a real God centered monastic, trained by the Guru, delivering Master’s teachings infused with HIS love and concentration, imbued in the monk himself.
I'm not sure he was born when the Guru was still in his Earth body, but he's a beautiful monk whose heart is evident in his talks & kind vibes.
Paz y luz.
Jai Guru ✨🕉️📿💖🙏💫✨
Great talk brother. Jai Guru. ❤
Jai Guru,
Revered Swamiji,
😊😊😊🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹
Thank You Jai Guruji 🙏💙💜🌎🕊️
I wasn't ready for such a beautiful and profound talk! So generous of Brother and uplifting to share with us his reminisces of those great souls and pillars of SRF, Anandamoy, Bhaktananda, Premamoy, and Ananda Mata. (I knew "Robert" in his early years--the mid-70's--at Hollywood Ashram. His deep quietness and humility left an impression on all.)
I even love his accent ~ and his kind heart radiates the teaching of the Guru. Would like to hear more from him.
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@@mortalclown3812 Yes, yes, and yes! He was from the South.
Thank U for Sharing
All of the SRF monks and nuns talks are uplifting, but, in particular, Br. Ishtananda's lectures always seem to touch that still small intuitive awareness within me in the same way that Br. Anandamoy's did (and still do!).
God bless
🙏🥰Deeply grateful for this powerful message! Thank You Guruji❤️ Thank You Brother Ishtanandaji❤️ Helped me so very much.🪷
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Thank you Swamiji for this very inspirational talk 🙏🏻
Jai guru 🙏🙏
Excellent speech about concentration with devotion, with love. May God and Guru bless you
Very true our daily routine thinking affects our meditation ❤
Jai Guru Jai!
Thank you!
Beautiful talk, thank you! Jai Guru
Swamiji's words echoes dedication to the path..
Only Love! Only Love! Om, Peace, Amen!
Thank you, Brother! I always appreciate your practical, helpful explanations to improve one's sadhana.
Thank you, Bro Istananda, for the invaluable approaches to developing concentration and deepening communion with God! I took note!
Jai Guru 🙏 🕉
Thank you dear Swamiji🙏
Jai Guru🌟😇
Jai Guru ji
Thank you so much Brother. This topic came at perfect timing. The stories were wonderful. I loved hearing O Divine Hart, the story that lead to it, and the way it perfectly knits together two essentials for merging with the Divine. I appreciate this talk so much ❤
What a wonderful talk! My wife and I loved your examples and personal stories. Thank you so much, Brother Ishtanandaji! We will be watching this many times. Jai Guru!
Jai gurji
Exceptional.
Wonderful discourse Brother.. Thank you! It is so true that concentration helps us to go deep in communion with Divine Mother. Jai Guru!
Thank you so much. This brought so much depth, purpose and spirituality to the topic. I am reading the books Peak Mind and Stolen Focus which were mentioned by Bro. Govindananda in an earlier presentation. Your discourse was a perfect complement and thank you for the guidance for when the mind is in that stillness. Blessings.
Thank you for a interesting lecture on yoga. Om Shanti !
Very inspiring talk. Jai Guru
Thanks Brother for inspiring talk and emphasizing the importance of concentration and love in daily work so it helps further in Meditation.
Another Gem. Thank you🙏
Very nice talk as always 🙂
Jai Guru🙏🙏🙏❤
Fantastic speech Brother 🙏
Thank you sir 💖
This is great!!
Awesome help brother
Jai Guru Brother Ishtananda! Such an excellent lecture on how the deepest meditation is rooted in heightened awareness, and expansion of consciousness with increased interiorization! Master's teachings are so vast on this and so many subjects. I'm really grateful for your skillful insight in blending such an inspirational collection of scientific, spiritual, beautiful, humorous, profound, and practical perspectives from the treasure trove of Guruji's cosmic consciousness. Thank you Brother!
Wonderful service. Wish I could have attended in person...
Good explanation
Wow… this is incredible
Very touching and meaningful talk Brother. I’m blessed by you. Will listen again and again. Thank you so much. God bless you.
Wonderful talk. One of the pillars to be near the Almighty.It helps us in our daily life. Thank you Brother
Thank you so much. The talk was extremely helpful. God bless!💐
Beautiful satsang