Needing some uplifting music in your life? Kirtan Radio, our on-line radio station features kirtan music, 24 hours a day, from a wide variety of musicians. These include many that you have heard of, such as Krishna Das and Deva Premal, but also many you may not know about, including Swami Nirvanananda, Simrit Kaur and the Gurubhakti Brothers. Although still in development, the web radio station is already on-line for your listening pleasure and upliftment. Click on the Kirtan Radio hyperlink if you would like to see its progress and listen in. Enjoy! ...read more

Each day at Inner Path we have a period of prayer, affirmation and meditation. During that time we include a Divine Mother prayer for those who have specifically asked for assistance. For those who have had the experience of receiving prayer you know the great blessing that comes. Like a wave of grace, the prayer envelopes one’s consciousness, bringing with it the all-knowing energy of Spirit for healing in body, mind and soul. Even the ones who pray receive a blessing, for the energy flows through them prior to being sent to those we pray for, thus the biblical saying: It is more blessed to give then receive. Our goal with the Healing Prayer ministry is to offer you a chance to both receive prayer and offer your prayers as well. Here’s some information to help you do this. For Those Needing Prayers: Coming soon will be a Contact Us form specifically for those wishing for healing prayers. In the meantime, you are welcome to respond to this blog page with your healing prayer request. Feel free to include as much or as little information as you like. Some minimal information is helpful, however, such as name, where you live, general age, and condition for which you wish to have prayers. As mentioned, earlier, prayers can be sent for any condition – physical, mental/emotional, spiritual, relationships, employment, etc. For Those Wishing To Send Healing Prayers: At a later date we will be including a fairly extensive understanding on healing prayer. For this first blog, however, we wanted to invite you to join us in prayer either by tuning in when we are actually doing the prayer or simply doing something similar on your own. Join Us In Prayer – If you wish to meditate and pray with us at Inner Path, please know that we do so at approximately 2:00 PM (PST), Monday through Friday. Our period of prayer and meditation includes an opening prayer, an inspiring reading, chanting, meditation, an affirmation, and what we call the Divine Mother prayer. You are welcome to join us in Spirit or if you’re at Ananda Village, at the Inner Path Showroom in Rajarsi Park. At some point we hope to have our prayer service shown live on-site so others can more dynamically join us. Opening Prayer - Our opening prayer is different each day but usually includes something of the following: Heavenly Father, Divine Mother, Friend, Beloved God. Jesus Christ, Babaji/Krishna, Great Masters of all religions, we bow to you all. Beloved Spirit we give you our life, body, mind and soul, to be transformed into the Perfection that You seek for our life. Through Divine Grace may we be an instrument of healing, sharing Your Light and Love with all in need. Inspiring Reading – At present we read from Paramhansa Yogananda’s Spiritual Diary which includes inspiring quotes for each day of the year. Chanting -  We usually sing a chant written by Yogananda, Kriyananda or a classical Indian chant. Some examples of this can be found on Kirtan Radio and in the Chanting section of theInner Path Store. Meditation -Our meditation period lasts a brief 5 minutes and is meant to help us center prior to doing the healing prayers. If you don’t know how to meditate, a simple yet powerfully effective way is to simply watch the breath, paying attention to the in and out flow. Yogananda suggests saying a mantra while one does this, mentally chanting Hong with the incoming breath and Sau (pronounced “Saw”) with the outgoing breath. (Hong Sau means “I am He.”) Don’t try to control the breath. Simply pay attention. The Inner Path Affirmation – The affirmation we do is meant to magnetize our work at Inner Path. Yogananda suggests that affirmations be stated four times. First loudly, then in a common speaking voice, then as a whisper and finally inwardly. (For more information on the value of affirmations and how to use them, consider these books from the Affirmation section of the Inner Path Store.) The specific affirmation we use is as follows: “May Inner Path express Thy Truth. May Inner Path awaken souls. Service and joy overflow. Wisdom and abundance overflow. Thy will be done. Thy will be done.” This is followed by rubbing the hands together and chanting Aum (Om) three times. The Divine Mother Prayer -  This is one of the classic healing prayers taught by Paramhansa Yogananda and is lovingly known as the Divine Mother Prayer. We begin by thinking of those for whom we would like to pray and envisioning healing energy flowing into them.  Who you choose to pray for can include yourself, your loved ones, others you know in need of healing, those on a healing prayer list, and healing for the planet, world peace, etc. We then say in unison: “Divine Mother, Thou art omnipresent. Thou art in all Thy children. Thou art in these ones. Manifest Thy healing presence in their bodies, minds and souls.” This is followed by rubbing the hands together and chanting Aum (Om) three times. As mentioned earlier, much more information will be provided on how to do effective healing prayer at a later date. Thank you. May Joy be with you. ...read more

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