Episodes
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S4E7 A Visit With Gerd
Welcome to Season 4 of The Chela to Chela Podcast! This season features a special series on “Kriyabans & Covid” where we explore insights into the Covid journey as experienced by various Kriyabans as they endeavor to “live the life and serve the work.” Join me with Gerd as we hear about his…
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S4E6 A Visit With Jean
Welcome to Season 4 of The Chela to Chela Podcast! This season features a special series on “Kriyabans & Covid” where we explore insights into the Covid journey as experienced by various Kriyabans as they endeavor to “live the life and serve the work.” Unlike most of us during this Covid Era…
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S4E5 A Visit With Shailesh
Welcome to Season 4 of The Chela to Chela Podcast! This season features a special series on “Kriyabans & Covid” where we explore insights into the Covid journey as experienced by various Kriyabans as they endeavor to “live the life and serve the work.” In this episode Shailesh shares how he...
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S4E4 A Visit With Bella
Bella is a twice-retired (and still working!) criminal defense lawyer ~ and has been a Kriyaban for 25+ years. In Season 2 Bella shared her story with us of how she found Guruji. In this episode, listen as we explore with her the three words Bella gave to describe her overall Covid Era…
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S4E3 A Visit With Pete
Among the many life lessons and karma-burning experiences of this incarnation, Patience, Gratitude and Contentment are the attributes Pete chose and cultivated. Now they are the legacy of his sadhana; valuable beyond any experiences of phenomena! Join us now for a thought-provoking, soul-touching...
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S4E2 A Visit With Blue
“I refuse to live in fear….” If Blue was 50 years younger, she might have been called a “bliss baby.” But now, at 80, her faith and determination to own and manifest her joy in daily life is all the more poignant when you hear some of her back story at the close of our visit! In Season 1, Episode…
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S4E1 A Visit With Ken
Welcome to Season 4 of The Chela to Chela Podcast! This season features a special series on “Kriyabans & Covid” where we explore insights into the Covid journey as experienced by various Kriyabans as they endeavor to “live the life and serve the work.” In the informal chat episodes you will hear...
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S3E9 Meet Shailesh R.
Although this interview was recorded in 2019, the insights of living with Guruji in Surrender, Faith, Forgiveness, Perseverance, and Devotion are timeless and especially relevant in today’s world, as attested to by Brother Achalanandaji in his Convocation talk “Cultivating Deeper Faith” (See it…
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S3E8 Meet Dana T.
Longtime San Diego devotee Dana has written a book, conducts workshops, and has a private practice as a Bowen and EMDR relationship therapist. Listen as Dana shares with us a few segments of this incarnation with Guruji and as we talk about some of the principles of sadhana and the blessings of...
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S3E7 Meet Jean W.
The interview with Jean once again points to the ever-living presence of Guruji to bless and change us. After finding Guruji, Jean made a soul-searching leap from a high-profile position in Corporate America to following her heart in the nonprofit sector. While on pilgrimage to India, she told...
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S3E6 Meet Mike G.
Picture yourself in a general store sitting around a potbelly stove of long ago listening to a weaving story of far-off places being told by the village storyteller, and it very well might have been a previous incarnation with Mike! Long time SRF devotee, Mike, brought with him a love of travel…
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S3E5 Meet Eileen C.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Constancy… it's a concept… it's a practice… it's an experience… it's a gift. In this conversation with Eileen, although not stated directly, constancy is unveiled as foundational in her...
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S3E4 Meet Robert K.
Brother Anandamoyji, on one of his CD's, tells us of the three categories of disciples: The monastic, the householder, and the (seldom mentioned) single person, serving and practicing sadhana while working in the world. (Brotherji goes on to tell us that they are all the same, that we have all...
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S3E3 Meet Cindy K.
Like most of us, Cindy has been through a lot…and her magical find of Guruji was right down her "spiritually radical" alley! The growth process of widowhood turned out to be the primary topic of our conversation, and brought some sweet unexpected moments. If you have been on the path with your...
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S3E2 Meet Alejandro C.
"Seasons of Sadhana" is an apt term that covers the life of the striving devotee, and for Alejandro each season has had a theme of finding the balance with seemingly diverse engagements. Engineer/artist, monastic/householder, sweet meditation/performing duties in the world. We all have our own...
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S3E1 Welcome & Introduction to Season Three
Hello dear friends and welcome to Season Three of the Chela To Chela Podcast featuring stories of "How I Found Master" and life on the path from SRF/YSS devotees around the world. In Season Three we will be meeting more devotees in diverse roles from different backgrounds - all with two…
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S2E9 Meet Christine G.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. After coming to Guruji again in this lifetime, Christine has lead a life of selfless service to her family and faith in Guruji's loving Presence. Not a bed of roses, Divine timing has…
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S2E8 Meet Julie T.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Julie is Candor personified! As she shares and views herself with sweet humor, we are swept along her sadhana trail which truly reveals the humble heart of a devotee. From Catholic to...
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S2E7 Meet Jay F.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. We all know that life on the path with Guruji is "a many splendored thing." In this episode we chat with long-time devotee, Jay - about almost every aspect of being in the world as a...
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S2E6 Meet Barbra H.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Barbra is a heart-centered devotee who is conscious of the need to actively engage in the Guru-disciple relationship and pay attention to the Quiet Voice Within. Working in the world…
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S2E5 Meet Robert A.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. In 1968 Robert was an antiquities art dealer when he met someone at an exhibition who introduced him to Yogacharya Oliver Black. Perhaps some of you have heard the story about Mr. Black…
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S2E4 Meet Bella D.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Bella is an attorney who has been a Los Angeles Court Public Defender for 31 years. In this episode she shares her memories of counseling with Brother Bhaktanandaji on how to best perform...
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S2E3 Meet Ken F.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Ken is a man of action and will. After a long and varied search for Truth, Ken chose SRF because it was the hardest! With the determination of a spiritual warrior, doing his 25% with a…
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S2E2 Meet Oya E.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Oya lives in Berlin. Born in Turkey, Oya was brought up in a Moslem family. It's particularly admirable how she respects her family's path of spirituality, truly echoing Guruji's respect...
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S2E1 Season Two Introduction
This brief introductory episode gives you an overview of the thread that runs through the episodes in Season Two of The Chela to Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, featuring inspiring stories of "How I Found Master." You will also learn more…
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S1E9 Meet Blue B.W.
Welcome to The Chela to Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Blue is happy. She's active, dynamic, serviceful, and creative. What brings Blue Joy? A kaleidoscope of internal/external elements make joy Blue's habitual M.O. (If she were 50 years...
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S1E8 Meet Gerd Z.
Welcome to The Chela to Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Sometimes being absorbed in the teachings escapes our view. Yes, we know we are dedicated and have much work to do. Yes, we love Guruji beyond words. But there comes a time when every...
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S1E7 Meet Doc John H.
Welcome to The Chela to Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Doc John H. is a chiropractor for humans and animals. But that’s just the tip of the iceberg. Surfing at Swami's (just below the Encinitas Hermitage) and having the blessing of being…
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S1E6 Meet Anneke L.
Welcome to The Chela to Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. Somewhere it is written that only you can do the work that you came in to do. Anneke's story is compelling. She came in to work on some heavy things this lifetime. In fact this…
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S1E5 Meet Ajay R.
Welcome to The Chela to Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. We each walk a different road to get to our Gurudev. But once in the fold, we share the blessing of those who know Him. The inner knowing compels and propels us onward and upward! Jai...
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S1E4 Meet Kirsten G.
Welcome to The Chela to Chela Podcast. Most devotees have experienced the angst of feeling misunderstood and alone. In this episode Kirsten shares her story of how, feeling completely misunderstood by her family, she left home at a young age and found the source of her anger was not her parents…
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S1E3 Meet Pete O.
Welcome to The Chela To Chela Podcast. We all know that Master said a smooth life is not a victorious life. In this inspiring episode Pete Olson takes us on a journey from drugs and alcohol to saints and sobriety with a gratitude that epitomizes Guruji's words about the movie of life in Whispers...
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S1E2 Meet Lynn W.
Welcome to The Chela to Chela Podcast. In this episode Lynn Walker shares with us her world-wide, multi-ethnic search for God and the unique way she was introduced to Guruji. We all play many roles in this incarnation. Lynn is a talented videographer, as well as a mother of 2 Kriyabans, the wife…
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S1E1 Welcome and Introduction
This brief introductory episode welcomes you and gives you an overview of the purpose and format of The Chela to Chela Podcast - Interviews and Conversations with Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, featuring inspiring stories of "How I Found Master." Because devotees are doing a lot of good in…
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Chela to Chela Podcast - interviews and conversations with disciples of Paramahansa Yoganandaji. Inspiring stories of "How I Found Master."
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