Motivational Talk by YSS Swami Vishwanand ji - Taking Control of Your Life’s Destiny | How-to-Live Inspirational Talk

This talk is given by YSS Monk Swami Vishwanand ji a very learned & respected monk from Self-Realization Fellowship through YouTube

The talk is about how to take control of our life's destiny. It focuss upon that the purpose of our life is to find God, and through the practice of Kriya Yoga, one can learn to go within and contact true nature and commune with God.

The key points are:

• We are all spirit, made in the image of God.

• The purpose of life is to find God.

• Kriya Yoga is a technique that can help you go within and contact your true nature and commune with God.

• We have free will and can choose to act from soul awareness.

• Our guru is perfect and our path is blessed.

The themes are about how to find your purpose in life and overcome challenges.

In his talk while acknowledging the difficulty of life and urging the audience to develop an attitude of gratitude. He talks about how everyone is going through challenges and how lucky we are to have a Guru and a path to follow.

He then dives into the purpose of life, which he says is to find God. He talks about how difficult it can be to find God when we are trapped in our bodies and feeling the effects of the material world.

Further he gives us some tools to help us fight the battle of life. These tools include acting from Soul Consciousness, free will, effort of will, and studying the teachings. He also talks about the importance of the Gurus and how they are a special dispensation sent by God.

At the end he urged the audience to surrender their hearts to God and become true faithful devotees.

He also talks about his friend who feels the presence of God more and more as he gets older. He concludes the talk with a message from Ananda Mai Ma:

"May you surrender your heart to Divine Mother and Gurudev that you too may become a true faithful devotee now and always."

https://youtu.be/1IH7-2qTWxo?si=BAYjxyt-4W01P2Be