Kriya Yoga Meditation Series: May 10, 2026

Sunday, May 10, 2026
Kriya Yoga Meditation Series
11:00 a.m.
Conducted by Srimati Karuna

“The Gunas and the Single-Pointed Mind”
Kriya Brochure

Awareness of the Gunas guides us in our understanding of yoga and the practice of meditation. Sattva, Rajas, and Tamas: These qualities intertwine and blend to form all aspects of creation. They also influence our thoughts and actions.

“As human beings we all live under the governance of these three qualities. None of us is completely free from Tamas, darkness, and Rajas, force. And it is equally true that, as yet, we have not become perfect Sattvikas, or persons who live always in the illumination of the Self. As long as we are still in the realm of Tamas, Rajas and Sattva, we are still in the world of limitation. The fourth state is the state of absolute identity. This is the state of freedom in absolute perfection. This is the state of absolute Self-realization. As spiritual aspirants, this is what we seek…. to rise above the world of limitations, rise above the consciousness of separation, and to transcend the gunas.”

The Law of Self-Manifestation: Karma Yoga
Swami Premananda


“O Arjuna, rise above the pairs of opposites, be thou firmly established on truth, be not attached to material gain and possession, be established on the Self, and thus thou shalt find freedom in and from the relative world of the Gunas.” 

Srimad-Bhagavad-Gita: The Revelation of the Supreme Self
Translation by Swami Premananda


“Ekagra - holding onto ‘one’ - The Ekagra mind is the mind that has the creative force and power that characterize Rajas, but that also possesses the power of equilibrium and harmony that characterize Sattva. The Ekagra mind is an insightful mind, a mind which is capable of bringing much good into this world. It is a mind that is invariably creative, serviceful, productive and beneficent because of its Sattvic tendency towards harmony and universality.”

The Mystic Cross
Swami Kamalananda