Guru Purnima with Paramahamsa Hariharananda in 1996, Vienna, Austria

Watch a full length discourse by Paramahamsa Hariharanandaji on Guru Purnima day in 1996. Hariharanandaji was with his successor Prajnananandaji and other teachers and disciples at Vienna, Austria, on that day. In this video, Hariharanandaji talks at length on the definition of the word "Guru", and who a Guru really is. He also helps us understand how the Guru principle works in each one of us, which essentially is the essence of Kriya Yoga. Paramahamsa Hariharanandaji travelled all over the world spreading the message of Kriya Yoga. Many have spent considerable time with the Guru and this video will bring back fond and loving memories. All those who haven't had the good fortune to be in his physical presence will still feel the warmth and depth of his love as they watch the video. His successor Prajnananandaji does not speak in this video, but you can still sense his love for Gurudev and how attuned he is to the Guru's wants and needs. The quality of the audio is not so good at times, in spite of our efforts to take out the disturbance. We nonetheless hope you enjoy this video.

Kriya Yoga International Organizations (http://www.kriya.org) represents an authentic and unbroken lineage of Kriya Yoga Masters starting with Babaji Maharaj and including such spiritual giants as  Yogiraj Shri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashaya, Swami Shriyukteshwar Giri, Shri Bhupendranath Sanyal Mahashaya, Paramahamsa Yogananda the author of Autobiography of a Yogi, Swami Satyananda Giri, Paramahamsa Hariharananda and Paramahamsa Prajnanananda. Paramahamsa Hariharananda, known to his disciples as "Gurudev" started his mission in the West in 1974. Till his mahasamadhi in the year 2002 at the age of 95, Gurudev Hariharanandaji traveled all across India, North and South America and Europe spreading the message of Kriya Yoga Masters and initiating countless seekers to the path of Kriya Yoga. He deeply revered his own Gurus and also gifted us his spiritual successor Paramahamsa Prajnanananda who is the current realized master continuing this exalted unbroken lineage. Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji now  travels world over teaching Kriya Yoga and how to practice spirituality in daily life. His teachings cover a broad expanse of spiritual topics that include yoga, meditation, practical spirituality, and also deep metaphorical interpretation of Vedanta and many scriptures like the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Sutra of Sage Patanjali, Durga Saptashati, different Upanishads. Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji is known to his disciples as "Guruji" and was conferred the "Paramahamsa" title by Gurudev in 1998.