A Place Called Ananda, Divine Love, Health and Healing, Meditation, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth

A Wonderful Week at Ananda

Wow. What a week! Spiritual Renewal Week 2008 was probably the biggest event we have ever had. We had hundreds of guests at the village and The Expanding Light and we must have had hundreds of people helping put on the events. It was quite amazing how everything came together, it is true: Many Hands Make a Miracle. I don’t … Read More

A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community

Ananda’s 40th/60th Anniversary Bicycle Ride – Great Success

On August 9 2008, the day before the Spiritual Renewal Week, eighteen great souls gathered at Ananda Village to honor Ananda’s 40th anniversary and Swami Kriyananda’s 60th anniversary of discipleship by doing a bicycle ride. They had options of starting or ending the ride at different points along the planned route, thanks to the great sag wagon support by my … Read More

A Place Called Ananda, Music and the Arts, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth

The Peace Treaty 2008

This year’s production of the Peace Treaty was magical. The newly renovated amphitheater was very welcoming, the costumes were better than ever, and the lighting highlighted the beauty of the backdrop and the commitment of the actors. Each of the actors has made the part they played their own. It has been very fun to watch their characters evolve over … Read More

A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth

The Talks!

We have been on the run here for Spiritual Renewal week. I was hoping to write about the talks a bit, but I know Dave will post the talks soon. They will be in separate clips so they will be easy to listen too. They are each amazing. We have such great and inspiring teachers. These photos, too me, are … Read More

A Place Called Ananda, Music and the Arts, Spiritual Community

Spiritual Renewal Week 2008, Evening Concert

Greetings everyone! Last nights performance was so beautiful. I hope you enjoy the sampling of photos from the evening. Blessings to you. Barbara Swamiji arriving at the evening concert in The Expanding Light amphitheater Swamiji rehearsing with musicians just prior to the concert The World Brotherhood choir singing the Ananda theme song, “Many Hands Make a Miracle” Jamuna enjoying the … Read More

A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Renewal Week 2008

Swami arriving with Sri Kaarthikeyan Spiritual Renewal Week 2008 is here! Ananda Choir singing to an audience of 400+ 400+ beautiful people came to The Expanding Light amphitheater on this warm August Day to hear Swami Kriyananda give a talk entitled “World Brotherhood Colonies: Social Pattern for Dwapara Yuga” It was a great talk, it went out live on the … Read More

A Place Called Ananda, Music and the Arts

Dramatic Improvisation for Fun and Spiritual Upliftment

I played the part of a Self-realized master last Thursday.

A small group of us at Ananda Village had gathered to do theater improv “for fun and spiritual upliftment.” One improvisation game we played went like this: 4 people got on stage, each inventing a character with a specific level of consciousness. …