Sunday Service from Ananda Village
Live Broadcast Every Sunday, 9:45 am PDT • 16:45 GMT • 22:15 IST
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What IsAnanda?
Ananda is dedicated to the belief, born of experience, that you can live in joy. We teach effective techniques for expanding your sense of self, such as meditation, Kriya Yoga, spiritual Hatha Yoga, and divine friendship.
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Spiritual Renewal Week: June 26 – July 3

Uplift Yourself—Uplift the World
Experience this extraordinary week of inspiration, spiritual upliftment, and connection with friends and other truth seekers, in-person or online.
Individual effort can be more important than mass karma. One who in every way tries to uplift himself, harmonizing body, mind, and soul with the Divine, creates positive karma not only in his own life, but in his family, neighborhood, country, and world. —Paramhansa Yogananda
Our Inspiration

Paramhansa Yogananda has been called the father of yoga and meditation in the West. His Autobiography helped spark and inspire a spiritual revolution across the world. Among the over three-hundred (influential spiritual voices) I interviewed about their key spiritual influences, a high percentage named a book, and by far the book most often mentioned was Yogananda’s unique memoir.
Online Course: Ananda Course in Meditation
Whether or not you are new to meditation, this course will help you develop a deep and consistent practice. With ample feedback from meditators with decades of experience and your own persistence, you will awaken your true nature: a pure reflection of divine peace, joy, and love.
Ananda is known for its expertise in meditation, and for 50 years has trained teachers in techniques grounded in the highest yogic practices of India, as brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda.
Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga is an ancient meditation technique of energy and breath control, or pranayama. It is also a comprehensive spiritual path of additional meditation practices and guidance for living.
The Kriya technique is given through personal initiation by one of our Kriya Yogacharyas. Initiation requires preparation through practice of other meditation techniques and study of Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings.

Community
Let us join together in this wave of social transformation, and through our practice of meditation create a spirit of global unity that can lead to lasting peace.
— Nayaswami Devi
Connect Online
Ananda is very active online: Live events, satsangs, group guided meditations, and personal support through email and chat. Learn More
Find a Local Center
Ananda has over 150 centers and meditation groups in over 45 countries which offer group meditations and classes. Learn More
Experience Community
Ananda has developed eight communities in the US, Europe, and India. Many offer internships where you can stay and experience community firsthand. Learn More
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Recent Posts and Videos
Were Jesus and Krishna Avatars or Spiritual Masters?
Dear Sam, Ramakrishna and Yogananda are saying exactly the same thing. It just appears to be different. Both explained that Krishna and Jesus were incarnations of God, or avatars. An avatar is a soul like you and me, who, after
Do the Masters Differ in Their Teachings?
Dear Sam, The quotes you have offered give us an excellent example of how differences can appear to arise between gurus or between different scriptural authorities. Any time we utter a sentence, a noun, verb, and object is required! This,
Law of Success
Dear LA, There is a story in the annals of life with Paramhansa Yogananda where he de-jinxed a relative of a disciple so that the relative could finally be successful in business. Another story involves a person who found that
The Love I Give to My Family and Friends Is Being Taken for Granted
Dear Pavithra, These issues are always a question of: “Honestly speaking, where am I right now, how far can I go with where am? And where does it become too much and is counter-productive?” Most of us mortals have limits
Where Do Souls Come From?
Dear Philippe, Many have pondered this question. While the answer, if any, won’t change our lives in any meaningful way, it is a curious one nonetheless. Paramhansa Yogananda commented, as others have in various ways, that the universe is peopled
Is Even-Mindedness Possible?
Dear SS, It is true that emotional reactivity causes karma because emotional reactivity is a function of the ego. The ego is the soul attached to the body. We need an ego to act in this world, to work out
Is the Process of Kriya Yoga a Decompressing of Compressed Energy?
DearAasheesh, Yes, Yogananda emphasized that through Kriya Yoga you can reach liberation in this lifetime. Your question is an interesting way of looking at the process of Kriya Yoga. Our inner energy is compressed, so to speak, by countless small
What Is Spiritual Pride?
Dear SS, The spiritual path is a long road that requires deep attunement with God and the guru to avoid wandering into the ego’s traps and reach Self-realization. There are many pitfalls along the way, one of which is spiritual
Fear of War
Dear Marcel, I feel for your dilemma. Love is the greatest protection you can offer. Not just love for your children, for that is natural enough, but be a child yourself: a child of God whose love for God is
What Will Happen If I Meditate on My Guru?
Dear Vivek, The rule is this: whatever you meditate on, or concentrate on, you will absorb. For example, whenever you concentrate on something dark, your mind will absorb that darkness. If you concentrate on something luminous, your mind will absorb
Online Events

“Whispers from Eternity” — a Daily Broadcast of Inspiration
May 16 12:00 pm PDT • May 16 19:00 GMT • May 17 00:30 IST

Treasures Virtual Satsang
May 16 5:30 pm PDT • May 17 00:30 GMT • May 17 06:00 IST

Conversations with Yogananda
May 17 7:30 pm PDT • May 18 02:30 GMT • May 18 08:00 IST

Weekly Guided Kriya Meditation
May 18 5:30 am PDT • May 18 12:30 GMT • May 18 18:00 IST

Whispers From Eternity: An Exploration of Prayer and Poetry
May 18 8:15 am PDT • May 18 15:15 GMT • May 18 20:45 IST

Sunday Service
May 22 10:00 am PDT • May 22 17:00 GMT • May 22 22:30 IST

Sunday Worship Service
May 22 10:00 am PDT • May 22 17:00 GMT • May 22 22:30 IST

Sunday Service at Ananda Village
Sep 11 10:00 am PDT • Sep 11 17:00 GMT • Sep 11 22:30 IST
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Yogananda’s City of Angels Pilgrimage

Join us, July 3 – 12, 2022 for a profound pilgrimage immersed in the holiness of the sacred places where Paramhansa Yogananda lived, wrote, and blessed the world with his love for God.
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