Dear Friend, “Why did God create the universe?” Swami Kriyananda was asked one day. “It is His nature to expand. He is a thought. Only through thought can we keep expanding the concept of something.” Our level of consciousness, in a very real sense, determines our thoughts. Swami Kriyananda has often counseled us not to identify with negative definitions of … Read More
Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi are accompanying Swami Kriyananda in Los Angeles, where he and the Ananda team launch the new expansion of our work. This is the latest in their ongoing Ananda LA blog series — also see Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3. Dear Friends, Everything here in Los Angeles continues to move forward in exciting ways … Read More
Surrounded by a lovely, expansive garden, willow branches swaying in the breeze and brushing against the water of a large shallow pond just behind us, we watched the couple approach. Both American, they had met while attending college in Delhi, India. The decorations were festive and Indian, and the couple, their attendants and family, had all graciously donned Indian dress. … Read More
Guru night is a devotional event that takes place annually at summer’s end. Ananda Portland has the tradition of having the festivities outside, and despite our reputation for rain, there has been only one Guru Night that had to be moved due to the weather. It is a night of pilgrimage; a rare opportunity to visit holy shrines dedicated to … Read More
So many things are happening in this early phase of Swami Kriyananda being in Los Angeles that it’s hard even to find time to write. But we really want to keep the communication coming regularly, so we got up at 5:00 am this morning to share the news with you….
This blog is a semi-live account of the Ananda Village monks’ trip to Los Angeles three weeks ago, on August 22nd, to hear Swami Kriyananda talk at a packed Ford Amphitheater.
It’s “semi-live” because I wrote the first half at about 2:30 pm. After that, I was writing more or less as-it-happens.
I hope you enjoy it.
We never will know our true potential if we don’t push ourselves past our perceived and self-made boundaries. Touching Soul Touching Soul came into being as a consequence of an inspired moment preceded by reading an excerpt of Swami Kriyananda’s Conversations with Yogananda. The excerpt told of a someone asking Yogananda if inspiration could be subjected to the demands of … Read More
This last week with Swamiji in Los Angeles has been dynamic, joyful, and very, very busy.
With his hip injury continuing to improve, Swamiji has basically left the wheelchair behind, is increasingly using a walker to get around, and has started to walk short distances unaided.
It is really amazing to watch the unceasing flow of energy that pours through him into so many different projects.…
By the end of Dwapara Yuga in 4100 A.D., mankind will conquer the delusion of space and people will be able to go, not only to other planets, but to distant galaxies.
Adam and Eve came under the sway of duality and lost their attunement with the Divine. Their “sin” was in choosing the outward sexual energy over the inner bliss to which God had invited them.
