Another week of beautiful weather (but still pray for rain on the weekends) The stucco finish coat has started and will be completed next week. The final white color is appearing before oureyes! The stones walls are moving ever forward and the interior finishes and benches are progressing according to plan. Stay tuned as the beauty level keeps ratcheting up!
Overcoming Attachments Wins Inner Freedom
Swami Kriyananda wrote a little booklet called Secrets of Meditation, in which he offers 31 suggestions for deepening our inner experience: one for each day of the month. All of them are precious jewels. Today we will take a look at the first one. You will find effective techniques designed to help you apply this “secret” to your meditation. Significantly, … Read More
Motherhood
I always assumed I would have children, probably four, the same as the family I grew up in. My first marriage ended quickly in divorce, and my second marriage didn’t start until my late twenties. My new husband was ambivalent about becoming a father. Then I went to medical school, and suddenly I was thirty-nine. For the next twelve months … Read More
Yogananda Gardens
Nayaswami Janakidevi and Byasa are in the process of creating a garden in Laurelwood Valley, Oregon dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda. It will feature secluded areas of inspiring shrines and quiet nooks, as well as lawn areas surrounded by colorful flowers and ornamental plantings. To learn more, visit the Yogananda Gardens website.
Construction Update: Exterior work continues… stucco walls, stone landscape walls, and sunshine!
We have have had sunny and warm weather all week, and this has allowed the stone landscape walls to continue, along with some stucco work. Swami’s wall by his apartment received the base coat of stucco and the exterior of the Mandir was prepared for color coat of stucco – hopefully going on next week – if the weather holds! … Read More
Inner Renewal Week
Ananda Village’s annual Inner Renewal Week is coming up February 1 — 8, led by Ananda’s Spiritual Directors, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi. The topic this year is “An Inner Pilgrimage to God”. You can attend online or in person.
Evening Hospice
In 2006, Swami Kriyananda wrote the 12 Precepts of Evening Hospice. When I first read them I was stunned. It was obvious that these 12 precepts were not just something that you would want to address at end of life, but in fact, were guidelines for living! In a letter Swami sent out he stated: “The word ‘hospice’ is defined … Read More
Construction Update: Fine tuning interior, starting final exterior landscaping
After taking a breath over the Christmas holidays, work on the Mandir is back in full swing. All the interior lighting is installed and the final touches to the wall finish is being completed. The benches and cabinets with go in over the next weeks. On the exterior, we have a opening of nice weather – 50’s and sunshine – … Read More