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Another Laurel for the Answer Movie

The Answer, a movie about Swami Kriyananda’s life with Paramhansa Yogananda,‬ has earned its first laurel from Europe as Nominee Best Feature Film at the prestigious Independent Days International Film Festival in Karlsruhe, Germany. This is our 15th Laurel with 3 more already in the offing. See the laurels

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New Ananda Healthcare Clinic in Pune, India

Recently we dedicated a new Ananda Integrated Healthcare Clinic in Pune, started by doctors Mansi and Amar Agarwal and Dr. Brahmachari Aditya. It’s only a few blocks from the Ananda Center. They’ll offer allopathic and non-traditional healing traditions, combined with Yogananda’s teachings.

Divine Love, Thank You, God

The Christmas Mystery

Dear Friend, Even as small children we were gathered up, still asleep, and carried to the midnight Christmas Eve service at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. Somewhere between wakefulness and dreaming, standing with our heads about level with a forest of adult knees, we watched, awestruck, as the crèche scene came to life. Over our heads we heard the minster’s sonorous, … Read More

A Place Called Ananda, Parenting and Education

10 Reasons Community Is for Kids!

The final chapter of Paramhansa Yogananda’s spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, finds him walking with his dear friend and first American disciple, Dr. Lewis through his Encinitas Hermitage grounds. Dr. Lewis asks about a construction project underway on the far side of the grounds and Yogananda begins to describe his vision for world brotherhood colonies: In these beautiful surroundings I … Read More

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Road Named after Yogananda

A major road near Ananda Bangalore centre in Domlur has been officially renamed to ‘Paramahamsa Yogananda Road’ on the 30th December 2015 by the Bangalore Corporation (BBMP). See a picture of the road