News About Ananda

Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi Traveling in April

This weekend, the first in April, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi will be giving talks at Ananda Palo Alto. The last weekend in April they will be giving talks at Ananda Los Angeles. In June Jyotish and Devi will be in Seattle and will be in Portland in July. Details

Daily Meditator, Meditation

Being Inwardly Free

Each year in March we celebrate the mahasamadhis of two great masters, Paramhansa Yogananda and Sri Yukteswar. Mahasamadhi means “great samadhi” — it is the conscious, willful, final exit of a master from the physical body. Scripture states that the anniversary of a mahasamadhi is a very auspicious time and consequently a great opportunity to tune into the consciousness of … Read More

Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth

Godly Qualities: A Roadmap to Inner Freedom

The ways of God are ever rooted in godliness. God may on occasion be a “refining fire,” destroying evil and restoring virtue to its proper place in order to bring back a balance again to the affairs of the world, but His vengeance is never motivated by wrath, hatred, or vindictiveness.

Spiritual Community

Paramhansa Yogananda’s Mission

“If you could point to a single greatest accomplishment in your life, what would that be?” Swami Kriyananda talks about Yogananda’s mission, his own role in helping to fulfill that mission, and shares advice for how to face any obstacle in life and still come out on top.

News About Ananda

New Book on Education

Ananda Palo Alto just published a book on education based on Ananda’s Living Wisdom schools. The book is called Head & Heart: How a balanced education nurtures happy children who excel in academics and life. You can order it on Amazon.com.