Meditation, Spiritual Community
News About Ananda
500 Miles for the Temple of Light
Sitabai Betts, a resident of Ananda Village, walked from Santiago, Spain to France, a total of 500 miles, in 37 days. She did this in part as a fundraiser for the Ananda Temple of Light. Read More
News About Ananda
Temple of Light Update
The grading of the temple and parking lot ground for the Temple of Light at Ananda Village is nearly complete. The fill is over 12 feet deep in some areas, so it was a big task. The grading contracts did an excellent job and the final product feels very natural with a nice flow to the Temple entry. Read More
Daily Meditator, Meditation, Spiritual Growth
My Soul Will Constantly Hum, Unheard by Any, God, God, God*
Some years ago, our friend Garrett was diagnosed with a glioblastoma tumor on the brain. He underwent a rigorous regime of chemotherapy and radiation which culminated in the administration of a “trial drug.” When it too showed no positive effect, his condition rapidly finished out its destined course. Garrett passed with freedom in his heart and loving surrender to the … Read More
Spiritual Growth
Goal!
I grew up playing football, or soccer as most people know it in America. But to the rest of the world it is known as football or more aptly, “the beautiful game.” I love football, soccer, footie, whatever you want to call it. For me, playing is a transcendental experience.
Spiritual Community
Lighting Up Lives
The following is a recent interview with Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi, published in The Speaking Tree, a section of the Times of India—India’s largest newspaper—devoted to articles on spirituality, wellness, and lifestyle. They discuss Ananda Sangha and, in particular, the Paramhansa Yogananda Public Charitable Trust in Brindaban.
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
Learning about Magnetism: A Personal Journey
My slowly deepening understanding of magnetism and the part it plays in our successes and failures involved many experiences with Swami Kriyananda. Generally speaking, everyone’s faults are their virtues taken to an extreme. I’m a very enthusiastic person. I love becoming engaged in a project, but sometimes I overdo it.
Spirituality and Nature
“I’m With The Trees”
After a long day of work selling produce on a hot summer day, I went to practice my soccer skills by kicking a ball with my eternal friend…the wall (this was a special wall from the junior high school in my neighborhood). After practicing I was hot and tired. I turned around from the wall and saw the trees swaying in the warm summer breeze.
Divine Love
Stories From the Heart – Padre Pio and the Poor Widow
Padre Pio decided to build a hospital in a desperately poor region of southern Italy.
Divine Love
Babaji’s Helping Hand
I was in Washington DC with my high-school class on a field-trip during one of the most intense snow-storms the city had seen in nearly a decade (or so we were told). We were having dinner at a host’s house one evening when it began to snow. By the time we finished dinner, there was six inches of snow on the ground, and the storm only appeared to be worsening!
