Sunday Service from Ananda Village
Live Broadcast Every Sunday, 9:45 am PDT • 16:45 GMT • 22:15 IST
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A description of each part of the service, including a schedule and song lyrics (in PDF format).
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What IsAnanda?
Ananda is dedicated to the belief, born of experience, that you can live in joy. We teach effective techniques for expanding your sense of self, such as meditation, Kriya Yoga, spiritual Hatha Yoga, and divine friendship.
Spiritual Renewal Week: June 26 – July 3

Uplift Yourself—Uplift the World
Experience extraordinary inspiration, spiritual upliftment, and connection with friends and other truth seekers, in-person or online.
Individual effort can be more important than mass karma. One who in every way tries to uplift himself, harmonizing body, mind, and soul with the Divine, creates positive karma not only in his own life, but in his family, neighborhood, country, and world. —Paramhansa Yogananda
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Our Inspiration

Paramhansa Yogananda has been called the father of yoga and meditation in the West. His Autobiography helped spark and inspire a spiritual revolution across the world. Among the over three-hundred (influential spiritual voices) I interviewed about their key spiritual influences, a high percentage named a book, and by far the book most often mentioned was Yogananda’s unique memoir.
Online Course: Ananda Course in Meditation
Whether or not you are new to meditation, this course will help you develop a deep and consistent practice. With ample feedback from meditators with decades of experience and your own persistence, you will awaken your true nature: a pure reflection of divine peace, joy, and love.
Ananda is known for its expertise in meditation, and for 50 years has trained teachers in techniques grounded in the highest yogic practices of India, as brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda.
Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga is an ancient meditation technique of energy and breath control, or pranayama. It is also a comprehensive spiritual path of additional meditation practices and guidance for living.
The Kriya technique is given through personal initiation by one of our Kriya Yogacharyas. Initiation requires preparation through practice of other meditation techniques and study of Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings.

Community
Let us join together in this wave of social transformation, and through our practice of meditation create a spirit of global unity that can lead to lasting peace.
— Nayaswami Devi
Connect Online
Ananda is very active online: Live events, satsangs, group guided meditations, and personal support through email and chat. Learn More
Find a Local Center
Ananda has over 150 centers and meditation groups in over 45 countries which offer group meditations and classes. Learn More
Experience Community
Ananda has developed eight communities in the US, Europe, and India. Many offer internships where you can stay and experience community firsthand. Learn More
What's New
Recent Posts and Videos
Is Lord Rama Real? What Do the Kriya Masters Say about Him?
Dear Rounak, Lord Rama is absolutely real according to Yogananda. He was an avatar, a divine incarnation, as Yogananda writes in his Autobiography of a Yogi: “Krishna, Rama, Buddha, and Patanjali were among the ancient Indian avatars.” Krishna, the scriptures
Coping with Family Disharmony
Dear Friend, What a sad situation, indeed. Let’s start with the admission that we can’t, by will power, change another person if he or she doesn’t wish to change. Right? Those of us who subscribe to the perennial wisdom of
How Do I Reach Self-Realization?
Dear Vivek, Indeed that metaphor is valid because our nature is “Tat twam asi.” “Thou art THAT.” We and all people and things are manifestations of God. It has been said that God is with us as much now as
Why Are Spiritual Practices Necessary? Isn’t Asking God from the Heart Enough?
Dear Vivekji, For ages this question has been discussed. Bhaktas (devotional people) often say that grace alone saves you, that there is only a need for prayer, devotion, self-surrender — “asking”, as you say, and all will be given —
Can I Experience the Highest Spiritual Attainment Now? Or Are Many Years Necessary?
Dear Seeker, You are quite right. It could indeed happen in this very moment. Samadhi, the highest state, is yours already. The trouble is, there are mental and karmic cross-currents which tell you “I am not yet there,” “reality is
Can I Achieve My Spiritual Goals?
Dear Reddy, Lahiri Mahasaya of Benares would say to students: “Banat, banat ban jai!” Doing, doing, soon…done! Think of body building or sports training: you just have to keep up the routine and not try to second guess the consequences.
Advaita and Yoga
Dear Surya, You ask a very important question. I know what you mean about the response to Advaita (non-dual) philosophy. What inevitably happens, though, is that minutes after our reading is finished, we revert to dualistic actions. It is a
How Can the Astral Body Heal the Physical Body?
Dear Michelle, I too had Lyme disease and dealt with it. Of course, ask a physician what you should do, it’s no joke. But indeed a strong astral body heals the physical body. What you need to do is recharge
Awakening Kundalina with Asanas
Dear Vivek, Kundalini is not primarily physical, so Kundalini is only indirectly affected by asanas. Kundalini is prana in the locked form. It is true that aggressive application of asanas can sometimes awaken Kundalini energy, but to do so is
Yoga for Autism, ADD, ADHD
Dear Friend, It seems so hurtful that children should be so afflicted. In some ways, our entire world is afflicted with aspects of ADD, ADHD, and Autism. I think the birth of children with these challenges reflects the karma and
Online Events

Treasures Virtual Satsang
Jul 4 5:30 pm PDT • Jul 5 00:30 GMT • Jul 5 06:00 IST

Sunday Service at Ananda Village
Sep 11 10:00 am PDT • Sep 11 17:00 GMT • Sep 11 22:30 IST
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Upcoming Events
Yogananda’s City of Angels Pilgrimage

Join us, July 3 – 12, 2022 for a profound pilgrimage immersed in the holiness of the sacred places where Paramhansa Yogananda lived, wrote, and blessed the world with his love for God.
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Thank You, God – Tithing as a Spiritual Practice
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Ananda is a beacon of light, breaking through the darkness of this world with the universal teachings of Self-realization.
Thank you for being a part of this community of souls who support each other on our path to God…