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What Is Christ Consciousness? What Does “Christ” Mean?

Nayaswami Ananta answers a question that many of us have about Christ Consciousness: Is it accessible by everyone, and is there a difference in the eyes of the various religions and spiritual traditions in the world? Nayaswami Ananta is a founding member of Ananda Village in California. He and his wife, Nayaswami Maria, directed our Ananda community in Sacramento for … Read More

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Why Do We Give Gifts on Christmas?

Find out more about the deeper meaning of Christmas and how to celebrate a more spiritual Christmas. Watch Nayaswami Ananta answering this important question and giving us a deeper understanding. Nayaswami Ananta is a founding member of Ananda Village in California. He and his wife, Maria, directed our Ananda community in Sacramento for over 20 years. They returned to Ananda … Read More

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Why Do We Celebrate Christmas?

Find out more about the deeper meaning of Christmas and how to celebrate a more spiritual Christmas. Watch Nayaswami Ananta answering this important question and giving us a deeper understanding. Nayaswami Ananta is a founding member of Ananda Village in California. He and his wife, Maria, directed our Ananda community in Sacramento for over 20 years. They returned to Ananda … Read More

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Spiritual Christmas: Questions and Answers

Find out more about the deeper meaning of Christmas and how to celebrate a more spiritual Christmas. Watch Nayaswami Ananta answering these important questions: – Why do we celebrate Christmas? – Why do we give gifts on Christmas? – What does Christ mean? What is Christ Consciousness? – What is a disciple of Christ? – How can we attune ourselves … Read More

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The Spiritual Meaning of Christmas

HOW CAN I HAVE A SPIRITUAL CHRISTMAS? Nayaswami Ananta: I think a spiritual Christmas is a really important goal. It would be an absolute shame to have [only] material Christmas and miss the real gem that we are offered every December 25, also at Easter, and the celebrations of avatars of any religion. Christmas is a cultural event. The world … Read More

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In Surrender Lies Victory (with Nayaswami Ananta)

When we experience uncomfortable feelings, they always originate from the ego. When we surrender our ego, our identification with the little self, all discomfort dissolves. Nayaswami Ananta shares through stories from the lives of Krishna and Jesus, how the mantra “Thy will be done” can guide us to inner freedom and victory. Sunday Service with Nayaswami Ananta and Nayaswami Maria … Read More

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Live Your Highest Potential

Nayaswami Ananta shares this deep and important inspiration during his Sunday Service at Ananda Village, August 28th 2022. You can find the complete talk here.

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Ego: Friend or Foe? (With Nayaswami Ananta)

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Ananta and Nayaswami Maria at Ananda Village, recorded September 4th 2022. Is the ego just our friend or our foe? Or can it be both? Nayaswami Ananta explains why the ego can bring us so much suffering and how it doesn’t have to be that way. He dives deeper into how the following three practices can … Read More