Here is the recording of O, Master from this morning’s service. Enjoy!o-master.mp3
A Place Called Ananda, Music and the Arts
A Place Called Ananda, Music and the Arts
Life Mantra
Dear all – here is the recording of Life Mantra from last night – enjoy!life-mantra-srw-09.mp3
A Place Called Ananda, Meditation, Spiritual Growth
“Eyes Filled with Divine Love”
Being a classically trained musician, I’ve had a life filled with discipline, “shoulds”, guilt and consequences, which certainly has its plusses and minuses. It’s easy to make myself do things when I know it will be good for me, but sometimes I find myself approaching things without much inspiration, doing them simply because I’m supposed to do them. My inner … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Music and the Arts, Spiritual Growth
The Sacred Art of Singing
What is it that truly happens when we sing? Are we merely creating waves of sound, or is there a deeper, metaphysical aspect that we can explore? For myself, I’m beginning to realize that every time my bow touches the cello, or a note comes out of my throat, I have the opportunity to witness the birth of an energetic … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Music and the Arts, Spiritual Community
Winter Renewal Week
As you can tell from Ananda’s homepage, we had a wonderful Winter Renewal Week, with Divine Mother’s added gift of snow. It began snowing Monday morning, and I was amazed to see how many people braved the weather to come to the classes. On Wednesday evening, it snowed about 4 or 5 inches within an hour, and I was able … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Growth
The Choice of Realities
About ten years ago, when I still lived in Portland, I wistfully imagined life at Ananda Village as one of simplicity and ease, where the stresses of ordinary life ceased to be. A year later I got to know people here a little better, and once met a teacher walking from Hansa Temple to the Expanding Light, holding a box … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Music and the Arts
Tuesday’s Recording Session
The past month has held many many wonderful musical events: The two school concerts (including the High School’s breathtaking presentation of Handel’s Messiah), World Brotherhood Day, our Ananda Christmas Concert (when my baton flew in a 30 foot graceful arc while conducting the Halleluiah Chorus), our Christmas Sunday Service, our Christmas Eve crèche program, and then Master’s Birthday celebration. With … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Divine Love, Spiritual Community, Spirituality and Nature
Overcoming a Karmic Bomb
Last month I took my 3 year old daughter Caitlin on a 5 day backpacking trip in Yosemite with our friend’s 3rd and 4th grade class. While we were there, I had enough challenges to qualify, in my mind, as a karmic bomb. For those of you saying already “What were you thinking?!”, part of the reason we went was … Read More
Clarity Magazine, Spiritual Growth
A Musician’s Search
Swami Kriyananda’s music consciously channels divine inspiration with the sole purpose of uplifting human consciousness. To sing Kriyananda’s music with divine attunement puts you in touch with the divine source of his inspiration.
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community
Ananda Concert Series – Grande Finale
I’m in the midst of preparations for our final Ananda Concert Series program, entitled Ananda Classics. We’ll be performing on Saturday night, May 17th, at 7:30 PM at the Crystal Hermitage, surrounded by the beauty of the gardens. This will be the first time in nearly twenty years that Swami’s String Quartet will be performed in its entirety, comprised of … Read More
