Each human being is a nation unto itself occupied by many different citizens. There are many qualities inside each person, some good and some bad. We need to learn to love our individual nations even though there are citizens residing there who are trying to undermine or destroy them. In the Bhagavad Gita (Chapter 6, verse 6) Krishna says: For … Read More
The entire spiritual path consists of offering up the ego to God for purification, and of receiving His grace (kripa) in return. Only thus can one eventually attain oneness with God. – Swami Kriyananda In the Indian tradition, yagya is an outward fire ceremony but on a deeper level, yagya is a practice of self-offering to God; offering our actions, … Read More
During the first year of the pandemic, I became intensely active in learning how to create online courses and to make and edit videos to be available to our guests at The Expanding Light Retreat. One evening, long after I went to bed, I found myself yet wide awake and unable to sleep. My mind was too agitated. As I … Read More
Learn how to accomodate special diet recipes and begin cooking vegetarian. This video covers how to make a delicious and healthy 4th of July meal. This meal will include sunburgers, potato salad, Asian coleslaw and more. Get the recipe here. You can see more vegetarian recipes by Diksha here. Learn more about the Online with Ananda vegetarian cooking course, made … Read More
Spiritual surrender is the way to true freedom despite its great threat to the ego. Whims and limited understanding, as Paramhansa Yogananda used to say, guide human will. Divine will is in harmony with every level of reality. It will sometimes appear to us at first to be wrong though it always proves, in the end, to be for our … Read More
In October 2021, Ananda offered Living the Yoga Sutras, a six-week online program with Nayaswami Gyandev and Nayaswami Diksha. More than 100 people from around the world participated in the course and together we created a strong positive wave of consciousness. The program helped all of us gain a higher understanding and deepen our spiritual practices. This training was supported … Read More
Learn how to accommodate special diet recipes and begin cooking vegetarian. This video covers how to make a hearty dinner that includes French lentil soup with lots of vegetables, and sweet corn muffins that are light, dairy-and sugar free. This is the perfect simple meal for an aspiring vegan chef, or for those looking for tips on how to cook … Read More
Learn how to accommodate special diet recipes and begin cooking vegetarian. This video covers how to make a hearty dinner that includes French lentil soup with lots of vegetables, and sweet corn muffins that are light, dairy-and sugar free. This is the perfect simple meal for an aspiring vegan chef, or for those looking for tips on how to cook … Read More
Go beyond time in this short powerful guided visualization and affirmation by Swami Kriyananda, “I Am Timeless Forever.” Affirmation: “I am in control of my life. Time cannot control me, for I am timeless forever. Right here and right now.” Read by Nayaswami Diksha
To help you achieve success in life, magnetize the center of will in the body with the Breath Magnet Technique, by Swami Kriyananda, and repeat a powerful Will Affirmation by Paramhansa Yogananda: I will, with my own will, Which flows from the Divine Will, To be healthy, to be well, To be prosperous and spiritual, To be well, to be … Read More
