The early days of Ananda were very different, on the outside, from the way Ananda is today — but the essential character and the expansive service remain the same. Nayaswami Parvati shares stories of service from her early years at Ananda as well as stories of right action from other spiritual communities: an amish community and the work that was … Read More

Will power is an important quality for devotees to develop, but we also need attunement to God’s will. Nayaswami Parvati shares stories from the lives of Swami Kriyananda, Paramhansa Yogananda, and her own life to illustrate what it looks like when you combine self-effort with divine grace.

One of the most important teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, Nayaswami Parvati says, is that we need to balance the spirit of work and the spirit of meditation — so that when we work, and when we meditate, we are experiencing the presence of God. Parvati shares stories from her own life: serving at the market at Ananda Village, working at … Read More