What Are Chakras? Before we get to the chakra meditation, it’s important to know a few things about the chakras. Chakra is a Sanskrit word whose literal meaning is wheel or circle. In a deeper sense, the word describes the whirlpools or vortices of energy in our astral spine. The chakras are part of what might be called our spiritual anatomy. … Read More
Nayaswami Savitri shares with Dambara on April 20th, 2022. Enjoy these beautiful interviews by Dambara, who talks with the founders of Ananda Village, a spiritual community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in Northern California. Ananda has grown now to many communities and centers around the world, and inspires thousands of people every day in their spiritual life. The … Read More
ABOUT NAYASWAMI SAVITRI Nayaswami Savitri is a well-known teacher and counselor with Ananda Sangha Worldwide. She has written many spiritually focused books and articles. “Through the Gates of Death—And Beyond” is her third novel, and the finale of the “Treta Yuga Trilogy.” It completes the story of Thomas, Sabella, their mentors, friends, and family, which began in “Through Many Lives” … Read More
Recently a fellow disciple asked me, “What should we do when we feel restless, spiritually dry, out of tune, or when we feel strongly drawn back into worldly desires?” I will discuss in this article what I did when these kinds of feelings first ambushed me and also, what others have done when finding themselves in similar situations. For I … Read More
Question My students really like it when I do an extended Savasana (sometimes 20 minutes) with visualization. I recall that Swami Kriyananda had some of these types of visualizations on tape and wonder if they are printed anywhere. Or if anyone has any mind visualizations, as well, I would be more than happy to know some of them. Answer from Nayaswami … Read More
Recently a fellow-disciple asked me, “What should we do when we feel restless, spiritually ‘dry,’ out of tune, or when we feel strongly drawn back into worldly desires?’ I will discuss in this blog what I did when these kinds of feelings first “ambushed” me, and also, what others have done when finding themselves in similar situations. For I believe … Read More
Nayaswami Savitri leads a 40-minute guided meditation on the chakras. A resident of Ananda since 1975, Savitri is a Minister, Spiritual Counselor, Raja Yoga Teacher, and former Co-Director of the Ananda Meditation Teacher Training program. If you enjoyed this guided meditation you may also gain insights from Savitri Simpson’s book Chakras for Starters: Unlock the Hidden Doors of Peace and … Read More
A panel of long time Ananda Village residents talk about life at Ananda when they first moved there.
Paramhansa Yogananda said that meditation is the “jet plane route to Self-realization.” Meditation, however, must be balanced with selfless service, for most of us cannot spend all of our time in meditation. Divine Mother (as Yogananda used to refer to God) knows this and has arranged it so the many lessons we need to learn are offered to us in … Read More
On February 1st, 2015, I paused in my years of service with Ananda Sangha Worldwide to begin a year-long sabbatical. In many ways, it was the best and happiest year of my life. I had the time to do many of the things I always wanted to do, but had never found the time to stop long enough to do … Read More
