The sacred truths found within these this book of poems are timeless, eternal and born of Cosmic Law, to which all of creation is subject.
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A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community
Just Another Day in Swami’s World
It is unlikely that in my life-time I will ever again ride through the streets of Mumbai barely seeing another car, and under police escort! It is the day after Swami Kriyananda’s Mumbai event. A key figure in Maharashtran politics has died and trouble is expected in the city. Security is “Code Red”. All public transport is suspended … taxis, … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Overcoming Challenging Karma
Through Tempest, Through Snows…
Well here we are, the best part of a year gone since coming to live on the land, here at Ananda Kriya Yogashram in Pune, India. It is now Monsoon, and no better time is there to reflect on the tests and trials that have passed and to wonder at those still yet to come. The beauty of this land … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community
Land of the Rishis
I am late for satsang with the revered woman saint, Mataji Vanamil Devi. I was unavoidably detained by an appointment with a highly respected vedic astrologer. But Divine Mother comes to my rescue, yet not without a playing a little joke on me. I had professed to a friend, only weeks before, that if I had to travel anywhere a … Read More
Clarity Magazine, Overcoming Challenging Karma, Spiritual Growth
From the British Isles to India: Continuing the Game of Minutes*
Beloved, we have come to a place together, where it is very difficult to leave Your presence. How difficult it was, at the beginning of this journal, to hold You for very long. You have made Yourself so delightfully delicious to me that I do not want to withdraw from You. It is easier to will myself into Your presence than it is to will myself out of it, once in.
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community
Tapasya… Blessings… All is Balance
Greetings, dear ones, Life here in India is never dull. I want to tell you a little of the hardships (tapasya) and the blessings that inevitably run hand in hand with progress. When Michael and I arrived in India there were 11 or 12 great souls striving earnestly in preparation for Swami Kriyananda’s long awaited arrival at the Kriya Yogashram, … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Meditation, Spiritual Community
Homeward Bound
The time finally arrived for Michael and me to leave the island home we had known for 8 years, and the UK itself where we have lived for all our lives. As we left the house we had sold I looked back, but not with any regret or emotion. A short while later we sailed away from the island I … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community
…I am become the Sea of Mirth Itself
Dear ones, I do not have a great deal of time for writing at this present time (the packers and shippers are upstairs packing boxes for India as I speak!), but I wanted to briefly share a delightful experience from my wonderful, and deeply inspiring visit to Ananda Village for Spiritual Renewal week. A large group of us had gathered … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth
Pastures New: A Lesson in Acceptance
Time marches on and the move to India is almost upon us. Our home is sold and we have left our jobs. Yet had Michael and I known how difficult it would be to opt out of the ‘rat-race’ we might have planned things slightly differently. Not that it has affected our decision to move to Pune, rather it has … Read More
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Growth
Joy… Amidst Carnage and Mayhem?
Master said time and time again how we must remain calm in times of adversity, amidst ‘the crash of breaking worlds’. Please allow me to set the scene. It would be better if the beautiful Isle of Man, located in the middle of the Irish Sea, was renowned for its spiritual history; a centre for a civilization that worshiped God … Read More
