🕉️ Let’s chant “Aum Guru” together for 24 hours to build spiritual magnetism and draw the grace of God and gurus. ✨ The chanting vigil will start on Sunday, September 12 at 8:30pm (PDT) at the end of the Swami Kriyananda Spiritual Anniversary event (see link below) at Ananda Village, with a mini-kirtan of chanting “Aum Guru”. It will conclude … Read More
Continuing in our Irish themes from last week, join me in another classic of Swami’s music, Emerald Isle. This song, more than describing the wonders of the natural world, and of the fair land of Ireland, is an invitation to see life with the eyes of divine vision. Everything in this world is a symbol directing us closer to God, … Read More
A chant composed by Paramhansa Yogananda using the words from the great Indian poet/artist Rabindranath Tagore, sung by Ananda devotees at Ananda Pune. Lyrics words by Rabindranath Tagore music and adaptation into English by Paramhansa Yogananda In my house, with Thine own hands, Light the lamp of Thy love! In my house, with Thine own hands, Light the lamp of … Read More
Home is a deep psychological archetype, much more than a building with four walls and a ceiling. What does home mean, and how does this song teach us to discover the true vibration of our inner home? What is truly important to a yogi in life, outer success, or inner bliss? With this song, “Home is a Green Hill”, Swami … Read More
Sung by an Ananda Choir at Ananda Village, August 8th 2021. Lyrics Home is a green hill, home is a wind Blowing betrayal, far, far away. Home is the knowledge heaven is near, Home’s the end of the fray. Home is my heart’s land, home’s where I am; Nothing can dim the light of my soul. Home is forever, home … Read More
In this episode we see how each one of us tries to find happiness and fulfilment through lower tendencies and desires, as expressed through the lower triad of chakras, until we discover deeper fulfilment in freedom of heart and inner freedom, as expressed by the higher chakras. Surprisingly, Swami’s song, “If You’re Seeking Freedom”, outlines this progression precisely. Join in … Read More
ABOUT SWAMI KRIYANANDA In 1948 at the age of twenty-two, Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) became a disciple of the Indian yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. At Yogananda’s request, Swami Kriyananda devoted his life to lecturing and writing, helping others to experience the living presence of God within. He taught on four continents in seven languages over the course of 65 … Read More
The ANANDA MUSIC ORAL HISTORY VIDEOS capture the essence of living and sharing the music of Ananda. Listen to longtime devotee musicians share their stories and remembrances of spiritual lessons learned from working on the songs and chants of Swami Kriyananda and Paramhansa Yogananda. Ramesha (Fabio) Nani began his formal music training with classical guitar at the age of seven, … Read More
We all desire to love and be loved, not just impersonally, in a cosmic sense, but also personally. One of the deepest longings of the human heart is to find a partner, to share a romance – is this yearning a hindrance on the spiritual path, or can we learn how to transform human love into divine aspiration? Through this … Read More
Sung by an Ananda Choir at Ananda Village, August 8th 2021. Lyrics The secret of laughter lies in the laughing, Not in the search for joy: It’s a swallow winging on the wind! It’s innocence in a boy. Luru luru lero, Luru luru lye! Joy will come to anyone Whose heart has learned to fly! Joy in the singing, not … Read More
