Brahmachari Prashad from Ananda Village visited Ananda Palo Alto to share a vocal and instrumental concert, along with storytelling, all woven together with the thread of devotion to Divine Mother.
What Lightning Flash (Chant by P. Yogananda)
Join us in singing this beautiful chant by Paramhansa Yogananda (author of Autobiography of a Yogi). Recorded in 2023. (Cosmic Chants, 1938 Edition) Lyrics What lightning flash glimmers in Thy face, Mother! What lightning flash glimmers in Thy face! Seeing Thee, I am thrilled through and through. Seeing Thee, I am thrilled through and through. #yogananda #paramahansayogananda #autobiographyofayogi #chant #chanting … Read More
Light the Lamp of Thy Love (Chant by P. Yogananda and Rabindranath Tagore)
Chant this beautiful song recorded in 2023. From Paramhansa Yogananda’s Cosmic Chants (1938 edition). Words by Rabindranath Tagore music and adaptation into English by Paramhansa Yogananda Lyrics: In my house, with Thine own hands, Light the lamp of Thy love! In my house, with Thine own hands, Light the lamp of Thy love! Thy transmuting lamp entrancing, Thy transmuting lamp … Read More
Paramhansa Yogananda’s Poem “God! God! God!” — Chanted by Direct Disciple Swami Kriyananda
God! God! God! (Poem by Paramhansa Yogananda) From the depths of slumber, As I ascend the spiral stairways of wakefulness, I will whisper: God! God! God! Thou art the food, and when I break my fast Of nightly separation from Thee, I will taste Thee, and mentally say: God! God! God! No matter where I go, the spotlight of my … Read More
In the Temple of Silence (Chant by P. Yogananda)
From Paramhansa Yogananda’s Cosmic Chants (1938 edition). Chanted by Brahmachari Sagar in 2023. Lyrics: In the temple of Silence, In the temple of Peace I will meet Thee I will touch Thee I will love Thee and coax Thee to my altar of Peace and coax Thee to my altar of Peace In the temple of Samadhi In the temple … Read More
I Am the Bubble, Make Me the Sea (Chant by P. Yogananda)
One of Yogananda’s most beloved chants from his Cosmic Chants, chanted by Brahmachari Sagar in 2023. Lyrics: So do Thou my Lord: So do Thou my Lord: Thou and I, never apart. Wave of the sea, dissolve in the sea! Thou and I, never apart. Wave of the sea, dissolve in the sea! I am the bubble, make me the … Read More
Brave Were the People (Ananda Joy Choir at Crystal Hermitage)
Watch and listen to this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda, performed by members of the Ananda Joy Singers Choir, recorded during the 80th birthday celebration of Nayaswami Jyotish at the Crystal Hermitage at Ananda Village, August 5th 2023. Lyrics: Brave were the people who lived in these hills. Brave, the great warriors who confronted the foe. To defend what is … Read More
A New Dawn — with Dance Movements (Ananda Joy Choir at Crystal Hermitage)
Watch and listen to this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda, with dance movements performed by members of the Ananda Joy Singers Choir, recorded during the 80th birthday celebration of Nayaswami Jyotish at the Crystal Hermitage at Ananda Village, August 5th 2023. The song is included on the CD “Mystic Harp”, played on the harp by Derek Bell.
Lord, May We Serve You (Ananda Joy Choir at Crystal Hermitage)
Watch and listen to this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda, performed by members of the Ananda Joy Singers Choir, recorded during the 80th birthday celebration of Nayaswami Jyotish at the Crystal Hermitage at Ananda Village, August 5th 2023. Lyrics Lord, may we serve You all our days, Ever rejoice to sing Your praise. As we together Your wisdom seek, Charge … Read More
I Live Without Fear (Ananda Joy Choir at Crystal Hermitage)
Watch and listen to this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda, performed by members of the Ananda Joy Singers Choir, recorded during the 80th birthday celebration of Nayaswami Jyotish at the Crystal Hermitage at Ananda Village, August 5th 2023. Lyrics Though green summer fade And winter draw near, My Lord, in Your presence I live without fear. Through tempest, through snows, … Read More