My Mother gave my Father a copy of Paramhansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi, in 1978 – almost 20 years later, they come to visit me at Ananda Village.
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Growth
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Growth
Why I Became a Monk
Shortly after I found Ananda, Swami Kriyananda wrote a small pamphlet called “The Way of Ananda Sanghis.”
The original edition stated:
“If formal renunciation is an option… it would be wise to consider embracing it.”
This was in the middle of text which made it clear that, to find God, it is not necessary to become a monk or a nun (i.e. a formal renunciate)…
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Spiritual Music
Last week I had the pleasure of being commissioned to photograph the Music Ministry staff: David Eby, Jeanne Tschantz and Romesha and Bhagavati Nani. They are the core of a very large group of people who love to sing here at Ananda. I had the four them all to myself for over two hours as we took various photos that … Read More
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Every Kriya Can Take Us To God
Paramhansa Yogananda said that Kriya Yoga was the most effective route to God. Usually a kriya yogi does up to 108 in a single meditation, and counts them on a mala, or string of beads.
But Yogananda once told an advanced disciple that he only had to do one kriya in each meditation. This made me think of an idea for a gift…
A Place Called Ananda, Spiritual Community, Spiritual Growth
Swami Kriyananda’s 60th Year of Discipleship
September 12th was the 59th anniversary of the day Swami Kriyananda met Master. We celebrated it here in India as the first day of his 60th year of discipleship. One special aspect of the day’s events is that they were organized primarily by our Indian devotees. In a sense the celebration began on Monday, because we ran a large … Read More
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In Divine Friendship–Letters of Counsel and Reflection*
God doesn’t treat those who love Him in the same soft way He treats others.
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How To Give Gifts
All things are gifts of God even though He makes man work for them for the sake of his own evolution. They include health, prosperity, intelligence, creative ability, will power and, above all, spiritual qualities.
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Are Dreams Important?
There are many theories as to why we dream, but rarely does any scholar or scientist dare give a definitive opinion. Paramhansa Yogananda, however, did dare to say: “I know exactly why and how we dream.”
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Fitness Intuition: The Wisdom of the Heart
The heart generates the most powerful vibrations in the body – it sends out electrical signals roughly 60 times as strong as those emitted by the brain.
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Is There Best Way To Worship?
In order to look for “the best,” you must make comparisons, judging one thing superior and all others inferior. People who say, “Only my religion is the best,” create dreadful divisions in the world.
