A Place Called Ananda, Ananda Writers Group, Guru-Disciple Relationship, Spiritual Growth

Swamiji Guides My Relationships

by Nayaswami Rambhakta

Before I moved to Ananda, I worked for a fledgling sports magazine, Runner’s World, with its offices in Mountain View on the San Francisco Peninsula. I discovered Ananda and Swamiji in 1974 through his book Cooperative Communities – How to Start Them and Why, found while browsing in a bookstore in nearby Palo Alto. Ananda seemed the answer to a … Read More

Spiritual Growth

The Hound of Heaven

by Ananda Sangha Worldwide

“He who created us yearns for our love… And we shall never be happy until we give it.” Paramhansa Yogananda In her book The Flawless Mirror, where she records her 27-year association with her guru, Paramhansa Yogananda, Kamala Silva writes: One Christmas, Master gave me a lovely printing of “The Hound of Heaven” by Francis Thompson. On long-past occasions I … Read More

Ananda Writers Group, Spiritual Growth

Beyond the Pandemic

by Tyagi Jayadev

Every situation of pressure, pain, difficulty, or forceful change in our lives places us at a crossroads. One reaction and possible direction for us to take is to say, “NO! This is bad, unfair, too much!” Unfortunately, this reaction takes us down a gray and rainy road in life. The other path is to say, “YES! I embrace it; this … Read More