Rajarshi Janakananda ECONOMIC, BUSINESS, AND SPIRITUAL BLESSINGS This year, with the concerns of COVID-19, Ananda Village, and other Ananda communities, are getting together, in spirit, and continuing the tradition of beautifying the community from home, in remembrance of the life of Rajarshi Janakananda. See Full Post

  Many of you have been asking about flowers blooming in the garden. You have got to come see this!.   “Whether you are a nature lover or a spiritual seeker, these images will speak to you, whispering tranquility and inspiration to your soul through lush foliage, sun-kissed flowers, and stately statues.” ~ from Crystal Hermitage... See Full Post

A Special two-part offering with Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi where they will share principles, practical suggestions, and tools based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda     See Full Post

Jyotish and Devi will lead an online three-hour meditation in celebration of Swami Kriyanandaji’s Moksha Day . Swami Kriyananda May 19, 1926 – April 21, 2013 I am a child of eternity! I am ageless. I am deathless. I am the changeless Spirit at the heart of all mutation! —Affirmation for Immortality Read more about Swami Kriyananda’s... See Full Post

Paramhansa Yogananda said that one of his key commissions was to resurrect the teachings of Christianity as originally taught by Jesus, and to distinguish them from misinterpretations, sectarianism and dogma. He often called his mission “the second coming of Christ.” As a part of this mission, he wrote deep, detailed commentaries on the New Testament and... See Full Post

By the practice of yoga meditation, one can reach the point of relaxing the heart, experiencing death consciously, and eliminating one’s sense of the mystery of death and the fear of dying.  One can learn, indeed, to leave his body voluntarily and blissfully at death, rather than being thrown out of it forcefully, often as a... See Full Post

Are you interested in having a transformative summer experience of spiritual growth, selfless service, community living, self-discovery and adventure? Swami Kriyananda says that “Cooperative communities are a highly practical solution for everyone seeking true meaning in life.” Come join the Ananda Village Internship Program 2020 and experience what it is like to live the teachings! See Full Post

On March 9, Sri Yukteswar left his body in a mahasamadhi — a great yogi’s experience of union with God at the time of death. Paramhansa Yogananda recounts the last days of his guru, and Sri Yukteswar’s premonition of his own death, in this excerpt from Autobiography of a Yogi. Read the full story See Full Post

March 7 is the anniversary of the day that Yogananda left his body in mahasamadhi, a yogi’s conscious exit in freedom at the time of death. As his disciple Swami Kriyananda later wrote, “In death, as in life, he was telling [us]… ‘I love you always, through endless cycles of time, unconditionally, without any desire except... See Full Post

“We, and the very fabric of the atoms, are made from love and joy, and our hearts will never rest until we are reunited with that reality,” said author, Nayaswami Jyotish. When we welcome the presence of love into our lives, our entire existence is born anew. After the success of their first two books, Touch... See Full Post