May the blessings of Christmas be with you. Enclosed are several items for your inspiration. But first, here is an annoucement regarding our Christmas Day zoom. Bernie Krippner, from our Ananda New Zealand group, will host the zoom prayers so I can be free to be with my family on Christmas morning. Swapnalekha Guha, from our Ananda Kolkata group, will … Read More
Recovering from an accident…
Dear Healing Prayer group, Some of you have heard that I had a car accident on the way to the airport at 3:40 am on Saturday, Dec. 3. So I never went on my trip that was announced in my last blog. It was raining and pitch black and my husband, Bhima, had to slam on the brakes at one … Read More
Prayers for the Planet
Traveling…
Note – I first published this on November 26 – but in the wrong place on Ananda.org, so it didn’t get mailed out. My apologies… Dear Ones, The prayer sessions on Zoom continue to go deep. Join us if you can. A wonderful core group has developed with many of the people showing up several times a week. All are … Read More
Newsletter
Christmas Is Coming
This has been a highly unusual year so far, and it appears that the Covid19 shutdowns will continue, thus eliminating Christmas church services in many areas. This also allows us, however, to bring fresh energy to how we approach the Christmas season. When I was a young girl, age ten, I decided to prepare for Christmas by attending daily Mass … Read More
Music for the Easter Season
This video was made years ago sharing the deeply inspired music composed by Swami Kriyananda, and complemented by his pilgrimage photos. It is one of the best ways to feel the inspiration of Christ and of Easter. I also loved hearing again how he had prayed to Jesus for these melodies to commemorate the devotion that he had felt on … Read More
Bringing Yogananda to Kenya
Dear Ones, I’ve been helping this group in Kenya for many years now. They consider me their spiritual director from afar, and call themselves the Ananda Kenya Healing Prayer Ministry. Please read below and see if you are inspired to help at this time. Blessings, Mary Kretzmann PS. See more photos here: http://www.gofundme.com/Yogananda-to-Kenya Plain text follows below [scribd id=190807595 key=key-pqmf6wy5i3tm4pyczny … Read More
Newsletter
Christmas Mystery
Plain text version follows below… [scribd id=190586408 key=key-yl7056ttyw5xlf20oj8 mode=scroll] Song: The Christmas Mystery Long ago there was a little shed. There three mighty kings did bow their heads To a gentle babe of low degree Whom men called the son of Mary. Who’ll tell to me this mystery: How a tiny babe in a manger laid Could so many hearts … Read More