Ananda Schools

It is time we learned that facts, and even skill, by themselves cannot produce a healthy society. Cooperation, positive thinking, kindness and other eternal values are essential to a truly productive life and to the attainment of the universal goal of all life: happiness. Swami Kriyananda Education for Life (EFL) This system was created to support children in the balanced … Read More

The Fine Balance of Health and Lifestyle

Life on the spiritual path, though blessedly filled with growing inner freedom and fulfillment, is not always an easy road to navigate. As we give ourselves more completely to living for God, more and more is asked of us. With this lifestyle of selfless service we often give a low priority to maintaining our health and can easily fall into … Read More

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Was Yogananda, in His Past Life, Swami Vivekananda?

Nayaswami Pranaba

Question from Bhushan: I wish to ask that often I have an intuition that Sri Yukteswarji and Paramhansa Yoganandaji must have been in their immediate previous lives, Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Sri Swami Vivekanandaji. I may be wrong since I don’t know the latter’s birth dates and their nirvana(mahasamadhi) dates from this earth. Can you help me? If it is so — is … Read More

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How to develop intuition

Nayaswami Anandi

Question from Shailesh: I have read many times about intutive guidance in articles of our line of gurus and about meditating on problems to seek solutiion. How to use it? Can you send me methodology/article on the way to do this.

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Pronouncing Yogananda’s first name

Nayaswami Gyandev

Question from J.L.H.: How do you pronounce Yogananda’s first name? On what syllable is the emphasis? Thank you.