Grew up in India, Malaysia, Dubai, daughter of educators. Everything came easily, life was happy. Sudden awakening to the superficial nature of life itself. Drawn by the authenticity and joy of Ananda people found her path.
Video and Audio
The Pilgrim’s Vow of Intention: Satsang with Asha
Swami Kriyananda wrote a book A Renunciate Order for the New Age. Asha Nayaswami makes her way through each vow of renunciation, and this morning focuses on the first vow, The Pilgrim’s Vow of Intention.
News of the Day – Satsang with Asha
Asha takes a break from the subject at hand to discuss the current social climate and what is going on the world with the pandemic and peaceful protests.
Aryavan McSweeney in Conversations with Asha: Millennials Speak – Meeting Swamiji in India
Born to yogi parents, grew up in the Ananda community of Palo Alto. Was a “founding child” for the Education for Life School there. Studied filmmaking which led to being Swamiji’s videographer, following him around the world for the last years of his life. See Ishani and Aryavan’s filmography here.
Ishani Ebgi in Conversations with Asha: Millennials Speak – God Was Always There
Raised in Miami, Florida, as an Israeli Jew. Hebrew came first, English was second. The presence of God was the given. What to do about it was the question? When working as a make-up artist in New York City, discovered yoga. See Ishani and Aryavan’s filmography here.
In Divine Friendship Talk 2
Overcome smallness of heart by incremental steps of expanding love. Self worth is not defined by any egoic measurment, but by soul-realization. Purification of the heart is not passive, but achieved by offering one’s thoughts on the atlar of God’s presence. Happinnes comes from forgetting one’s self, and discovering the Self by loving all things.
Why Blue, Part 3 – Satsang with Asha
Asha Nayaswami continues her discussion on the new swami order. Why was a new swami order created? Why was the color changed from orange to blue?
Why Blue, Part 2 – Satsang with Asha
Asha Nayaswami continues her discussion on those who choose to wear blue and why. Why do the swamis of today wear blue instead of the classic orange?
Aditya Gait in Conversations with Asha: Millennials Speak – The Mystery of Death
Son of an army doctor, followed his father, became a rural surgeon, till the inevitability of death caused him to question everything. Autobiography of a Yogi spoke to his soul. Met Swamiji and felt “This man knows what I want to learn.”