Watch some of Ananda’s earliest members share about starting this successful spiritual community – the earliest businesses, farm, market and school. Join Nayaswamis Jyotish, Binay, Anandi, Durga, Nitai and Parvati as they share their inspiring experiences.
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The History of Ananda Part 4: The First Urban Community
A panel of Ananda residents talk about what happened after the fire in 1976 and life in Ananda’s first big urban community in San Francisco.
The History of Ananda Part 2: Leading up to the Fire
A panel of speakers talk about what life was like in the few years before a large fire burned down 23 of the 24 houses at Ananda Village in 1976.
Self-Reliance vs. Self-Reliance
40 years after he first arrived at Ananda Village, Nitai gives the last Sunday Service before heading to the Ananda Center at Laurelwood near Portland. In the autobiographical talk, Nitai discusses what brought him onto the spiritual path and how the journey of finding the practice of meditation, Autobiography of a Yogi, Ananda, and Swami Kriyananda prepared him to let go … Read More
