Song by Swami Kriyananda, performed by Ramesha and Prashad at Ananda Village on February 12th 2023. Lyrics: Come hear, while I sing you of emerald hills, Of valleys and meadows so fair That all who have seen them have carried away Memories in their hearts, friends, like the lilacs of May: Oh, my song is the story of the lilacs … Read More
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Desire, My Great Enemy (Paramhansa Yogananda’s Cosmic Chant)
This is one of Swami Sri Yukteswar’s favorite songs (from Yogananda’s “Cosmic Chants”, 1938 edition). Lyrics: Desire, my great enemy, with his soldiers surrounding me; Is giving me lots of trouble, oh, my Lord! That enemy I will deceive, remaining in the castle of peace, Night and day in Thy joy, oh, my Lord! What will be my fate? O … Read More
Come Gather ‘Round: A Special Music Concert
Choir Music by Swami Kriyananda, recorded at Ananda Mumbai
O My Guru Come to Me
O my guru, come to me Come to me, o come to me I want only thee, only thee #yogananda #guru #chant
Wink Has Not Touched My Eyes – Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda
Lyrics: Wink has not touched my eyes Ever since I saw Thee. Without Thee my breath does not want to flow. Wink has not touched my eyes Ever since I saw Thee. Thou didst say Thou wouldst come But Thou hast not come. Restless is my soul Day and night.
Hare Krishna, Hare Rama
Beautiful chant recorded in the Temple of Light at Ananda Village January 29th 2023. Melody by Swami Kriyananda.
Devakinandan Gopala
Chant together with the Ananda Delhi kirtan group. Lyrics: Gopala, Gopala Devakinandan Gopala #Krishna #Chant
I Will Sing Thy Name
Lyrics: I will sing Thy name I will drink Thy name; I will sing Thy name I will drink Thy name, And get all drunk oh with Thy name, And get all drunk oh with Thy name. I will sing Thy name I will drink Thy name, And get all drunk oh with Thy name (from Paramhansa Yogananda’s Cosmic Chants, … Read More
O Master (Dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda)
Dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda Composer: Donald Walters & Mukti LaMar Performed in the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, January 1 2023 Lyrics: O Master, may Thy joy fill our days. O Master, may Thy wisdom guide our ways. The time has come for us to see That there’s but one reality Upon the earth and high above: The truth … Read More
Sri Yogananda (Chant)
Chanted in the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, recorded December 18th 2022. ABOUT PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA Paramhansa Yogananda, born in 1893, was the first yoga master of India to take up permanent residence in the West. Yogananda arrived in America in 1920, and proceeded to travel throughout the United States on what he called his “spiritual campaigns.” Hundreds of thousands … Read More
