I Am Timeless — Guided Visualization

Go beyond time in this short powerful guided visualization and affirmation by Swami Kriyananda, “I Am Timeless Forever.” Affirmation: “I am in control of my life. Time cannot control me, for I am timeless forever. Right here and right now.” Read by Nayaswami Diksha

How to Transcend the Ego: Transcendence Means Joy

If we live by high principles and concern ourselves with what will be good for everyone, rather than referring everything that happens back to our little selves, we will soon realize that we are living in great joy. Living in the ego brings pain. Living for God brings bliss.

Living the Yoga Sutras — Practical Steps to Higher Awareness

6-Week Online Course Experience the very essence of Yoga with Ananda’s unique approach to the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Under the expert guidance of two of Ananda’s senior teachers, Nayaswami Gyandev and Nayaswami Diksha, you’ll go beyond philosophy to understand more deeply how to access the higher realms of consciousness—and begin to do it, both in meditation and in everyday … Read More

Seclusion is the Price of Greatness

Yogananda said, “Seclusion is the price of greatness,” but why is that so? In silence, the soul touches God. In deep stillness, when restless thoughts and feelings no longer muddy the pools of inner awareness, we can at last hear the voice of God whispering to us. No man ever achieved greatness, which is to say transcendence, in any arena … Read More

Serve the Divine in All ~ The Ananda Way of Life #36

Swami was a perfect example of a disciple who wholly wanted to serve his guru through helping others. What he “liked to do” perfectly aligned with what he did for work and service—whether writing books, music, or counseling, etc. In any form or work, and also in parenting, feel as though you are serving God through them. Forget not the … Read More