Videos from Ananda Sacramento

Nirmala shares some insights into figuring out how to navigate through the sea of misinformation and “alternate facts” that we are confronted with during this turbulent time. As one would study the law to understand the law and how it is applied to different situations, so we study the scriptures to understand truth and how to apply it to our … Read More

True laughter comes from the heart–it is a release of energy upward. To develop a sense of humor and the ability to laugh is a small but important aspect of our full potential! In this video–the second of the “Do This Today” series, Dharmadas shares stories and tips for the exploring the joy of laughter.

From Nirmala: The more we relax and trust in God, the more we are able to view this life and all its circumstances as coming from God’s loving hands.

The New Year 2021 is just around the corner! In this video Dharmadas talks about this last week of 2020–how to spiritualize it–drawing the best from it in order to reach our highest potential in 2021.

The more we open ourselves in receptivity to God’s love and grace, the more we are able to see God everywhere ~ in all of creation, in all other people, and in ourselves.

Swami Kriyananda said that to understand people, you must first love them, because to love is to understand. From a heart filled with love, giving compassion and mercy to others is a natural outpouring of energy, so let us work to cultivate a loving heart.

In this video, Nayaswami Nirmala discusses how Jesus here is urging us to have faith, even when God seems far away and we mourn His absence: for His comfort and love will come to us if we open ourselves up to Him.

Nayaswami Nirmala begins a series on the Beatitudes from the Bible: In the first Beatitude given to us by Jesus he is telling us that by detachment from the ego we can live, even now, in a state of bliss.

Saints are the way showers. If we investigate their lives, they are the ones who can encourage us and inspire us to keep going on the path to oneness with the Divine. Through the example of their lives, we gain insights that can help us as we struggle to overcome the attitudes and energy blocks that keep us from loving … Read More

This is Nirmala telling stories from St Theresa of Avila’s life during our Kirtan and Stories on October 30, which was interrupted several times by power outages. The first roughly 9:30 of the video was streamed live during the Kirtan. The last part we added after we were able to get our live stream working again, though very few probably … Read More