Videos from Ananda Seattle

Paramhansa Yogananda’s famous life story, Autobiography of a Yogi, describes the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali in two of the chapters: Chapter 7 and Chapter 26. Yogananda mentions three of the core insights offered by Patanjali: the now famous 8-Fold Path of (Ashtanga) Raja Yoga; the pithy but powerful definition of the state of “yoga-union”; and the importance of communing with … Read More

Our program of weekly wisdom from the Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramhansa Yogananda begins with a poem taken from Chapter 7. It is a poem written by a famous medieval woman saint of India: Mirabai. Putting aside the endless debates about religion, theology and spiritual paths and practices to discover the “one thing needful” before even one step can … Read More

When others are misbehaving, what can we do? By Nayaswami Hriman

Join Dr. Murali Venkatrao in this event on “Awaken Kundalini” hosted by East West Bookshop on Jan 8, 2022

Jesus asked his disciple “Who am I?” That question is still being asked today. How can Christianity ever expand beyond its dogma of an exclusive claim for Jesus Christ being the “only” son of God? With Nayaswami Hriman

What do we make of meditation experiences which are generally enjoyable or at least interesting? Are they important? Should they be sought? By Nayaswami Hriman (http://www.anandawashington.org)

I’d like to recommend to you one of the 20th century’s most enduring and popular contributions to spirituality: Autobiography of a Yogi. Here I quote from one of my favorite chapters: “Years in my Master’s Hermitage”. Keep your copy of the beloved “AY” by your bedside; meditation nook; desk. Open it to any page and you will receive the healing … Read More

How literally should we take the stories of the Bible? (By Nayaswami Hriman) http://www.anandawashington.org