The ANANDA MUSIC ORAL HISTORY VIDEOS capture the essence of living and sharing the music of Ananda. Listen to longtime devotee musicians share their stories and remembrances of spiritual lessons learned from working on the songs and chants of Swami Kriyananda and Paramhansa Yogananda. Satyana Hall found Ananda in Palo Alto in 1997, and for four years attended events here … Read More
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Spiritual Progress
What is the nexus between material success and spiritual consciousness? By Nayaswami Hriman
What Is Energy: Science of Yoga and Importance of Energy
“There are billions of life processes driven by the LIFE FORCE. When we learn to calm our body and gain control of our energy, we can center our awareness in the Self and experience the positive emotions associated with meditation, peace, joy, love — in ways that are lasting.” “The science of yoga is learning to control energy, and using … Read More
Finding God Everywhere
Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Erin Vinacco, recorded at Ananda Village on January 14th, 2024. Swami Kriyananda explained in his book “Awaken to Superconsciousness” that consciousness works through the brain and the body, but consciousness doesn’t require the brain or the body to exist. Erin shares how we can expand our awareness through meditation and Kriya Yoga practice … Read More
Paramhansa Yogananda’s Teachings on Healing: Booklaunch of “Healing with Life Force” (Part 2)
Global book launch, lecture, and workshop with Nayaswami Shivani Find out more at https://healinglifeforces.com/
Paramhansa Yogananda’s Teachings on Healing: Booklaunch of “Healing with Life Force” (Part 1)
Global book launch, lecture, and workshop with Nayaswami Shivani Find out more at https://healinglifeforces.com/
How I Found Heaven — Interview with Joseph (Puru) Selbie
Do you live with one foot in Heaven? If we are, one with God in our divine Self, why don’t we know it? Joseph Selbie explores the Physics of God and the dynamic relationship of our dual existence between our local physical body and our nonlocal energy body and offers insights on how to achieve life-changing, extraordinary states of Superconscious … Read More
Ananda Music Oral History: Tyagi Maitri
The ANANDA MUSIC ORAL HISTORY VIDEOS capture the essence of living and sharing the music of Ananda. Listen to longtime devotee musicians share their stories and remembrances of spiritual lessons learned from working on the songs and chants of Swami Kriyananda and Paramhansa Yogananda. Maitri Jones joined Ananda in the summer of 1973 at the age of 18 after discovering … Read More
The Concept of High Minded Architecture Through the Yuga’s (With Swami Kriyananda) June 28, 2003
ABOUT SWAMI KRIYANANDA In 1948 at the age of twenty-two, Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) became a disciple of the Indian yoga master, Paramhansa Yogananda. Yogananda is best known for his spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi. Yogananda moved to America and developed the energization exercises and taught the meditation techniques of Hatha Yoga and especially Kriya Yoga. At Yogananda’s … Read More