The Jewel in the Lotus — A Play Dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda by Swami Kriyananda (Pune 2023)

Watch this beautiful play written by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. It masterfully portrays the journey of the soul from self involvement to the deep desire to return to it’s home in God. It takes place in India at the time of Paramhansa Yogananda’s next incarnation in 130 years. Through humor and accessible poetic wording, Swami Kriyananda … Read More

How to Be a True Disciple (With Swami Kriyananda)

Swami Kriyananda reads and comments on his book Conversations with Yogananda. This TV series, A Way to Awakening, was recorded in India. In this spiritual talk, Swami Kriyananda recounts stories about his guru to illustrate his powerful and truth-seeking nature. He tells of how his guru fearlessly confronted superficial socialites about the emptiness of their lives and how he declared … Read More

Writing with Anandi — Trained in Divine Love

📚 Discover Trained in Divine Love – A Spiritual Journey with Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda, and Nayaswami Anandi 🌟 Order your copy today: Trained in Divine Love  Join us on a profound exploration of this extraordinary book that unveils the sacred and precious experiences of Nayaswami Anandi, a devoted disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and a student of Swami Kriyananda. Anandi … Read More

Staying Ahead of Your Karma (English with Italian Translation)

Asha shares the importance of taking proactive responsibility for the karma we are facing, rather than passively waiting for external forces to rescue us from our karmic patterns. We are not powerless victims of our past actions, but rather active participants in shaping our karmic journey. Filmed at Ananda Assisi, Nov 20203. English with Italian translation.

The Eternal Now (With Swami Kriyananda)

From a Sunday Service at Ananda Village, ca. 2005 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 … Read More

Why Suffering?

Why Suffering? ASK A YOGI (by Nayaswami Hriman) In his life story, Autobiography of a Yogi, Paramhansa Yogananda wrote that he had a vision of the battlefields of World War I. A “gentle voice” explained to him that without the opposites of pain and pleasure, inter alia, the drama of life could not be sustained. Moreover, “the dice are loaded” … Read More

The Blessing of a Guru

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Maria, recorded at Ananda Village on December 3rd, 2023. It is very natural, very human to make a mistake, to err, to fail perhaps momentarily. But as Swami Kriyananda also reminds us, intrinsic to failure is success. And it is in that moment, in the singular moment, whatever is happening, whatever the … Read More