Watch this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda from the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, recorded June 27th 2023 with singers and musicians from different Ananda Communities during our annual Spiritual Renewal Week. Lyrics: Though green summer fade And winter draw near, My Lord, in Your presence I live without fear. Through tempest, through snows, Through turbulent tide, The touch … Read More
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Energization Exercises (by Paramhansa Yogananda)
Experienced yoga teacher Melody Hansen guides you in Yogananda’s powerful and unique energization exercises. Recorded in a beautiful garden at Ananda Village. Melody Hansen is a longtime yoga teacher and lives at Ananda Village, California. Here are more teaching videos with her. If you like to learn to meditate, or would like to deepen your meditation, check out our free … Read More
Secrets of Moving Beyond Bitterness
With Nayaswami Aditya; from Ananda India Transcript Nayaswami Aditya: Now this is actually a little bit like Patanjali. I’m reminded of one sutra of his that if you’re not in Bliss then he says it is like, almost to say, it’s your problem. He says you have to introspect. You were made from Bliss. You ought to be in Bliss. … Read More
Kriya Yoga: The Airplane Route to God
🌟 Discover what Kriya Yoga is and how its practice can radically transform your life. 🌟 Learn about the deepest meditation techniques as taught by Paramhansa Yogananda 🌟Glimpse your inner potential with ancient yogic teachings “🧘🏽♂️ Free 15-minute Webinar: What is Kriya Yoga? https://www.ananda.org/kriya-yoga/free-intro-to-kriya-yoga/ ABOUT PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA Paramhansa Yogananda, born in 1893, was the first yoga master of India to … Read More
Never Say You’ve Failed. Say Instead You Haven’t Yet Succeeded. (With Swami Kriyananda)
Recorded July10, 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 … Read More
The Mystery of the Avatar
Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Maria, recorded at Ananda Village on February 4th, 2024. Why does an avatar come back to earth? It is because of their great love and eternal commitment to stay with us until we attain freedom. Nayaswami Maria dives into the mystery of the avatar and their world mission, explaining how despite their human … Read More
Love: the One Thing Needful
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
How to Be a true Channel
A book study with Nayaswamis Biraj and Lahiri at Ananda Mumbai
Paramhansa Yogananda: How to Live With Courage (Shared by Nayaswami Jaya)
Nayaswami Jaya continues his new series on Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings on developing courage and overcoming fear. Based on Yogananda’s book “How to Live Without Fear” Nayaswami Jaya has been a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda for over 50 years and shares inspiringly from Yogananda’s teachings as well as personal experience. Remove The Mental Bacteria to Overcome Your Fear! “One of the … Read More