Sign Up

Sign Up

Log In

Log In

Contact

Contact

Donate

Donate

Cart
Ananda
Ananda

Joy Is Within You

Skip to main content
Menu
  • Sign Up
  • Log In
  • My Profile
    • View Profile
    • My Courses
    • Grades
    • Messages
    • Preferences
    • Close
  • Home
  • Meditation & Kriya Yoga
    • Learn to Meditate
      • dharmadevi-and-narayan-meditating-250×188Learn how to calm your mind, still your body, and open the doorway to the joy of your soul.
      • Learn meditation
    • Learn Kriya Yoga
      • Peter-Kretzmann-Meditation-Nature-250×188Yogananda said the Kriya Yoga meditation technique is “the fastest route to Self-realization.”
      • Learn Kriya Yoga
      • Deepen Your Meditation
        • Techniques for Self-realization
        • Guided meditations
        • Meditation app
        • Support
        • Articles
        • Products
        • Courses
      • Teach Meditation
        • Ananda Meditation Teacher Training
    • Close
  • Inspiration
    • Watch
      • Videos
      • Live Broadcasts
      • Movies
    • Listen
      • Music
      • Chanting
      • Podcasts
      • Radio Ananda
      • Talks by Swami Kriyananda
    • Read
      • Books
      • Blog
      • Your Spiritual Questions Answered
      • The Yogic Encyclopedia
    • Apps
      • For phones and tablets.
      • Explore
    • Close
  • Online Courses & Events
    • View all
      • Courses
      • Events
      • Teacher Trainings
      • Past Event Recordings
      • Events Around the Ananda World
    • Upcoming
        • Sun 11

          Ananda Village Sunday Service

          Sunday April 11 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am UTC-8
          Wed 14

          Guided Healing Prayers with Mary Kretzmann

          Wednesday April 14 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm UTC-8
          Fri 23

          Deepening your Spiritual Life with Asha Nayaswami

          Friday April 23 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm PDT

          View More…

    • Featured
        • Thu 15

          Ananda Course in Meditation

          Thursday April 15 @ 2:00 pm - Thursday June 24 @ 5:00 pm PDT

          View More…

      • Browse by Category
        • Path of Kriya Yoga
        • Meditation
        • Health and vitality
        • Yoga philosophy
        • Success and prosperity
    • Close
  • Community
    • Find Ananda Near You
      • find ananda8 communities, 45 teaching centers, and 102 meditation groups
      • Find Ananda
    • Online Community
      • online communityJoin our global community from wherever you are
      • Explore
    • Personal Support
      • Request healing prayers
      • Ask a question
      • Spiritual counseling
    • Get Involved
      • Pray for others
      • Service opportunities
      • Support Ananda
      • The Temple of Light campaign
      • Planned giving
    • Close
  • Topics
      • Browse
        • Ananda Yoga
        • Coping with Loss
        • Daily Life
        • Divine Love
        • Education
        • Guru-Disciple Relationship
        • Happiness
        • Healing Prayers
        • Health and Healing
        • Meditation
        • Music and the Arts
        • News
        • Overcoming Challenging Karma
        • Parenting and Family Life
        • Spiritual Community
        • Spiritual Growth
        • Spiritualizing Relationships
        • Spirituality and Nature
        • Spirituality and Science
        • Success
        • Travel and Pilgrimage
        • Yoga Philosophy
        • Other
    • Close
  • Contact
  • Donate
  • About
    • What Is Ananda?
      • Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality.
      • Learn more
      • Our Inspiration
      • Teachers
      • Become a Member
      • Contact
    • Close
  • Donate
    • Include Ananda in Your Will
      • Why Give?
      • Estate Planning
      • Notify Us
    • Learn More
      • What Your Donations Support
      • Spiritual Practice of Tithing
      • Frequently Asked Questions
      • Donate
        • Help share Yogananda’s teachings of yoga and meditation everywhere.
        • Donate
      • More Ways to Give
        • “Thank You, God” Tithing
        • Worldwide Appeal
        • Temple of Light Support
        •  
        • Donation / Payment Methods
    • Close
  • Explore Ananda

Video and Audio

SEARCH
Authors
Series
Locations
Browse

A New Dawn

Stories of Yogananda with Swami Kriyananda – Song of the Morning Ranch

Swami Kriyananda
August 29, 2019
(Download MP3)

This talk was given in 1992 at the Song of the Morning Ranch in Michigan. Song of the Morning Ranch was founded by Yogacharya John Oliver Black, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. Paramhansa Yogananda once confided to a friend that of all his many thousands of students and disciples around the world, he considered Oliver Black to be his … Read More

Ananda’s Role in Master’s Mission

Swami Kriyananda
August 28, 2019
(Download MP3)

These videos go back 20 years

How to be Creative with God

Swami Kriyananda
August 10, 2019
(Download MP3)

These talks go back 20 years.

The Divine Experience – 1996 – Carson City, Nevada

Swami Kriyananda
June 21, 2019
(Download MP3)

You Seem So Joyful, What Is Your Secret?

Swami Kriyananda
May 2, 2017
(Download MP3)

These films go back 20 years.

Did Jesus Take the Sins of the World on Himself when He Was Crucified?

Swami Kriyananda
April 15, 2017
(Download MP3)

The Experiences on the Path are so Subtle

Swami Kriyananda
March 31, 2017
(Download MP3)

These films go back 20 years.

Why Meditate? What You Believe Does Not Matter. It’s What You’ve Experienced in Meditation.

Swami Kriyananda
September 14, 2016
(Download MP3)

How to Change Your Personality

Swami Kriyananda
August 5, 2016
(Download MP3)

These films go back 30 years.

The True Teachings of Christ (Short Version)

Swami Kriyananda
July 29, 2016

These films go back 20 years.

Swami Kriyananda’s Birthday Celebration for 2016

Swami Kriyananda
May 19, 2016

http://www.swamikriyananda.org — Swami Kriyananda was a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of “Autobiography of a Yogi.”

Leadership

Swami Kriyananda
December 8, 2015
(Download MP3)
  • 1
  • 2
  • ...
  • 7
  • Next >

Lessons in Meditation — Starting April 15

One of Our Most Popular Online Courses

Learn simple yet powerful techniques originally taught by Paramhansa Yogananda in this 10-week course starting soon.

Learn to Meditate

Ananda Logo

Explore Ananda

What Is Ananda?

Ananda is a worldwide movement to help you realize the joy of your own higher Self. Ananda is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and was founded by his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda in 1968. Learn more…

530-478-7560
Email Us

Media Contacts

Retreats and Classes

  • The Expanding Light (California)
  • Ananda Pune (India)
  • Ananda Assisi (Italy)

  • Online with Ananda
  • Virtual Community

Around the World

  • Ananda Village
  • Ananda Sangha Europa
  • Ananda India
  • Ananda Español

  • Find Ananda Near You

Products

  • Crystal Clarity Publishers
  • Treasures Along the Path

Schools

  • Living Wisdom K – 12 Schools and College
  • The Education for Life Philosophy

Support Ananda

  • Donate
  • Ways to Give
  • Estate Planning
  • What Your Donations Support
  • Tithe Now

Copyright © Ananda Church of Self-Realization of Nevada County, 2021

® The Joy Symbol is a trademark registered by Ananda Sangha Worldwide

Privacy Policy

Close
Worldwide

Ananda Worldwide

Find Ananda Near You

Kriya Yoga

Online Classes, Events, and Community

Retreats in the U.S., Italy, and India

Books, Music, Talks, and More

Our Spiritual Lineage

Our Spiritual Directors


More from Ananda

Around the World

Find Ananda Near You

Ananda India

Ananda Sangha Europa

Virtual Community

Products

Treasures Along the Path

Schools

The Education for Life Philosophy

Living Wisdom K – 12 Schools