Beautiful and uplifting kirtan at Ananda Village, recorded on June 27th during Spiritual Renewal Week 2022. Introduction by storyteller extraordinaire Murali Venkatrao. Chants: – O God Beautiful (Paramhansa Yogananda, Cosmic Chants 1938) – Lord When in Darkness (Swami Kriyananda) – He Bhagavan (Traditional Indian) – Lord, I Am Thine (Swami Kriyananda) – Ever New Joy (Paramhansa Yogananda, Cosmic Chants 1938) … Read More
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He Bhagavan (Traditional Indian Devotional Chant)
Join us in singing this beautiful and devotional traditional Indian chant dedicated to Krishna. Recorded at Ananda Village during Spiritual Renewal Week 2022. Find more music at https://ananda.org/music
He Bhagavan (Music video)
Swami Kriyananda chants this inspiring traditional Indian devotional chant, accompanied with beautiful and uplifting imagery. 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*. In his book he recalls his experiences growing … Read More
Kirtan with Michelle Dossett
Recorded at Ananda Sacramento
There’s Joy in the Heavens
By Swami Kriyananda, performed in the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, June 19th 2022. Lyrics There’s joy in the heavens, A smile on the mountains, And melody sings everywhere. The flowers are all laughing To welcome the morning; Your soul is as free as the air. Leave home in the sunshine: Dance through a meadow— Or sit by a … Read More
Invoking the Presence of the Divine Through Chanting
Sunday Kirtan
Kirtan and Stories with Chaitanya: Swami Kriyananda’s Music from His Book A Tale of Songs
Join Ananda Lightbearer Chaitana for an evening of chanting, readings, stories, and brief periods of meditation. Chanting opens the heart and helps us to discover the joy of the soul within. It uplifts our consciousness and brings us into greater attunement with the presence of the Divine.
Home Is a Green Hill | Ananda India Choir
Members of Ananda India sing the song “Home Is a Green Hill” composed by Swami Kriyananda. Lyrics: Home is a green hill, home is a wind Blowing betrayal, far, far away. Home is the knowledge heaven is near, Home’s the end of the fray. Home is my heart’s land, home’s where I am; Nothing can dim the light of my … Read More
Sri Yukteswar Aum
Chanting by devotees from Ananda Delhi. #paramguru #sriyukteswar #autobiographyofayogi
Divine Love Sorrows (Yogananda Cosmic Chant, Sung by Ramesha)
‘DIVINE LOVE SORROWS’ is the second single from Ramesha’s new album ‘THE INNER TEMPLE’. The melody of this song was written by the Austrian-American violinist Fritz Kreisler. Yogananda loved the melody so much that he felt inspired to add words to it. The lyrics describe our soul’s long journey, through many incarnations, to return to our home in God. Lyrics … Read More
I Will Always Think of Thee (Chant by Swami Kriyananda, Sung by Ramesha)
‘I Will Always Think of Thee’ is a devotional song by Swami Kriyananda that shows how to practice the presence of God throughout our daily lives. It’s the first single from Ramesha’s new album ‘THE INNER TEMPLE‘. LYRICS: Every morning when I greet the sun, When I move forth through crowded ways, In my heart, Lord, ever so silently, I … Read More
Christ Lives! An Oratorio — Easter 2022 Performance at Ananda Village
Recorded April 15th 2022 at the Temple of Light at Ananda Village Composed after Swami Kriyananda visited the Holy Land in 1983, “Christ Lives” brilliantly captures the profoundly inspiring and uplifting experience of Christ’s presence there. An illustrated oratorio, Christ Lives is a contemporary Oratorio that vividly brings to life the deep meaning of Christ’s life. This is Swami Kriyananda’s … Read More
