Watch and listen to this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda, performed by members of the Ananda Joy Singers Choir at Ananda Village on June 13th 2021. Lyrics: Many hands make a miracle: Let’s all join hands together! Life on earth is so wonderful When people laugh and dance and struggle as friends: Then all their dreams achieve their ends. Many … Read More
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I Give Thee My Soul Call — Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda
Nayaswami Maria chants this beautiful song by Paramhansa Yogananda. Recorded at Ananda Village June 13th 2021. Lyrics: Mother, I give You my soul, soul, soul call; You can’t remain hidden anymore. Give my Mother a soul, soul, soul call; She can’t remain hidden anymore. Come out of the silent sky; come out of the mountain glen. Come out of my … Read More
I Awake In Thy Light — Chant by Swami Kriyananda
Nayaswami Maria chants this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda. Recorded at Ananda Village June 13th 2021. Lyrics: I awake in Thy Light! I awake in Thy Light! I am joyful, I am free, I awake in Thy Light! I awake in Thy Love! I awake in Thy Love! I am joyful, I am free, I awake in in Thy Love! … Read More
Brave Were the People
Watch and listen to this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda, performed by members of the Ananda Joy Singers Choir at Ananda Village on June 13th 2021. Lyrics: Brave were the people who lived in these hills. Brave, the great warriors who confronted the foe. To defend what is holy, to defend what is true: Our Lord on mankind did this … Read More
Blue Lotus Feet
Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda, arranged for cello ensemble by David Miller. Performed by David Eby. Lyrics: Engrossed is the bee of my mind, On the blue lotus feet of my Divine Mother. Divine Mother, my Divine Mother. Divine Mother, my Divine Mother.
Rise O My Soul in Freedom — Chant by Swami Kriyananda
Ramesha, Bhagavati and Prashad chant this beautiful song by Swami Kriyananda. Recorded at Ananda Village June 6th 2021. Lyrics: Nothing on earth can hold me, Rise, O my soul, in freedom. Nothing on earth can hold me, Rise, O my soul, in freedom. Rise, O my soul, in freedom: Nothing to fear anymore. Rise, O my soul, in freedom: Nothing … Read More
Jai Guru Paramhansa Yogananda
Ramesha, Bhagavati and Prashad chant this beautiful dedicated to Paramhansa Yogananda. Recorded at Ananda Village June 6h 2021. Lyrics: Jai guru, jai guru, jai guru, jai Paramhansa Yogananda, jai guru, jai. ABOUT PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA Paramhansa Yogananda, born in 1893, was the first yoga master of India to take up permanent residence in the West. Yogananda arrived in America in 1920, … Read More
From This Sleep, Lord — Chant by Paramhansa Yogananda
Ramesha, Bhagavati and Prashad chant this beautiful song by Paramhansa Yogananda. Recorded at Ananda Village June 6th 2021. Lyrics: From this sleep, Lord, will You wake, wake me? From this dream, Lord, will You wake, wake me? In Thee I dive; In Thee I rise, in Thy sea, in, in Thee. From this sleep, Lord, will You wake, wake me? … Read More
From Joy I Came — Chant by Swami Kriyananda
Ramesha, Bhagavati and Prashad chant this beautiful song with words by Paramhansa Yogananda. Recorded at Ananda Village June 6th 2021. Lyrics by Paramhansa Yogananda Melody by Nayaswami Shivani Lucki From joy I came, For joy I live, In sacred joy I melt again. ABOUT SWAMI KRIYANANDA Swami Kriyananda (James Donald Walters) was born on May 19, 1926 in Romania, to … Read More
From Human to Divine Love – Who is Silvia? Right Living Through Music, Ep. 3
We all desire to love and be loved, not just impersonally, in a cosmic sense, but also personally. One of the deepest longings of the human heart is to find a partner, to share a romance – is this yearning a hindrance on the spiritual path, or can we learn how to transform human love into divine aspiration? Through this … Read More
Rhythm and Joy: There’s Joy in the Heavens, Say YES to Life! Ep. 2
Rhythm is a powerful mode of communication in music and language. Have you ever noticed the rhythm of laughter or how certain emphases in timing change the meaning of a sentence? In this episode we dance with Swami Kriyananda through the buoyant song “There’s Joy in the Heavens” and learn how joy, like a peppy rhythm, is ever at our … Read More
Door of My Heart, with Chanting Advice (Swami Kriyananda Chants Paramhansa Yogananda)
By Paramhansa Yogananda from “Cosmic Chants”, chanted by Swami Kriyananda. Excerpt from “A Course in Meditation” Lyrics: Door of my heart, open wide I keep for Thee. Wilt Thou come, wilt Thou come? just for once come to me? Will my days fly away without seeing Thee, my Lord? Night and day, night and day, I look for Thee night … Read More