O Master (4 Cello Version)

David Eby

Words and music by Mukti LaMar and Swami Kriyananda, arranged by David Miller for 4 cellos. Performed by David Eby. Copyright Hansa Trust.

Gayatri Mantra Arati

Swami Kriyananda

Gayatri Mantra (for enlightenment) Om bhur bhuva swah Om tat savitur varenyam Bhargo devasya dhimahi Dhiyo yo nah prachodayat Om Translation: We meditate on the Supreme Light of the three universes. May It enlighten our consciousness. The Gayatri Mantra has been chanted throughout India for millennia. It has its origin in the Rig Veda, so it is perhaps the most … Read More

I Am Free – Chant by Swami Kriyananda

Lyrics 1. I own nothing, I am free! In myself I am free. I own no one, I am free! In myself I am free. In myself I am free! In myself I am free! I am free, ever free! In myself I am free. I am joyful, ever free! In myself I am free. I am blissful, ever free! … Read More

Ananda Worldwide Christmas Concert 2020

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Featuring a range of musical and performance styles from around the globe, including a performance of the Ananda Worldwide Virtual Choir. NOTE: COVID safety guidelines vary from location to location; those groups singing together in person had permission to do so at the time of recording. Program: 1. “That Night When Christ Was Born” by Swami Kriyananda (Expanding Light Ashram … Read More

Thou Art My Life – composed by Paramhansa Yogananda

Words and music by Rabindranath Tagore, adapted for English by Paramhansa Yogananda performed by singers from Ananda Sangha Pune (before lockdown). :) Lyrics Thou art my life, Thou art my love, Thou art the sweetness which I do seek. Thou art my life, Thou art my love, Thou art the sweetness which I do seek. In the thought by my … Read More

The Christmas Mystery – With the Ananda Worldwide Virtual Choir

The Ananda Worldwide Virtual Choir singing “The Christmas Mystery” (an original Christmas song composed by Swami Kriyananda) with singers from around the globe, including New Zealand, India, Israel, Italy, as well as states across the USA. Featuring soloists from Ananda India in Pune and New Delhi, and the Expanding Light Ashram Choir at Ananda Village in Northern California. (Note: The … Read More

Wave of the Sea — Chant by Yogananda

Chant composed by Paramhansa Yogananda performed by singers from Ananda Sangha Pune (before lockdown). :) Lyrics: So do Thou my Lord: Thou and I, never apart. Wave of the sea, dissolve in the sea! I am the bubble, make me the sea, Make me the sea, oh, make me the sea! Wave of the sea, dissolve in the sea! I … Read More

Peace

By Swami Kriyananda, performed by the Ananda Virtual Choir September 2020 Lyrics Peace gave us the mountains. Peace gave us the sky. Nightly, when starlight enfolds us, Peace is its lullaby. Amen. Amen. Peace gave us the morning. Peace gave us the sun. Bird songs that call us to welcome Day, and fresh labors begun. Amen. Amen. Peace gave us … Read More