How Democratic Is Truth? (With Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi)

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Sunday Service with Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi at Ananda Village, recorded July 31st 2022. This week’s reading from Swami Kriyananda’s book “Rays of the One Light” is: How Democratic Is Truth? Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. We live in … Read More

Spiritual Questions and Answers with Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

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Recorded during Ananda’s Spiritual Renewal Week Wednesday, June 29th, 2022 Join your energy with hundreds of truth seekers, and strengthen the Divine light within yourself and the world over. We all have a role to play in the upliftment of consciousness. When we uplift ourselves, we open a door for Divine grace to uplift others. Through Paramhansa Yogananda’s practical teachings, … Read More

Uplift Yourself, Uplift the World

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The balance of world consciousness is currently caught in a tug-of-war of upward moving awareness, and downward streams of materialistic thinking. How can we help tip the balance toward a higher world-wide consciousness? Trying to change others is ineffective. We must first uplift ourselves on an individual level. Personal inner transformation is the key to contributing to the upliftment of … Read More

Why Do Devotees Fall? (With Nayaswami Jyotish)

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Sunday Service with Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi at Ananda Village, recorded June 5th 2022. This week’s reading from Swami Kriyananda’s book “Rays of the One Light” is: Why Do Devotees Fall? Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. An endlessly fascinating … Read More

Finding Babaji’s Cave: Mahavatar Babaji Pilgrimage in India with Nayaswami Jyotish

Watch the latest video in the re-released Touch of Light series with Nayaswami Jyotish and Devi. Read a related blog here, or subscribe to this weekly inspiration from the website. In this video series, Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi expand upon a theme from within their spirituality in daily life blog, A Touch of Light. Featuring inspiration based on the … Read More

Meditation as Inner Communion

Nayaswami Devi shares this deep inspiration during her Sunday Service talk at Ananda Village, May 22nd 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Transcript Nayaswami Devi: I remember the very, very first time in this lifetime that I tried to meditate. And I just was surrounded, filled with this sense of peace, and expansion, and joy. And we walked … Read More

Talks with Ananda Pioneers: Nayaswami Devi

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Nayaswami Devi shares with Dambara on May 2nd, 2022. Enjoy these beautiful interviews by Dambara, who talks with the founders of Ananda Village, a spiritual community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in Northern California. Ananda has grown now to many communities and centers around the world, and inspires thousands of people every day in their spiritual life. The … Read More

Talks with Ananda Pioneers: Nayaswami Jyotish

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Nayaswami Jyotish shares with Dambara on May 2nd, 2022. Enjoy these beautiful interviews by Dambara, who talks with the founders of Ananda Village, a spiritual community in the foothills of the Sierra Nevadas in Northern California. Ananda has grown now to many communities and centers around the world, and inspires thousands of people every day in their spiritual life. The … Read More

Live in God-Consciousness

Nayaswami Jyotish shares this inspiring story and inspiration told Paramhansa Yogananda during his Sunday Service at Ananda Village, April 17th 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Transcription Yogananda told an interesting story-parable, said: There was a great saint who lived in a little village. And he put his protective aura around the village. And the angel of death … Read More

Sullivan Ballou Award for Nayaswami Devi

On Easter Sunday at the Temple of Light at Ananda Village, Nayaswami Devi was presented the Sullivan Ballou Award. The Sullivan Ballou Fund is a nonprofit organization that honors those who “act from the heart.” The award also honored the central role she has played in Ananda Sangha Worldwide’s evolution.

Resurrection for Every Soul (With Nayaswami Jyotish)

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Easter Sunday Service with Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi at Ananda Village, recorded April 17th 2022. This week’s reading from Swami Kriyananda’s book Rays of the One Light is: (Easter) Resurrection for Every Soul Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. In … Read More

Deeds vs. Intentions (With Nayaswami Devi)

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Sunday Service with Nayaswami Devi and Nayaswami Jyotish at Ananda Village, recorded March 27th 2022. This week’s reading from Swami Kriyananda’s book “Rays of the One Light” is: Deeds vs. Intentions Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Jesus Christ emphasized repeatedly … Read More

Ananda’s Mission: Our Work, Our Goals

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With Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi, spiritual directors of Ananda Worldwide Recorded at Ananda Village on February 18th during Inner Renewal Week 2022, which had the theme “Spiritual Solutions For Our Times”. “I want God and I want to share Him with others” —Swami Kriyananda These words give us a daily barometer by which to measure our progress as we … Read More

What Did Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda Bring?

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With Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi, Spiritual Directors of Ananda Worldwide. Recorded at Ananda Village on February 16th during Inner Renewal Week 2022, which had the theme “Spiritual Solutions for Our Times”. “The time for knowing God has come.” Paramhansa Yogananda and his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda have shown us how, in modern times, to seek first the kingdom of … Read More

Questions and Answers With Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi

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With Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi, spiritual directors of Ananda Worldwide Recorded at Ananda Village on February 16th during Inner Renewal Week 2022, which had the theme “Spiritual Solutions For Our Times”. The spiritual path leads us home to our own true Self. During our annual Inner Renewal Week, devotees from Ananda Village and around the world join together to … Read More