Experience the inspiring celebration of Paramhansa Yogananda’s birthday across three simultaneous locations: at Ananda Village with Jitendra Guidon and Nayaswami Devi, joined via Zoom by Nayaswami Aditya from India, alongside Arudra Slisko with Nayaswami Kirtani and Nayaswami Anand from Ananda Assisi (broadcasting from Seattle). Recorded on January 6th, 2024. ABOUT PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA Paramhansa Yogananda, born in 1893, was the first … Read More
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Paramhansa Yogananda’s Birthday Celebration
Watch the beautiful and inspiring celebration of Paramhansa Yogananda’s birthday at Ananda Village, with Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi (spiritual directors of Ananda Worldwide). Recorded January 5th 2024. 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, and proceeded to … Read More
Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi Commemoration 2023
(Download MP3)Beautiful and uplifting program at Ananda Village recorded on March 7th 2023, the anniversary of Paramhansa Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi. With Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi. 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, and proceeded to travel throughout the United … Read More
Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi
Listen to the voice of a direct disciple who was present when Paramhansa Yogananda left his body consciously after a talk at the Biltmore hotel for the Indian ambassador on March 7th 1952. Swami Kriyananda movingly shares the experience, accompanied by beautiful photos of Yogananda. ABOUT PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA Paramhansa Yogananda, born in 1893, was the first yoga master of India … Read More
Commemorating Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi
(Download MP3)Join us for a beautiful program of inspiration to celebrate the 70th anniversary of Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi. Recorded at Ananda Village in the Temple of Light on March 6th 2022. Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi, spiritual directors of Ananda Worldwide speak in addition to beautiful songs and chants from Ananda devotees.
Images and Video from the Life of Yogananda
Beautiful images and videoclips combined with Yogananda’s timeless music from Cosmic Chants help to get to know and attune yourself to the great Master. Includes video footage of Yogananda in New York with permission from the University of South Carolina (the full clip can be viewed here), as well as footage recorded in London during Paramhansa Yogananda’s visit in 1936 before … Read More
Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi”: Babaji, the Yogi-Christ of Modern India (Chapter 33)
(Download MP3)Read by his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda. Original first edition. In honor of the 75th anniversary of this spiritual treasure we continue our offering of a special audio recording of several selected chapters. In this 33rd chapter, Yogananda describes the life and mission of the great Mahavatar Babaji. Join us Wednesday, December 1st, 2021 for an evening of inspiration to … Read More
Paramhansa Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi” — Chapter 1
(Download MP3)Read by his direct disciple Swami Kriyananda. Original first edition. In honor of the 75th anniversary of this spiritual treasure we are offering you a special audio recording of the first chapter. Join us on December 1st 2021 for an evening of inspiration to celebrate the 75th anniversary of this spiritual classic! Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi, spiritual directors of … Read More
Yogananda Performs Wedding Ceremony
We are thrilled to offer you this very special, restored recording of Paramhansa Yogananda performing the wedding ceremony of Brahmacharee Nerode from India and Agnes Spencer from America. It was recorded in Los Angeles on January 23rd, 1931 and shown as newsreel footage on screens of movie theaters. Yogananda said at the end of the ceremony: “It is also, this … Read More
Yogananda Visits New York
We are very happy to offer you (in collaboration with the University of South Carolina) this original video footage of Swami Yogananda visiting New York City in 1923. Phil Goldberg describes the moment in his acclaimed biography The Life of Yogananda: The Story of the Yogi Who Became the First Modern Guru, pages 117-118: “The falling of leaves in 1923 … Read More
Yogananda in Samadhi
Do you want to know about the spiritual consciousness of Paramhansa Yogananda? Watch this video to get an answer to this question. Recorded in London during Paramhansa Yogananda’s visit in 1936 before returning to America. Licensed from British Pathé/Reuters About Paramhansa Yogananda: Paramhansa Yogananda’s arrival in Boston in 1920 marked the beginning of a new wave of spiritual consciousness in … Read More
