Sunday Service at Ananda Village

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Ananta, recorded at Ananda Village on September 24th 2023. The reading for this week from Swami Kriyananda’s book Rays of the One Light is “Many Are the Pathways to Truth”. Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Tyagi Dhyan, recorded at Ananda Village on September 17th, 2023. Through different stories about experiences with intuition (one of them from a survivor of the Titanic), Dhyan illustrates its unparalleled power. He shares what the true purpose of intuition is and how to develop the transforming power of intuition. The reading for this … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Pranaba, recorded at Ananda Village on September 10th 2023. The Beatitudes are an invitation to feel the magnificence of the Divine. Nayaswami Pranaba zooms in on a few of the Beatitudes, explaining their meaning and sharing how we can live them in our own lives. The reading for this week from Swami … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Jaya, recorded at Ananda Village on September 3rd 2023. We live in a restless age in which we tend to put a lot of emphasis on the ego. The spiritual traditions that address the ego, often speak about it as our foe. But the real obstacle to overcome is egotism, the ego … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Maria, recorded at Ananda Village on August 27 2023. Paramhansa Yogananda used to say that the saints are the true custodians of religion because of their inner experience of God. And it is that inner experience that we should seek. Nayaswami Maria shares how our ego gets in the way and creates … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Parvati, recorded at Ananda Village on August 20 2023. When difficulties in life arrive, they often hit us like a bomb, and we drop our energy. When in fact, we need high energy to face our challenges. Nayaswami Parvati explains that how we deal with our tests depends greatly on how we … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Jitendra Guindon, recorded at Ananda Village on August 13 2023. Paramhansa Yogananda said that when God created this manifestation of duality, he knew evil would also be born. But he knew as well that love would always conquer any evil. Jitendra shares how we can learn to trust more fully in God’s power … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Erin Vinacco, recorded at Ananda Village on July 30 2023. Yogananda said: God is for everyone. But to be able to receive the spiritual teachings, the soul has to be ready and thirsty for God. Erin explains the different stages of consciousness every soul goes through and how they lead to our divine … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Ananta, recorded at Ananda Village on July 23 2023. Everybody knows at the center of their being what is the right thing to do. But illusion gets in the way of people doing what they know is right. Maya (illusion) actively tries to cloud our judgment with worldly desires. Once we realize … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Brahmachari Sagar, recorded at Ananda Village on July 16 2023. Brahmachari Sagar dives into the chapter “The Saint with Two Bodies (Swami Pranabananda)” from Autobiography of a Yogi. After meditating for long hours at night, Swami Pranabanda received a second, divine pension from God. Sagar shares what this divine pension is that Swami … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Pranaba, recorded at Ananda Village on July 9 2023. The reading for this week from Swami Kriyananda’s book “Rays of the One Light” is “Self-Reliance vs. Self-Reliance” 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. … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Sundara Traymar, recorded at Ananda Village on June 25 2023. The reading for this week from Swami Kriyananda’s book “Rays of the One Light” is “The Redeeming Light” 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. … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Maria recorded at Ananda Village on June 18th 2023. In the Eternal Now, there aren’t any barriers or borders; everything is connected and intermingled. Nayaswami Maria gives beautiful illustrations of what the Eternal Now is and how we can experience it ourselves. The reading for this week from Swami Kriyananda’s book “Rays … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk by Nayaswami Jaya recorded at Ananda Village on June 4th 2023. Everybody has made and will make mistakes. The single most important thing is to get up again and again. Nayaswami Jaya shares the best way to respond to making a mistake and what not to do. He also explains why the Masters allow … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Ananta recorded at Ananda Village on May 28th 2023. While living in this world of duality, we often concentrate too much on outward forms, on the veils, and forget about the light shining through them. What is real are the realities of the inner kingdom: love, joy, peace, calmness, power, light, and … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk by Nayaswami Parvati recorded at Ananda Village on May 14th 2023. Nayaswami Parvati points out that even though the topic of this reading is called “Activity vs. Inner Communion”, Swami Kriyananda emphasized the need to make those one. Then, inner communion becomes a stream that is constantly flowing behind everything you do. Nayswami Parvati … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk recorded at Ananda Village on May 7th 2023. During this talk, Erin expands on the importance of balancing work and inward communion. She tells the story of Miramata, a disciple who was struggling with balancing work and inward focus. Receiving seemingly conflicting advice from her guru Paramhansa Yogananda, she had to learn what he … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Pranaba recorded at Ananda Village on April 30th 2023. Being born in a world of dualities, dealing with the karmic baggage of past actions, we want to affirm and experience that we are children of God. Karma, the energy invested in directions that take us away from God, needs to be resolved. … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Nayaswami Ananta recorded at Ananda Village on April 23th 2023. Why is it that when we have wealth, health, and success in life, we still feel we are missing something? What will bring us true fulfillment? Nayaswami Ananta explains what we should really aim for and aspire to in life, emphasizing the point … Read More

Watch this inspiring Sunday Service talk with Shyama Arati Davis, recorded at Ananda Village on April 16th 2023. Every individual has a unique path to follow. But some practices and attitudes are essential to all who want to grow spiritually and find true happiness. Shyama shares those practices and how we can apply them in our daily life. The reading … Read More

Recorded at Ananda Village on April 2nd, 2023 with Jitendra Guindon. Paramhansa Yogananda encouraged his disciples to understand that to attain Christ-Consciousness, the first step is communion with AUM, also known as the Holy Ghost. We practice the teaching of Christ when we actively try to attune ourselves to the vibrations of AUM. Jitendra shares inspiration on how we can … Read More

With Nayaswami Maria during a Sunday Service recorded at Ananda Village March 26th 2023. How can we grow in understanding and compassion? By finding another’s spark, Nayaswami Maria says. In this Sunday Service, she shares how our divine qualities grow when we learn to relate to the soul qualities of other beings. The reading for this week from Swami Kriyananda’s … Read More

With Brahmachari Sagar during a Sunday Service recorded at Ananda Village March 19th 2023. How to overcome the fear of death? Paramhansa Yogananda encouraged people to practice death during their lifetime. Brahmachari Sagar explains how we can learn to control the breath and the heart with the sincere practice of Kriya Yoga. Humorously he shares how to approach the impermanence … Read More

How to develop true inner guidance and follow your intuition? Yogananda offered very useful techniques and insights on how to tune into the wisdom of the soul. With Nayaswami Jaya during a Sunday Service recorded at Ananda Village March 12th 2023. The reading for this week from Swami Kriyananda’s book Rays of the One Light is “Reason vs. Intuition“. Truth … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Parvati, recorded at Ananda Village March 5th 2023. As we live in a period in which dogma seems to be increasing, it is vital to keep an expanded awareness of more subtle realities. Nayaswami Parvati shares how to see the bigger picture of each situation and points out how the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda can help … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Ananta at Ananda Village, recorded February 26th 2023. What is needed to gain true wisdom? In this Sunday Service Nayaswami Ananta emphasizes the importance of an open heart. He explains why pure feeling must support our thinking to arrive at understanding. He does so through sharing stories from the lives of Swami Kriyananda, Paramhansa Yogananda, and … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Pranaba and Nayaswami Parvati at Ananda Village, recorded February 12th 2023. Nayaswami Pranaba takes us along his journey of knee surgery, where he gets the chance to practice the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda on many occasions. He illustrates that each situation gives an opportunity to deepen our attunement and dedication to the spiritual path. The reading … Read More

Sunday Service with Badri Matlock and Tyagi Atman at Ananda Village, recorded February 5th 2023. Paramhansa Yogananda often emphasized the importance of attunement to his close disciples and truth seekers. Badri shares practical pointers that strengthen our attunement in daily life, such as: kindness positive flow devotion practicing the presence of God loyalty seeing God in others divine friendship The … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Maria and Nayaswami Ananta at Ananda Village, recorded January 29 2023. God’s love for his devotees expresses itself most purely through the love from guru to disciple. Nayaswami Maria shares through accounts of great masters like Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya and Paramhansa Yogananda, that the guru is always aware of the disciple’s needs. These touching stories … Read More

Sunday Service with Erin Vinacco at Ananda Village, recorded January 15 2023. The reading for this week from Swami Kriyananda’s book Rays of the One Light is “Is God Present Even There, Where There Is Ignorance?” Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa … Read More

Sunday Service with Tyagi Dhyan and Jitendra Guindon at Ananda Village, recorded January 8 2023. If we want to follow our soul call – bliss – it is not so important what we do as much as how we do it. Swami Kriyananda suggested we practice three key attitudes in our daily lives to uplift our consciousness. Three Keys for … Read More

New Year’s Sunday Service with Nayaswami Parvati and Nayaswami Pranaba at Ananda Village, recorded January 1 2023. The beginning of the new year is a good time for reflection and resolutions. How can we live our new year’s resolutions and keep our spiritual aspirations high? Paramhansa Yogananda said to avoid that which is most insidious in our minds: absentmindedness and … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Ananta and Nayaswami Maria at Ananda Village, recorded December 18th 2022.  What was the significance of the visit to Christ the child by the Three Kings? Nayaswami Ananta explains who those Three Kings were and how their journey relates to our own celebration of Christmas and the birth of Christ Consciousness within us. This week’s reading … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Jaya and Brahmachari Sagar at Ananda Village, recorded December 11th 2022. This week’s reading is: Living in the Presence of God (From Rays of the One Light – Weekly Commentaries on the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Kriyananda) Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Pranaba and Nayaswami Parvati at Ananda Village, recorded December 4th 2022.  This week’s reading is: What Is It, to Fail Spiritually? (From Rays of the One Light – Weekly Commentaries on the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Kriyananda) Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is … Read More

Sunday Service with Sundara Traymar and Tyagi Atman at Ananda Village, recorded November 20th 2022. This week’s reading is: Reincarnation – the Spiral Staircase (From Rays of the One Light – Weekly Commentaries on the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Kriyananda) Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Parvati and Nayaswami Pranaba at Ananda Village, recorded November 13th 2022. In the Bible, Jesus tells the story of the prodigal son, who, after leaving and wasting all of his father’s money, comes back to the palace to be received with open arms. Nayawami Parvati sheds light on the deeper meaning of this parable and how … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Maria and Nayaswami Ananta at Ananda Village, recorded November 6th 2022. Faith, as opposed to mere belief, is based on personal experience and deep conviction. When we meditate on God with deep concentration, we attain that experience that gives us profound faith in Him. In this Sunday Service, Nayaswami Maria shares how the power of faith … Read More

Sunday Service with Badri Matlock and Nayaswami Parvati with Nayaswami Pranaba at Ananda Village, recorded October 30th 2022. It may seem unnecessary to tell God things He already knows, but sharing our thoughts and feelings with God is an essential part of the spiritual path. Badri Matlock illustrates why God wants us to share with Him through the eye of … Read More

Sunday Service with Jitendra Guindon and Nayaswami Maria and Nayaswami Ananta at Ananda Village, recorded October 23rd 2022. When we pray to God, we often don’t know if what we pray for is (spiritually) beneficial for us. But God knows and works with our reality. In this Sunday Service Jitendra emphasizes that we have to make God our very own … Read More

Sunday Service with Tyagi Atman and Tyagi Bhaktimarg at Ananda Village, recorded October 16th 2022. Jesus Christ said: “Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” For those who want to put God first, Tyagi Atman offers ways to make God the center of our lives. Some of the … Read More

Sunday Service with Nayaswami Mantradevi and Nayaswami Krishnadas at Ananda Village, recorded October 9th 2022. This week’s reading is: Victory Demands the Courage of Conviction (From Rays of the One Light – Weekly Commentaries on the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita by Swami Kriyananda) Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary … Read More

When we experience uncomfortable feelings, they always originate from the ego. When we surrender our ego, our identification with the little self, all discomfort dissolves. Nayaswami Ananta shares through stories from the lives of Krishna and Jesus, how the mantra “Thy will be done” can guide us to inner freedom and victory. Sunday Service with Nayaswami Ananta and Nayaswami Maria … Read More