During his Sunday Service talk at Ananda Village, April 3rd 2022, Brahmachari Sagar shares this inspiring story from Paramhansa Yogananda’s life. You can find the complete talk here. Do you want to learn how not to lose sight of God again? Watch this video to get an answer to this question. Transcription Brahmachari Sagar: How many of you have heard … Read More
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The True Goal of Life
Nayaswami Devi shares this beautiful inspiration during her Sunday Service talk at Ananda Village, March 27th 2022. You can find the service here. Transcription There’s a beautiful quote from that Christian saying—a French saint, Jean Vianney, who said, “Lord, thou hast made us for Thyself alone, and our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.” And until … Read More
The Power of Changing Yourself
Nayaswami Devi shares this deep inspiration during her Sunday Service at Ananda Village, March 27th 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Transcription If you see someone weak and needing and—I don’t mean weak, frail, sick of course: that’s one reality—but I mean struggling spiritually, making mistakes, not clear—whatever it might be—by sending them love, you strengthen yourself, because they … Read More
The Example of Richard Wurmbrand
Nayaswami Devi shares this inspiring story during her Sunday Service talk at Ananda Village, March 27th, 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Transcription We had the great blessing: Some years ago, there was a man who Swami said was a saint. His name was Richard Wurmbrand. He was … he lived in Romania, and he was a Christian … Read More
How to Overcome Judgmental Attitudes
Nayaswami Devi shares this helpful spiritual advice during her Sunday Service talk at Ananda Village, on March 27th, 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Transcription I remember once there was someone in the community who had made a big mistake, and I was thinking about this person, and I was judging him. And then I thought, “You know … Read More
Unconditional Love: Lessons from a Near Death Experience
Nayaswami Krishnadas shares this inspiring personal story during his Sunday Service talk at Ananda Village, March 20th 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Feeling very blessed to have an experience of near death, Krishnadas shares that a light was brilliant and beautiful, that there was unconditional love, no judgment. Transcript Nayaswami Krishnadas: And, I remember… I was very … Read More
The Story of George Washington Carver and the Humble Peanut
Erin Vinacco shares this beautiful story of how God inspired George Washington Carver during her Sunday Service talk at Ananda Village, March 13th 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Transcription One of my favorite examples is the life of George Washington Carver, who was a great scientist-saint, I would say. He lived…he was born into slavery—was an African … Read More
How Swami Kriyananda Responded to Religious Dogmatism
Nayaswami Gyandev shares this inspiring experience from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land during his Sunday Service talk at Ananda Village, March 6th 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Transcription You know, I… the first time that I ever really experienced some real religious dogmatism that wasn’t directed at me personally, but it was very—it was a very … Read More
The Adventure of the Spiritual Path
Nayaswami Parvati shares this beautiful inspiration during her Sunday service talk at Ananda Village, February 27th, 2022. See the complete talk on the subject of “By Thinking Can We Arrive at Understanding?” Transcript Nayaswami Parvati: Once we enter onto the spiritual path and begin to have those profound experiences of support, of joy, of love, of being able to do … Read More
The Importance of the Guru — How Dr. Lewis Met Yogananda
Nayaswami Maria shares this inspiring story during her Sunday service talk at Ananda Village, February 20th 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Video Transcript We are lucky to have the account of Dr. Lewis’s first meeting with Yogananda—Dr. Lewis, a disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda’s. And when Dr. Lewis came to visit, to meet Yogananda for the first time … Read More
The Essence of the Spiritual Path
Jitendra Guindon shares this deep inspiration during his Sunday service at Ananda Village, February 13th 2022. You can find the complete talk here. Transcription When reflecting on this topic of a time that I was with Swami Kriyananda and I was asking Swamiji many questions, and perhaps too many questions: And at the very end, I felt very guided to … Read More
What Is Yogananda’s Highest Prayer?
Nayaswami Jyotish shares this deep inspiration during his Sunday service at Ananda Village, February 6th 2022. “What happens if you do see a vision of Divine Mother or do see a vision of Krishna?” Why do you want to see a vision? Only because they will help change your consciousness. And so pray, “Reveal within me that state of consciousness … Read More
