The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
Wonderful online opportunities from Ananda centers worldwide are available daily. Ananda centers worldwide offer online classes led by inspirational leaders from around the globe. New events are added every day. For a general calendar of classes from around the world visit HERE To see a complete list of events from a particular center, visit their individual online calendar. Ananda Thousand ... Read More
This ongoing interactive series will be offered online only and is one of Shanti Rubenstone's most magnificent courses. You can experience this series from the comfort of your home. Registration MUST be received in advance to gain access. Based on Swami Kriyananda's book, "Secrets of Emotional Healing," this year-long course is offered the 1st Tuesday of every month, 7:00pm-8:30pm. This ... Read More
It’s not the "WHAT," but the "HOW!" -Swami Kriyananda The Ananda Thousand Oaks community is coming together in joyful, selfless service. Please join us Wed. evening, May. 3, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Come serve in the center, help us clean, contribute to its beautiful energy. Enjoy chants and spiritual community while working. Followed by a short meditation. Seva is serving without selfish motive ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
The time for knowing God has come. Paramhansa Yogananda Join Nayaswami Devarshi as he helps us expand our own journeys toward enlightenment. One of Ananda Worldwide’s most experienced and beloved teachers, Nayaswami Devarshi is an Ananda minister and Kriyacharya (authorized Kriya Yoga teacher). Devarshi lives in India, leading Ananda’s monastery and serves as the director of Ananda’s global Kriya Yoga Sangha. He ... Read More
Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, this is step-3 on the path of Kriya Yoga. Paramhansa Yogananda said that the purpose of life is to find God. We may similarly say that the purpose of life is to: Find your true Self End the long exile of the soul Find the way back home Return to the heavenly joy ... Read More
Atha Yoga Anushasanam: And now we come to the study of Yoga. Patanjali 1.1 Paramhansa Yogananda said that God made delusion charming, otherwise, who would be interested in it? How are we deluded, and how do we escape the delusion? Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga is valuable because his descriptions of what spiritual freedom looks like are so clear. Through his explanations, ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
Wonderful online opportunities from Ananda centers worldwide are available daily. Ananda centers worldwide offer online classes led by inspirational leaders from around the globe. New events are added every day. For a general calendar of classes from around the world visit HERE To see a complete list of events from a particular center, visit their individual online calendar. Ananda Thousand ... Read More
Meditation is both an art and a science. It is a technique for personal growth that has been practiced for thousands of years around the world with repeatable results. It is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. There is no aspect of ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, this is step-3 on the path of Kriya Yoga. Paramhansa Yogananda said that the purpose of life is to find God. We may similarly say that the purpose of life is to: Find your true Self End the long exile of the soul Find the way back home Return to the heavenly joy ... Read More
Atha Yoga Anushasanam: And now we come to the study of Yoga. Patanjali 1.1 Paramhansa Yogananda said that God made delusion charming, otherwise, who would be interested in it? How are we deluded, and how do we escape the delusion? Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga is valuable because his descriptions of what spiritual freedom looks like are so clear. Through his explanations, ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
Wonderful online opportunities from Ananda centers worldwide are available daily. Ananda centers worldwide offer online classes led by inspirational leaders from around the globe. New events are added every day. For a general calendar of classes from around the world visit HERE To see a complete list of events from a particular center, visit their individual online calendar. Ananda Thousand ... Read More
Meditation is both an art and a science. It is a technique for personal growth that has been practiced for thousands of years around the world with repeatable results. It is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. There is no aspect of ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
Meditation is both an art and a science. It is a technique for personal growth that has been practiced for thousands of years around the world with repeatable results. It is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. There is no aspect of ... Read More
Based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, this is step-3 on the path of Kriya Yoga. Paramhansa Yogananda said that the purpose of life is to find God. We may similarly say that the purpose of life is to: Find your true Self End the long exile of the soul Find the way back home Return to the heavenly joy ... Read More
Atha Yoga Anushasanam: And now we come to the study of Yoga. Patanjali 1.1 Paramhansa Yogananda said that God made delusion charming, otherwise, who would be interested in it? How are we deluded, and how do we escape the delusion? Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga is valuable because his descriptions of what spiritual freedom looks like are so clear. Through his explanations, ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
Wonderful online opportunities from Ananda centers worldwide are available daily. Ananda centers worldwide offer online classes led by inspirational leaders from around the globe. New events are added every day. For a general calendar of classes from around the world visit HERE To see a complete list of events from a particular center, visit their individual online calendar. Ananda Thousand ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
Experience the joy of Swami Kriyananda in this pre-recorded video, while also sharing satsang (uplifting spiritual company) in the Ananda Thousand Oaks center. In this pre-recorded talk Swami Kriyananda generously shares his wisdom, helping us deepen our own spiritual lives. Swami Kriyananda (1926-2013), direct disciple of Yogananda, is the founder of Ananda. Though he is not on the altar, he ... Read More
Online Sunday Service at Ananda Palo Alto with Nayaswami Shanti and others... Sunday Services at Ananda include a Purification Ceremony from 9:00am - 9:45am followed by the Festival of Light service from and 10:00-11:30. The inward meditation, fire, and purification ceremony offer opportunity to open your heart for purification through Divine Grace. The service includes chanting, meditation, prayers, music, readings ... Read More
Atha Yoga Anushasanam: And now we come to the study of Yoga. Patanjali 1.1 Paramhansa Yogananda said that God made delusion charming, otherwise, who would be interested in it? How are we deluded, and how do we escape the delusion? Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga is valuable because his descriptions of what spiritual freedom looks like are so clear. Through his explanations, ... Read More
Wonderful online opportunities from Ananda centers worldwide are available daily. Ananda centers worldwide offer online classes led by inspirational leaders from around the globe. New events are added every day. For a general calendar of classes from around the world visit HERE To see a complete list of events from a particular center, visit their individual online calendar. Ananda Thousand ... Read More
The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy. -Paramhansa Yogananda Still your mind and rejuvenate your spirit before rushing off to begin your day. Enjoy the calmness of deep inner silence and re-connect with your true reality…..the soul’s ever-existing Peace. We’ll begin with a prayer at 5:30am, followed by a chant then a period ... Read More
If you repeatedly call on Him with ever deeper concentration, He will answer your prayer. A joy and peace will strike your heart. When that comes, you know that you are communing with God. –Paramhansa Yogananda Join special guest Mary Kretzmann as she shares her wisdom and experience as a minister, long-time director of the Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry, and ... Read More
Online Sunday Service at Ananda Palo Alto with Nayaswami Shanti and others... Sunday Services at Ananda include a Purification Ceremony from 9:00am - 9:45am followed by the Festival of Light service from and 10:00-11:30. The inward meditation, fire, and purification ceremony offer opportunity to open your heart for purification through Divine Grace. The service includes chanting, meditation, prayers, music, readings ... Read More
Atha Yoga Anushasanam: And now we come to the study of Yoga. Patanjali 1.1 Paramhansa Yogananda said that God made delusion charming, otherwise, who would be interested in it? How are we deluded, and how do we escape the delusion? Patanjali's Ashtanga Yoga is valuable because his descriptions of what spiritual freedom looks like are so clear. Through his explanations, ... Read More
