Visit Ananda Thousand Oaks any Monday morning. Founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, Ananda is a global movement supporting the path of Self-realization, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Come enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while asking questions about Ananda. Learn about our growing community, our classes, and how we can ... Read More
This course is Step-4 on the Path of Kriya Yoga and is required to receive Kriya initiation. This course offers the final preparation to become eligible for initiation into Kriya Yoga. Even though Kriya Yoga is a specific technique, Paramhansa Yogananda taught it as part of a spiritual path. The Path of Kriya Yoga includes specific techniques of meditation, along ... Read More
Fill your mind with me; love me; serve me, worship me always. Seeking me in your heart, you will at last be united with me. –Sri Krishna Rarely in a lifetime does a new spiritual classic appear that has the power to change people’s lives and transform future generations. The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita, explained by Paramhansa Yogananda is ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... 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
Experience the joy and dynamic energy of group meditations Wednesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Meditation 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. It also brings balance and a growing inner peace to our lives. While its highest and ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... 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. This course is open to ... 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. This course is open to ... 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
Visit Ananda Thousand Oaks any Monday morning. Founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, Ananda is a global movement supporting the path of Self-realization, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Come enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while asking questions about Ananda. Learn about our growing community, our classes, and how we can ... Read More
This course is Step-4 on the Path of Kriya Yoga and is required to receive Kriya initiation. This course offers the final preparation to become eligible for initiation into Kriya Yoga. Even though Kriya Yoga is a specific technique, Paramhansa Yogananda taught it as part of a spiritual path. The Path of Kriya Yoga includes specific techniques of meditation, along ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... 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
Experience the joy and dynamic energy of group meditations Wednesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Meditation 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. It also brings balance and a growing inner peace to our lives. While its highest and ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... Read More
Experience the joy and wisdom of Nayaswami Jyotish & Nayaswami Devi, Spiritual Directors, Ananda Worldwide in this pre-recorded video. Come share satsang (uplifting spiritual company) in the Ananda Thousand Oaks center as Jyotish & Devi generously share their wisdom, helping us deepen our own spiritual lives. Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi are dynamic emissaries of Paramhansa Yogananda, and Global Peace ... 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
Visit Ananda Thousand Oaks any Monday morning. Founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, Ananda is a global movement supporting the path of Self-realization, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Come enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while asking questions about Ananda. Learn about our growing community, our classes, and how we can ... Read More
This course is Step-4 on the Path of Kriya Yoga and is required to receive Kriya initiation. This course offers the final preparation to become eligible for initiation into Kriya Yoga. Even though Kriya Yoga is a specific technique, Paramhansa Yogananda taught it as part of a spiritual path. The Path of Kriya Yoga includes specific techniques of meditation, along ... Read More
Fill your mind with me; love me; serve me, worship me always. Seeking me in your heart, you will at last be united with me. –Sri Krishna Rarely in a lifetime does a new spiritual classic appear that has the power to change people’s lives and transform future generations. The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita, explained by Paramhansa Yogananda is ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... 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
Experience the joy and dynamic energy of group meditations Wednesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Meditation 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. It also brings balance and a growing inner peace to our lives. While its highest and ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... Read More
Get away from this world; not by flying away to a cave in the Himalayas, but to the cave of your mind, where you are free of the body and of the world. Practice Kriya Yoga, and you will surely succeed on the spiritual path. That is my own experience. The liberating power of Kriya Yoga sunders the prison bars ... 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
Visit Ananda Thousand Oaks any Monday morning. Founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, Ananda is a global movement supporting the path of Self-realization, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Come enjoy a cup of tea or coffee while asking questions about Ananda. Learn about our growing community, our classes, and how we can ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... 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
It’s not the "WHAT," but the "HOW!" -Swami Kriyananda The Ananda Thousand Oaks community is coming together in joyful, selfless service Thurs. evening, Oct. 26, 6:00pm-7:00pm. Come serve in the center, help clean, contribute to its beautiful energy. Enjoy chants and spiritual community while working. Followed by a short meditation. Seva is serving without selfish motive or desire for recognition. ... Read More
Please Note: This event replaces our regular Wednesday evening meditation. Chanting has the power to transform and uplift the soul, and to open the heart. Kirtans are beautiful and powerful experiences. Through chanting we can experience the living presence of the Divine within us. And, we can feel the benefits of this devotional evening throughout the week. Join us as ... Read More
Experience the joy and dynamic energy of group meditations Wednesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Meditation 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. It also brings balance and a growing inner peace to our lives. While its highest and ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... Read More
The true follower of Kriya Yoga is the highest yogi, and Kriya Yoga is the greatest yoga technique ever developed in man’s search for the Infinite. -Paramhansa Yogananda Paramhansa Yogananda taught Kriya Yoga as part of a comprehensive spiritual path. His teachings help us experience the truth that a life of inner joy, free from pain and limitation is not only possible, it’s ... 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
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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... 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
Experience the joy and dynamic energy of group meditations Wednesday evenings, 6:30 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. Meditation 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. It also brings balance and a growing inner peace to our lives. While its highest and ... 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 6:15am, followed by a chant then a period of silent ... Read More
An incredible & inspiring true story... As the United States raced against Russia to put a man in space, NASA found untapped talent in a group of African-American female mathematicians that served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations in U.S. history. Based on the extraordinary life stories of three of these women, known as "human computers," we ... 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
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
