Monday mornings: Learn about Ananda's growing community and how Ananda can support your spiritual journey. Many people feel the need for a stronger inner life but it's often hard to know what to do, where to go, or how to find a community that will work for you personally. Feel free to ask questions about Ananda, spirituality, the path 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
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 Wednesdays 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 original ... 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
