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Join Keshava and Daya for this interactive Question & Answer session about your daily kriya practice, attracting power and grace through your practice, and bringing Kriya into your daily life. Contact Chika, chika@anandaindia.org to get a zoom link.

Yogic teachings talk of an immense reservoir of energy waiting to be tapped at the base of the spine. This is the Kundalini Shakti or Serpent Power which literally means "the coiled”. Kundalini represents the entrenched vitality of our mortal delusion. But it is also man's single key to enlightenment. Only by arousing this force from its ancient resistance to ... Read More

The more our thoughts and emotions are disturbed and agitated, the more we find ourselves in the grip of emotions. All emotions are harmful if they upset the mind. Learn how to hold on to inner peace and calmness so that our feeling can always be directed in the best way possible.

The recent challenges and changes brought by the pandemic made many of us realize what is really important in our lives. Our outer world is a reflection of our inner life. In our lives we can gradually offer up the “excess baggage” we no longer need, and experience increased clarity and purity. We may still have possessions and other interests, ... Read More

The Bhagavad Gita describes the entire spiritual path as a battle between the forces of light and of darkness in the consciousness of man. True spiritual peace is not a state into which one sinks passively. It is the peace of victory, of a fight well fought and of the certainty that one has overcome. Remember Paramhansa Yogananda used to ... Read More

Do you want to learn how to meditate? This short session will introduce you to Ananda’s meditation practices which are based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Learn benefits of meditation and a few basic tips of how to meditate, and experience a short guided meditation. Free of charge.   Register Here

Paramhansa Yognanada’s life powerfully demonstrates the quality of seeing God in everything and “saying ‘yes’ to life”. Swami Kriyananda followed Yogananda’s example. When God asks something of you, accept it with willingness, energy and enthusiasm. Join Nayaswami Dhyana to learn from the life of Swami Kriyananda why saying “yes” is so important. “Say ‘yes’, and make it snappy!” – Sister ... Read More

The exploration of Niyamas, or “do’s” starts! The first of the five niyamas on the spiritual path is Saucha – cleanliness or purity. Cleanliness of the body helps one to rise above body-consciousness, and it is the first step in living the spiritual life. It becomes meaningless, however, unless followed by cleanliness of the mind. “Cleanliness is next to godliness” ... Read More

Our happiness is determined less by what we possess, and much more by our level of contentment. Contentment, which Yudhisthira, in the Mahabharata, calls “the supreme virtue” is not simply a state of mind that comes to us when things are going well. It is an attitude to be deliberately practiced. What is contentment? How do we practice it?   ... Read More