Sunday Service from Ananda Village
Live Broadcast Every Sunday, 9:45 am PDT • 16:45 GMT • 22:15 IST
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A description of each part of the service, including a schedule and song lyrics (in PDF format).
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What IsAnanda?
Ananda is dedicated to the belief, born of experience, that you can live in joy. We teach effective techniques for expanding your sense of self, such as meditation, Kriya Yoga, spiritual Hatha Yoga, and divine friendship.
Learn to Meditate: 5 Essential Keys to Meditation
Springtime at Ananda — April 2022
All of April you will see an extraordinary display—tiers of tulips inter-planted with alyssum and pansies, wisteria, flowering cherry trees, dogwoods, peonies, and many more. We look forward to seeing you! To cooperate with social distancing guidelines, pre-purchasing tickets online is now required. No tickets will be sold at the door.
Stay with us, and bask in the peaceful vibrations. For the first time, this year The Expanding Light Retreat offers special programs so that you can immerse yourself more fully in beauty and sacred presence.
Our Inspiration
Paramhansa Yogananda has been called the father of yoga and meditation in the West. His Autobiography helped spark and inspire a spiritual revolution across the world. Among the over three-hundred (influential spiritual voices) I interviewed about their key spiritual influences, a high percentage named a book, and by far the book most often mentioned was Yogananda’s unique memoir.
Online Course: Ananda Course in Meditation
Whether or not you are new to meditation, this course will help you develop a deep and consistent practice. With ample feedback from meditators with decades of experience and your own persistence, you will awaken your true nature: a pure reflection of divine peace, joy, and love.
Ananda is known for its expertise in meditation, and for 50 years has trained teachers in techniques grounded in the highest yogic practices of India, as brought to the West by Paramhansa Yogananda.
Kriya Yoga
Kriya Yoga is an ancient meditation technique of energy and breath control, or pranayama. It is also a comprehensive spiritual path of additional meditation practices and guidance for living.
The Kriya technique is given through personal initiation by one of our Kriya Yogacharyas. Initiation requires preparation through practice of other meditation techniques and study of Paramhansa Yogananda’s teachings.
Community
Let us join together in this wave of social transformation, and through our practice of meditation create a spirit of global unity that can lead to lasting peace.
— Nayaswami Devi
Connect Online
Ananda is very active online: Live events, satsangs, group guided meditations, and personal support through email and chat. Learn More
Find a Local Center
Ananda has over 150 centers and meditation groups in over 45 countries which offer group meditations and classes. Learn More
Experience Community
Ananda has developed eight communities in the US, Europe, and India. Many offer internships where you can stay and experience community firsthand. Learn More
What's New
Recent Posts and Videos
What Is Spiritual Pride?
Dear SS, The spiritual path is a long road that requires deep attunement with God and the guru to avoid wandering into the ego’s traps and reach Self-realization. There are many pitfalls along the way, one of which is spiritual
Fear of War
Dear Marcel, I feel for your dilemma. Love is the greatest protection you can offer. Not just love for your children, for that is natural enough, but be a child yourself: a child of God whose love for God is
What Will Happen If I Meditate on My Guru?
Dear Vivek, The rule is this: whatever you meditate on, or concentrate on, you will absorb. For example, whenever you concentrate on something dark, your mind will absorb that darkness. If you concentrate on something luminous, your mind will absorb
If the Soul Is Perfection Is Already Achieved, Then What Are We Supposed to Strive For?
Dear Vivek, The soul is always perfect. No perfection needs to be achieved at all. What needs to be done is to realize what the soul is, meaning who we truly are. Right now you are suffering at times, correct?
I Feel Responsible for My Parents’ Deaths
Dear Priya, My sincere condolences on the sudden loss of both of your parents. Please don’t allow your grieving to turn into self-blame. If you had no way of knowing that your mother-in-law was infected with COVID when you invited
God Doesn’t Help Me. Does He Not Care?
Dear Esak, I feel for you. But you must accept that God’s ways and wisdom are higher than ours. Maybe you still need that specific problem, for your growth. We usually pray for a specific outcome. But if God would
During Hong Sau Meditation My Tongue Is Moving
Dear Victor, Relaxation is the key to having the tongue be still during the practice of Hong Sau. Do you do any stretches, Energization, or yoga before sitting? Before Hong Sau, do you do any breathing exercises (“pranayam”) for a
When Will I Know Divine Mother Is with Me?
Dear Sam, When doubt assails you, say simply to Divine Mother: “I love you. Naughty or good, blessed with your joy or clouded in doubt, I will always love You. Whether I know you are with me, or whether you
Opening the Heart for God’s Blessings
Dear Namita, Thank you for your question. There are many reasons for anxiety. I am not a medical person to give you clinical advice. But often anxiety has some unresolved basis to it. Here are some thoughts that may help.
Breathing During Hong-Sau Feels Mechanical
Dear Victor, What animates our breath is the divine energy flowing through us. As you watch your breath, be aware that it is God breathing through your breath. It is not ‘you’ breathing. At the end of life, when the
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Your support is a blessing for all
Ananda is a beacon of light, breaking through the darkness of this world with the universal teachings of Self-realization.
Thank you for being a part of this community of souls who support each other on our path to God.