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Self-Reliance vs Self-Reliance, July 8, 2012 by Nayaswami Hriman McGilloway [esplayer url=”https://www.anandawashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/2012-07-08-hriman-mcgilloway.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”20″ ]’ Or right-click here and select “Save Link As…” or “Save Target As…” to download an mp3. Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your deathless Self, within. The following commentary is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. Last week we considered … Read More

The Redeeming Light, June 24, 2012 by Nayaswami Jamuna Snitkin Click on Play button to play the talk:  [esplayer url=”https://www.anandawashington.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/2012-06-24-Jamuna-Snitkin.mp3″ width=”200″ height=”20″ ] Or right-click here and select “Save Link As” or “Save Target As” to download recording as mp3. This week’s selection from Rays of the One Light: Truth is one and eternal. Realize oneness with it in your … Read More

Richard Skillman, Ananda member and filmmaker from Vashon Island, has embarked on an archival project to record the testimonies and stories of Ananda members in their experiences with Swami Kriyananda (Ananda’s founder and direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda) and in living in the Ananda Communities. Other interviews are focused in what we call the “joyful arts.” Here is a sampling … Read More

Richard Skillman, Ananda member and filmmaker from Vashon Island, has embarked on an archival project to record the testimonies and stories of Ananda members in their experiences with Swami Kriyananda (Ananda’s founder and direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda) and in living in the Ananda Communities. Other interviews are focused in what we call the “joyful arts.” Here is a sampling … Read More

Richard Skillman, Ananda member and filmmaker from Vashon Island, has embarked on an archival project to record the testimonies and stories of Ananda members in their experiences with Swami Kriyananda (Ananda’s founder and direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda) and in living in the Ananda Communities. Other interviews are focused in what we call the “joyful arts.” Here is a sampling … Read More

Wouldn’t you like to be happy all the time? Who wouldn’t? The fact is, it’s possible. But, ah, like so many things, there’s a trick. The trick is that happiness does not come from things. “Oh, I know I’ll be happy if I can just get ________ (you fill this in): that promotion, a new car, win the lottery… oh, … Read More

Dear Friends, We do, indeed, live in “interesting times” as the oft-quoted Chinese blessing suggests. We have much to celebrate in this holy season, but celebrating only the good things of life which are, by their nature, evanescent, is not enough to satisfy our soul’s state of joy. The challenges of our lives and our times, while not cause for … Read More

Raja yoga is not a sectarian practice, nor yet a specialized form of yoga. Raja yoga refers to the entire body of psycho-physiological practices which relax and purify the body (tissues, organs and nervous system), calm the mind, and awaken us to our higher nature. These practices have come to us from ancient times, indeed from a higher age in … Read More

Narada James M. Agee January 9, 1943 – April 26, 2011 Narada has lived at the Ananda Community in Lynnwood, WA since moving here from Ananda Village, CA in the Fall of 2005. Narada came to Ananda Village in 1975. His career work was that of a master electrician but he was known and loved for much more than his … Read More