The ways of life are wondrous and mysterious. In 1979 I was living in San Francisco going through the agonies of divorce and experiencing the joys of being a children’s librarian. It was at this time the Swami Kriyananda was looking to broaden Ananda’s spiritual work from Ananda Village — a rural spiritual community near Nevada City, CA — to … Read More
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Glossary of Terms Frequently Used at Ananda
Confused about something you heard or read at Ananda? Visit this page to find a glossary of terms frequently used at Ananda. http://anandaseattle.org/blog/?page_id=229
Articles, Supporting Our Spiritual Practices
Spiritualizing Our Consciousness Regarding Money
Paramhansa Yogananda said, “Making money honestly and industriously to serve Thy work is the next greatest art after the art of realizing Thee.” Tithing spiritualizes our consciousness toward money, helping us to experience God’s presence more completely in all aspects of our lives. It also allows God to use us as instruments for his work in this world. This is … Read More
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What is Simple Living?
Have you ever traveled for an extended time, perhaps camping, backpacking, or traveling on public transportation through many countries with only your rucksack to your name? Or alternatively, can you imagine the sadhus (wandering mendicants) of a bygone era, roaming the Ganges plains or Himalayan woods chanting God’s name, So Hum? Ah, what freedom compared to 401(k) plans, stock portfolios, … Read More
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Different Worlds
We write this from Frankfurt, Germany, after a week-long stint at the annual international book trade show. For twenty years Padma has been travelling to Frankfurt to offer books by Swami Kriyananda to publishers in other countries from around the world. One or more of Swami Kriyananda’s nearly 100 books are now in 30 languages! Attendance at the Book Show … Read More
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Bundle of Self-Definitions!
A theme for the talks in June at Ananda Village in California by Swami Kriyananda revolved around the process of transcending ego and shedding the “bundle of self-definitions” that veil the true Self from our realization. When, in his talks and writings, Paramhansa Yogananda gave to us a definition of “ego” as the “soul identified with the body,” he was … Read More
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Faith & Practicality
Since September 11, 2001, the United States has been caught up in a slowly rising tide of fear and instability. Masked at first by aggressive use of force abroad and intensive security measures at home, terrorism at home has gradually been accepted as an ever-present possibility. To this has now been added the threat of large-scale economic instability and long-term … Read More