When Master says, “Talk to God about everything”, he is opening the door of our minds to God’s interest in engaging in intimate conversation. God needs to hear what we are thinking, and we need to hear what we are thinking about our karmic challenges, so that He might shift our thinking in a more fruitful manner. We resist much … Read More
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What is the Best Way to Pray? with Ethan Barker
This Sunday the topic is “What is the best way to pray?” Swami Kriyananda advised that the best prayer was for “The love of God.” But what does this mean? Certainly there is a technique, a mechanism, or a method that will ensure our prayers reach God and gurus.
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Celebrating Diwali | Sunday Service at Ananda October 19, 2025
Ceelbrating Diwali: a Festival of Lights. Although sometimes described in India as a festival of lamps (and we will have lots of “lamps” lit at the Blue Lotus Temple on Sunday) it is much more than that! Diwali is a celebration of the soul’s victory over darkness and the joyous return to its eternal home in God. We will begin … Read More
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Victory Demands the Courage of Conviction | Sunday Service with Bruce Davis – October 12, 2025
On the path to God we must be prepared that there may be tests and obstructions that will challenge our relationships, our identities and all that we hold dear. To break through we must adopt the stance of a spiritual warrior! Through the use of our discrimination we can sever and purify the attachments that hold us back from becoming … Read More
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In Surrender Lies Victory with Rick Johnston | Sunday Service at Ananda October 5, 2025
As we begin, the spiritual path can be like talking a flight. We board the plane, taxi out to the runway, maybe sit for a bit until the flight is cleared for take off. Then the engines thunder, and we head down the runway, slowly at first, then with increasing speed until suddenly the ground recedes beneath us. We’re airborne! … Read More
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Many are the Pathways to Truth with Murali Venkatrao | Sunday Service Sept 28, 2025
When someone close to us — a partner, child, or friend — follows a different faith, it can feel deeply personal. Our times are full of sharp divisions, with many insisting that their way alone is right. Yet Jesus offers another perspective in the Gospel of Luke: “He that is not against us is for us.” His teaching reminds us that … Read More
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Who are the True Christians? with Murali Venkatrao | Sunday August 31, 2025
The common notion of being a Christian is for one to admit that he or she is a sinner; and that the only way to be saved to accept that Christ died on the cross to pay for our sins. But can one really be saved by a passive declaration of a belief? Jesus himself counseled a more dynamic approach that emphasizes … Read More
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How should we meet our Tests? with Vahini Sleighter | Sunday, August 24, 2025
We all face challenges that at times feel too heavy to bear. Yet, the purpose of those challenges is not to crush us, but to awaken in us a deeper strength—one that makes the problems themselves dissolve. Each trial may seem bigger than the last, but if we can step back, withdraw into God’s presence, and see them as passing … Read More
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How to handle life’s challenges with Murali Venkatrao | Sunday Service August 17, 2025
It is said that God never gives us more than we can handle. Yet, the challenges in life can sometimes become overwhelming, to the extent that we begin to think that God is unfair, or that He doesn’t exist, or is impossible to attain, or that we are sinners who somehow deserve to suffer, or some other variation of this. … Read More