Swami Kriyananda described Seva (Service) as “bliss in motion”. Padma describes how Service rubs off the sharp corners of ego and becomes our path to freedom, where we develop the inner calm to feel God’s Bliss in the midst of intense activity.
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Sunday, May 8, 2022 – Special Sunday Service – Talk by Nayaswami Dhyana of Ananda India
Nayaswami Dhyana tells several good stories from her years serving with Ananda in India to illustrate how working with the thought of God’s presence brings joy into everything we do.
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Sunday, May 1, 2022 – Perfection is Self-Transcendence – Nayaswamis Hriman & Padma
From the conclusion of Hriman’s talk: “Stillness, emptiness; it’s not empty, and it’s not still. It’s a feeling, it’s a potency, it’s power, it’s bliss. And it’s always right there. But we have to want it; we have to want to seek it. And that is what will make us free.”
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Sunday, April 24, 2022 – How High Should We Aspire? – Dambara Begley & Zachary Abbey
Minister Dambara Begley talks about what we can do to feel closer to Divine Consciousness.
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Sunday, April 17, 2022 – Easter: Resurrection of Every Soul – Nayaswamis Hriman & Padma
With the choir, stunning altar, candle offering and Hriman’s insightful humor, this service keeps it hoppin’! A true Festival of Light.
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Sunday, April 10, 2022 – Palm Sunday Service – Christ Lives Oratorio by Swami Kriyananda – Nayaswamis Padma & Hriman, and the Ananda Choir.
Music & inspiration, and more music & more inspiration! Today’s service includes Swami Kriyananda’s “Christ Lives: An Oratorio”, telling the story of Christ’s birth, life, death and resurrection in instrumental, vocal and choral pieces. The deeply felt music and lyrics have the power to transform our consciousness, and to bring the living presence of Christ into our lives.
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Sunday, April 3, 2022 – To Each According to His Faith – Guest Ministers Nayaswamis Ananta & Maria
Joining us virtually from Ananda Village, Nayaswamis Ananda & Maria speak on very different aspects of Faith. Maria relates an instructive story about faith and a student of Yogananda who repeatedly was fired from his job by companies that then went bankrupt. With Yogananda’s guidance, he eventually went on to great success. Ananta tackles the challenging subject of how to … Read More
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Sunday, March 27, 2022 – Deeds vs Intentions – Nayaswamis Hriman & Padma
“Tat Tvam Asi” (Thou Art That). In a talk full of humor and wisdom, Hriman traces the way out of confusion to the realization that even we, too, are one with the Infinite Spirit.
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Sunday, March 20, 2022 – Special Sunday Service with Visiting Nayaswamis Pranaba & Jyoti
Visiting for the first time in two years, Nayaswami Pranaba speaks on how we are children of the light, if sometimes we don’t feel that way! When gripped by karma, how do we escape toward freedom in God? He explores how in Patangali’s Yoga Sutras, the word smriti, rememberence has three meanings; as a whirlpool of delusion, as mindfulness of … Read More
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Sunday, March 13, 2022 – Reason vs. Intuition – Ministers Zach & Hailey Abbey
Zach gives a great talk on the topics of reason and intuition, illustrated with humorous anecdotes, reading from the Autobiography of a Yoga, and his own hard-won experience.