A monk once asked Paramhansa Yogananda, “Will I ever leave the spiritual path?” Yogananda’s sympathetic response was, “How can you? We are all on the spiritual path!” Yet, there are obstacles, aren’t there! We have forever to find freedom and we can delay and procrastinate for countless lifetimes. Scary, eh? One of the greatest usurpers of our spiritual commitment is the … Read More
We are on a spiritual journey to restore awareness of the inner kingdom. As with every pilgrimage there are pathways to follow. Remembering to keep our energy flowing upward , that’s the key. Join Jamuna for this Sunday morning walk. Video will be posted shortly after service.
Every year at this time, our Sunday reading considers the same question: What is the best way to worship? Is there only one? Are we all supposed to conform to whatever it is? Each of us is seeking our soul’s freedom. What is the “best way” to reach that goal? This week, Surendra, our visiting Lightbearer from Ananda Portland, will … Read More
Come this Sunday to celebrate the life of Kriyananda..someone who truly found the balance between work and meditation…A perfect example for all of us! Matt Stickney Video will be posted shortly after service on Sunday.
What is the underlying secret of right action? Lets look at this idea from a deeper perspective than just “being good” in order to not being punished. There must be something here that is attractive to our basic desire to be happy. Jamuna will explore this question and see where it might lead. Join us this Sunday for the inquiry. … Read More
O truth seeker, be one, among all those thousands, who seeks the supreme goal! Out of thousands, one strives for spiritual attainment; and out of many blessed true seekers, who strive assiduously to reach Me, one, perhaps, perceives Me as I am.” See you on Sunday, Matt Stickney Video will be uploaded shortly after service on Sunday.
The readings from the Bible and Bhagavad Gita for Sunday refer to Jesus’s following statement to his disciples: “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your father which is in heaven is perfect.” Most of us aspire to be good, to do our best, to be successful in what we undertake, etc., but being perfect is not what most people can be! So there … Read More
On Sunday, April 22 during the regular Sunday service at 10 am, Nayaswamis Hriman and Padma McGilloway will be celebrating the life of Swami Kriyananda, commemorating the 5th anniversary of his passing (April 21, 2013). As Ananda’s founder, we are infinitely grateful for his life of service and devotion. Through 65 years of discipleship to Paramhansa Yogananda, he guided thousands if not millions … Read More
This week guest minister Nayaswami Puru Selbie will give the Sunday service talk. Puru, who lives at Ananda Village, has been an Ananda Light-bearer for many decades and is the author of the recently published book ‘The Physics of God’. He and his wife, Lakshmi, were once the spiritual directors of Ananda Seattle. Please join us in welcoming him back this Sunday. … Read More
The light of the Resurrected Christ has blessed each of us through the agency of the the lineage of gurus of which He is a part. Let’s continue the Easter message – part of the greatest story ever told. Join Jamuna this Sunday.