The Power of Faith & Prayer with Nayaswami Padma
One of the underpinnings of Faith is concentration. Paramhansa Yogananda has a beautiful quote which describes this well: “Just as a wet match, when struck, does not produce fire, so a mind saturated with restlessness can’t produce the fire of concentration!”
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
Celebrating Swami Kriyananda’s Discipleship Anniversary to Paramhansa Yogananda | Sunday Service Sept 14,2025
This Sunday is an especially sacred service as we celebrate the spiritual anniversary of Swami Kriyananda’s first meeting and Discipleship to Paramhansa Yogananda.
Sunday, July 6, 2025 | Abiding in God with Nayaswami Padma
Abiding in God. This topic is synonymous with Attunement. Attunement is perhaps the most important topic in our spiritual lives. Without it, we’re like a hamster spinning in a cage. With it, we feel ever closer to God and the bliss of our soul.
Sunday, March 16, 2025 – Reason vs Intuition with Nayaswami Padma
The topic this week is Reason vs Intuition. Yogananda defines intuition as the soul’s power to know God. Christ taught his disciples through parables in part to help them develop intuition. Yogananda taught his disciples intuitively. Swami Kriyananda also taught us to read between the lines and understand via intuition. Reason receives brick-bats on the spiritual path, but Swami used … Read More
Sunday, Feb 16, 2025 – The Law is Perfected in Love with Nayaswami Padma
The title of this week’s service is The Law is Perfected in Love. Truth be told, all things are perfected in Love. When we learn to live in the spirit, rather than the letter of the law, then laws will no longer be needed. That day will come. This week we’ll explore what that day might look like.