Zach Abbey

Zach weaves together threads of the Mother in Nature, and of the divine presence in inner & outer activity. As a farmer, Zach tunes into specific spots at Ananda Farm, to get a sense of what’s right for each. He finds that inner stillness is key in outward activity, and that the precept of “ask first, and act next” is … Read More

Zach takes us on a truck ride on the way to Palm Sunday in Jerusalem, drawing a parallel between Christ’s life and our own. Accepting both the joys and the challenges that Divine Mother sends us is our key to expanding in spirit.

Zach shares how prayer, hope and not worrying can lead us God!

Living in the Presence of God with minister Zachary Abbey.

Minister Zachary Abbey talks about how each soul walks their own unique path with their special Divine duty leading to Truth, to God.

Zach tells illustrative stories about abiding in God with cars that don’t work and how consideration for others proved the key in relating to his own personal heckler. He closes with an inspiring reading from the life of St. Francis.

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.

Zach assures us that we will fail, but failure isn’t the issue. It’s how long we stay down before getting back up!

Zach reminds us of the importance to ask God to teach us how to worship, so we can find and travel on the one highway of Self-Realization.

Zach speaks on our being little Children of the Light, secure in the lap of the Divine Mother.

 Fresh back from a 5,000 road trip, Zach shares examples of attuning in harmony with God and of his own recent experience in receptivity.

 Zach gives an inspired talk on winning spiritually by seeing all things from above in God’s unity and harmony.

Zach talks about the courage of conviction and the Dandelion Man, with a touchingly beautiful musical piece on violin and cello for offertory.



As this week’s reading says, “We know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of Man will visit us”. Let us, therefore, learn to keep the oil of our devotion burning always in the lamps of our sadhana (spiritual efforts) that we may be ready to receive Christ Consciousness when it arrives to lift us up. Join Zach … Read More

 This Sunday, Zach and Hailey Abbey will assist Hriman and Padma in doing Sunday Service. Zach will do this week’s talk on “How Devotees Rise”. 

This Sunday’s service will be presented by Nayaswamis Hriman and Padma McGilloway, and Guest Speaker Zach Abbey who will be doing this week’s talk. Zach and his wife Hailey manage Ananda Farms in Camano Island. Message from Zach: When Yogananda brought the teachings and spirit of the East to America, he brought with him not merely more laws for obeying … Read More