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Sunday service: 10-11:30 am
Fire ceremony & meditation: 9 am
Sunday mornings at Ananda are joyful, music-filled, and thoughtful. There is often laughter, and sometimes heartfelt tears. Explore thoughtful answers to questions we all have about the meaning and purpose of our lives.
The morning talk is inspired by the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda (Autobiography of a Yogi) and his lifelong disciple, Swami Kriyananda. The morning begins with a short period of chanting and meditation, followed by readings from the Bhagavad Gita and Bible, a 30-minute sermon, and a ceremony afterward, called the Festival of Light. If you wish, you can also attend a fire ceremony and meditation beginning at 9am. The ceremony is guided so anyone may join.
Stay for refreshments in the Temple courtyard after service (ends at 11:30am) to meet with like-minded friends, old and new. All are welcome.
Guest ministers Nayaswamis Jyotish & Devi
Spiritual Directors of Ananda Sangha Worldwide
Nayaswami Jyotish met Swami Kriyananda in 1966, working closely with him to build Ananda’s work around the world. Nayaswami Devi arrived at Ananda in 1969 and joined the efforts. Jyotish was named by Swami Kriyananda as his spiritual successor. Both Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi were named kriyacharyas and the Ananda spiritual directors by Swami Kriyananda years prior to his transition. They disseminate the liberating and ancient Kriya Yoga technique of Paramhansa Yogananda’s lineage.
Nayaswami Jyotish and Nayaswami Devi travel throughout the United States, India, and Europe, speaking on spiritualizing daily life and the practice of Kriya Yoga meditation. Nayaswami Jyotish is the author of several books on meditation and related subjects, including How to Meditate and Lessons in Meditation, along with Thirty Day Essentials for Career and Thirty Day Essentials for Marriage. He also is the creator of Meditation Therapy(TM). Nayaswami Devi is the author of Faith is My Armor: The Life of Swami Kriyananda and the editor of The Light of Superconsciousness and Intuition for Starters, both by Swami Kriyananda. They are co-authors to the book series A Touch of Light: Living the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, a compilation of their weekly blog.