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Sunday Worship Service - Asha

  • Ananda Palo Alto 2171 El Camino Real Palo Alto United States (map)

Fire ceremony and meditation 9am

Sunday service — 10-11:30 am

Services at Ananda are joyful, music-filled, and thoughtful. They explore meaningful answers to challenging questions about life. There is often laughter, and sometimes heartfelt tears.

Service is inspired by the spiritual teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda (Autobiography of a Yogi) and his lifelong disciple, Swami Kriyananda. It 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.

Asha Nayaswami delivers the sermon on this Sunday morning at the Ananda Temple in Palo Alto, CA. The reading for today is: "Faith Is a Call to Prayer; Prayer...
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Asha Nayaswami

Asha’s talks and online classes are a spiritual lifeline for thousands over the past 45 years. She has a gift for deep spiritual clarity, and the ability to offer it in a way that reaches the mind and the heart. She is author of Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer: The Life and Legacy of a Disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, Ask Asha, and other books, and has appeared in the film Finding Happiness. Asha’s YouTube Channel  • All of Asha’s talks (audio and video) 

Earlier Event: March 19
Spring Equinox Kirtan: An Evening of Devotional Chanting
Later Event: March 20
3 Hour Drop-in Meditation