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ANANDA: A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT TO HELP YOU FIND JOY WITHINMEDITATION & KRIYA YOGAINSPIRATIONCOMMUNITYTOPICSABOUTDONATE Swami Kriyananda (1926–2013), is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and the founder of Ananda’s worldwide movement. At the request of Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda dedicated his life to lecturing and writing, and has also produced hundreds of

RADIO ANANDA

Radio Ananda (Sanskrit for “joy”) is produced by Nalini Graeber, Clark Francisco, Jagrav Quinn and other members of Ananda Sangha, a worldwide movement based on the nonsectarian techniques of Self-realization taught by Paramhansa Yogananda (1893-1952). Swami Kriyananda has written some 400 pieces of inspirational music, which

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ANANDA YOGA®

Exercise and stress relief are only the beginning; the higher purpose of Ananda Yoga practice is to uplift your consciousness. To accomplish that, you’ll work not only with the physical asanas, but also with pranayama (breathing and energy-control techniques), yogic meditation techniques, and applied yoga philosophy. Yoga posture practice in Ananda Yoga® is gentle for beginning students

THE NEW PATH

The New Path tells the story of Swami Kriyananda’s youthful quest to find Truth and his subsequent discipleship of yoga master Paramhansa Yogananda. Swami Kriyananda remembers Yogananda’s words with perfect clarity and recreates the vibrancy of his presence. The New Path provides a marvelous sequel to Paramhansa Yogananda’s own Autobiography of a Yogi, helping you to gain a more profound SWAMI BIRTHDAY CONCERT Birthday Concert. Join us Wednesday, May 19th at 7:30pm PDT for an international brotherhood concert broadcast live in honor of Swami Kriyananda’s birthday. There will be both live and pre-recorded performances from Ananda singers and instrumentalists all over the world! YouTube. Ananda Sangha Worldwide. TURIYA - WHAT IS TURIYA? - DEFINITION OF THE SANSKRIT WORD The state beyond deep, dreamless sleep, in which the superconscious becomes overtly active. According to Swami Sivananda, turiya is the fourth state of consciousness in which the individual rests in Satchidanandam (“ever-existing, ever-conscious, ever-new bliss”).The individual has attained nirvikalpa samadhi or final liberation from ego consciousness and is united with infinite spirit. BHAV - WHAT IS BHAV? - DEFINITION OF THE SANSKRIT WORD Bhav. bhāv or bhāva - भाव. Spiritual feeling (1) or attitude (2); devotion (3); the religious attitude of immersing oneself in the thought of God. (4) According to Swami Kriyananda, bhav has multiple levels of meaning. It is the way one views God, and also the way one views oneself in relation to God. One can view God as wisdom, as love

WHAT IS KRIYA YOGA?

Kriya Yoga is an ancient meditation technique that is also part of a comprehensive spiritual path. It is an effective technique that works directly with the source of growth — the spiritual energy deep in our spines. All yoga techniques work with this energy, usually indirectly. Yoga postures, for example, can help open up the spinal

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA PREFACE By W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc. Jesus College, Oxford; Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc. THE VALUE of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly en- hanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English CONTENT BUT NOT SATISFIED Contentment and satisfaction do not come with wealth or the possession of things. The possession and care of things can become a real burden. A created want or desire becomes an ongoing desire through habit. If a desire finds no prospect of immediate fulfillment, then pain arises. The more desires we have, the greater the possibility of pain ANANDA: A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT TO HELP YOU FIND JOY WITHINMEDITATION & KRIYA YOGAINSPIRATIONCOMMUNITYTOPICSABOUTDONATE Swami Kriyananda (1926–2013), is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and the founder of Ananda’s worldwide movement. At the request of Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda dedicated his life to lecturing and writing, and has also produced hundreds of

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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA PREFACE By W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc. Jesus College, Oxford; Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc. THE VALUE of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly en- hanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English CONTENT BUT NOT SATISFIED Contentment and satisfaction do not come with wealth or the possession of things. The possession and care of things can become a real burden. A created want or desire becomes an ongoing desire through habit. If a desire finds no prospect of immediate fulfillment, then pain arises. The more desires we have, the greater the possibility of pain ANANDA: A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT TO HELP YOU FIND JOY WITHIN Swami Kriyananda (1926–2013), is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and the founder of Ananda’s worldwide movement. At the request of Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda dedicated his life to lecturing and writing, and has also produced hundreds of ONLINE CLASSES AND EVENTS Online with Ananda Ananda Course in Meditation (The Path of Kriya Yoga Step 1) Learn a simple yet powerful technique of meditation as originally taught by Paramhansa Yogananda. Meditation not only reduces stress and improves physical and

VIDEOS — ANANDA

About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. WHAT IS A GOOD MANTRA FOR KRIYA YOGIS? About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Have meditation related questions in your mind? You're not alone. Get answers to common questions about meditation/ask your own to meditation experts at Ananda. LEARN AUM MEDITATION TECHNIQUE BY EXPERTS The AUM meditation technique offers a scientific way to listen and commune with the sound of AUM. Traditionally in India, AUM is the third aspect of the three-fold nature of God or Satchidananda (Sat, ever-existing; Chid, ever-conscious; Ananda, ever-new joy). This

three-fold

WARRIOR OF LIGHT

Dharmadas shares some of the hidden meanings: God’s light is within me and around me. With the sword of faith in my hand, With the love of God in my heart, I am a warrior of light. I join my brothers and sisters everywhere to overcome: Fear with faith Hatred with love And disease with health. Let us fill the world with God’s light. WHEN DOES THE SOUL ENTER THE BODY? This belief is fallacious. “When does the soul enter the body?” someone asked the Master. “At the moment of conception,” he replied. “When the sperm and ovum unite, there is a flash of light in the astral world. Souls there that are ready to be reborn, if their

vibration

O GOD BEAUTIFUL

O God Beautiful; O God Beautiful; At Thy feet, oh, I do bow. In the forest Thou art green; In the mountain Thou art high; In the river Thou art restless; In the ocean Thou art grave. O God Beautiful; SUNDAY SERVICE AT ANANDA VILLAGE December 27, 2020. (Download MP3) Sunday Service with Erin Vinacco and Nayaswamis Ananta and Maria at Ananda Village, recorded Dec 27 2020. You can find more Sunday Services here. (The music is taken from earlier recordings). ABOUT ANANDA WORLDWIDE Ananda is a worldwide movement to help individuals realize the joy of their own higher Self.

RADIO ANANDA

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HEALING/CALMING MEDITATION MUSIC 0:00 / 4:48. Live. •. About Ananda Music. Ananda Music began in 1964 when Donald Walters (also known as Swami Kriyananda) was inspired to introduce a new kind of music to the world: music that expresses spiritual aspiration and a desire for a more meaningful way of life. This music is, as its purpose suggests, quite simple, yet beautiful.

THE NEW PATH

JESUS CHRIST

Jesus Christ is spoken of in the Bible as “the only begotten son of God” (John 3:16). This description carries a subtle meaning. It is Jesus’s level of consciousness, the “Christ Consciousness,” that is the “only begotten son,” not Jesus’s as he was on Earth in

human form.

BE A WARRIOR FOR THE LIGHT God’s light is within me and around me. With the sword of faith in my hand, with the love of God in my heart, I am a warrior of light. I join my brothers and sisters everywhere to overcome fear with faith, hatred with love, and disease with health. We all are warriors of light. We fill the world with God’s light. MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. There are a lot of things that happen in meditation. When you are still, quiet, and aware inwardly, you begin to experience deeper parts of yourself. As you practice meditation, and go deeper into the practice of it, your energy begins to withdraw from the periphery of the body into the astral spine, or spine of energy, in the center of MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. It is true that Paramhansa Yogananda spoke of the future fate of many nations. Yet in respect to India, he spoke only positively. Swami Kriyananda, the founder of Ananda and a direct disciple of Yogananda, also spoke positively of India in spite of the many problems India faces as it moves from an agricultural base into the

21st century.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA PREFACE By W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc. Jesus College, Oxford; Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc. THE VALUE of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly en- hanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. Dear JK: This is going to be a long answer to a short question. There is so much theological confusion behind what you ask that even in a long answer I can only begin to unravel it. For the “rest of the story,” I urge you to read Swamiji’s book, Revelations of Christ SUNDAY SERVICE AT ANANDA VILLAGE December 27, 2020. (Download MP3) Sunday Service with Erin Vinacco and Nayaswamis Ananta and Maria at Ananda Village, recorded Dec 27 2020. You can find more Sunday Services here. (The music is taken from earlier recordings). ABOUT ANANDA WORLDWIDE Ananda is a worldwide movement to help individuals realize the joy of their own higher Self.

RADIO ANANDA

form the core

THE NEW PATH

JESUS CHRIST

human form.

21st century.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA PREFACE By W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc. Jesus College, Oxford; Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc. THE VALUE of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly en- hanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. Dear JK: This is going to be a long answer to a short question. There is so much theological confusion behind what you ask that even in a long answer I can only begin to unravel it. For the “rest of the story,” I urge you to read Swamiji’s book, Revelations of Christ ANANDA: A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT TO HELP YOU FIND JOY WITHIN Swami Kriyananda (1926–2013), is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and the founder of Ananda’s worldwide movement. At the request of Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda dedicated his life to lecturing and writing, and has also produced hundreds of

VIDEOS — ANANDA

About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. LEARN HONG SAU MEDITATION TECHNIQUE BY EXPERTS Live. •. The following is a very simple meditation technique you can learn in five minutes. Make yourself comfortable, sitting upright, with a straight spine. With your eyes closed, look at the point midway between the eyebrows on your forehead. Inhale slowly, counting to eight. Hold the breath for the same eight counts while concentrating STEPS TO LEARN KRIYA YOGA Living the Principles of Self-Realization brings you the essential teachings and techniques of Raja Yoga that will prepare you to receive Kriya Yoga initiation. This course will streamline your process of preparing for Kriya Yoga and enrollment in this course follows your completion of Step 1: Ananda Course in Meditation.. Kriya Yoga is the sacred technique of meditation brought to the West by MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. There are a lot of things that happen in meditation. When you are still, quiet, and aware inwardly, you begin to experience deeper parts of yourself. As you practice meditation, and go deeper into the practice of it, your energy begins to withdraw from the periphery of the body into the astral spine, or spine of energy, in the center of HOW TO FIND A SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP AND PARTNER Deep meditation, chanting, practicing God’s presence, and other spiritual practices all help us increase our spiritual magnetism. The more we can find our center in God, the more we find out who we really are as individual human beings. Every atom in OVERCOMING HARMFUL EMOTIONS, PART 4: THE CARPING SPIRIT About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can

realize God

SWAMI KRIYANANDA

About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. CLASSES — PAGE 22 OF 54 — ANANDA For a time, Paramhansa Yogananda was the most popular speaker in the United States. But he reached that only with an extreme output of energy, and the support of a line of great masters. "TOUCH OF PEACE" BOOK LAUNCH: LIVING THE TEACHINGS OF About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. SUNDAY SERVICE AT ANANDA VILLAGE December 27, 2020. (Download MP3) Sunday Service with Erin Vinacco and Nayaswamis Ananta and Maria at Ananda Village, recorded Dec 27 2020. You can find more Sunday Services here. (The music is taken from earlier recordings). ABOUT ANANDA WORLDWIDE Ananda is a worldwide movement to help individuals realize the joy of their own higher Self.

RADIO ANANDA

form the core

THE NEW PATH

JESUS CHRIST

human form.

21st century.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA PREFACE By W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc. Jesus College, Oxford; Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc. THE VALUE of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly en- hanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. Dear JK: This is going to be a long answer to a short question. There is so much theological confusion behind what you ask that even in a long answer I can only begin to unravel it. For the “rest of the story,” I urge you to read Swamiji’s book, Revelations of Christ SUNDAY SERVICE AT ANANDA VILLAGE December 27, 2020. (Download MP3) Sunday Service with Erin Vinacco and Nayaswamis Ananta and Maria at Ananda Village, recorded Dec 27 2020. You can find more Sunday Services here. (The music is taken from earlier recordings). ABOUT ANANDA WORLDWIDE Ananda is a worldwide movement to help individuals realize the joy of their own higher Self.

RADIO ANANDA

form the core

THE NEW PATH

JESUS CHRIST

human form.

21st century.

AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA PREFACE By W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc. Jesus College, Oxford; Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc. THE VALUE of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly en- hanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. Dear JK: This is going to be a long answer to a short question. There is so much theological confusion behind what you ask that even in a long answer I can only begin to unravel it. For the “rest of the story,” I urge you to read Swamiji’s book, Revelations of Christ ANANDA: A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT TO HELP YOU FIND JOY WITHIN Swami Kriyananda (1926–2013), is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and the founder of Ananda’s worldwide movement. At the request of Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda dedicated his life to lecturing and writing, and has also produced hundreds of

VIDEOS — ANANDA

About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. LEARN HONG SAU MEDITATION TECHNIQUE BY EXPERTS Live. •. The following is a very simple meditation technique you can learn in five minutes. Make yourself comfortable, sitting upright, with a straight spine. With your eyes closed, look at the point midway between the eyebrows on your forehead. Inhale slowly, counting to eight. Hold the breath for the same eight counts while concentrating STEPS TO LEARN KRIYA YOGA Living the Principles of Self-Realization brings you the essential teachings and techniques of Raja Yoga that will prepare you to receive Kriya Yoga initiation. This course will streamline your process of preparing for Kriya Yoga and enrollment in this course follows your completion of Step 1: Ananda Course in Meditation.. Kriya Yoga is the sacred technique of meditation brought to the West by MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. There are a lot of things that happen in meditation. When you are still, quiet, and aware inwardly, you begin to experience deeper parts of yourself. As you practice meditation, and go deeper into the practice of it, your energy begins to withdraw from the periphery of the body into the astral spine, or spine of energy, in the center of HOW TO FIND A SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP AND PARTNER Deep meditation, chanting, practicing God’s presence, and other spiritual practices all help us increase our spiritual magnetism. The more we can find our center in God, the more we find out who we really are as individual human beings. Every atom in OVERCOMING HARMFUL EMOTIONS, PART 4: THE CARPING SPIRIT About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can

realize God

SWAMI KRIYANANDA

About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. CLASSES — PAGE 22 OF 54 — ANANDA For a time, Paramhansa Yogananda was the most popular speaker in the United States. But he reached that only with an extreme output of energy, and the support of a line of great masters. "TOUCH OF PEACE" BOOK LAUNCH: LIVING THE TEACHINGS OF About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. SUNDAY SERVICE AT ANANDA VILLAGE December 27, 2020. (Download MP3) Sunday Service with Erin Vinacco and Nayaswamis Ananta and Maria at Ananda Village, recorded Dec 27 2020. You can find more Sunday Services here. (The music is taken from earlier recordings). ABOUT ANANDA WORLDWIDE Ananda is a worldwide movement to help individuals realize the joy of their own higher Self.

RADIO ANANDA

form the core

THE NEW PATH

JESUS CHRIST

human form.

21st century.

MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. Dear JK: This is going to be a long answer to a short question. There is so much theological confusion behind what you ask that even in a long answer I can only begin to unravel it. For the “rest of the story,” I urge you to read Swamiji’s book, Revelations of Christ AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA PREFACE By W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc. Jesus College, Oxford; Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc. THE VALUE of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly en- hanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English SUNDAY SERVICE AT ANANDA VILLAGE December 27, 2020. (Download MP3) Sunday Service with Erin Vinacco and Nayaswamis Ananta and Maria at Ananda Village, recorded Dec 27 2020. You can find more Sunday Services here. (The music is taken from earlier recordings). ABOUT ANANDA WORLDWIDE Ananda is a worldwide movement to help individuals realize the joy of their own higher Self.

RADIO ANANDA

form the core

THE NEW PATH

JESUS CHRIST

human form.

21st century.

MEDITATION QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY EXPERT YOGI'S Answer. Dear JK: This is going to be a long answer to a short question. There is so much theological confusion behind what you ask that even in a long answer I can only begin to unravel it. For the “rest of the story,” I urge you to read Swamiji’s book, Revelations of Christ AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, BY PARAMHANSA YOGANANDA PREFACE By W. Y. EVANS-WENTZ, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc. Jesus College, Oxford; Author of The Tibetan Book of the Dead, Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa, Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc. THE VALUE of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly en- hanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English ANANDA: A WORLDWIDE MOVEMENT TO HELP YOU FIND JOY WITHIN Swami Kriyananda (1926–2013), is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda and the founder of Ananda’s worldwide movement. At the request of Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda dedicated his life to lecturing and writing, and has also produced hundreds of

VIDEOS — ANANDA

About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. STEPS TO LEARN KRIYA YOGA Living the Principles of Self-Realization brings you the essential teachings and techniques of Raja Yoga that will prepare you to receive Kriya Yoga initiation. This course will streamline your process of preparing for Kriya Yoga and enrollment in this course follows your completion of Step 1: Ananda Course in Meditation.. Kriya Yoga is the sacred technique of meditation brought to the West by LEARN HONG SAU MEDITATION TECHNIQUE BY EXPERTS Live. •. The following is a very simple meditation technique you can learn in five minutes. Make yourself comfortable, sitting upright, with a straight spine. With your eyes closed, look at the point midway between the eyebrows on your forehead. Inhale slowly, counting to eight. Hold the breath for the same eight counts while concentrating *CENTERED IN THE SPINE* ~ LIVE LIKE YOGANANDA, CLASS 34 About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can

realize God

OVERCOMING HARMFUL EMOTIONS, PART 4: THE CARPING SPIRIT About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can

realize God

HOW TO FIND A SPIRITUAL RELATIONSHIP AND PARTNER Deep meditation, chanting, practicing God’s presence, and other spiritual practices all help us increase our spiritual magnetism. The more we can find our center in God, the more we find out who we really are as individual human beings. Every atom in

SWAMI KRIYANANDA

About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. "TOUCH OF PEACE" BOOK LAUNCH: LIVING THE TEACHINGS OF About. What Is Ananda? Ananda is a global spiritual movement, based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, who showed how everyone can realize God in their daily lives as a tangible, loving reality. CLASSES — PAGE 22 OF 54 — ANANDA For a time, Paramhansa Yogananda was the most popular speaker in the United States. But he reached that only with an extreme output of energy, and the support of a line of great masters.

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