How to Solve the Mystery of Life after Death

by Paramhansa Yogananda Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint The existence of life after death is the greatest mystery guarded by nature. No one is allowed, no matter how great a saint he might have been, to come back after death and tell the masses of people (or to tell anyone except perhaps a few devotees) of the lifeeternal. Not one of the billions who have died since the world began has returned to life in the same body, and stood on a lecture platform and cried, Behold, here I am, come back from the dead, and I now understand the mysteries of the hereafter. God does not want to influence anyone through the testimony of his saints, or by the miracles they perform. God wants his human children to awaken to their immortal soul nature by their own free will. Everyone must individually solve the mystery of life and death. The paradox of delusion is that every individual is a mixture of the changeless soul and the changeable body. The soul is individualized Spirit, operating through a physical body. It is God Himself who has descended into the bodies of all His human children. Individuals play many different parts through many incarnations, while remaining unchanged in their soul natures, but because they identify themselves with the limitations and changes of the body, they forget their true unchanging natures as souls. The spiritual eye: pathway to soul consciousness Solutions to the mystery of life and death must be received in direct contact with the Infinite in meditation. In meditation, by concentrating at the point between the eyebrows, you can behold the spiritual eye, the gateway to the infinite world of Spirit. The spiritual eye, when seen clearly, has three colors: a golden ring on the outside; inside of the golden ring, a dark blue globe; and inside of the blue globe, a white five-pointed star. By concentrating deeply at the spiritual eye, you can induce the superconscious state. As you meditate more and more deeply, you will arrive at ever more profound levels of superconsciousness and your awareness of the body and its limitations will begin to fall away. In ecstatic communion with the Divine, you will experience the eternal life behind your mortal life. You will not only think but realize that you are formless, omnipresent, omniscient, and far above all bodily limitations and changes. Any devotee who experiences the eternal life behind this mortal life lives forever; that is, he is conscious of his existence after his death, even if he has to experience several more incarnations on earth. Such a devotee has solved the mystery of life after death. Why wait for death? We came from the astral world and we shall return to it. We go to the astral world after death but why wait for death? It is important to spend more time in the astral world. If

you can consciously go there now, you will certainly be able to go there consciously after death. The life force is very strong in the eyes. By fixing your awareness at the point between the eyebrows with deep concentration, and by being able to hold the divine light, when it appears, for any length of time, you can gradually learn to send consciousness and life force through the spiritual eye into the Infinite. Just as a baby chick breaks through its shell of limitation, by deep concentration at the spiritual eye and intuitional heat, your soul will break through the shell of finiteness. Your soul will then experience, not a region of chaos and dark sleep, but the astral world or heaven which souls visit after death, and where they enjoy temporary freedom from the sufferings of mortal life. Your soul goes to the astral world now, when you are asleep, but you are not conscious of it. Live there now by deep concentration upon peace and calmness in meditation. By increasing the intensity of your concentration at the spiritual eye and the depth of your calmness, you can be in the astral world, free from the limitations of the cage of manifestation. Communicating with departed loved ones Communicating with departed loved ones, like the existence of life after death, is a closely guarded secret. Only selfless, patient, all-loving individuals are able to establish a link with departed loved ones after death. To communicate with a departed loved one, concentrate deeply at the point between the eyebrows until you can see your spiritual eye with both closed and open eyes. You must be able to hold that concentrated state for as long as you desire. Then visualize the soul you want to meet and constantly broadcast to him to come into the light. Only good souls, who loved you and whom you love, should be invited. If you have patience and strong personal zeal, eventually you will be able to see and speak to that image on the screen of the spiritual eye, as in a talking picture. With greater spiritual development you will be able to see, with open eyes, souls you once knew and loved. In true communication with a departed soul, one should not lose consciousness one should consciously commune with the invited soul. These states are usually devoid of exciting emotions. Only by deep, incessant meditation can you bring your dear departed loved ones to you. It may take months, or even years, but if you are patient and keep increasing the depth of your call in meditation, you will succeed. Contact saints through deep devotion The fact that great saints, after their death, do not appear to the sight of the masses of people, does not mean that they appear to no one. Advanced devotees, by their devotion, can see or talk to saints in vision. With further spiritual development, they can see saints

with open eyes, and talk to them or touch them, even as the advanced disciples of Jesus were able, by their deep devotion, to see and touch Jesus after his resurrection in the body. In the case of Jesus, we have the testimony of his discerning disciples, and of Mary Magdalene, that Jesus Christ was resurrected in the flesh. Hundreds of years after the passing of Jesus, St. Francis used to meet him in the flesh almost every night in Assisi. We must believe his testimony, for certainly a saint as great as St. Francis could not lie. If such an experience was possible for St. Francis, then why is it not possible for anyone, by persistent devotional seeking, to see Jesus Christ? Your true home is not here Most people lose all interest in this world at the time of death. That is natural and right: after all, they are soon going to have to leave it. That mental disinvolvement at the approach of death should remind everyone of the need for being inwardly non-attached all through life, even while busily engaged in worldly activities. Learn to live in this world as a guest. Your true home is not here. This world isnt yours; it is Gods. He is the Doer, not you. The deed to the house you live in may be written in your name, but whose was it before you acquired it? And whose will it be after you die? This world is only a wayside inn, a brief halting place on the long journey to your home in God. Think of yourself, then, as a visitor on earth. Of course, as long as you are here, try to be a good guest. Be on your best behavior. Act responsibly in discharging all of your earthly duties. Take good care of the things God has given you to use. Never forget for a moment, however, that they are His, not your own. Death: a test of love The ordinary mortal does not perceive the pre-natal and post-natal continuity of existence; hence he is afraid of death. But the wise, by meditation, shift their consciousness from the changes of birth and death to the changeless Spirit. The wise man who has opened his spiritual eye, beholds all change as dancing on the bosom of changelessness. Because he sees the change called death as only an outwardly moving link in the chain of immortality, which is hidden from our view, he is able to live in the world without attachment, and with a happiness that nothing can destroy. The wise never grieve for a soul who has departed from one body residence into another. It is attachment and selfish love which make one grieve for a departed loved one or friend. If we really love them, we will continue to love them after they are taken away from us to advance on their path of reincarnation. In the sorrow of separation from their loved ones through death, fools cry for a while and then forget, but the wise find the impulse within themselves to seek their lost love in the

heart of the Divine. Death teaches us to be in love with the Divine only, and not to be attached to the temples of flesh in which the Divine temporarily resides.

Paramhansa Yoganandas Spiritual Family

by Swami Kriyananda Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint Devotees sometimes ask, Do souls that have been born on this earth keep reincarnating here? Masters reply, when I once posed this question to him, was, No, there are innumerable planets to go to. He added, If they returned always to the same one, they might find out too quickly! Divine perception must be earned, in other words. It is not the plot of this cosmic drama for wisdom to be thrust upon anyone, uninvited; one must employ personally the sword of discrimination. The house of mirrors must lose its fascination because one has seen through its tricks, rather than merely because, by constant repetition, the reflections have ceased to interest him. In one respect, however, the soul does tend toward a long repetition of outward associations: in its relationships with other souls. An example may help here. In the nebulous gasses of infinite space, the atoms drift about at great distances from one another; the average, so I have read, may be as much as seventeen miles: much too far for their gravitational fields to attract one another. But if two atoms happen to drift together, their combined field makes it easier for them to attract a third atom. For three it is still easier to attract a fourth. Thus, an occasional ball of matter keeps on growing until its gravitational field encompasses at last a radius of many millions of miles. At some point in this process a mighty implosion occurs, as nebulous gasses are sucked inward from vast distances. The gravitational force of this huge mass becomes so great that changes occur within the structure of the atoms themselves: A shining star is born. The soul, similarly, in its gradual progress toward divine wisdom, develops the gravitational power by which it attracts and holds the understanding it needs for enlightenment, until at last, in the firmament of living beings, it becomes a veritable star. In the same way, too, the soul develops the gravitational pull to form meaningful and lasting relationships with other souls. Gradually, in its outer life, it, and others with whom it is spiritually compatible, form great families of souls that return to earth, or to other planets, to work out their salvationnot only inwardly on themselves, but by interaction with one another. To achieve divine emancipation, it is

necessary to spiritualize ones relations with the objective world and with other human beings, as well as with God. The stronger the family, spiritually speaking, the greater its attractive pull on new souls that may still be wandering in search of an identity of their own. A family evolves with its individual members; at last it, too, becomes a star in the firmament of humanity, and begins to produce great souls of Self-realization. As spiritual stars, such great families become powerful for the general upliftment of mankind. Like stars, too, they then draw planets of less-evolved families into their beneficial auras, vitalizing them with rays of divine truth. Such families are like mighty nations. To them is given the real task of guiding the human racenot in the way governments do, by official ordinances, but by subtler, spiritual influence. Yoganandas is one such spiritual family. His forms part of a greater spiritual nation of which Jesus Christ and Sri Krishna (in this age, Babaji) are also leaders. Yogananda, like William the Conqueror at Hastings, came to America to establish a beachheadnot, in this case, of worldly conquest, but of divine communion. Many have been born and are being born in the West to assist him in his mission. Many others are being attracted to it for the first time by the radiant magnetic influence, the spiritual gravitational field, it has created. From: Swami Kriyananda A Life in God. Available Fall 2013 from Crystal Clarity Publishers.

Attunement and Discipleship

by Swami Kriyananda Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint People often say, God is the Guru. What need have I for a human guide? I can learn everything from a book. The teachings and the techniques are all there. There isnt anything new that the different masters say. Basically its all the same: love God and love your fellow man; do unto others as you would have others do unto you; be calm and nonattached. Ultimately, no human effort will take us to God. God uses those who have found Him, not to impose His will on anyone, but to bring seeking souls back to oneness with Him. The simple truth is: no human being can make the leap from ego-consciousness to cosmic consciousness by merely believing in that infinite consciousness. Only by mental attunement with the consciousness of an already-liberated guru can we make that leap across the yawning abyss which separates the ego from infinity.

Paramhansa Yogananda would often quote the passage near the beginning of the Gospel of St. John: To all those who received Him, to them gave He the power to become the sons of God. The whole secret of the spiritual path is to get the ego, and the attachments and desires that cling to it like barnacles, out of the way, and to receive into our souls the blessings of God. What the guru does for us is primarily on the level of consciousness. He works from within, on our thoughts and feelings. Our job, above all, is to offer our hearts and minds up to him, in an attitude of loving receptivity, that he might transform us. Gradually, the gurus ego-less consciousness seeps into our ego-centered consciousness, and transforms us with new understanding of our own reality. Attunement with Yogananda meant attunement not with his human personality, but with his universal state of awareness. Indeed, in the deeper sense there was no personality there for us to attune ourselves to. As he often put it, I killed Yogananda long ago. No one dwells in this temple now but God. The most important aspect of our life with Yogananda was not what he said or did, but what we felt in his presence, and what we feel even today. Attunement means being able to feel the gurus vibration and to draw that vibration into ourselves. In Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda writes that, as his attunement deepened, inwardly he would feel the stamp of his Gurus approval his silent signature on my thoughts. Attunement is the essence of discipleship. The deeper the disciples attunement, the more perfect an instrument he becomes for the gurus grace. Something I have come to understand over time is that it is the duty of every disciple to be a channel for his gurus grace. I have realized, too, that the flow of that grace depends on an inner sense of the gurus presence. The extent to which a person can keep and share this sense of his gurus living presence determines his own trueness to the role of discipleship. From: Swami Kriyananda A Life in God. Available Fall 2013 from Crystal Clarity Publishers.

How Can We Love Everyone?

by Swami Kriyananda Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint Our souls reality is infinite. Therefore we must learn to love everybody, and everything. How can we do so? Many people are so distinctly unlovable! I was in an airport only the other day, watching hordes of airplane passengers as they walked by, filled with ego, hostile toward their own families, thinking only of themselves and their own desires and ambitions, clogged with the fat of an excess of desires and attachments.

And I said to a friend, How easy it is to accept what Krishna says in the Bhagavad Gita: Out of a thousand, one seeks Me! If I had spoken about God to almost any one of them, he might have called for the police! And yet, the germ of God-consciousness is in all of us, for God manifested us all from His Bliss. How can this be? I had a revealing dream several years ago in Florence, Italy. In the dream I was standing on a busy street corner. Passing by was the usual motley crowd of humanity: businessmen bustling with ambition; Mafiosi types determined to get theirs at any cost whatever to others; housewives, engrossed completely in home and babies; and good people also, concerned for the well-being of others. And I realized that there was one thing that united every one of us: the desire for happiness. Some hoped to find happiness by seizing it from others. Some hoped to find it by wresting it from life through hard work and the accumulation of a useless pile of possessions. Others thought to find it by gathering happiness comfortably around them. Others thought to find it, and indeed had found it to some degree, by sharing it with others. But all of them had, basically, the same goal in life: to be happy. Indeed, how could things be otherwise? All of us are products of Gods bliss. How could anyone not wanteach according to his own understandingto reclaim that bliss? And this fact, I realized, gave me a reason to love everyone on earth. Often, when I have been feeling particularly blissful, I look around me at people, whether friends or strangers, and feel deep love for each and every one of them. I often smile at complete strangers. Better still, I often find that complete strangers smile at me, sometimes even before I smile at them! We are united by the simple fact that all of us want the same thing. The sad thing only is that most people dont yet know that is what they want. We should try to expand our egos, and not merely to obliterate them. This we can accomplish by trying to feel ourselves in others. We should identify with their griefs not to the extent of grieving with them, however. We can help them best if we sympathetically share with them our happiness. From: Swami Kriyananda A Life in God. Available Fall 2013 from Crystal Clarity Publishers.

Subscribe Free!

The Future of Ananda

by Swami Kriyananda Summer 2013 No Comment

Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint People ask me what I see for the future of Ananda. The divine blueprint for Paramhansa Yoganandas mission is not something thats fixed. Its an energy, a direction. For the future I see more of the same spirit as now prevails throughout all of Ananda worldwide; how it expresses itself is secondary. If we have the right spirit, then everything will go right. At Ananda we are not trying to create beautiful New Age communities. Our goal is to serve God and to create an environment supportive to our devotion, one that will enable us to grow toward the universal goal of all life: Self-realization in God. The ideal of communities is something that devotees everywhere should seek. Much thought has been devoted in modern times to finding solutions that depend entirely on human effort, without Godand without even such high ideals as love, happiness, and voluntary (as opposed to enforced) cooperation. Is there any hope that a community without such a foundation can succeed? No, frankly, I see no such hope. If people live selfishly, what hope have they of clambering out of their habit-worn mental ruts? Attempts have been made, and the results always have been disappointing. No mere economic system can possibly create a successful community. No mere decision to live and work together, without a high purpose in life, can possibly bond people in unity during stressful times. No merely social experiment will ever work. Its people who make communities, and more than that, its people in tune with a state of divine consciousness. This state of consciousness is something given to us by God, and its this consciousness that makes Ananda what it is. In todays world where people are adrift in a sea without direction or spiritual values, God wants to use Ananda to show others a positive way to guide their lives. Its not you or me doing it, but God through us, because He has something to say to the world at this time about the need for communities. We are living in an age when coming together in spiritual communities will bring new understanding, new perspectives. The world needs a focus for this movement, and Ananda provides this focus. In our Ananda communities we have shown that people can live by high ideals, love all, and have communal harmony. Through our example, we can be of practical service to those who feel in harmony with what weve done. Paramhansa Yogananda predicted that, The day will come when this colony idea will spread through the world like wildfire. Ultimately, Anandas isnt the story of any community. Its the story of great waves of consciousness that are needed in our times. From: Swami Kriyananda A Life in God. Available Fall 2013 from Crystal Clarity Publishers.

Love: The Universal Key

by Swami Kriyananda Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint The Master Key to the laws of the universe is love. Swami Sri Yukteswar wrote in his book, The Holy Science, of the effect of love on the human body: When love, the heavenly gift of Nature, appears in the heart, it removes all causes of excitation from the system and cools it down to a perfectly normal state; and, invigorating the vital powers, expels all foreign matters the germs of diseases by natural ways (perspiration and so forth). It thereby makes man perfectly healthy in body and mind, and enables him to understand properly the guidance of Nature. Sri Yukteswar explained further the effects of love on human understanding: When this love becomes developed in man, it makes him able to understand the real position of his own Self as well as of others surrounding him. Paramhansa Yogananda, Sri Yukteswars chief disciple, taught that the only way truly to understand others is by feeling deep compassion for them in ones heart. Psychoanalysis is usually intellectual, and therefore provides only superficial insight into human nature. Deep insights are possible only with empathic love. That is why, when Paramhansa Yogananda was once asked, What can take your place after you leave this world? he replied with the sweetest smile, When I am gone, only love can take my place. Love, that is to say, not only for God, but for God in others, in mankind, in all beings: this was his true meaning. As we contemplate the rays of Dwapara Yuga, it should be clear that love alone will help us fully to absorb their beneficial energies. From: Swami Kriyananda A Life in God. Available Fall 2013 from Crystal Clarity Publishers.

His Final Moments

by Nayaswami Jyotish Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint With the death of Swami Kriyananda, a remarkable light has passed from the world, and we will not see its like again during our lifetimes. The manner of his passing was, in a sense, his Gurus gift to him. In the month and a half before his passing, hed made four major trips, which had tired his body. Though he usually recovered from such periods, this time he couldnt seem to regain his strength.

Nonetheless, he continued serving in the ways that he could. He gave the Easter talk at Ananda Assisi at the end of March, but his heart was still very tired. Increasingly over the last few weeks, and especially during the week before his passing, he was very withdrawn. Even so, he went out to dinner with some friends earlier in the week. The night before his passing, he didnt sleep well, which was not an uncommon occurrence, especially lately. He got to sleep around 2 or 3 in the morning and he got up looking very pale and ashen. He checked his emails, and then came to the breakfast table, but was very withdrawn. Shortly after he sat down, he seemed to have a seizure that lasted only 15 seconds or so. After that he had difficulty breathing. There was a period of 15 to 20 minutes when it was obvious he was in extreme distress. But there was no suffering, no lingering. When he took his last breath, everyone present said there was a sense of great, great freedom. From a talk at the May 3, 2013 Memorial Service at Ananda Village. Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi are Spiritual Directors of Ananda Sangha Worldwide. In his Last Will, Testament, and Legacy, Swami Kriyananda named Nayaswami Jyotish as his spiritual successor.

Personal Remembrances
by Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint Nayaswami Jyotish: Paramhansa Yogananda said that of the eight qualities of God, he himself particularly expressed three: wisdom, love, and joy. Swami Kriyananda, being Yoganandas disciple, expressed those same three qualities with energy, magnetism, creativity, and beauty. The first day that I met Kriyananda, I along with several others accompanied him to Golden Gate Park in San Francisco for a picnic. While there, he talked about his life with Yogananda, told a few stories, and sang some of Yoganandas chants. Because we were eating, he spoke about the different qualities of food: bananas were for humility, cherries were for joy, and so on. In the short time we were in Golden Gate Park he gave me an entirely new way of looking at life, and I soon became his life-long student. At that time, he was giving a series of hatha and raja yoga classes in San Francisco that ran one night a week for six weeks. The only way I could continue a relationship with him was to take that same series every time he gave it. Each time, I experienced an incredible flow of wisdom from Kriyananda. But even more important than his wisdom was his love, friendship, and deep desire to help everyone.

Every lecture was filled with the love of God. It didnt matter what the subject was; the lectures served as a carrier wave of love. To everyone he met and especially to those who were open to him, he gave lasting friendship. And to those who expressed even a little love to him, he gave back an ocean of love. The power of his love magnetized people to the spiritual path, and above all, inspired them to develop their own relationship with God. Starting with the first time I met him, Kriyananda always expressed great joy. Earlier in his life, he expressed that joy as great energy and enthusiasm. When I began helping him with his classes, he would walk down the streets in San Francisco dressed in his orange swami robes, and I would carry the harmonium and kind of run behind him. At first I enjoyed being behind him because it gave me a chance to distance myself a bit I was a little embarrassed by how freely he expressed his enthusiasm. But very soon, I didnt want there to be any distance between us. The highest octave of joy is bliss, which was Kriyanandas state of consciousness in these last years. Many times he would say privately, I feel so much bliss I can hardly stand it. Now, as I look back, what I most remember about Kriyananda was his completely free offering of that bliss to everyone whose life he touched. ****** Nayaswami Devi: When Jyotish and I were in India with Kriyananda in January and February 2013, we videoed an interview in which we asked him what he felt were his most important qualities. He replied, Dedication, devotion, compassion, kindness, and a complete lack of self-importance. When you look at all hes accomplished, that lack of self-importance is really the key, because if he had been attached to what he was doing, he would have given up in exhaustion or rested on his laurels long ago. It was because of his complete lack of selfimportance that he was able to understand thousands of people from different cultures and religious backgrounds, and to help them in the ways they needed to move forward spiritually. Many years ago, following a Kriya initiation in which Kriyananda had blessed each of us, a few of us remained in the temple with him. Quietly he told us that the initiation had been a unique experience for him, because as each of us came up to be blessed, he could feel the particular path each us of would take to find God. Kriyananda saw how we could find God, and he was leading us there. And thats all he worked for to help people in the ways they needed. During the early years of Ananda, Spiritual Renewal Week was held at the Meditation Retreat, and Kriyananda led everything: all the morning classes and evening programs, the Kriya initiation, and Sunday service. One year, he gave a concert in the lower

meadow at the Retreat, and we all sat around a campfire while he played the guitar and sang. It was a beautiful summer night and the stars were out in full glory. One of the songs he sang was Who Is Sylvia? As Kriyananda sang that song, we were enveloped in a wave of dignity, nobility, and beauty. It was as though a shaft of light came down from heaven and blessed all of us there. Kriyananda had opened a window onto a realm of higher consciousness that we were not yet able to find on our own. Two years ago, during the summer of 2011, Jyotish and I were walking with Kriyananda around the lower garden of Crystal Hermitage. We would often take that walk with him so that he could get exercise. At one point, as we were walking in silence, Kriyananda stopped and said, Oh, thats what he meant. He then explained: I remember a moment with Master when he said something to Jerry, one of the monks. But he [Master] looked at me, and now I understand what that glance meant. The event he referred to had happened sixty years before, but he lived in constant awareness of all his moments with his Guru. Over the years, we would sometimes tell Kriyananda jokes to make him laugh, and though the jokes were often very silly, he would laugh wholeheartedly. As I look back, I can see that Kriyananda, in his childlike simplicity and openness, was showing us how to be friends with God. If we put God on a high pedestal, and think, Oh great Lord, Im not worthy to be near you, then we distance ourselves from God. Many of us who live at Ananda Village were present several years ago when Kriyananda invited everyone who lived in the community to Crystal Hermitage on different evenings for a barbeque. When dinner was over, amidst much laughter, Kriyananda would read a P.G. Wodehouse story and afterwards, he would answer questions. In the gaiety of those occasions, Kriyananda was again showing us that God is our friend, and that we can be ourselves with Him. Now that Kriyananda is no longer in the body, I look back on the precious moments we shared with him in small groups or in large gatherings, when hed read a P.G. Wodehouse story or a chapter from the book he was writing. And I see these times as some of the greatest joys of our lives together. From talks at the April 21, 2013 Astral Ascension Service at Ananda Village; the April 28, 2013 Memorial Service at Ananda Assisi; and the May 3, 2013 Memorial Service at Ananda Village. Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi are Spiritual Directors of Ananda Sangha Worldwide. In his Last Will, Testament, and Legacy, Swami Kriyananda named Nayaswami Jyotish as his spiritual successor.

The Significance of His Life

by Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint Nayaswami Jyotish: The words of the song from Swami Kriyanandas oratorio, Thy will, Thy will alone, beautifully sum up Kriyanandas life: He led his life completely aligned with the will of God, and in particular, as the will of God was expressed to him through his Guru, Paramhansa Yogananda. Kriyananda came into this life with an unusually high level of spiritual realization and a very clear sense of his duty to God and Guru. He had been Yoganandas disciple many times before and also his physical son. He came into this life with two very strong desires. One was to know God. And the second was to help others know God. At his first meeting with Yogananda he uttered the pivotal words of his entire incarnation: I want to be your disciple. The rest of Kriyanandas life was one continuous, amazing expression of his discipleship. The many books he wrote were not, in a sense, his books. They were Yoganandas books, written by Kriyananda. Kriyananda said that many years before he had prayed that Yogananda guide his every thought. But he realized later that wasnt enough. He wanted every feeling, everything he said, and everything he did to be guided by Yogananda. There came a time, some years later, when he said very casually, I dont know where Kriyananda ends and Yogananda begins. It all seems one. Sometimes he would say, Kriyananda is an event for which I am responsible, but its Divine Mothers life; its Masters life. In a sense, Kriyanandas mission ended toward the end of 2012 when he completed his commentary on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. Hed already written commentaries on the three other scriptures: The Bible; the Bhagavad Gita; and the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, making them clear and accessible to the reader. When we last saw him in India in February 2013, he was wondering what his next step would be; his life was so completely defined by his service and discipleship to his Guru, Paramhansa Yogananda. In his later years the intellectual part of his mission began to wane. His talks transcended concepts. They became a vibrational carrier wave for his deep love for God and Guru, and for his deep love, caring and compassion for everyone who crossed his path, including the merest stranger. The last email we received from him, a few days before his passing, asked if we could help someone who had a spiritual connection with him though not with Ananda. To the very last ounce of his strength, he served as a channel of divine love and friendship. ******

Nayaswami Devi: Last year when we were in Los Angeles, an interviewer asked Swami Kriyananda, What do you think your legacy will be? At first Kriyananda answered humbly and said, I dont know that I have a legacy. Then he continued, My legacy would be the truths that Ive expressed in my books; the spiritual communities that Ive begun; living always with kindness and compassion for others; working cooperatively; and sharing without a sense of competition. After a pause, he added, And I think Ive brought a new way of thinking. What is this new way of thinking? Kriyananda showed the way to the future, and I suspect that hes done this in many lifetimes. In the times we live in, where there is such cynicism and materialism, he showed us where true values can be found within ourselves. His book, Crises in Modern Thought, later re-named Out of the Labyrinth, counters the cynicism of our age by showing people that there is something to believe in. After reading this book, a few months after I came to Ananda, I realized that the effect of my college education had been to undermine a sense of faith and values. The most important way in which Kriyananda was a way-shower is that he saw no separation between anything or anyone. He was able to look into the soul of each person and see that unique spark of the Divine. It was as though he shone a light on the divinity within us so that we ourselves could recognize it. And once we recognized it, we were inspired to dedicate the rest of our lives to finding that divinity more completely, and to expressing it in everything we did. One of Kriyanandas theme songs for Ananda is Many Hands Make a Miracle. But its not the hands themselves that make the miracle; its the divine love that inspires those hands. When I look around at the many beautiful things in the Ananda communities, I realize that things become beautiful when they are inspired from within and offered in service to God. Thats why so many of the things that Kriyananda created are filled with light. And thats why so many of those whose lives he touched are also filled with light. So with gratitude that I cannot even begin to express, I am grateful for the gift that God gave us of such a soul as Kriyananda. Like all divine gifts, we think that they are ours to keep forever, but then God takes the form away. We now have to find the divinity of his consciousness within ourselves, and to love and serve that until we, too, like Kriyananda, become one with God. From talks at the April 21,2013 Astral Ascension Service at Ananda Village; the April 28, 2013 Memorial Service at Ananda Assisi; and the May 3, 2013 Memorial Service at Ananda Village. Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi are Spiritual Directors of Ananda Sangha Worldwide. In his Last Will, Testament, and Legacy, Swami Kriyananda named Nayaswami Jyotish as his spiritual successor.

Subscribe Free!

Continuing His Legacy

by Nayaswami Jyotish Summer 2013 No Comment Share on emailEmail Share on printPrint I want to talk about the spiritual significance of Kriyanandas passing for all of us. The qualities that Kriyananda expressed his beautiful expression of love, creativity, and dynamism were never his qualities. They are Gods qualities; Kriyananda simply channeled them. Its now time for us to take the high consciousness that Kriyananda expressed and to express those same qualities more clearly and dynamically, in our own lives. Those of us on Paramhansa Yoganandas spiritual path have a certain responsibility to the world. Yogananda incarnated, not just as a beautiful soul but with the divine world mission of bringing the consciousness of Dwapara Yuga into manifestation on this planet at this time. He had an extraordinary life, but no individual, no matter how extraordinary and powerful, can do it all. Swami Kriyananda came in part to further Yoganandas mission, to bring it more powerfully into manifestation. Yogananda told him he had a great work to do, and as Rajarshi Janakananda said, Master will give you the power to do it. Kriyananda received great energy and magnetism from Yogananda. Now Kriyanandas great work, in a sense, has finished because the chapter of his presence on this earth is over. But the influence of his life is only just beginning. And its up to us to help further that influence. We must not delude ourselves by thinking if we dont do it, it wont happen. God doesnt need us to usher in Dwapara Yuga. Hell manage without us. But its our blessing to step forward and become more dynamically and lovingly attuned as channels of this light. Yogananda said that when a great soul achieves enlightenment, his family members for seven generations before and seven generations after, achieve a degree of enlightenment that they could never achieve on their own. Kriyananda asked Yogananda, Well, what about the disciples of a great master? Dont they get something? And Yogananda said, Oh, they come first. As Kriyanandas spiritual children, the blessings will come to us first. We are therefore in a very special and sacred period. We have a responsibility to do our best to become more powerful channels for the ray of divine grace that he channeled, and theres a wind of grace that will help us do that. But the real work is individual. Its time for each of us to go deep within ourselves, to attune more deeply and more completely to God and Guru, and to rid our consciousness

of those things that we know retard and limit us. As we do that, not only will Kriyanandas extraordinary life have been a great gift to the world, it will become magnified by the thousands of souls dedicated to spreading that consciousness. Lets not miss this moment. After Yoganandas mahasamadhi, Kriyananda went into seclusion for a few weeks. At the end of that time, he knew not only the direction his life should take, he had also received the grace and power to accomplish that direction. It would be very good for us to spend more time in meditation trying to feel the essence of Kriyananda, the essence of Yogananda, and the essence of each and every one of us as children of the Divine. Kriyananda is no longer limited to the body. Yogananda is no longer limited to the body. We are limited to the body only to the extent that we buy into the delusion that the body is who and what we are. Lets now try to get rid of that delusion. And if we do, we will be very blessed in this lifetime and also of great benefit to the world. From a talk at the May 3, 2013 Memorial Service at Ananda Village. Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi are Spiritual Directors of Ananda Sangha Worldwide. In his Last Will, Testament, and Legacy, Swami Kriyananda named Nayaswami Jyotish as his spiritual successor.

Swami Kriyananda
J. Donald Walters
Founder of Ananda Sangha New Renunciate Nayaswami Order Education for Life Schools Ananda World Brotherhood Communities & Retreats

personal profile

S
wami Kriyananda (May 19, 1926 April 21, 2013) was one of the foremost spiritual teachers of Yoga

principles in the world. In 1948, at the age of twentytwo, he became a disciple of the Indian yoga master and world teacher, Paramhansa Yogananda (author of the classic, Autobiography of a Yogi ). At Yoganandas request, Swami Kriyananda devoted his life to teaching and writing, and helping others to experience the joy and living presence of God within. Over the course of more than sixty years, he lectured

on four continents in seven languages. His television programs, audio and video recordings of his talks and music, and his many books in twenty-eight languages have touched the lives of millions. Swami Kriyananda took the ancient teachings of Raja Yoga and made them intensely practical and immediately useful for people in every walk of life, on a daily basis. His books and teachings cover nearly every field of human endeavor, including

spiritualizing business life, leadership, education, the arts, community life, and science. He wrote extensive commentaries on the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita. Swami Kriyananda was also known as the father of the intentional communities movement, which began in the United States in the late 1960s. Inspired by his gurus dream of establishing spiritual communities, in 1968 he founded the first of what are now ten Ananda communities worldwide. They provide a

supportive environment of simple living and high thinking, where a thousand fulltime residents live, work, and worship together. The time has come for people to live lives of even higher dedication than that which inspired monks and nuns of the past. . . . The time has come for people to direct their spiritual awareness also downward into matter . . . to everything they do: their work, to education, to family life, to friendship,

to their communications with strangers, to the way they build their homesto all the most mundane, practical aspects of daily, human life. Men need now to become Godcentered from within , and from that center to see God everywhere, in everything. From Cities of Light by Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters) A monastic nearly all of his adult life, Swami

Kriyananda was a swami of the Giri (Mountain) branch of the Swami Order, as was his guru Yogananda, and his gurus guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar. He was the Dharmacharya (leading according to dharma) and spiritual guide for Ananda communities and activities worldwide. He founded the Nayaswami Order, a new monastic order, in 2009.

honors and awards

2013 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best

N ew Spirituality Book for Paramhansa Yogananda: A Biography With Personal Reflections & Reminiscences 2012 International Book Award for Best N ew Spirituality Book for Paramhansa Yogananda: A Biography With Personal Reflections & Reminiscences 2012

Letter from the Mayor of the City of Los Angeles ( Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa) : For over 50 years, Swami Kriyananda has shed a spiritual and reflective light into the world, across continents and into the lives of individuals. We thank him for his many accomplishments and for sharing the life and teachings of yogi Paramhansa Yogananda.

 2009 Appointed to the Board of V edanta Today 2009 Eric Hoffer A ward for Best New Self-Help/ Spiritual Book for The New Path: My Life with Paramhansa Yogananda 2009 USA Book N ews Award for Best New Spiritual

Book for The New Path: My Life with Paramhansa Yogananda May 2008 Y oga nel Mondo Award by the Milan and Rome Yoga Festival, with this tribute: To the maestro Swami Kriyananda, enlightened representative of the yoga science and philosophy, and indefatigable supporter and major spokesman of the bridge between East and West.

 May 2008 H onorary Member of the International Yoga Confederation of New Delhi May 2008 H onorary Member of the World Movement for Yoga May 2008 1st C onacreis Award (National Coordination of the Ethical, Interior, and Spiritual Centers) to honor Swami Kriyanandas dedication to the building of spiritual communities worldwide

 May 2008 H onorary Member of The Club of Budapest International 2007 Recipient of the Julius Caesar Medal in Rome and K eys to the City (an honor generally reserved for heads of state) 2007 Premio P onte del Consorzio Per i Libri (The Bridge Award given by The Consortium for

Books) in recognition of Swami Kriyanandas role as a major spokesman for unity and dialogue between cultures, East and West. For having dedicated all his life and his work to the service of others, creating a bridge between philosophy and practicality, science and religion, social duties and inner well-being, East and West. . . . For sixty years he has also affirmed the principles of the union between East and West, spreading throughout the

entire world the ancient principles of Yoga and the spiritual teachings of the highest Indian tradition of Self-realization, making them practical and at the same available to people of every social level, and applicable in every area of daily life. 2005 Honorary M ember of The Club of Budapest International (Other members include Mikhail Gorbachev, the Dalai Lama, and Archbishop

Desmond Tutu.) July 2004 International A ward for Goodness , in Milan, Italy, upon the nomination of Tara Gandhi, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi. Previous recipients include the Dalai Lama. 1995 Lifetime Ac hievement Award, Unity in Yoga Conference, Snowmass, CO 1992 Nominated for the T

empleton Progress in Religion Prize 1991 First prize at the National F estival of World Peace in Italy for the oratorio, Christ Lives 1990 Adelaide Ristori A ward, Italy, for the oratorio, Christ Lives 1989 The Presidential C up, second prize at the 1

st

Annual Modial Mariano, Colle di Fuori, Rome, Italy, for the oratorio, Christ Lives

achievements
founder

2009: The Nayaswami Order: A new movement based on positive aspects of renunciation, rather than the traditional world-negating approach. It is intended for people from all walks of life, married or single, who are committed to finding

God. The Nayaswami Order is open to people of every religious affiliation. Currently, there are close to 1,000 members of this order, described in A Renunciate Order for the New Age. 2009present: A new residential Ananda community in P une, India. 2003present: A new Ananda center in India, headquartered near New Delhi. Initiatives include:

training thousands of Indians in meditation and yoga principles, Kriya initiations and new meditation groups in major cities, the Yoga Institute of Living Wisdom, development of affordable solar power technologies for Indias small villages, and a publishing company to bring the teachings of Yogananda affordably to Indias people. 1967present: Ten intentional communities

worldwide with 1,000 residents: Ananda Village in Nevada City (the first and largest community), Ananda Sacramento, Ananda Palo Alto, and Ananda Los Angeles, CA; Ananda Seattle; Ananda Portland and Laurelwood, OR; Ananda Europa in Assisi, Italy; Ananda in New Delhi (Gurgaon), and Ananda in Pune, India. 1967present: Places of worship called Ananda Sangha in each of the cities above, providing

training in Raja Yoga and meditation, spiritual support, and weekly worship services. 1967present: R etreat centers that provide spiritual training for guests, and opportunities for seclusion. Expanding Light Retreat in Nevada City, CA; Ananda Meditation Retreat in Nevada City; and Ananda Europa in Assisi, Italy. 197 3present: Education for Life Schools for

children, which offer character development, strong academics, and development of moral strength. The school curriculum is ecumenical; students of all religious backgrounds may attend. There are schools in Portland; Seattle; Palo Alto and Nevada City, CA; Assisi, Italy; and in India. Many other schools are adopting the curriculum and ideals of Education for Life. 1987: A new religious order (Ananda Sevak

a) and The Rule , which guides the spiritual lives of order members. This order is unusual in that it provides guidance both to monastics and householders. 1986: A new worship service called The F estival of Light, which describes the souls long journey from relative ignorance to the light of spiritual

understanding. This ceremony is an integral part of Anandas Sunday worship service, accompanied by music and periods of prayer and blessing. 197 1present: Meditation groups, which meet regularly for meditation and fellowship. There are currently over 140 groups in nineteen countries.
spiritual teacher

Swami Kriyananda lectured frequently to students throughout

the world, both in person, and through recordings of talks now available to many more people via the web. Many recorded classes can be found easily online, and provide hundreds of thousands with access to the teachings of Yogananda. 2012: Author of Yogananda for the World, an exploration of how Yogananda is represented by

Self-Realization Fellowship in ways that diverge from Yogananda's original teachings, and from Swami Kriyananda's personal experience of the great yoga master. (A more complete list of books is below, under Auth or.) 2012: Author of Paramhansa Yogananda :A Biography, with Personal Reflections and Reminis cences.

2009: Author of The New Path: My Life with Paramhansa Yogananda. 2007: A uthor of In Divine Friendship: Letters of Counsel and Reflection , a compendium of letters sent to seekers over a forty-year period. 2007: Author of Revelations of Christ, Proclaimed by Paramhansa Yogananda . Profound revelation

of Christs life and teachings as based on the experience of realized saints, and in many cases, different than the traditional interpretations by theologians. 2006: Author of The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita ,a 600-page commentary on a scripture to a billion people: new insights on the nature of consciousness, the yogic pathway to freedom through subtle

energy currents in the spine, and the importance of the mystic and the moral teachings of the Gita. 2006: Keynote speaker at W orld Congress, Expanding Paradigms, Science, Consciousness, and Spirituality, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi. 20032004: Authored a weekly column on spiritual living for

The Hindustani Times . 2005: Keynote speaker , International Project Management Association (IPMA) Conference, New Delhi, November 1316. 2005: Recorded, for the AAST A Television Channel, 365 episodes of a twenty-minute program called A Way of Awakening based on his book,

Conversations with Yogananda. Continues to be broadcast daily to hundreds of millions of Hindu viewers worldwid e. 2005: Guest of honor and keynote speaker for the launc h of Conversations with Yogananda , in Milan, Ital y. 2005: Wrote

Material Success Through Yoga Principles , an ongoing home study course to help integrate spiritual principles with ones work life. 2004: Began teac hing and writing full-time in India, and guiding the teaching activities of a large team of longtime students near New Delhi. 2003: Keynote speaker at Signs and M

essages of the Soul conference, Anima Edizioni, Milan, Italy. 19982004: Began teac hing and writing full-time in Italy, teaching weekly at the Ananda Assisi Retreat, one of the largest yoga retreat centers in Europe. 1991: Speaker at Visions of the F uture conferences with Louise Hay and others. 19902002: Expert witness and defense in a major

lawsuit whic h threatened religious freedoms for Ananda, and potentially many other small religious group in the U.S. Ananda won this case and established a helpful precedent in future cases: the teachings and likeness of Yogananda are not the property of any single organization, and many of his original writings are now in the public domain, and can be studied freely by anyone. Yoganandas

name and the phrase Selfrealization cannot be trademarked or owned by any organ ization. 1989: Keynote speaker for W hole Life Expo in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York. 1986: Author of Education for Life , describing the educational approach used in Ananda schools for children.

1980: Established a retreat and community in Italy . 197 8: Began the first of eight spiritual communities in more urban areas, this one in Sacramento, allowing more people to live and work in an Ananda community, and still be active in the world. 197 8: Two national lecture tours: Joy is Within

You. 197 6: Wrote The Path, an autobiography that also serves as a guidebook for other aspiring disciples: how to seek God, how to develop spiritually, the nature of a guru. He also shared many examples from Yoganandas life that had never been published b efore. 197

3: Founded Education for Life Schools for children, offering character development, strong academics, and development of moral strength. The school curriculum is ecumenical; students of all religious backgrounds may attend. 19672013: Author of many books that help people to spiritualize nearly every aspect of human endeavor. 19672013:

Taught the public and his longtime students in Sunday services, and retreats, classes, and satsangs. During his life, starting in 1949, he taught many thousands of classes . 196798: T aught yoga and meditation throughout Northern California. 1969: Founded the Ananda Community in Nevada City, CA, as an experiment in intentional living,

and as a supportive environment for individuals seeking spiritual growth. 1968: Authored a Raja Yo g a study course as a comprehensive home study guide to its practice and understanding. 1967: F ounded the Ananda Meditation Retreat in Nevada City, CA, for the study of yoga and

meditation, and the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda. 196669: Hosted a weekly fifteenminute radio program in Sacramento. 1966: Taught for the P eace Corps at University of California at Davis. 19641969: Hosted a weekly fifteen-minute radio program in San Francisco. 1963: Taught at the American A

cademy of Asian Studies in San Francisco (one of the roots in the early 1960s of what was later known as the San Francisco Renaissance.) 19621964: Served as a principal teac her for the Cultural Integration Fellowship in San Fra ncisco. 195862: Served as the main minister and lecturer in India for Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) and

Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS). 1960: Elected to the Board and made V ice President of SRF/YSS . 19501958: Served as the main minister for SelfRealization F ellowship churches in Southern California. 1950: Placed in charge of the S RF male monastics by Yogananda.

1949: Made a minister by Y ogananda. As instructed to do so by his guru, he began lecturing regularly at the SRF Hollywood Temple in Los Angeles, CA.

spiritual leader
19492013: Swami Kriyananda did not have what most people would consider a personal life. He endeavored to uplift humankind, however possible, through writing, lecturing, music, and acts of loving-kindness. He trained a large number of his students to teach and

to assume leadership responsibility in the same way, as free as possible from personal concern, thinking of the spiritual needs of others. He offered spiritual counseling personally and in correspondence. He was a patient and sensitive teacher, allowing people to learn by experience, and putting the needs of individuals above the organization. People are more important than things is one of the guiding principles of Ananda; leaving things undone is preferable when there is

spiritual benefit to someone in the middle of learning a hard life lesson. Where there is adherence to dharma (right action), there is victory is another of Anandas guiding principles. Kriyananda encouraged his students to live in harmony with others, but also to speak out with courage when true principles are at stake. His life was filled with many examples of both kindness and firm courage in the face of adharma (injustice).

author

Swami Kriyananda wrote many books, each intended to help individuals expand their awareness and deepen their inner experience of God. They were inspired by his more than sixty years of discipleship, his intense study and personal experience of the power of Raja Yoga to transform human consciousness, and his compassion for the suffering of the soul wh en

separated from God. Eighty-one of his books have been translated into one or more languages, other than the original English. His books are available in thirty different languages, in ninety countries. Love Perfected, Life Divine: A Novel , forthcoming 2013 The Need for Spiritual Communities and How to Start Them , forthcoming 2013 (earlier editions:

Intentional Communities: How to Start Them and Why , 1990, and Cooperative Communities: How to Start Them and Why , 1967) Go On Alone: A Struggle Between Personal Integrity and the Demand for Conformity , forthcoming 2013 (earlier edition: A Place Called Ananda: The Trial by Fire that Forged One of the Most Successful Cooperative Communities in the World Today

, 1996) A Tale of Songs , forthcoming 2013 (earlier edition: Ive Passed My Life as a Stranger, Lord , 2004) Images of Wisdom (published in Italy as Like a Ray of Light ), forthcoming 2013 Demystifying Patanjali: The Yoga Sutras (Aphorisms): The Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda, Presented by

his disciple, Swami Kriyananda, 2013 A Pilgrimage to Guadalupe: The Final Journey of the Soul , 2013 The Time Tunnel , 2013 Finding Happiness (movie script), 2012 Paramhansa Yogananda: A Biography with Personal Reflections and Reminiscences , 2012 Self-Expansion Through Marriage: A Way to Inner Happiness , 2012 (earlier editions:

Expansive Marriage: A Way to SelfRealization , 1995, and How to Spiritualize Your Marriage , 1982) The Answer (movie script), 2012 The Time Tunnel (movie script), 2012 Yogananda for the World: Freeing His Legacy from Sectarianism , 2012 (earlier edition: Rescuing Yogananda

, 2010) The Wayshower (movie script), 2011 A Renunciate Order for the New Age , 2010 Living Wisely, Living Well , 2010 (earlier edition: Do It Well! 2010) The New Path: My Life with Paramhansa Yogananda , 2009 (earlier editions: The Path: One Mans Quest

on the Only Path There Is , 1996, and The Path: Autobiography of a Western Yogi , 1977) Religion in the New Age and Other Essays for the Spiritual Seeker , 2008 The Bhagavad Gita According to Paramhansa Yogananda , Edited by his disciple, Swami Kriyananda, 2008 The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda , Edited by Swami Kriyananda

(2nd edition), 2008 (earlier edition: same title, 1994) Whispers from Eternity by Paramhansa Yogananda , Edited by his disciple, Swami Kriyananda, 2008 Early Visits to Saints of India , 2007 In Divine Friendship: Letters of Counsel and Reflection , 2007 Revelations of Christ, Proclaimed by Paramhansa Yogananda , Presented by his disciple, Swami Kriyananda, 2007

The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita, Explained by Paramhansa Yogananda , As Remembered by his disciple, Swami Kriyananda, 2006 Material Success Through Yoga Principles , 2005 Sadhu, Beware!: A New Approach to Renunciation , 2005 Space, Light, and Harmony: The Story of Crystal Hermitage , 2005 The Story Behind the Story , 2005 Affirmations for Self-Healing

, 2005 (earlier edition: same title, 1998) God Is for Everyone , 2004 Education for Life: Preparing Children to Meet the Challenges , 2004 (earlier editions: same title, 1997, and same title without the subtitle, 1986) Conversations with Yogananda , Recorded, with Reflections, by his disciple, Swami Kriyananda, 2003 The Singer and the Nightingale: An Allegory , 2003

Hope for a Better World!: The Small Communities Solution , 2002 Intuition for Starters: How to Know and Trust Your Inner Guidance , 2002 The Art and Science of Raja Yoga , 2002 (earlier edition: 14 Steps to Perfect Joy , 1971) The Land of Golden Sunshine: An Allegory of Soul-Yearning , 2002 Out of the Labyrinth : For Those Who Want to Believe,

but Cant , 2001 (earlier editions: Crises in Modern Thought: Solutions to the Problem of Meaninglessness , 1988 & 1972) The Promise of Immortality: The True Teaching of the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita , 2001 Secrets of Comfort and Joy , 2000 Shaped by Saints (co-authored with Devi Mukherjee and Durga Smallen), 2000 The Light of Superconsciousness: How to Benefit from

Emerging Spiritual Trends , 1999 The Hindu Way of Awakening: Its Revelation, Its Symbols , 1998 Secrets of Meditation , 1997 Awaken to Superconsciousness: How to Use Meditation for Inner Peace, Intuitive Guidance, and Greater Awareness , 1996 Meditation for Starters , 1996 Rays of the One Light: Weekly Commentaries on the Bible

and the Bhagavad Gita , 1996 Do It Now! , 1995 Moments of Truth: Excerpts from the Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam Explained , 1995 Secrets of Emotional Healing , 1995 Secrets of Friendship , 1995 Gurus, Spiritual Authority, and Celibacy, booklet, 1994 Lifes Little SecretsFor Children , 1994

Little Secrets of FriendshipFor Children , 1994 Little Secrets of HappinessFor Children , 1994 Little Secrets of SuccessFor Children , 1994 Religion in the New Age booklet, 1993 Secrets for Men , 1993 Secrets for Women , 1993 Secrets of Bringing Peace on Earth , 1993 Secrets of Leadership

, 1993 Secrets of Love , 1993 Secrets of Marriage , 1993 Secrets of Prosperity , 1993 Secrets of Radiant Health and Well-Being , 1993 Secrets of Self-Acceptance , 1993 Secrets of Winning People , 1993 Money M agnetism: How to Attract What You Need, When You Need It

, 1992 (earlier edition: How to Use Money for Your Own Highest Good , 1981) My Separation from SRF booklet, 1992 Open Letter to SRF booklet, 1992 Secrets of Life , 1992 The Peace Treaty: A Play in Three Acts , 1991 The Essence of Self-Realization: The Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda

, Recorded, Compiled, and Edited by his disciple Swami Kriyananda, 1990 The Beatitudes: Their Inner Meaning , 1989 Rays of the Same Light: Parallel Passages, with Commentary, from the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita (vol. 3), 1989 Secrets of Happiness , 1989 Secrets of Inner Peace , 1989 Secrets of Success , 1989

Twenty-Six Keys to Living with Greater Awareness , 1989 Affirmations and Prayers , 1988 Art as a Hidden Message: A Guide to Self-Realization , 1988 Rays of the Same Light: Parallel Passages, with Commentary, from the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita (vol.2), 1988 Cities of Light: What Communities Can Accomplish, and the Need for Them in Our Times

, 1987 Guidelines of Conduct for Members of the Ananda Sevaka Order , 1987 How to Be a True Channel , 1987 On Wings of Joy , 1987 Rays of the Same Light: Parallel Passages, with Commentary, from the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita (vol.1), 1987 The Art of Supportive Leadership , 1987 (earlier edition: The Art of Creative Leadership

, 1980) Ananda Yoga for Higher Awareness , 1985 (earlier edition: Yoga Postures for Higher Awareness , 1967) A New Dispensation , 1982 Keys to the Bhagavad Gita , 1979 Winging on the Wind , 1979 Meaning in the Arts , 1978 Stories of Mukunda , 1976

A Visit to Saints of India , 1975 (earlier edition: Letters from India, 1973) Tales for the Journey , 1974 The Jewel in the Lotus , 1974 The Road Ahead , 1974 Eastern Thoughts, Western Thoughts , 1973 Letters to Truth Seekers , 1973 Your Sun Sign as a Spiritual Guide , 1971

Indias Ancient Book of Prophecy , 1967 Yours the Universe! , 1967 Publisher: Crystal Clarity Publishers, 14618 Tyler Foote Road, Nevada City, CA 95959 (800) 424-1055, www.crystalclarity.com The Art of Leadership , 2001 Publisher: MJF Books Superconsciousness: A Guide to Meditation , 1996 Publisher: Warner Books

Give Me Thy HeartRule for Monks, 1959 Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship, 3880 San Rafael Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90065
contributor

Science and the Reenchantment of the Cosmos: The Rise of the Integral Vision of Reality, by Ervin Laszlo, (Inner Traditions) 2006
dvds

My Vision for the Future of Mankind (DVD),

Tecniche Nuove, Anima TV, Milan, Italy, 2010 The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita , video series, 2009

composer
Swami Kriyananda composed over 400 pieces of music, both vocal and instrumental. He described it as coming through him from a higher Source, rather than being created by him. He felt that music can help to uplift consciousness, both in the listener and the performer. Many of his students are also musicians,

and experience the performance of this music as an integral part of their spiritual practice. A few notable compositions and collections (see addendum for a more complete list): The Oratorio: Christ Lives, vocal, instrumental Secrets of Love , instrumental Life Mantra , choir The Divine Romance , piano sonata Songs of Divine Joy , vocal Songs of Shakespeare

, vocal Mystic Harp, I and II , instrumental (recorded by Derek Bell of the Chieftains)

innovations in teaching

Applied the principles of Yog a philosophy to the pressing needs of daily life, and devoted his lectures and books to making those principles accessible and practical for all. Developed a method of educating c hildren

that teaches skills in maturity and character to prepare children for success in life. Children learn emotional self-mastery, conflict resolution, and compassion, among many other skills. Emphasis is on increasing awareness of Self and of others, and developing a lifelong enthusiasm for learning. Developing a curriculum for a new sc hool in India for children with practical tests that will

measure these critical indicators for success later in life: Creativity Quotient, Ambition Quotient, Happiness Quotient, Competency Quotient, and Perceptivity Quotient (rather than only an Intelligence or IQ test). Taught his longtime students by suggesting life and work situations that brought out the character and soul development needed. His instructional style was unusually understated and patient, allowing

people to learn for themselves by experience, sometimes hard-won over many years. Learning of this kind is never forgotten and spiritual gains are lasting.

interests
Raja Yoga Yoga Philosophy Meditation Discipleship Communities Scriptural Interpretation of the Bible and Bhagavad Gita Ecumenism Meaning in the Arts

Education Leadership Healing Principles of Success

foreign language abilities/skills

Spoke Italian, French, Spanish, German, Hindi, Bengali, Romanian, Indonesian, and English. Lectured in English, Italian, French, German, Spanish, Hindi, and Bengali.

specialized skills

Composer (see addendum) Lyricist and P

oet: Won two poetry awards at Haverford College; studied under W.H. Auden. Writer (see A uthor, above) Playwright: The Peace T reaty, The Singer and the Nightingale, and Jewel in the Lotus. Photographer: Fifteen thousand photographs which endeavor to capture the consciousness

behind images. Some photos have been used on inspirational posters and in books. "Occasional artist with a brush. His paintings have been used on book covers and on posters. Vocal soloist on recordings, including: Ive Passed My Life as a Stranger, Some of My Favorites, Soul Songs, Memories, Mantra, and Cos Canta il mio Cuore.

volunteer work

19482013: Swami Kriyananda volunteered fulltime in service to others, in exchange for little or no income. Copyrights to his books and music have been placed in a trust. Royalties are directed toward the work of sharing Yoganandas teachings with the public. For many years he received no salary or stipend, and depended on donations for all his needs, including food, housing, and medical care. 1997: After the massive earthquakes that damaged

large areas around Assisi, Italy, including the Basilica of St. Francis, Swami Kriyananda raised funds to help rebuild homes in the area in a campaign called Hope and Homes for Italy. He encouraged the use of wood instead of stone building materials, to minimize future earthquake fatalities.

academic background
1948: Began a lifetime of discipleship to Paramhansa Yogananda, which proved to be the higher education he was longing for.

1945: Brown University, English major, education not completed 1943: Haverford College 1942: Scarsdale High School, New York 1940: Kent School, Kent, Connecticut 1939: Hackley School, Tarrytown, New York 1937: The Downs School, Colwall, England 1935: LAvenir School, Chesires, Switzerland 19311935: Teleajean, Romania school (Calvert System) and home schooling

references

Jyotish and Devi Novak, jyotish@ananda.org, devi@ananda.org Asha Praver, praver@anandapaloalto.org Padma McGilloway, padma@anandaseattle.org Kirtani Stickney, kirtani@ananda.it Dharmadas Schuppe, dharmadas@ananda.org Addendum:

musical compositions
recordings:

A New Renaissance , instrumental Adolescence , instrumental

All the World is My Friend , vocal An Evening in Italy ( Cos Canta ), vocal AUM, Mantra of Eternity (traditional), vocal Autobiography of a Yogi Reminiscences , vocal and instrumental Chants from Fratellanza Della Gioia , chanting, vocal Chant of the Angels , vocal, instrumental

Christ Lives , vocal, instrumental Come Gather Round , vocal Festival of Light , vocal I Am Thine , chanting, vocal I Came from Joy! , vocal I Cantanti Della Gioia , vocal I, Omar , instrumental Into the Magic , vocal Joy in the Heavens , vocal

Joy Singers in Concert , vocal Kriyananda Chants Yogananda , chanting, vocal Life is the Quest for Joy , instrumental Mantra (traditional), vocal Mediterranean Magic , instrumental, vocal Memories , vocal More Power to You , vocal Music for Meditation , vocal Music from Ananda , vocal

Music to Awaken Superconsciousness , instrumental Mystic Harp , instrumental Mystic Harp 2 , instrumental Nel Silenzio del Mio Cuore , vocal Oratorio: Christ Lives , vocal and instrumental Praise Ye the Lord , vocal Rainbows and Waterfalls , instrumental Romanian Memories , vocal and instrumental Say Yes to Life , vocal

Secrets of Life , instrumental with affirmations Secrets of Love , instrumental Songs of Gladness , vocal Songs of India , vocal Songs of Prayer , vocal Songs of Shakespeare (melodies), vocal Songs of St. Francis , vocal Songs of the Soul , vocal Soul Songs , vocal That Night When Christ Was Born

, vocal Wedding Music , vocal Windows on the World ( Some of My Favorites ), vocal World Brotherhood Choir in Assisi , vocal Publisher: Crystal Clarity Publishers, recordings and sheet music Brahmanandam , vocal Music for Meditation, Yoganandas chants , vocal Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship, recordings

compositions, from 1964, by title: Chinese Garden, instrumental, 2001 Fill Me with the Sound of AUM, chant, 2001 Echoes of a Lost Joy (section of Memories of a Lost Joy), instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Goodnight, Sweetheart, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Bids Adieu to Uncertainty, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000

Love Is a Magician, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is a Search for Ones Own Self, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is a Shared Sense of Fun, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is Ever-New Discovery, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is Mutual Soul-Recognition, instrumental,

Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is Shared Understanding, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is the Aspiration Toward Perfection, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is the Dawn of Understanding, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love

Is the Doorway to Freedom, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is the Dream of Infinity, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is the Memory of a Lost Joy, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is the Perfection of Friendship, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Love Is the Voice of Stillness, instrumental,

Secrets of Love , 2000 Love, Like a Garden, Needs Tending Daily, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Loves Laughter Is Kindly, instrumental, Secrets of Love , 2000 Awa to the Hills, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Brave Were the People, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2

, 1999 Brave Were the People, vocal, 1999 Celtic Memories, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 The Christ Childs Asleep, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Dare to Be Different, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2, 1999 Dare to Be Different! vocal, Windows on the World ( Some of My Fa vorites

), 1999 Dark Eyes, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Dark Eyes, vocal, 1999 Freedom?

Tis a Gladsome Heart, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Home Is a Green Hill, vocal, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Homes Where the Heart Is, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2

, 1999 Its Gods Green Earth, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Jenny Will Love Me, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Jenny Will Love Me, vocal, Windows on the World ( S ome of My Favorites ), 1999 Johnnies a Braw Dancer! instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999

Mar chin Off to Glory, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Sailing the Blue Sea, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 To Death Im a Stranger, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 Wedding Dance, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999 With Bobbie Ill Dance, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1999

Ah, Fill the Cup, instrumental, Raga Omar Khayyam, Himalayan Nights 2 , 1998 The Ancient Ruby, instrumental, Raga Omar Khayyam, Himalayan Nights 2 , 1998 Music of a Distant Drum, instrumental, Raga Omar Khayyam, Himalayan Nights 2 , 1998 Through the Seventh Gate, instrumental, Raga Omar Khayyam, Himalayan Nights 2 , 1998

I Am But an Empty Vessel (melody), chant, 1997 The Temptation of Christ, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996, 2000 (expanded) A Thousand Blossoms Woke with the Day, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 Ah, Moon of My Delight, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 Alas, that Spring Should Vanish with the Rose, instrumental, I, Omar

, 1996 Ancient Memories, instrumental, A Celtic Evening with Derek Bell , 1996 Birds in the Spring, instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1996 Celtic Moonrise, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 Daughter of Aran, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 Deirdres Sorrows, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996

Deirdres Sorrows, vocal, Windows on the World ( Some of My Favorites ) , 1996 Desdemonas Song, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 Desert Solitude, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Dublin Town, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 Dublin Town, vocal, Windows on the World (

Some of My Fa vorites ), 1996 Emerald Isle, vocal, A Celtic Evening with Derek Bell , 1996 The Few Were Soon Many, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 God Is Truth, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 The Hill that Was Tara, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 The Hill that Was Tara, vocal, Windows on the World (

Som e of My Favorites ), 1996 His Mission Begins, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Homeward Bound, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 The Hunter of the East, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 Irish Lullaby, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 Irish Lullaby, vocal,

A Celtic Evening with Derek Bell , 1996 Jesus Went to Galilee, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 John Anderson, My Jo, instrumental, A Celtic Evening with Derek Bell , 1996 The Joy of Redemption, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Land of Mystery, instrumental, Meditat ion for Starters , 1996

Leave the Wise to Talk, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 Life Cannot Die, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Lift Your Heart in Strength, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 The Light that Was Christ, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Look After Mein Vain! instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 Love Is a Magician, vocal,

An Evening in Italy ( Cos Canta ), 1996 The Man that Was Jesus, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Mauryas Lament, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 Memories of That Isle, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 Memorie s of That Isle, vocal, Windows on the World ( Some of My Favorites

), 1996 The Year Reviving Old Desires, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 Oh, Come with Old Khayyam, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 One Evening at the Close of Ramazan, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 Parade, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1996 Playboy of the Western World, instrumental, Mystic Harp

, 1996 Shepherds, Awake, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Sing Out with Joy, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 The Sorrow of Jesus, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 The Moving Finger Writes, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996 Three Wise Men Came, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 To Jordan Came Jesus, vocal,

Christ Lives , 1996 To Mary There Came, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 To Souls that Were Fallen, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Were Off to School! instrumental, Mystic Harp 2 , 1996 When Thyself with Shining Foot Shall Pass, instrumental, I, Omar , 1996

Who Dreamed of the Tragedy? vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 The Wonders Man Carved, vocal, Christ Lives , 1996 Cherry Blossoms in Kyoto, vocal, 1995 Maana, Friends, vocal, 1995 Hawaiiana, vocal, 1995 Friendship Is Acting in Freedom, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Good Morning, vocal, 1994 Goodnight, Sweetheart, vocal,

An Evening in Italy

( Cos Canta ), 1994 Happiness Is Within, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Inner Peace, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Leadership, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Life Is an Adventure in SelfAwakening, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994

Life Mantra (Chant of the Angels), vocal, Chants of the Angels , 1994 Overcoming, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Prosperity Is a State of Mind, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Radiant Health and Well-Being, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994

See All as Your Greater Self, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Self-Transcendence, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Success Is Self-Perfection, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1994 Different Worlds (Life Is a Quest for Joy), instrumental, 1994 Lullaby (Ninnananna), 1994 Gottsliebe, instrumental, 1994 Greek Dance, instrumental, 1994

Dearest, When I Think of Thee, vocal, Peace Treaty , 1992 Free At Last, vocal, Peace Treaty , 1992 Mist, instrumental, Mystic Harp , 1992 Mist, vocal, M editation for Starters , 1992 New Dawn, instrumental, A Celtic Evening with Derek Bell , 1992 Teresa of Avilas Admonition, chant, 1992

Life Is a Dream, vocal, Joy In the Heavens , 1990 Waltz, vocal, The Singer and the Nightingale , 1990 Sri Gurudeva, chant, 1989 Many Hands Make a Miracle, vocal, More Power to You , 1988 I Will Always Think of Thee (Quando Mi Sveglio), vocal, World Brotherhood Choir in Assisi , 1987 Joined in Prayer, vocal, 1987

Rest in God, Live in God, chant, 1987 Reveal Thyself, chant, 1987 Canticle of the Creatures (Cantico), vocal, Songs of St. Francis , 1986 Father, Mother, Friend (Padre, Madre), vocal, Festival of Light , 1986 I Wander with Thee (Ora, Padre), vocal, I Cantanti Della Gioia , 1986 I Will Sing Thy Name (arrangement), vocal, 1986 Life Flows On Like a River, vocal,

Songs of St. Francis , 1986 Lord Most High (Make Us Channels of Thy Peace), vocal,

An Evening in Italy ( Cos Canta ), 1986 Minstrel Dance, instrumental, Songs of St. Francis , 1986 Sing Out with Joy (Canta Con Noi), vocal, Festival of Light , 1986 Thunder of Om, vocal,

Festival of Light , 1986 Young Ladies of Assisi, instrumental, Songs of St. Francis , 1986 A New Tomorrow, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Ah, Moon of My Delight, vocal, Autobiography of a Yogi Reminiscences , 1985 Ancient Greece, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 The Annunciation, vocal,

Christ Lives , 1985 Blessed Are They, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Blessed the Life, vocal, Praise Ye the Lord , 1985 Boys Go To and Fro, vocal, Autobiography of a Yogi Reminiscences , 1985 Chartres Cathedral, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Christ Has Come, vocal, Christ Lives

, 1985 Christ Is Risen, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Desert Solitude, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Divine Friendship, vocal, Wedding Music, 1985 Fear Not Zacharias, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Galilee, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Gethsemane, instrumental, Christ Lives

, 1985 God, Our Father-Mother, vocal, Wedding Music , 1985 Hail Mary, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 He Who Clothes the Field, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 I Give My Daughters Hand, vocal, Wedding Music , 1985 I, A Pilgrim, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Il Mio Cuore (You Fill My Heart with Music), vocal,

Nel Silenzio del Mio Cuore , 1985 In the Spirit, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 India, instrumental, Autobiography of a Yogi Reminiscences , 1985 Invocation to the Woodland Devas, vocal, Wedding Music , 1985 Jesus Walked These Hills, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Join Us in Blessing, vocal,

Wedding Music , 1985 Land of Milk and Honey, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Let This Cup Pass from Me, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Lift Your Hearts, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Living Water, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Lord When in Darkness (Seguir Sempre Te), vocal, 1985

Mary and Elizabeth Meet, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Mary Magdalene, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 May We Serve You, vocal, Praise Ye the Lord , 1985 Mother of Us All, vocal, Autobiography of a Yogi Reminiscences , 1985 Mothe r of Wisdom, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Mukunda, instrumental,

Autobiography of a Yogi Reminiscences , 1985 Palm Sunday, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Praise Ye the Lord, vocal, Praise Ye the Lord , 1985 Psalm of David, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Quanto Ti Amero, vocal, 1985 The Rubaiyat, instrumental, Autobiography of a Yogi Reminiscences , 1985

Setting Out for Zion, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Shepherds Grotto, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Springtime, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 This Is My Son, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Thy Light Within Us Shining, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Thy Will Be Done, vocal, Christ Lives

, 1985 Wedding Feast, instrumental, Christ Lives , 1985 Wedding March, instrumental, Wedding Music , 1985 Go with Love, vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1985 When Human Hopes, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985 Where He Dwells, vocal, Praise Ye the Lord , 1985 You Remain Our Friend, vocal, Christ Lives , 1985

Prayer Before Meals, vocal, 1985 Welcome, vocal, 1985 Say Thank You, vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1985 Move, All You Mountains, vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1985 School Song (Sing in the Meadows), vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1985 Ill Tell the World (Be Free Inside), vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1985 Its Time to Go to School, vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1985

Life Is Beautiful, vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1985 Lightly I Fly, vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1985 At Days End, instrumental, Romanian Memories , 1983 Big Frog, Little Frog (Two Frogs), vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1983 Channels, vocal, World Brotherhood Choir in Assisi , 1983 Come with Me to Brasov, vocal, Romanian Memories , 1983

Dearest, I Love You, vocal, Romanian Memories , 1983 Draculas Castle, instrumental, Romanian Memories , 1983 Give Me Light, vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1983 Guide Me Lord, vocal, Songs of Gladness , 1983 Gypsy Dance, instrumental, Romanian Memories , 1983 Gypsy Hoedown, instrumental, Romanian Memories

, 1983 Lift Your Heart in Strength, vocal, All the World Is My Friend , 1983 Market Day, instrumental, Romanian Memories , 1983 Monasteries, vocal, Romanian Memories , 1983 Old Men at Sundown, instrumental, Romanian Memories , 1983 AUM Christ Amen, vocal, Festival of Light , 1983

The Reapers, instrumental, Romanian Memories , 1983 Someday, vocal, Romanian Memories , 1983 Springtime in Romania, vocal, Windows on the World ( Some of My Favorit es ), 1983 Springtime in Romania, instrumental, Romanian Memories , 1983

Thank You, God, for the Sun, vocal, Songs of Gladness , 1983 Vieni Presto Jesu (Come to Me, Jesus), chant, 1983 Thy Will, Not Mine, chant, 1983 I Want Only Thee (Voglio Solo Te), chant, 1983 Through All Trials (song), vocal, Romanian Memories , 1983 Village Dance, instrumental, Romanian Memories , 1983 Village Wedding, instrumental, Romanian Memories

, 1983 Amalfi Hills, instrumental, Mediterranean Magic , 1982 Cherish These (Amalfi Coast), vocal, instrumental, Mediterranean Magic , 1982 Cloisters (Chiostri), vocal, Chants from Fratellanza Della Gioia , 1982 Clouds, instrumental, Mediterranean Magic , 1982 Come Away Death, instrumental, 1982 Dendera, instrumental, 1982 Entering the Novitiate, instrumental,

A New Renaissance , 1982 Entering the Temple, instrumental, Music from Ananda , 1982 Ever-New Joy (arrangement), chant, I Am Thine , 1982 AUM Kali (AUM Guru), chant, 1982 Have You Seen Sorrento? vocal,

An Evening in Italy ( Cos Canta ), unknown Horus Temple at Edfu, instrumental, 1982

I Am Thine, chant, Awake into Light , 1982 I Live Without Fear, vocal, I Am Thine , 1982 In the Temple of Isis, vocal, Music from Ananda , 1982 Initiation into the Mysteries, instrumental, A New Renaissance , 1982 The Joy of First Communion, instrumental, A New Renaissance , 1982 King's

Chamber, instrumental, 1982 Meditating in the Middle Pyramid, instrumental, 1982 Mediterranean Magic, instrumental, Mediterranean Magic , 1982 Pompeii, instrumental, Mediterranean Magic , 1982 Pyramid, instrumental, 1982 Ra Ma, vocal, Awake into Light , 1982 Ravella, instrumental, Mediterranean Magic , 1982

Saggara, instrumental, 1982 Sail with Me to Capri, vocal, Mediterranean Magic , 1982 Sailing, instrumental, 1982 Sobek, instrumental, 1982 Sorrento Flowers, instrumental, Mediterranean Magic , 1982 Temple of Sleep, instrumental, 1982 Valley of Tombs, instrumental, 1982 Villa Cimbrone, instrumental, Mediterranean Magic , 1982 When I Awake, chant, I Am

Thine, 1982 Come Out of the Darkness, chant, 1982 Dance/The Joy of Awakening, 1982 When You Come from Napoli, vocal,

An Evening in Italy ( Cos Canta ), unknown Song of the Nightingale, instrumental, Secrets of Life , 1979 Where Has My Love Gone? instrumental, 1978 Peace,

vocal, Come Gather

Round , 1976 What Is Love? instrumental, 1976 Interlude, instrumental, Music from Ananda , circa 1975 Invocation (Theme), vocal, I Cantanti Della Gioia , circa 1975 Gods Call Within (The Divine Romance), vocal, instrumental, Music from Ananda , 1975 Prelude (Bittersweet), instrumental,

1975 God, God, God (melody), vocal, Joy in the Heavens , 1973 I Am Free, chant, 1969 AUM Namo Bhagavate, chant, 1969 Brothers (Fratelli), vocal, Come Gather

Round , 1976 Come Gather Round, vocal, Joy Singers in Concert , 1967

Hello There, Brother Bluebell, vocal, Come Gather

Round , 1976 If Youre Seeking Freedom, vocal, I Cantanti Della Gioia , 1967 Krishnas Flute, vocal, Songs of the Soul , 1967 Looking for a Friend, vocal, 1967 Philosopher and the Boatman, vocal, Joy Singers in Concert , 1967

Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, vocal, Memories , 1967 Theres Joy in the Heavens, vocal, Say Yes to Life , 1967 Wartime Lullaby, vocal, 1967 What Is It For? vocal, Come Gather

Round , 1976 All that Glisters (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Blow, Blow Thou Winter Wind (melody), vocal,

Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Come Away Death (melody), vocal, Music From Ananda , 1966 Desdemonas Song (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Fairies Lullaby (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 The Fairies Song (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare

, 1966 Fie on Sinful Fantasy (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Full Fathom Five (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Go On Alone (Walk Like a Man), vocal, Into the Magic , 1966 Gods Blessing (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Hark, Hark the Lark (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966

Imogens Song (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 It Was a Lover and His Lass (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Little Kathy, vocal, Come Gather

Round , 1976 O Mistress Mine (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Salute the Nice Paper Flag (The Great Society), vocal, Memories

, 1966 Spring Song (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Under the Greenwood Tree (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 When that I Was (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966 Where Has My Love Gone? vocal, Into the Magic , 1966 Where Is Fancy Bred? (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare

, 1966 Where the Bee Sucks (melody), vocal, Songs of Shakespeare , 1966