Ananda Sangha Chennai

Ananda Sangha Chennai Ananda is a global movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, exemplified by his direct disciple Nayaswami Kriyananda.

Ananda chennai spreads these teachings and the scientific technique of Kriya Yoga for Self-reallisation. Ananda is a global movement based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda and founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda (J. Donald Walters), a direct disciple of Yogananda and widely recognized as one of the leading spiritual teachers in the world before he left his body in April 2013. His spiritual

successor is Nayaswami Jyotish who co-directs Ananda Worldwide with his wife, Nayaswami Devi. Ananda offers support in your quest for spiritual growth, as well as instruction in ancient and effective techniques that allow you to experience joy, love, and inner peace in your life. Paramhansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, was the first great Indian master of Yoga to live in the West. Yogananda’s teachings embrace the universal truths that underlie all religions. People from all faiths and backgrounds are welcomed at Ananda. We invite you to join us at our Sunday satsangs, group meditations, classes and events to experience the joy of your own being. May you experience the consciousness of inner joy and the presence of the Divine in every moment of your life.

Through use of the Kriya key, persons who cannot bring themselves to believe in the divinity of any man will behold at l...
07/08/2026

Through use of the Kriya key, persons who cannot bring themselves to believe in the divinity of any man will behold at last the full divinity of their own selves.

From Paramhansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi.

Learn Kriya Yoga: https://anandachennai.org/“Always affirm inwardly, ‘I am ageless. I am eternal. I live in timelessness...
07/08/2026

Learn Kriya Yoga: https://anandachennai.org/
“Always affirm inwardly, ‘I am ageless. I am eternal. I live in timelessness. I was created before the galaxies were formed.'” - Paramhansa Yogananda.
Dates: Saturday/Sunday (August 8th OR 9th) OR Thursday 13th OR Saturday 15th; the timing is 2pm to 6pm.

Learn Kriya Yoga: https://anandachennai.org/“The spine is the highway to the Infinite. Your own body is the temple of Go...
07/08/2026

Learn Kriya Yoga: https://anandachennai.org/
“The spine is the highway to the Infinite. Your own body is the temple of God. It is within your own self that God must be realized." - Paramhansa Yogananda.
Saturday/Sunday (August 8th OR 9th) or Thursday 13th and Saturday, the 15th.
The Timing is: 2pm to 6pm on all days.

Master’s usual everyday wear was a business suit. His desire was not to “Indianize” Americans, but to help them spiritua...
06/08/2026

Master’s usual everyday wear was a business suit. His desire was not to “Indianize” Americans, but to help them spiritualize their own culture.

One reason for the almost overwhelming response the Master received everywhere was that, unlike most public speakers, he never looked upon his audiences as nameless crowds, even when they numbered many thousands. He was amazingly sensitive to each listener as an individual. Often he would address himself to the specific needs of a single member of his audience. I myself sometimes had the experience of hearing him, during the course of a public lecture, address briefly some private difficulty of my own. When I thanked him mentally, he glanced smilingly at me before continuing his discourse.

The New Path by Swami Kriyananda

https://anandachennai.org/Learn Kriya Yoga: Saturday/Sunday (August 8th OR 9th) OR Thursday 13th OR Saturday, the 15th; ...
06/08/2026

https://anandachennai.org/
Learn Kriya Yoga: Saturday/Sunday (August 8th OR 9th) OR Thursday 13th OR Saturday, the 15th; Timing is 2pm to 6pm on all days.
“Yoga works primarily with the energy in the body, through the science of pranayama, or energy-control. Prana means also ‘breath.’ Yoga teaches how, through breath control, to still the mind and attain higher states of awareness." - Paramhansa Yogananda.

Looking at Henry one day, Master told us, “Henry dug the cesspool near this house. He kept digging, digging all day long...
05/08/2026

Looking at Henry one day, Master told us, “Henry dug the cesspool near this house. He kept digging, digging all day long without ever stopping to see how far he had gone. By evening, to his surprise, he found he had dug a deep hole. That,” Master went on approvingly, “is the way to seek God—continuously digging, digging, without looking to see how far one has come. Then suddenly one day he will see: ‘I am there!’”

From the book, The New Path by Swami Kriyananda

Learn Kriya Yoga: Meditation helps with Self-expansion; an expansion of sympathy, of love, of the awareness that comes f...
05/08/2026

Learn Kriya Yoga: Meditation helps with Self-expansion; an expansion of sympathy, of love, of the awareness that comes from sensing God’s presence everywhere. - Swami Kriyananda. https://anandachennai.org/
Saturday/Sunday (August 8th OR 9th) or Thursday 13th and Saturday, the 15th.

“The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy." - Paramhansa Yoganandahttps://ananda...
05/08/2026

“The soul loves to meditate, for in contact with the Spirit lies its greatest joy." - Paramhansa Yogananda
https://anandachennai.org/
Learn Kriya Yoga; join any one of these dates: Saturday/Sunday (August 8th OR 9th) or Thursday 13th and Saturday 15th. Timing is 2pm to 6pm on all dates.

Previous Next Kriya Yoga Meditation As taught by Paramhansa Yogananda Kriya Yoga is a meditation technique that quickly accelerates one’s spiritual growth. It became widely known through Paramhansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi. According to Yogananda, Kriya is the most effective technique...

“What is the best religion?” queried a truth seeker.“Self-realization,” Yogananda replied.“Self-realization is, in fact,...
04/08/2026

“What is the best religion?” queried a truth seeker.
“Self-realization,” Yogananda replied.
“Self-realization is, in fact, the only religion. For it is the true purpose of religion, no matter how people define their beliefs. A person may be Christian or Jewish, Buddhist or Hindu, Muslim or Zoroastrian; he may proclaim that Jesus Christ is the only way, or Buddha, or Mohammed—as indeed, millions of believers do. He may insist that this ritual, or that place of worship, bestows salvation. But it all comes down to what he is, in himself.

The Essence of Self-Realization by Paramhansa Yogananda

04/08/2026

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