Ananda Sangha Chennai

Centre Closed
2017-12-04, 2017-11-14 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India

Discipleship & Aum: Level 3 Part 1
2017-12-03 18:30 - 20:30, 2017-10-25 16:00 - 18:00, 2017-10-22 18:30 - 20:30 (Asia/Kolkata) | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
The guru-discipleship relationship and the Ananda line of gurus; the opportunity to take discipleship initiation into this path; and the AUM technique, an advanced meditation technique to help prepare you for Kriya initiation. (This course is required for kriya initiation.)
Prerequisite: Level 2

Discipleship & Aum: Level 3 Part 2
2017-12-03 15:30 - 17:30, 2017-10-22 15:30 - 17:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
For those who have taken discipleship initiation: The guru-discipleship relationship; and the AUM technique, an advanced meditation technique to help prepare you for Kriya initiation. (This course is required for kriya initiation.)
Prerequisite: Level 3, Part 1

Raja Yoga: Level 2
2017-12-03 15:00 - 18:00, 2017-11-01 16:00 - 19:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Level 2 of our Path of Kriya core series: Gain a profound understanding of how to apply the original yoga teachings in all aspects of your life. Learn Yogananda’s approach to Patanjali’s Eightfold Path, Hatha Yoga, Pranayama, Self-Healing, Meditation, and more.
(This course is required for Kriya initiation.) Prerequisite: Level 1

Sunday Satsang
2017-12-03 10:00 - 11:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Join us each Sunday for a spiritual celebration every week. Satsang includes chanting, meditation, readings from the writings of Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda including the Bhagavad Gita, and an inspirational talk drawn from the teaching of Paramhansa Yogananda. You can also join us before satsangs for a fire ceremony and meditation, 9:00 – 9:45 am.

Fire Ceremony & Meditation
2017-12-03 08:00 - 17:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Each week before satsang, we begin a meditation with a fire ceremony, chanting the Gayatri and Mahamritanjaya mantras. We then chant and meditate for the remainder of the time ending with a reading from Living Wisely, Living Well, by Swami Kriyananda and healing prayers.

Kriyaban Meditation
2017-12-02 06:30 - 09:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
3-hour meditation for those who have been initiated into kriya yoga

Kriya Yoga Technique: Level 4, Part 3
2017-12-01 11:00 - 13:00, 2017-11-18 18:30 - 20:30, 2017-10-21 18:30 - 20:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
For students who have recently received kriya initiation

Morning Group Sadhana
2017-12-01 06:30 - 08:30, 2017-11-29 06:30 - 08:30, 2017-11-28 06:30 - 08:30, 2017-11-09 06:30 - 08:30 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Start your day in a supportive, centering, peaceful environment as you practice your meditation.
Feel uplifted meditating with fellow devotees
You can enter and exit anytime you like!
We start with energization exercises beginning 15 minutes before meditation starts followed by a reading, a prayer and chant. We end with healing prayers and a reading from Swami Kriyanandaji’s book, Living Wisely, Living Well.

Christ: Avatar Yogi
2017-11-29 19:30 - 21:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India

Learn to Meditate & Energise
2017-11-22 14:00 - 18:00, 2017-11-19 14:00 - 18:00, 2017-11-18 14:00 - 18:00, 2017-10-25 14:00 - 18:00, 2017-10-22 14:00 - 18:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
The Path of Kriya Yoga-Level 1: A one-day class that will change your life! This course is based on the teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Meditation is one of the most natural and rewarding of all human activities. It gives direct, intuitive experience of higher realities, and is the cornerstone of true spirituality. It also brings balance, rest, and a growing inner peace. Learn the hong-sau meditation technique as taught by Yoganandaji, and discover his Energization Exercises. (This course is required for Kriya initiation.)

MAJOR EVENT: Change Your Destiny through Kriya Yoga @ BVB, Mylapore
2017-11-12 17:30 - 21:00 | Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Main Auditorium), 20 East Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600004, India
with Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi
Spiritual Directors, Ananda Sangha Worldwide

Chief Guest: Padmashri D. R. Kaarthikeyan,
Former: Director, CBI, Dir. Gen. NHRC, Sp. Dir. Gen. CRPF
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 20, East Mada Street, Mylapore

The evening will also include:

Introduction by Chief Guest, Padmashri D. R. Kaarthikeyan, Former: Director, CBI, Director General, NHRC, Special Director General, CRPF
Launch of the first book of Swami Kriyanandaji to be translated into Tamil: Affirmations for Self-Healing

Screening of the film about Paramhansa Yogananda, Swami Kriyananda, and Ananda, “Finding Happiness” (watch the trailer)

The evening features Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi, Spiritual Directors of Ananda Sangha Worldwide. Ananda’s founder, Swami Kriyananda (close, direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda) named Nayaswami Jyotish as his spiritual successor. Jyotishji met Swami Kriyananda in 1966, working closely with him and his wife, Deviji (who came to Ananda in 1969), to build Ananda’s work around the world. Both Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi were named kriyacharyas by Swami Kriyananda, and can disseminate the liberating and ancient Kriya Yoga technique of Paramhansa Yogananda’s lineage.

Jyotishji and Deviji travel throughout the United States, India, and Europe speaking on spiritualizing daily life and the practice of Kriya Yoga meditation. Nayaswami Jyotish is the author of several books on meditation and related subjects, including How to Meditate and Lessons in Meditation (the textbook for Ananda’s Level 1 class), along with Thirty Day Essentials for Career and Thirty Day Essentials for Marriage. Nayaswami Devi is the author of Faith is My Armor: The Life of Swami Kriyananda and the editor of The Light of Superconsciousness and
Intuition for Starters, both by Swami Kriyananda. They are co-authors of the book A Touch of Light: Living the Teachings of Paramhansa Yogananda, which is a compilation of their weekly blog. You can read more on their website: JyotishAndDevi.org.

Sunday, 12 November, 5:30 – 9:00 pm
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 20, East Mada Street, Mylapore (near Kapaleeswara Temple Chariot Gate)
For more information, please call: 9962996850 / 8807350623 / 8807350693 / 9003055078
Entry is free. If you wish, you may register by calling the above numbers or emailing chennai@anandiandia.org.

Kriya Initiation Ceremony
2017-11-11 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
For those who have have been approved to receive initiation into kriya yoga, or who have already been initiated

"How to Love God" class with Jyotish-ji & Devi-ji
2017-11-09 19:30 - 21:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
Please join us for this special class with Ananda Worldwide Spiritual Directors, Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi!

Welcome Satsang with Jyotish-ji & Devi-ji
2017-11-08 19:30 - 21:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
7:30pm – 8:30pm: Join us in welcoming to Chennai Ananda’s Worldwide Spiritual Directors, Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi! This will be an informal gathering and an opportunity to interact with them personally.

Special Class
2017-10-22 12:00 - 13:00 | Ananda Sangha Chennai, No. 9, East Road, West CIT Nagar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035, India
with Atman and Bhaktimarg, acharyas visiting from Ananda Village, California!
They will speak about spiritual community.
