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Talk by Dharmarajan – Swamiji’s memorial weekend in Assisi

dharmaraj-Assisi

You may be interested in the short talk (16 min) by Nayaswami Dharmarajan (Spiritual Director of Ananda Chennai)  at Swamiji’s memorial weekend in Assisi last Saturday. The first two minutes are in broken Italian, alternately translated into English. After he returned with great relief to English!
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Memorial Service for Swami Kriyananda in Chennai and other classes

Swami in Chennai

Swami ji blessed  Chennai by his presence and mesmerized the audience with his blissful and powerful lecture four months ago. A sort of karmic completion (as Nayaswami Asha puts it) in his life long service to his guru culminated with his passing four days ago.  Let us come together to remember him, to understand what it means to be a disciple, to be a divine friend ever encouraging us to realize our truest and highest potential.

27 April, Saturday, 4:30pm – 6:00pm

Memorial Service and Astral Ascension Ceremony for Swami Kriyananda
Led by Nayaswamis Haridas and Roma, students of Swami Kriyananda for over 35 years.
All are welcome.
Venue:Asha Nivas, Nungambakkam
Other classes:
April 26, Friday, 7-8pm:
Free Lecture, “The Path of Kriya Yoga Meditation”
April 27 , Saturday, 10am – 2pm,
Level 1 – Learn to Meditate and Energize
Fee: Rs. 600
April 28 , Sunday, 10:00am-12:30pm: Level 2, Class 1 of 6
Fee: Rs. 300

Presenters: Nayaswami Haridas and Nayaswami Roma, Spiritual directors of Ananda Bangalore.

Venue:Asha Nivas, Nungambakkam

See http://anandachennai.wordpress.com/classes-and-events/ for more details.

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Astral Ascension Ceremony for Swami Kriyananda

Nayaswamis Jyotish and Devi tell the story of Swami Kriyananda’s passing and share the meaning and mission of his extraordinary life.

 
Miriam telling the story of Swamiji’s last half hour in this world.

Swami Kriyananda’s passing—Sunday Service by Asha

In Honor of His Passing

Images from Swami Kriyananda’s childhood; his early years as a devotee at Mt. Washington with Paramhansa Yogananda; his first visit to India; the first years of Ananda; and from recent times that he spent in Italy, India, and America.

We also have this set of beautiful pictures from the Astral Ascension ceremony, as well as the following video. Deeply moving.

Photos of his last visit to U.S

Click here to read Asha’ s letter on Swami’s passing.

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Swami Kriyananda has gone home to his guru

Swamiji passed away at about 8am at Assisi, Italy (11:30am Indian  Time) today.  He had been unwell for a few days. He left peacefully. Swami’s secretary Lakshman gives some details from Miriam (Swami’s nurse) on his last hour.

He slept from 2 till 7 a.m., then, as usual after waking up, went right to check his e-mails. Jaidhara asked if he’d like a pancake breakfast, to which he nodded his approval. Miriam asked him how he was, but he didn’t answer. At first she thought he was just in a withdrawn frame of mind, but before long it became clear that something was wrong. He had a brief seizure for about twenty seconds, then appeared to be doing better. But he had increasing difficulty breathing… People chanted Om in Swamiji’s right ear and urged him to try to breathe, which helped a couple of times. But at 8:00 he breathed his last. They all stayed with him — crying, of course, but also rejoicing in his long-sought freedom. Miriam said that his joy and freedom filled the room.

Let’s send him our prayers and gratitude that he may reach the heavenly shores with the joy of finding God and the satisfaction of inspiring millions to realize that the true purpose in life is to find God. It is important for the next 48 hours during this period of transition to send him prayers.

Here is one News article about his passing:
http://zeenews.india.com/news/nation/swami-kriyananda-passes-away_843671.html

Here (http://www.swamikriyananda.org/photos-of-swami-kriyananda-in-memoriam/) is a beautiful collection of Swami’s pictures in his memoriam.

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The Path of Kriya Yoga course – Beginning level classes

Level 1 – Learn to Meditate and Energize:

Detailed instructions in Paramhansa Yogananda’s Hong-Sau technique for inner calmness and concentration, and his Energization Exercises for health and energy control.

In this course learn to:

  • Achieve success by developing the power of concentration.
  • Bring the peace of meditation into daily life
  • Recharge your body at will
Class schedule:
April 26, Friday, 7-8pm:
Free Lecture, “The Path of Kriya Yoga Meditation”
April 27 , Saturday, 10am – 2pm,
Level 1 – Learn to Meditate and Energize
Fee: Rs. 600
Saturday, 4:30-6:00pm: Satsang with Nayaswamis Haridas and Roma
All are welcome. Chanting, Meditation and an inspirational discourse.
April 28 , Sunday, 10:00am-12:30pm: Level 2, Class 1 of 6
Fee: Rs. 300

Nayaswamis Haridas and Roma

Presenters: Nayaswami Haridas and Nayaswami Roma, Spiritual directors of Ananda Bangalore. Disciples of Paramhansa Yogananda and students of Swami Kriyananda for over 30 years, they are founding members of Ananda India and have directed the Delhi, Lucknow and Calcutta Meditation Centers.  Nayaswami Haridas and Nayaswami Roma have conducted  meditation workshops  and  retreats extensively throughout the US, India and Singapore.

Venue:

Asha Nivas
No 9 Ruthland Gate 5th Street,
Nungambakkam, 
Chennai 600006
Landmark: Adjacent to Goethe Institute, near Taj Coramandel hotel, near Apollo Children Hospital

For directions  click here

For more information, write to chennai@anandaindia.org 

or contact 8807350693 / 8056080931.