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A Study of the Transformative Benefits of Meditation

Enhancing Physical, Mental, Emotional, and Spiritual Well-being By Didi Ananda Sainjana Here is the outcome of the survey done with thirty practitioners of yoga and meditation recently. The practitioners consist of both male and female ages from 20 to 55 years. They have each been meditating for a duration of ten months to ten years. In today’s fast-paced world, the importance of mental and physical… Read More »A Study of the Transformative Benefits of Meditation

Close Your Eyes and Open Your Mind 

This is an easy to read, easy to understand, illuminating and entertaining book on meditation. Dada Nabhaniilananda, aka The Monk Dude is a meditation instructor, an author, a keynote speaker and a musician. Born in New Zealand, he was ordained as a yoga monk in India in 1979 and has been teaching meditation for 44 years. Close Your Eyes and Open Your Mind  is strongly… Read More »Close Your Eyes and Open Your Mind 

Stories from the Life of of P. R. Sarkar/Anandamurti

The Whistling Bird Stories of Prabhat’s unusual ways spread through his school. Many of children were very curious about him.  Odd stories about young Prabhat were whispered. Whispered tales circulated—some said Prabhat could understand the songs of birds. Others swore they had seen him talking with animals. One afternoon, Prabhat was sitting under a large tree with his friends when a heated argument broke out… Read More »Stories from the Life of of P. R. Sarkar/Anandamurti

The Ananda Marga Asana Guide  

Sponsored by AMAYE This guide contains all of Shrii Shrii Anandamurti’s 44 therapeutic asanas as well as additional information about the Ananda Marga Style Asana Practice. Each asana contains information about: This document utilizes the Wiki platform and is, for now, available for no charge. The on-line book is currently distributed only to Ananda Marga teachers or experienced margiis within a referral based process. Please… Read More »The Ananda Marga Asana Guide  

The Guest House

By Jalaluddin Rumi This being human is a guest house.Every morning a new arrival.A joy, a depression, a meanness,  Some momentary awareness comesAs an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all!Even if they are a crowd of sorrows,Who violently sweep your houseEmpty of its furniture.Still treat each guest honorablyThey may be clearing you outFor some new delight. The dark thought, the shame, the malice,Meet them… Read More »The Guest House

Kiirtan Quiz Answers

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Answers to the Kiirtan Quiz Kiirtan 1-Chanting the name & glories of Parama Purusha aloud.  2- False. 3-C (in Ananda Marga=D) .  4-True.  5-All.  6-True. 7-All. 8-True (sometimes). 9-True. 10-Bhajan is more personal. 11-To do Kiirtan with love & devotion (wholeheartedly). 12-All. 13-All. 14-All. 15-True. 16-Ba ba Na ma Ke va la ma. 17-C. 18-The first syllable Ba’=I am crossing the threshold, entering a new… Read More »Kiirtan Quiz Answers

The Golden Buddha

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Once upon a time in the 1950’s a group of monks from a monastery had to relocate a Buddha statue made of clay from their temple to a new location.

Tips for Adult Meditation

There are no ‘good’ or ‘bad’ meditations. All that matters is that you seriously engage the meditative process, regardless of the content that arises. Every meditation is a step toward greater inner freedom.

GANE Conference 2025

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Educators, activists, and thought leaders from around the world will come together to inspire one another and collaboratively shape the future of education

Becoming One with the World

Becoming One with the World advances the spiritual wisdom of ecological cooperation and deeper understandings, building a more harmonious world society.

Kaoshiiki Yoga Dance

An 8-week course through the Neohumanist College of Asheville. Instructors: Didi Ananda Sainjana, Kaoverii  Zimmerman, and MahaJyoti Glassman. This intensive study of Kaoshiiki methodology will include the physical, mental, and spiritual benefits of this yoga dance as well as the physiology and anatomy of each step. Yoga asanas and movement that support the performance of Kaoshiiki will be introduced. The latest scientific discoveries that reiterate… Read More »Kaoshiiki Yoga Dance

Come Alive with Yoga

This new arrival explores the 8 limbs of yoga as outlined by the Yoga Sage, Patanjali, 2000 years ago and upgraded more recently by Shrii Shrii Anandamurti.

Singapore Yoga Instructors Training

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Didi Ananda Sainjana has been conducting yoga training for instructors since 2011.  In the last three years, it has also been available online.  The 60-hour online course is YACEP credited.   Here is the link to her course. https://yoga-practices.ru/.  You may reach her on Telegram @TantricDidi or What’sApp +79969516110 

The Mystical Dance: Kaoshikii

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As someone who loves to dance, I was thrilled when I heard that we were going to learn a yoga dance from the “man in orange” who is always proper and composed.

AMAYE Conference October 2024

The ‘Shine Brighter with Yoga Practices’ international AMAYE Global Online Conference took place on October 26, 2024. This 5-hour conference had approximately 175 participants from around the world.

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A Story from the Life of P. R. Sarkar: A Garden Story

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In Anandamurti’s home in Calcutta, before going for his morning walk, every day he would look at all the plants. The woman who was taking care of the plants told me that one day he went on to the roof and was looking at one plant which had a small flower. 

Some Pointers for Teaching Meditation to Adults

Sit in a comfortable position.Disconnect your senses from the external world.Create a relaxing mental nature landscape.Focus your awareness on breathing in and breathing out. Concentrate on something greater than yourself: Your Inner Voice or The Great. Superimpose Baba Nam Kevalam on the rhythm of the breath.Baba Nam Kevalam means that Great One which is the nearest and dearest to you, or Love is All There… Read More »Some Pointers for Teaching Meditation to Adults

Shukra & Reclaiming the Lymph

by Christian Franceschini (An excerpt from The Neohumanist Journal, 3/24 Issue) Shukra was known as the essence of the essence of physico-pscho-spiritual vitality.  The holy centre known as the site of extraordinary vitality is conducive to the achievement of all perfection (siddhis). “It subdues sins and destroys ailments.” (Yogasvashista) Neohumanist founder, Shrii Prabhat Rainjan Sarkar gives us a different definition of shukra: “The food taken… Read More »Shukra & Reclaiming the Lymph

The Neohumanist Practice of Walking Meditation. Walk for all beings.

For the next time you are forest bathing or walking in the woods or walking around town. Try this. Walking meditation can be practiced alone or with a small group in the park. When practicing in this way, everyone is silent and walking in single file. It is designed to synchronize body and mind while in nature. If you are not one to sit and… Read More »The Neohumanist Practice of Walking Meditation. Walk for all beings.