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Inspiring Stories of a Direct Disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda
\nWho Spread the Master\u2019s Teachings to the Whole World<\/h2>\n

\"\"<\/a>For thirty-nine years, Nayaswami Asha<\/strong> faithfully recorded the extraordinary life of a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda.<\/p>\n

Her book, Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer<\/em><\/strong>, introduces us to a key figure who played a central role in introducing the guru\u2019s mission to the world. The story of Kriyananda\u2019s unswerving devotion to his great Master\u2019s cause is profoundly uplifting and instructive.<\/p>\n

We present here the complete 635-page book<\/strong>. You can purchase a paperback<\/strong><\/a>, Kindle e-book<\/a>,<\/strong> or Audible audiobook<\/a><\/strong> on Amazon.<\/p>\n

The Book<\/h1>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Author\u2019s Note: A \u201cGreat Work\u201d<\/a>
\n<\/strong>How I met Swami Kriyananda, and how this book came to be written.<\/td>\n		1970-1971
\nDays of Simplicity, and Great Joy<\/a>
\n<\/strong>I move to Ananda and begin my life with Swamiji.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962
\nA Step Back in Time<\/a><\/strong>
\nSwami Kriyananda\u2019s Dismissal by SRF<\/td>\n		1972
\nEarly Days of the \u201cGreat Work\u201d<\/a><\/strong>
\nDaya\u2019s disapproval; a landmark book on modern science and eternal values; India and Anandamayi Ma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1973
\nPlanting Roots: A New Movement for the Masters<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/strong>Compassion vs harsh judgment; a whirlwind trip to LA; first songs; Yogananda\u2019s world prophecies<\/td>\n		1974
\nEarly Seeds \u2014 New Growth<\/a><\/strong>
\nAcquiring more land; early writings on the arts; \u201cThe secret of prosperity is creativity\u201d; in India with Anandamayi Ma; a Paramhansa Yogananda ministry through song; the communities movement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1975
\nChallenges Worldly & Spiritual<\/a><\/strong>
\nOutreach; Spirit progress and the need for service; financial tests; SRF\u2019s negativity; the Bicentennial Liberty Committee!; first public statements on SRF<\/td>\n		1976
\nThe Fire and the Reaction<\/a><\/strong>
\nThe forest fire that burned 21 of Ananda\u2019s 23 homes; the inspired response; Ananda extends its spiritual outreach; Swamiji\u2019s role in his guru\u2019s work; his respectful stance toward SRF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1977
\nAnanda\u2019s Outward Service Grows<\/a><\/strong>
\nDon\u2019t waste time feeling unworthy!; India!; publication of The Path: My Life With Paramhansa Yogananda<\/em>; birth of the Joy Tours; further statements on SRF<\/td>\n		\n

1978
\nThe Joy Tours<\/a>
\n<\/strong>On the road; full speed ahead!; Ananda in Southern California?; starting a health food store<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1979
\nOutreach & Instruction<\/a><\/strong>
\nAnanda\u2019s outreach continues; bringing the teachings into our everyday lives; tips for effective public speaking; Ananda House; travels in Europe<\/td>\n		\n

1980
\n<\/strong>World Predictions and Yogananda\u2019s Work<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Cataclysmic changes: a warning and a promise; a foothold in Italy; building The Expanding Light guest retreat; insights: Ananda and SRF; new land and opposition; secrets of service<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1981
\nA Year of Major Changes<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Relaxing after years of intense activity: <\/strong>photography, Hawaii, marriage; Ananda Village incorporation campaign and controversy; householder dharma; a partner departs<\/td>\n		\n

1982
\nDefining Ananda\u2019s Mission<\/a><\/strong>
\nOpposition challenges our faith; \u201cDharmocracy\u201d<\/em>; Yogananda\u2019s mission: a single organization, or a divine dispensation for the whole world?; spiritual qualities of America<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1983
\nDevotional Currents, and a Major New Musical Composition<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Italian import: devotion!; nature channels at Ananda; Crystal Hermitage takes shape; the need for self-honesty; composing the oratorio, \u201cChrist Lives!\u201d<\/td>\n		\n

1984
\nSpiritual Movements Are Spread Through the Arts<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Satan tries to stop the music; new spiritual movements spread through the arts; a movement of inner communion; the need for places of pilgrimage; freezing in Como; the Master as a dear and loving friend<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1985<\/strong>
\nReligion in Dwapara Yuga<\/strong><\/a>
\nA new religious order for an Age of Energy-awareness!; a new service: spiritual pilgrimages; visiting with an Italian saint; a new monasticism; Swami meets with Daya at Mt. Washington; marriage to Rosanna; religion in Dwapara Yuga<\/td>\n		\n

1986
\nPilgrimage to Los Angeles<\/a>
\n<\/strong>A letter to Daya; an Ananda pilgrimage to Yogananda\u2019s Southern California shrines; a new book on Master\u2019s ideals for educating children; Daya lies about Kriya; Ananda starts branch communities; a new Festival of Light<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

1987
\nParamhansa Yogananda and Spiritual Communities<\/a>
\n<\/strong>A beautiful statement on the need for spiritual communities; A Festival of Light: the purpose and meaning of spiritual ceremonies in Dwapara Yuga; Cities of Light<\/em>: Paramhansa Yogananda\u2019s dream of cooperative spiritual communities<\/td>\n		\n

1988
\nStanding On Our Own<\/a>
\n<\/strong>We are a new expression<\/em> \u2014 it will take centuries to spread this new understanding; hip surgery: \u201cWatch my smoke!\u201d; many hands make a miracle; SRF and Ananda \u2014 the truth must<\/em> come out; we are what we become<\/em> through that which we do<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1989
\n<\/strong>\u201cThe Greater the Will, the Greater the Flow of Energy\u201d<\/strong><\/a>
\nImportant directions for the yoga movement in the West; the power of pilgrimage; the meaning of discipleship; spirituality is the greatest power for good in the world<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1990
\n<\/strong>Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) Files a Massive Lawsuit Against Ananda<\/a>
\n<\/strong>The Ananda church changes its name to reflect its role as a legitimate branch of Yogananda\u2019s work; a new book of Yogananda\u2019s words, The Essence of Self-Realization<\/em>; SRF files a lawsuit claiming it owns everything <\/em>related to Yogananda; Swamiji sees the lawsuit as a God-given opportunity to break SRF\u2019s stranglehold on the teachings and free them from sectarianism and institutionalism; Swamiji dedicates the Palo Alto Ananda community; the Ananda and SRF leaders meet in Fresno<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1991
\n<\/strong>The SRF Lawsuit: Ananda Fights Not Against Anyone But FOR the Truth<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Launching a church; the war in Iraq: discrimination and dharma; Yogananda inspires Ananda\u2019s attorney; The Peace Treaty<\/em>; Daya\u2019s disregard for truth; Swamiji read the SRF \u201cK-File\u201d; the SRF leaders\u2019 reluctance to examine their basic assumptions<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1992
\n<\/strong>The Federal Judge Rules in Ananda\u2019s Favor on the Two Most Important Issues in the SRF Lawsuit<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Ananda rises to the challenge: \u201cMaster for the World\u201d<\/em>; David and Goliath \u2013 how to respond to legal attacks backed by great financial resources with a clear intent to destroy; SRF\u2019s secrecy vs Ananda\u2019s openness; Ananda wins the two most important rulings in the case: \u201cSelf-realization\u201d is generic, and SRF does not own the copyrights to most of Yogananda\u2019s original writings; a letter to the SRF board regarding vital issues in the case that will define the future of Yogananda\u2019s work \u2013 expansion, versus institutional self-protection and control<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1993
\nA Yogananda Centennial Year, SRF Continues to Lose in Court<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Celebrating Yogananda\u2019s Birthday Centennial and Ananda\u2019s 25th<\/sup> Anniversary; Religion in the New Age<\/em>; Master guided people through their attunement with him; Yogananda\u2019s Rubaiyat<\/em> interpretations; SRF\u2019s many changes to Autobiography of a Yogi<\/em>; the court nullifies SRF\u2019s trademark in the name Paramhansa Yogananda<\/em>, rejects SRF\u2019s cease-and-desist motion to prevent Ananda from publishing the original Autobiography.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1994
\nSRF Opens a New Front in Its Lawsuit Against Ananda<\/a>
\n<\/strong>SRF\u2019s last legal resort: persecution; SRF takes Swamiji\u2019s deposition; America\u2019s spiritual future; editing Master\u2019s Rubaiyat<\/em> and setting the quatrains to music; a post-mortem message from Tara Mata; SRF\u2019s efforts to destroy Ananda\u2019s reputation; rescuing the yoga movement in the West; \u201cThe present legal battle is not between two organizations, but between two entirely different concepts<\/em> of Master\u2019s mission. It is the material expression of a war of ideas happening on the causal plane.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1995
\nGod Tests Ananda\u2019s Mettle: A Year of Crisis & Triumph<\/a>
\n<\/strong>God sends a major financial test, yet Ananda thrives; Gurus, Celibacy and Spiritual Authority<\/em> receives an overwhelmingly positive response in Yoga International<\/em>; Ananda is not \u201ca nice place to live\u201d \u2013 it is an ashram for people who are seeking God; Divine Mother is molding spiritual warriors who will stand for Truth; blasphemy in the SRF court case; the SRF-Bertolucci connection; Has SRF Lost Its Way?<\/em>; Swamiji in India; Swamiji delivers a divinely empowered excoriation to SRF\u2019s lawyer: \u201cYou enjoy hurting people.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1996
\nSRF\u2019s \u201cTarnishment\u201d Strategy Backfires<\/a>
\n<\/strong>What does it mean to love heroically?; crusading for Truth in SRF\u2019s backyard; a new book, A Place Called Ananda<\/em> reveals the details of his dismissal by SRF; Ananda discovers evidence of SRF\u2019s involvement in the sexual harassment litigation; the court rules that SRF cannot benefit from a scandal that it helped to create<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1997
\nSRF Tries to Prevent Daya Mata\u2019s Deposition and Recover Its Losses in Court<\/a><\/strong>
\nAnanda\u2019s music holds it together: Love Is A Magician<\/em> and Jon Anderson, My Jo<\/em>; Ananda chooses the wrong attorney; Paramhansa Yogananda appears to Daya Mata and tells her to \u201cSettle!\u201d (<\/em>the lawsuit against Ananda); SRF puts on a friendly face to avoid Daya Mata\u2019s deposition regarding its involvement in the Bertolucci case. When Ananda responds with friendship, SRF cynically seeks to regain exclusive \u201cownership\u201d of Yogananda and his work.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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1998
\n<\/strong>The Bertolucci Trial \u2013 Its Buffooneries and Its Deeper Meaning<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe Bertolucci Trial: a farce from start to finish; the real issues at stake: \u201cI\u2019m taking this for the whole yoga movement.\u201d; was Swami Kriyananda a jivan mukta<\/em>, as Yogananda told him?; meanwhile, Ananda\u2019s work thrives; Ananda\u2019s concern for the broader aspects of the Master\u2019s mission<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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1999
\n<\/strong>Dharmocracy<\/em> \u2013 Right Action \u2013 Is the Key to Success<\/strong><\/a>
\nThe lawsuit years are essentially over: Ananda emerges larger and spiritually stronger; Ananda\u2019s guideline is compassion, not judgment; Ananda is a very old spiritual family; at Ananda, dharmocracy rules<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2000
\n<\/strong>Preparing for Trial on SRF\u2019s Remaining Copyright Claims<\/strong><\/a>
\n<\/strong>Sharing Yogananda\u2019s universal teachings through music; the singers tour in Italy; the federal appellate court denies SRF\u2019s appeal of its copyright ruling freeing Yogananda\u2019s teachings for the world; SRF asks $33 million in damages; Bertolucci\u2019s attorney is revealed as a prominent long-time member of SRF<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2001
\nAnswering Spiritual Darkness with Divine Light<\/a><\/strong>
\nBringing the Master\u2019s mission online; Yogananda: \u201cAfter I am gone the monks should have a place of their own.\u201d; SRF\u2019s secrecy \u2013 most of the monastics didn\u2019t know about the lawsuit; Ananda protests peacefully and harmoniously at the SRF convocation; \u00a0Hope for a Better World: the Small Communities Solution<\/em>; the September 11 terrorist attacks: \u201cOur duty is to act firmly, even sternly\u2026. No scripture on earth counsels spinelessness. It is sufficient that we not be drawn into hating others.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2002
\nThe Jury Trial Concludes SRF\u2019s Lawsuit Against Ananda<\/a><\/strong>
\nSecrets of living for God; rewriting The Science of Religion<\/em>, which Master didn\u2019t write himself; SRF is compelled to produce the original manuscript of Yogananda\u2019s Bhagavad Gita <\/em>interpretations; the court rejects SRF\u2019s attempt to bring the Bertolucci case into the trial; the great present and future dangers of a schism in Yogananda\u2019s work; SRF\u2019s attorney lies to the court and is later summarily ejected from the courtroom; SRF asks $33 million from Ananda for violating its alleged right to the Gita <\/em>interpretations, and gets nothing<\/em>; SRF wins a few minor issues and is awarded $29,000; Swamiji says, \u201cSRF had to be able to declare a victory, otherwise they would never <\/em>have left us alone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2003
\nMaking Yogananda\u2019s Teachings Known in India<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Giving devoted service despite serious health difficulties: \u201cI\u2019m a little short of breath, but I\u2019m not short of spirit!\u201d<\/em>; how Yogananda\u2019s work in India suffers from SRF\u2019s misunderstanding; how can advanced disciples be capable of error?; the first Festival of the Joyful Arts<\/em>; how Ananda\u2019s victory in the SRF lawsuit set important legal precedents for freedom of religion; publishing God Is For Everyone<\/em> and Conversations With Yogananda<\/em>; Swamiji starts a work in India to make his master\u2019s teachings known there; The Way of Ananda Sanghis<\/em><\/p>\n

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2004
\nSpreading Yogananda\u2019s Teachings in the Land of His Birth<\/a>
\n<\/strong>\u201cIndia is the guru of the world. You have to reclaim your destiny.\u201d; persecution in Italy and India; Swamiji serves heroically while facing severe physical tests; a Material Success<\/em> course for Indians seeking to spiritualize their work; \u00a0Master gives him the strength to serve; \u201cI love to speak in India because your hearts are open.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2005
\nFrom Victory to Victory: Continued Service in India and Italy<\/a><\/strong>
\nSpreading Yogananda\u2019s work in India: \u201cLooking into my Guru\u2019s eyes was looking into Infinity.\u201d; severe tests of the physical body; Babaji is pleased; triumphant talks in Italy; Yogananda is now known throughout India \u201call because of Swami Kriyananda\u201d; publishing Yogananda\u2019s Gita commentaries in their original, vital form, free of heavy-handed, overly intellectual editing<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2006
\nDaya Mata\u2019s Former Secretary Reveals All<\/a><\/strong>
\nIndian national leaders celebrate the publication of The Essence of the Bhagavad Gita<\/em>; Swami Kriyananda meets with the president of India; Envisioning an institute of higher learning where the instruction would be grounded in spiritual truth; Look to the saints alone for truth: The Revelations of Christ, Proclaimed by Paramhansa Yogananda<\/em>; Daya Mata\u2019s secretary of 20 years reveals SRF\u2019s increasing rigidity \u2013 \u201cEvery charge, suspicion, or intuition Swamiji had ever expressed about SRF, the lawsuit, Daya Mata, her leadership, and the consciousness of the organization, Heidi confirmed.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2007
\nSwami Kriyananda\u2019s Service to Yogananda\u2019s Work in India<\/a><\/strong>
\nA flood of new books by Paramhansa Yogananda and Swami Kriyananda; Swamiji\u2019s health issues deepen in severity, while his service to the guru\u2019s work continues regardless: \u201cMy life is to serve Master. Nothing else matters.\u201d; Seeds of a new Ananda community in India; YSS\u2019s petty persecution \u2013 their monks rejoice when Swami is ill; \u201cI went into surgery with bliss. I came out with more bliss.\u201d<\/p>\n

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2008
\nParamhansa Yogananda: an Avatar for the Dawning Age of Energy<\/a><\/strong>
\nSwamiji declines chemotherapy: \u201cWhat matters to me\u2014the only <\/em>thing that matters\u2014is that I be able to serve God and my Guru effectively for whatever years remain.\u201d; Writing Religion in the New Age<\/em>: \u201cI am particularly happy to show Master as a Dwapara Yuga<\/em> leader, since SRF has cast him so firmly in the Kali Yuga<\/em> mold.\u201d; Presenting Revelations of Christ<\/em> at Teatro Valle in Rome: \u201cI lived with a Christ.\u201d; Editing Whispers From Eternity<\/em>: \u201cWhispers<\/em> is Master\u2019s book, not mine.\u201d; Rajarshi appears in a dream; Ananda Italia is exonerated with an unprecedented legal ruling that frees not only itself but the whole spiritual movement in Europe.; Rewriting The Path: My Life With Paramhansa Yogananda<\/em>: \u201cWhat I\u2019ve hoped for above all in writing this book has been to convince you, dear reader, to live more deeply for God.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2009
\nGod Prolongs His Life So That He Can Continue His Service<\/a><\/strong>
\nStarting a rural Paramhansa Yogananda world brotherhood community near Pune, India; Two Souls, Four Lives<\/em>, a book about Paramhansa Yogananda\u2019s and Swami Kriyananda\u2019s former incarnations; \u201cI recommend against getting old \u2013 but nobody listens.\u201d; \u201cI have given this body to Divine Mother. She may do with it whatever She wishes.\u201d; Reforming the Swami order \u2013 founding a new, Naya<\/em>swami order; A miracle healing; \u201cThe days of institutional religion are over.\u201d; Visiting Medjugorje \u2013 \u201cSometimes, even more so since my visit there, I feel so much bliss in my heart that I find it difficult to bear.\u201d<\/p>\n

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2010
\nA Year of Blissful Service<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Movies about Yogananda and Ananda; \u201cOur human feelings, are, in fact, God\u2019s feelings.\u201d; An ancient Agastya reading calls Swamiji \u201ca blessing to the whole world\u201d and predicts ever-expanding inner bliss, and at the end of life, moksha<\/em>.; Swamiji\u2019s past life as Alfonso X (\u201cThe Wise\u201d) of Spain, son of Fernando (\u201cThe Saint\u201d) who was Yogananda in that life; He visits Los Angeles to energize Ananda\u2019s work there \u2013 \u201cSRF\u2019s continuing, uncharitable behavior was hurting Master\u2019s work. Another example was needed, one of kindness, compassion, lightness, humor, openness, and a minimum of rules.\u201d; Creating a new course, AKASH: Ancient Keys to Attaining Success and Happiness<\/em>; \u201cIn spite of all the pain, cynicism, and meanness in life, underneath it all, life is bliss.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2011
\nHis Last Years \u2013 God Alone Is What Everyone Is Seeking<\/a><\/strong>
\nA new biography of Master: Paramhansa Yogananda: A Biography with Personal Reflections and Reminiscences<\/em>; For India, Swamiji records 108 television programs on the Bhagavad Gita; Despite dire health problems, still the work goes on; Writing Yogananda for the World<\/em> \u2013 \u201cIt is really very simple. There are two ways to approach Master\u2019s legacy: sectarian and non<\/em>sectarian. SRF has taken the sectarian approach; Ananda has not.\u201d 10,000 people download the book in the first months; Education for Life: <\/em>spreading Yogananda\u2019s ideals for education.; \u201cAs disciples, we must so absorb ourselves in Master\u2019s outlook, understanding, and, above all, his consciousness, <\/em>that it is his<\/em> ray<\/em> being transmitted to others. In this way Master through us<\/em> will remain the Guru now and for future generations.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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2012
\nAs Moksha Approaches, Swamiji Continues His Creative Service to His Guru\u2019s Work<\/a><\/strong>
\nDeveloping a feature film about Ananda; A major talk in New Delhi: \u201cIndia is far too important to the future of the planet, and to the coming Dwapara Yuga, <\/em>to remain backward and impoverished.\u201d; A final television series for India; A satsang for school children in Palo Alto; Ananda\u2019s attorney Jon Parsons publishes his book about the SRF lawsuit, A Fight for Religious Freedom<\/em>; Elisabeth Rohm signs on enthusiastically to play the lead \u00a0role in the movie about Ananda; \u201cIt is not enough for this movie to touch people\u2019s feelings<\/em>,\u201d Swamiji said. \u201cIt needs to awaken their aspirations. <\/em>The point is not to impress them with what we <\/em>have, but to give them hope for the happiness they<\/em> can have in their own lives.\u201d; Swamiji writes a new series of Lessons in Self-realization: by Swami Kriyananda, written under the inspiration of his Guru, Paramhansa Yogananda<\/em>; Initial planning comes together for a second movie, The Answer<\/em>, about how Swamiji found his Guru.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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2013
\nHis Final Year: Wrapping Up the Great Work<\/a><\/strong>
\nCompleting Finding Happpiness<\/em>, the movie about Ananda: \u201cI can\u2019t think of any way to improve it. It is just perfect.\u201d; \u201cAs an ancient prophecy foretold to me recently, \u2018Ananda will become no longer a place: it will become an ideal.\u2019\u201d; He speaks to an overflow crowd of more than two thousand in Chennai.; His last writing project \u2013 editing one of his first books, Cooperative Communities: How to Start Them, and Why<\/em>; His last breath, and final freedom.<\/p>\n

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Afterword
\nThoughts on the Life of Swami Kriyananda<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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