“Good books are your best friends. Through the writings of the great ones, you can commune with them”.  – Paramhansa Yogananda We all know that spiritual books, especially those of the great Masters, are precious jewels: they are instruments not only for the intellect, but above all for receiving enlightened vibrations. Yogananda, for instance, affirmed to have consciously infused his … Read More

Bees and beehives in Sicily! Travelling to Sicily in the past was more cumbersome: I had to take the car to Assisi the day before; then go to Rome and sleep somewhere; then we had to take a train to the Fiumicino airport, and then, finally we would catch a flight from Rome to Palermo. This time the purpose was … Read More

Dear friends, We would like to share with you how we are and how we have navigated these last two years. We are sure that like you, we have learned, and continue to learn a great deal. Perhaps, finally, we are approaching the end of a dark tunnel. The number of infected people is decreasing almost everywhere and the restrictions … Read More

Travelling from Ananda Assisi, in our search for Gurubhais, after a few hours of travelling through the Padana plain and passing Reggio Emilia, the landscape gradually becomes mountainous, and we discover a part of the Tosco-Emiliano Apennines with its characteristic rocky hills and inlets as well as forests and torrents. The human presence, both past and present, is evident in … Read More

Wow!!! Looking back on 2021 is simply overwhelming: so many changes, so much transformation, on an individual level, but surely also for Ananda Sangha Europe! The Masters seem to counteract these challenging times with an energy of expansion and growth! Let’s have a look together what happened in 2021 in Ananda Europe! Ananda Sangha Europe has two main missions:  To share the … Read More

A few week ago a little group of us stuck their heads together to breed over the theme for Christmas and the holy-day season this year. What would be a good message right now, what does the world need? Well, the answer came pretty quickly and clearly: Union. Union born from love, from inner peace, from a joyful heart. When … Read More

The biggest news we, the Yogananda Edizioni team, can give you is this: the fantastic book describing the life of Swami Kriyananda, titled Swami Kriyananda: Lightbearer in English, will be released BEFORE CHRISTMAS! In Italian it will be titled Swami Kriyananda: Messaggero di Luce (Messenger of Light). It is an immense Christmas gift for all those who feel connected with … Read More

It’s finally October 5th, and after 2 whole years Darshan is with us once again! We have all been through a long period of physical separation from our friends and our spiritual family. It was a forced separation which, however, produced a beneficial effect: the realization of how important it is that we are not alone on the path toward … Read More

A few days ago my dear friend Savitri and I were comparing the latest changes in our lives, and all of a sudden she asked me to write something about a most unexpected event that has animated these past summer months (and only God knows how we dreamt and hoped for this to happen!). In order to talk about this … Read More

In this period of profound global transformation, where it is increasingly clear that change is a fundamental part of life itself, of the evolution of the human being and of the planet, there is no more time nor the desire to “patch up” old foundations. The present requires a new energy, a different awareness, where compromises become unacceptable. What road … Read More

Master’s grace has finally reached the secular lands of modern Gaulle, where the first event organised by Ananda Francophone took place between 7th – 9th October. With the help of Darshan Lotichius, leading member of Ananda Sangha Europe, Ananda Francophone organised their first event to help spread the teachings of Yogananda. Very few of Swami Kriyananda’s works are available in … Read More

Saturday, October 2nd On October 2nd I arrived in Milan where Ada Maria, Davide and Shambavi had organized an entire Sunday for satsangs and sadhanas. In the morning we began with a satsang for kriyabans. It was the first one I was able to do, with much gratitude, since Kirtani blessed me as a Kriyacharya. The satsangs for kriyabans are … Read More