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e. Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters; May 19, 1926 – April 21, 2013) was an American Hindu religious leader, yoga guru, [1] [2] meditation teacher, musician, and author. He was a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda [1] and founder of the spiritual movement named "Ananda". [1] [3] He wrote numerous songs and dozens of books.
Swami Kriyananda (James Donald Walters) was born on May 19, 1926 in Teleajen, Romania, to American parents. He was the oldest of three boys and his father worked in the oil industry. Even as a child, Kriyananda demonstrated calmness and strength of mind. He was sent to private schools in Switzerland, England, and America, and was often ill.
Swami Kriyananda’s example of inspired leadership was the reason for Ananda’s success. He uplifted and encouraged people through personal example, spiritual counseling, writing, lecturing, music, and prayer. He trained the current Ananda leaders in much the same way: free from egoic motivation, always placing the spiritual needs of others ...
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Swami Kriyananda was born in Teleajen, Romania, on Sunday May 19, 1926 as James Donald Walters, to American parents. His father, Ray Pearce Walters (Jan.14, 1898- Feb.12, 1983), was a pioneering geologist; his mother, Gertrude G. Walters (Sept. 27, 1899-July 1983), was a deeply religious woman, who received a personal blessing from Yogananda ...
Among Swami Kriyananda’s 140-plus books, this is the most personal. It tells the true, unvarnished story of his dismissal by Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), the organization founded by his Guru, and how in that great tragedy were hidden the seeds of a work that would bring Paramhansa Yogananda’s liberating message to millions.
The New Path – Swami Kriyananda. The New Path tells the story of Swami Kriyananda’s youthful quest to find Truth and his subsequent discipleship of yoga master Paramhansa Yogananda. Swami Kriyananda remembers Yogananda’s words with perfect clarity and recreates the vibrancy of his presence. The New Path provides a marvelous sequel to ...
Swami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda, has been a close, direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda for more than 60 years. His life has been one of prodigious creativity—author, composer, photographer, screenwriter, dramatist, worldwide lecturer, counselor and teacher, and founder of eight spiritual communities wherein altogether about a thousand people live. These things he has accomplished by
