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A New Dawn: Building Spiritual Community in These Times by Category

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Next Steps!

by Maitri Smithhisler

Dear Friends, The momentum is gathering! We received a generous seed donation toward our next steps for Ananda in Texas and we are actively looking for property to buy. Here are the results of our recent charette: 1A Buy Land Only: 1 point. 1B Buy Ashram/Church/Teaching Center: 13 points. 2A Buy Ashram/Church within Dallas and near suburbs: 11 points. 2B ... Read More

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Moving forward! Check out these possibilities…..

by Maitri Smithhisler

Thanks to the wonderful energy of community member, Bo Hale, we have some real possibilities that we are checking out. Turns out she’s a realtor with a lot of enthusiasm. Envision with us our new home! https://matrix.ntreis.net/Matrix/Public/Portal.aspx?p=DE-297668762-277&k=3668999X8b0B&eml=bWFpdHJpQGFuYWhhdC5vcmc= https://matrix.ntreis.net/Matrix/Public/Portal.aspx?p=DE-297668640-559&k=3668999X8b0B&eml=bWFpdHJpQGFuYWhhdC5vcmc= https://matrix.ntreis.net/Matrix/Public/Portal.aspx?p=DE-297482401-225&k=3668999X8b0B&eml=bWFpdHJpQGFuYWhhdC5vcmc=

We have our Affirmation!

by Maitri Smithhisler

After much input and revising, we have our affirmation!Join us in repeating daily our new affirmation for manifesting the future home for Ananda Texas! The Great Masters of Kriya Yoga are guiding and drawing to us the perfect expression of a new home for Ananda Texas that serves as a Beacon of Light to all truth seekers!

In Search of an Affirmation

by Maitri Smithhisler

Paramhansa Yogananda was a big proponent of the use of affirmations.“Words saturated with sincerity, conviction, faith and intuition are like highly explosive vibration bombs, which when set off, shatter rocks of difficulties and create the change desired.” he said. Swami Kriyananda, founder of Ananda, said “Affirmations when repeated with deep concentration, can change us on levels of the mind over ... Read More

More from Michael on Successful Spiritual Community

by Maitri Smithhisler

We are working to get as many experienced spiritual community builders to share with us for Sunday Satsang. All the satsangs are recorded for folks to view later as well. This is part two of Michael Gornik’s satsang. It contains the Q and A portion which looks more closely at some of the nuts and bolts of establishing the physical ... Read More

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