Conversations with Ananda

Finding Happiness & Success Through Joyful Self-Offering Seventy Pioneering Ananda Members Tell Their Stories Nayaswami Rambhakta 2021 Ananda is a worldwide association of disciples of Paramhansa Yogananda. In the late 1940s and early 1950s Yogananda repeatedly commissioned his disciple Swami Kriyananda with the “great work” of showing how his teachings can be applied by people in all walks of life to find happiness and success through “plain living and high thinking.” Here, 70 Ananda members tell their inspiring stories. For information about Ananda, visit ananda.org.   Testimonials “Just wanted you to know how much I'm enjoying the book. It's like having my favorite people come over and share their stories. Wonderfully inspiring!” - Michael Nitai Deranja, Author, For Goodness’ Sake: Supporting Children & Teens in Discovering Life’s Higher Values, and Co Founder of the Living Wisdom Schools   “’What is the purpose of Ananda?’ Swamiji was asked. ‘To have fun,’ he replied, expl