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Reports from Ananda Marga units, projects and relief teams around the world: from our Telegram channel, Ananda Marga News, as soon as they are posted, and from anandamarga.org and india.anandamarga.org.
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December 2019
23 December 2019
University Classes in Dallas and Ottawa
Ananda Marga in New York Sector has established university pracar in New York, (in Queens College), in Dallas (in University of Dallas), and in Canada (in University of Ottawa and Carleton University). Ac. Kovid Brc. is regularly giving yoga and meditation class at Queens…
19 December 2019
Meditation Classes in New York
Acarya Kovid Brahmacarii has been active in giving meditation classes and presenting Ananda Marga to the public. He had yoga and meditation classes twice a week at Queens College during the Spring 2019 semester. Some of the students were very keen to learn meditation, and he…
19 December 2019
Meditation Retreat and RDS in New York Sectorial Office
We had a delightful Meditation Retreat at the New York Sectorial Office on November 30 and December 1, 2019. More than twenty people attended the programs. We had two Akhanda Kiirtana, one on Saturday afternoon, and the other on Sunday morning. We also had classes, collective…
16 December 2019
Santa Rosa to San Diego
We continued driving, and driving, and driving – a good long eight or so hour stretch from Eugene all the way to Santa Rosa, where Divyapriya organised a cozy get-together with neighbors and friends. Now Suprabha, who interestingly is working on a thesis about environmental…
16 December 2019
Community Outreach and Networking
Community Outreach and Networking in New York, Long Island and New Jersey. Acarya Abhiramananda Avadhuta (SS NY Sector) has taken the lead to present Ananda Marga at various public programs, network with various organizations, and benefit the community by introducing the…
15 December 2019
Linking Relief and Rehabilitation to Development Work
AMURT Indonesia’s Early Childhood Teacher Training Project is a humanitarian project conducted by AMURT-AMURTEL (an NGO engaged in disaster-relief, rehabilitation and development) which combines the spirit of Neohumanist education and Proutist civil society development in an…
12 December 2019
SIF Moldova – Sponsorship for the holidays
SIF Moldova S.A. joined our corporate sponsors’ family this year, contributing with a generous financial donation to help St. Nick get the children the presents they wished for, but also to make sure that Chrismas in the AMURTEL Family will be celebrated with joy, gifts and…
8 December 2019
Out to Pasture Animal Sanctuary!
I was so happy to visit old friends from when I used to work as a volunteer in Portland – Kamalanayna and his wife Kit run an amazing animal sanctuary “Out to Pasture”. It is a veritable children’s home / old age care for abused and neglected animals. Quite impressive – a ton…
3 December 2019
AMURT Nigeria
AMURT Nigeria has partnered with the local Rotary Club and the Rotary Club of Italy, with support from AMURT Italy and the Rotary Foundation, to complete a new water project, bringing water to 30 villages.
2 December 2019
Abha Light Children’s Health Care Initiative
ALF has grown, matured and transformed over the last few years. As a non-profit organization, we have grown into our new format as a social enterprise, a charitable non-profit that also will engage in income generation activities to support the service work.
November 2019
28 November 2019
Kaoshikii at the UN
Kaoshikii was introduced and practiced to great aclaim at the UN on international yoga day.
23 November 2019
Children in Permaculture at the Kailash Eco-Village
On Thursday, I gave a talk at the Kailash Eco-Village in Portland Oregon about “Earth Care, People Care, Fair Share in Education – the Children in Permaculture Manual” I co-authored. The crowd was underwhelming in size (3 people joined) but I was really excited to meet Matt…
21 November 2019
November 2019 News
The Winter Bliss Retreat is Just Around the Corner In little more than a month the Winter Bliss Retreat (December 27-January 1) will start in Ojai, California.
14 November 2019
October Meditation Retreat and RDS at Los Altos Hills Jagrti, California
On October 5 and 6, 2019, at Los Altos Hills in the Bay Area in California, Dada Diiptimanananda, Didi Ananda Acira, Ragu, and Sainjaya organized a two days meditation retreat for the Margiis. We started the program on Saturday morning with Sadhana Shivir, followed by Akhanda…
13 November 2019
Yoga Detox Retreats in California and New York
Yoga and wellness have gained popularity in recent years in the US and around the Globe. Ac. Dharmavedananda Avt., Avtk. Ananda Acira Ac. Avtk. Ananda Hitaprabha Ac. and Ac. Abhiramananda avt. organized detox programs at Los Altos Hills Jagrti, in Los Angeles, and in New York…
13 November 2019
Ananda Marga Canada Seminar and Retreat in Quebec, August 2 – 4, 2019
Ananda Marga Canada organized with the help of Margiis and workers, a seminar and retreat at the SAJO Retreat Center close to Ananda Kanak Master Unit in Quebec, Canada. This year, the program was so inspiring and devotional with better participation than last year, and…
12 November 2019
Dallas and Houston Activities
Twenty-five people attended a Kaos’ikii and meditation class in Yoga and Art Studio in Houston hosted by sister Shanti on September 21, 2019. They were so inspired, and fourteen people learned meditation. They expressed their interest in learning more deep science of yoga and…
12 November 2019
Presenting Ananda Marga Meditation at a Vegan Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina
Ananda Marga participated in a Vegan Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atlanta Region on Saturday, September 7, 2019.
12 November 2019
Prabhata Samgiita Day Celebrations, September 14, 2019
RAWA Cultural Program in Brampton, Toronto
10 November 2019
India Independence Day Parade in Manhattan, New York
On August 18, 2019, The Consulate General of India organized the celebration of the Independence Day of India at Manhattan, New York. Thousands of people were on the streets. Numbers of organizations participated and celebrated India Independence Day. Different faiths and…
8 November 2019
International Day of Yoga 2019
International Yoga Day was celebrated on June 16, 2019, in Washington DC by the Washington Monument. The event was organized by the Indian Ambassador to the United States, Harsh Vardhan Shringla. It was a wonderful program. More than two thousand people participated from…
6 November 2019
Didis Tour in Central America
Didi Ananda Kalyanmitra and Didi Ananda Aparajiita are mostly working in Mexico for the last six months but recently went on tour to Guatemala, El Salvador, and Nicaragua. During their journey, they gave classes and workshops in various yoga centers, companies, cultural…
6 November 2019
Atlanta Regional Retreat
Atlanta Regional Retreat took place at Ananda Girisuta Master Unit, Asheville, from August 30 to September 1, 2019. The retreat was successful, with about seventy Margiis attending the retreat.
3 November 2019
A Journey Back Home
We had the honor to host a regional conference of Ananda Marga here in Baan Unrak. The theme of the conference was “A Journey Back Home”.
3 November 2019
Karma Yoga Retreat at Ananda Dham Master Unit, California
Work is proceeding with diligence as we rehabilitate our beautiful Ananda Dham Master Unit, located just north of Los Angeles in the high desert of Southern California. The farm is in disrepair after being ravaged by a wildfire in 2013. The orchard was destroyed, but the…
2 November 2019
Student Retreat at Ananda Kanak Master Unit
Dada Dayashiilananda organized a student’s retreat at Ananda Kanak Master Unit in Quebec, Canada, on August 31 – September 1, 2019. Twelve people attended the retreat, including students and Margiis. The students enjoyed the beautiful environment at the Master Unit, harvested…
October 2019
31 October 2019
Didi Ananda Rupadhara Receives Award for Excellent Service in Ottawa
For the last eight years, Avadhutika Ananda Rupadhara Acarya is a registered and active volunteer with a Women’s center in downtown Ottawa, called “The Well-La Source.” She meets the women weekly and guides them in meditation and yoga.
15 October 2019
Prout Norway
Prout Norway Marches for the Promotion of Local Fodder in Agriculture. On Saturday 29 September PROUT Norge (Prout Norway) participated in the demonstration they had catalyzed to raise consciousness about the import of soy from Brazil as feed for livestock and fisheries.…
15 October 2019
Fifth Annual Bicycle Race in Panatau includes winners from AMURTEL Family Children’s Home
Sunday morning, fifty cyclists and twenty local young volunteers gathered in Panatau for the 5th edition of the annual bicycle race. The race is organized by Asociatia de Ajutor AMURTEL, with the support of the Local Council and funded by Buzau County Council. It was a…
14 October 2019
Meditation at a Vegan Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina
Ananda Marga participated in a Vegan Festival in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atlanta Region on Saturday, September 7, 2019.
14 October 2019
Good news from Didi Ananda Rainjana in Mexico
Didi Ananda Rainjana teaches yoga, meditation, wellness, and self-healing to women and the public in Monterrey, Mexico, but also travels to other cities for classes, retreats, and workshops. She regularly gives classes at a women rehabilitation center and workshops at…
14 October 2019
Autumn Harvest and Detox Programs at Ananda Dhiira WWD Master Unit in California
Ananda Dhiira is a beautiful WWD Master Unit in Penn Valley, California. Didi Ananda Acira is taking care of the Master Unit and grows organic fruits and vegetables, and runs detox programs, women’s programs, yoga and meditation classes, and meditation retreats. Recently, she…
13 October 2019
RAWA Program in Sterling, Virginia
On July 28, 2019, Sandeep Khanuja organized a RAWA Program at the Nova Community College in Sterling, Virginia. Students from Lavanya Ghantasala Kalaa Kshethra (The South Indian Classical Music & Dance School) performed classical Indian dance to Prabhata Samgiita songs and…
11 October 2019
Play Day September
The children of AMURTEL Family, together with three Italian guests and about twenty other friends enjoyed such a beautiful and warm day for our first Play Day in the big city!
10 October 2019
Ebonyi domiciles AMURT
The Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team Programme in Ebonyi State has been domiciled in the office of the Commissioner for Grants and Donor Agencies.
4 October 2019
Ananda Kanan Summer Retreat, June 30 – July 6, 2019 (slideshow)
The New York Sector, Ananda Marga Spiritual Conference at Ananda Kanan is organized every year in June and July. For many years, numbers of Margiis, workers, have been getting a lot of inspiration at Ananda Kanan. This year the programs at Ananda Kanan extended from June 24…
2 October 2019
“REMEMBER, REIMAGINE, RECYCLE” A RECYCLING COMPETITION
Ananda Marga Special Academic Institution (AMSAI) held “Remember, Reimagine, Recycle”, a recycling competition for students’ parents. The competition was held last October 1, 2019, 3pm at the Ananda Marga Special Academic Institution, Cabantian Davao City.
September 2019
28 September 2019
Kolkatans Respond to Pro-Life Message
On Saturday November 12, five members and supporters of Viswakamal gathered in Bagbazar, Kolkata, to reach out to passers-by and conduct a public-opinion survey on abortion. The location was a good one, the same location where over thirty of our members had gathered for a…
27 September 2019
LFT/LPT Training in Ananda Ashiisha
Ten trainees came from Ukraine, Russia, China, Italy and Portugal for one month LFT/LPT training, which took place our Master Unit/ecofarm in Eastern Poland. The head educator Didi Ananda Dayshiila came from Italy, where she is posted. She taught the teachings of our Guru,…
25 September 2019
Hung out with a Tantra yogi
mhyndala: I hung out with a Tantra yogi acharya avadhuta after work today. His name is Dada Nabhaniilananda and he has been a yogi monk of Ananda Marga Rajadhiraja Tantra Yoga since 1979. We talked about yoga, meditation, tantra, and his experiences as a yogi monk while we ate…
20 September 2019
Worldwide Climate Rally and Strike
Today, September 20, 2019 over 2,800 actions took place over the world, which aim to “disrupt business as usual in order for people to know that this is a really serious moment,” says rally co-organizer Ashley McDermott, who also heads the Asheville chapter of the national…
11 September 2019
Seaside holiday
Thanks to our sponsors and friends, the children’s dream to go to the seaside came true. Eight of them spent five days in Năvodari, at the end of August, enjoying the warm water and the sandy beach.
3 September 2019
AM / PROUT in Portugal
Ananda Valley is a settlement focused on all-round sustainability (environmental, economic and social sustainability) and local development, with a vision of being a model for sustainable 21st century living.
August 2019
29 August 2019
Amurt on Spazio Libero of RAI3
On Tuesday 25 June , Cosimo De Cillis (president of AMURT ITALIA), Giacomo Boselli (national coordinator AMURT) and Lisa Pessina (AMURT volunteer) were in Rome to participate in the RAI3 program Spazio Libero , hosted by editor-in-chief AnnaMaria Baccarelli.
25 August 2019
Honoring a former Ananda Marga missionary
Members of the Ananda Marga led by Avt Ananda Anupama Ac, Sectorial Women’s Welfare Secretary of Manila Sector, pay tribute to philanthropist Gina Lopez during the public viewing of her remains at the ABS-CBN Broadcasting Center in Quezon City on Thursday. Lopez spent 20 years…
19 August 2019
Leadership Development Program
Ananda Marga Special Academic Institution (Senior Red Cross Youth) had their LDP last August 23-24 2019 with 28 pax. The Red Cross Youth is one of the six major services of the Philippine Red Cross. Its mission is to educate and empower the children and youth in the spirit of…
17 August 2019
Path of Bliss News
August 2019 Newsletter – The first Vistara Circle six-day beginners’ retreat on July 16-21 at the Prama Institute in Asheville was a huge success! Around a dozen Margiis from the Asheville area contributed to this retreat and it turned out to be a fantastic experience for…
16 August 2019
What’s new in the Home of Joy?
Baan Unrak – Hello! You didn’t hear from us in a while over the past month, and we apologize. In fact, many of us got sick: Didi, some of our staff, and even our volunteers. But now we are all feeling good again, and with more energy than ever. Here is an update about the…
14 August 2019
Volunteering at Ananda Festival of Bliss 2019
The Ananda Festival of Bliss was something I’ve near heard of or could have imagined until I experienced first hand the hard work that goes into with making something so special.
7 August 2019
The Children’s Festival 2019
This year’s Children’s Festival took place between the 8th and 19th of July, at the Fountain of Hope Day Center in Pănătău. We wouldn’t have had such a great event without the extraordinary involvement of our volunteers. The children had almost two weeks of creative workshops,…
July 2019
31 July 2019
Happiness is… the simple things
At AMURTEL Family, we encourage supporters to construct meaningful relationships with the children based on quality time spent together. Indeed, we want the children to learn to focus on the non-material pleasures of life.
30 July 2019
School’s out for summer!
The end of the school year brings tremendous joy to children around the world, and for the children at AMURTEL Family, it hasn’t been any different!
29 July 2019
Summer dreams
Now that summer is here, what are the children at AMURTEL Family dreaming of?
28 July 2019
Educating for a Bright Future
A Global Neohumanist Education Conference, Salorno, Italia July 12-17,2019. Global Association of Neohumanist Educators (GANE) partnered with several affiliated organizations to bring together over a hundred leading neohumanist educators from twenty five countries in order to…
21 July 2019
Aid to the victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique on March 14, causing catastrophic flooding that killed more than 500 people in the country and affected more than 1 million survivors. Since then, an AMURT team has been working in partnership with the Rizwan Adatia Foundation and WF Aid to…
21 July 2019
Help for the Victims of Cyclone Idai in Mozambique
Cyclone Idai struck Mozambique on March 14, causing a catastrophic flood that killed more than 500 people in the country and affected more than 1 million survivors. Since then, an AMURT team has been working in partnership with the Rizwan Adatia Foundation and WF Aid to…
18 July 2019
An Encounter With The Dumagat Tribes
Ms. Mylen, a Dumagat at Sitio Inipit and a teacher who used to work in a school on another municipality, took the initiative to empower her community through education. By chance more than five years ago, she met yogi Alfonso Vieja, more known as Dada (elder brother) Atma…
18 July 2019
I had such an amazing time
I had such an amazing time at the @anandafestival of bliss yesterday near Covilha (and about 50mins from us). One of the most wonderful days in a long time and that’s saying something for where i live physically and emotionally these days. ☘
18 July 2019
Educating for a Bright Future Conference
Global Association of Neohumanist Educators (GANE) partnered with several affiliated organizations to bring together over a hundred leading neohumanist educators from twenty five countries in order to deliberate on the theme: Educating for a Bright Future. The gathering was…
16 July 2019
Thriving Seedlings and Weeds
Here in Romania it has been an unusually long, cool and rainy spring, so the gardens are thriving and lush. Two volunteers from France volunteered at our organic farm, working side by side with Cristina and Daniela to master the weeds, and plant tomato seedlings. This year we…
15 July 2019
SUMMER BLISS WAS A BLAST!
More than 100 participants enjoyed five days of kiirtan, meditation, workshops, music and an all-around good time at the Winter Clove Inn in Round Top, NY from June 27 through July 3. The program centered around Neohumanism and included panels, lectures and breakout…
15 July 2019
Tools to Change the World
On July 10th, Mirra Price (Miirabaii) presented the new Prout Study Guide, Tools to Change the World, which Dada Maheshvarananda and she co-authored, at a book signing at Malaprops Bookstore in Asheville, the most popular bookstore in town. Twenty-tw0 people attended the event.
12 July 2019
AMURT and AMURTEL Help Refugees
AMURTEL (Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team Ladies) in Greece is working to give relief to refugees with a particular focus on women who are pregnant, birthing, postpartum and those who have infants.
6 July 2019
Prout´s Vision and Policies in Portugal
The Porto chapter of PAN (People – Animals – Nature), an environmental oriented party in Portugal, invited the Prout Research Institute of Portugal (PRIP) to share Prout´s vision of society. The program, held on 5 April. was part of an ongoing series entitled Atlas of Utopias.…
5 July 2019
If someone told me…
If someone told me at age 12 when I was graduating from Ananda Marga Prep that in only 10 years I’d be invited to be the guest speaker at their graduation, I would have said “YOU LYING!!” But WOW!! It was an honour and privilege! Thanks to all who believed in me! Also,…
June 2019
29 June 2019
New Youth Volunteers organise Children’s Day
On June 1st, Romania celebrates “Children’s Day”, so AMURTEL’s Fountain of Hope After School Center organised a festival for all of the children in Pănătău village! Although the night before it rained and rained relentlessly, the next morning the sun came out, and it was a…
25 June 2019
Amurt on Spazio Libero on RAI3
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17 June 2019
Bicycle Treasure Hunting Reloaded
As you may remember, at Christmas, we managed to get bicycles for all of the children – however, since then, three more arrived. As bicycles have been all the rage since then, those three were left out of the fun. So thanks to a few generous donations, we were able to get…
17 June 2019
Play Day May 2019
All throughout the night before Play Day, there was an intense thunderstorm, but miraculously – the next morning, the clouds dispersed and the sun came out just as the guests began to arrive! Friends from Italy, Rotary club, Switzerland, Bucharest, and the local community…
17 June 2019
Easter Bag Hunt
On Easter Sunday, the children of AMURTEL Family gathered together with Mirela, Gopi, Nicușor, Karuna, and Didi for a picnic on the grassy lawn dotted with sunny dandelions of a nearby traditional village house that Gopi is renovating.
17 June 2019
Development Continues at Ananda Viplava
Ananda Viplava Community was founded in 2012 with the purchase of a 78 acre parcel of fields and forest in the beautiful foothills of the Northern Catskills, in Purling, NY.
16 June 2019
Food Distribution in Austin, Texas
Dada Mahaviirananda recently visited Austin around Baba’s birthday and helped the Margiis with Food distribution to the homeless. Because of Texas’s mild winters, and Austin being known as a “liberal” town, homeless are attracted here from other parts of the country to…
14 June 2019
Maetri’s Volunteer Experience
We spend our lives stepping one foot in front of the other. Sometimes we don’t question where our path is going and we go with the flow which leads to emotional and satisfaction flux. Humans are task oriented, we complete one thing after the other. Without questions, we live…
14 June 2019
Prout Presented at Indian Council
A discussion on PR Sarkar’s Economic Theory in relevance to present economic systems was held-3rd May, 2019 at the Indian Council of Social Sciences Research (ICSSR), Mumbai.
14 June 2019
Significant funds for Ananda Marga Orphanage
On Sunday 24 pupils, 5 members of staff, 10 parents and 1 OG, walked 57km from Giggleswick to Giggleswick, over the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, in under 17 hours, and in doing so raised a significant amount of money for the Ananda Marga Orphanage!
13 June 2019
Renovated bedrooms, happy kids
The last days of spring brought great joy to the kids at AMURTEL Family.
7 June 2019
Sunrise Kindergarten, Helsinki, Finland
I came to Finland in September 2004 to manage Sunrise Kindergarten in Espoo, Finland. And I remember there were only 4 children. The kindergarten was on the brink of closing down. It had only one teacher who did almost everything there. During the first 4½ years, the school…
May 2019
27 May 2019
True or not, or something else?
Week-end 25 – 26 July our small Study Circle group from Bucharest, explored the beauty and mysterious environment in Romania. There are places that are surrounded by mystery. Areas that generate controversy, legends and make scientists raise their eyebrows or frown over the…
25 May 2019
Yoga, Meditation, and Health Service Project
Avadhutika Ananda Rainjana Acarya (Didi Ananda Rainjana) renders service to women in Monterrey, Mexico, and also travels to other cities to give lectures, workshops, seminars, and retreats. In Monterrey, Mexico, Didi has regular yoga and meditation classes as well as English…
24 May 2019
Ánanda Púrn’ima Celebrations 2019 (Bábá Birthday)
Ánanda Púrn’ima was celebrated all over the Sector on Saturday, May 18, 2019, with Kiirtana, devotional programs, RAWA cultural programs, service activities, and collective meals. Ánanda Púrn’ima is the celebration of the birthday of Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrtiji (Bábá), the Guru…
23 May 2019
Kiirtana Parikrama, May 5 – 18, 2019 in Boston Region and Philadelphia Region
Kiirtana Parikrama was organized from May 5 – 18 in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. Acarya Sarvajiitananda Avadhuta and Ac. Anudhyanananda Avt. took the lead for organizing the programs along with Ac. Iishvarakrsnananda Avt., and Avtk. Ananda Sutiirtha Ac. The Kiirtana…
22 May 2019
Didis Pracar Tour in Guatemala and El Salvador
On March 2019, Didi Ananda Kalyanmitra and Didi Ananda Aparajiita went to visit El Salvador and Guatemala. They both visited Guatemala before, but it was the first time to visit El Salvador. They found the Margiis of San Salvador very happy for the visit. They had Dharma Cakra…
22 May 2019
Cyclone Fani, Response, Odisha, India
Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm Fani was the strongest tropical cyclone to strike the Indian state of Odisha (formerly Orissa) since Phailin in 2013. authorities in India and Bangladesh moved at least a million people each from Fani’s projected path onto higher ground and into…
22 May 2019
The Awakening of Women Retreat
“A Woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture, and transform.” (Diane Mariechild) This quote summarizes the energy we created during the retreat in a loving, powerful, joyous and blissful moment. The program was really filled with many activities.…
21 May 2019
Pequena Ilha Verde at the Oliveirinhas Senior Residence
Today we had our first visit to the Oliveirinhas Senior Residence; it was a pleasure to see the intergenerational meeting between babies and the elderly! Next week we have another meeting scheduled!
21 May 2019
Pracar in Central America
Pracar in Central America (Nicaragua, El Salvador and Guatemala)
20 May 2019
Spring Retreat, April 12 – 14, 2019
The Margiis and Acaryas in New York, New Jersey, Boston, and Washington DC organized a Spring Retreat at the Arsha Vidya Gurukulam center in Pennsylvania. The retreat was very successful with more than fifty Margiis and eight Acaryas attending. The theme of the retreat was…
19 May 2019
News from Ananda Dhiira Master Unit, Los Angeles Region
Ananda Dhiira is a beautiful Master Unit in Penn Valley, California. Avadhutika Ananda Acira Acarya is taking care of the Master Unit and has set up a greenhouse and is growing organic fruits and vegetables. She writes: “A month ago we started to prepare the soil and…
19 May 2019
Spring Retreat and Seminar in Phoenix, Arizona, Los Angeles Region
A very blissful and inspiring retreat was held in Phoenix, AZ on April 26 – 28, 2019. We had blissful Kiirtana, meditation, classes, sentient diet, and beautiful natural environment around us made our weekend perfectly blessed. The topic of The Call of The Supreme was…
17 May 2019
Easter Retreat in Cuernavaca, Mexico
As per tradition, the annual Ananda Marga Easter Retreat was held in Cuernavaca, the ‘city of eternal spring’. This year it was held in the beautiful and serene garden of Cedech, a retreat Centre in the outskirt of the city where around 15 Margiis found their way from near and…
16 May 2019
Meditation Retreat at Lake Atitlan
Dada Kovid has been traveling in El Salvador, Nicaragua, and Guatemala for the last months. He was invited to give a meditation retreat from April 5 – 7, 2019 at the beautiful Lake Atitlan at Guatemala’s highlands.
15 May 2019
National Volunteering Week at the Fountain of Hope
In 2019, the National Volunteering Week celebrated its coming of age with the 18th edition! The theme for this year was 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
10 May 2019
Easter at Familia AMURTEL
I have been in Romania now for a little more than a month, but it wasn’t until this past week that I felt I was truly able to connect to something uniquely Romanian and make a satisfying contribution with my volunteer work.
5 May 2019
DMS Fiesch 2019
1979 in Fiesch was unique in the sense that it was the only Ananda Purnima outside of Delhi Sector, where the devotees got the special opportunity to celebrate the birthday of Baba in His divine blissful presence. Baba graced some of the fortunate devotees with His personal…
5 May 2019
12th IKO Tournament
Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The Andaman Karate Association (Kyakushin Kai Kan),Port Blair (a martial-art based registered organisation, vide REGISTRATION No.1193) recognized by the International Karate Organisation (IKO MATSUSHIMA JAPAN) has successfully…
5 May 2019
WFP Haiti Country Brief, March 2019
In March, 10 nurses affiliated to the ECHO-funded project implemented by WFP’s partner Ananda Marga Universal Relief Team (AMURT) participated in a nutrition training, which included the following themes: specific food needs for the family and for pregnant and lactating women,…
2 May 2019
Art Meditation and Yoga
Art Meditation and Yoga at the Godwin-Ternbach Museum in Queens College.
1 May 2019
Earth Day Celebration in New York
Earth Day was celebrated all around the world on Monday, April 22, 2019.
April 2019
25 April 2019
Meditation for Social Activists Seminar at Texas State University
Ac. Advayananda Avt. led a Meditation for Social Activists Seminar on April 01, 2019 at Texas State University. The seminar was synthesizing Spiritual Practice, Social Change, and PROUT (Progressive Utilization Theory.) In the seminar, Dada Advayananda summarised and…
22 April 2019
Gorakpur food distribution
Ananda Marga Gorakpur, India, distributed food packets, soaps, combs, water, oil among needy people. A homeless person cannot afford a housing or are unable to maintain a regular and safe shelter. India is home to about 78 million homeless people despite the country growing in…
11 April 2019
International Project: Together for Peace
“If we are to reach real peace in this world, then we shall have to begin with the children” (Gandhi)
11 April 2019
International Project: Children in Permaculture
“Care for the earth and care for people in education”
3 April 2019
AMURT team supports Cyclone Idai survivors in Mozambique
Cyclone Idai crashed into Mozambique on March 14, causing catastrophic flooding which has killed more than 500 people in the country and affected over 1 million survivors. Since then, an AMURT team has been working in partnership with the Rizwan Adatia Foundation and WF Aid to…
3 April 2019
Karma Yoga Retreat, March 30-31, 2019 at Ananda Dhiira
It was a very inspiring and meaningful weekend for all of us during this retreat. A weekend filled with spiritual vibration, love, service, sharing, and joy. We had daily yoga, meditation, spring cleaning, planting, hiking, sharing, enjoying the beauty of nature, and…
2 April 2019
Seminars in New York Sector
New York Sector announced the seminars for 2019 of New York Sector in more than 25 places. Last two months we materialized seminars in more than ten locations: New York, Los Altos Hills, Denver, Staten Island, New Jersey, Boston, Ananda Girisuta MU, Toronto, Guatemala City and…
2 April 2019
Meditation Retreat at Ananda Girisuta, March 1 – 3, 2019
A Meditation Retreat was successfully conducted on March 1 – 3, 2019 at Ananda Girisuta Master Unit. The retreat was followed by ACB Meetings, RDS and SEC Meetings. The retreat was attended by a total of more than thirty Margiis. The retreat was also a seminar, and all the…
1 April 2019
AMURT Portugal is recognized by the Covilhã City Council
Today AMURT Portugal, together with representatives of 88 other organizations, took part in a ceremony at the Covilhã City Council, where we signed a contract granting us 1036 euros to help fund our Ananda Festival of Bliss, which will take place…
1 April 2019
AMURT Portugal Is Recognized by the Covilhã Municipal Council
Today AMURT Portugal, together with representatives of 88 other organizations, took part in a ceremony at the Covilhã Municipal Council, where we signed a contract granting us 1036 Euros to help fund our Ananda Festival of Bliss, which will take place…
March 2019
31 March 2019
Good News from Ananda Priiti Master Unit and Houston Unit
Good News of Ananda Priiti Master Unit in San Antonio, Texas
30 March 2019
Interfaith Service at the Church Center for the United Nations
On March 15, 2019, Acarya Abhiramananda Avadhuta attended an Interfaith Service of Remembrance and Gratitude at the Church Center for the United Nations, at the UN Building in Manhattan, New York. This was a beautiful service with different representatives of the United…
10 March 2019
International Women’s Day Commemorative Dinner
To celebrate International Women’s Day last Friday, 11 members of Amurt Portugal gathered for dinner at the newly opened Italian restaurant “La Bella Pasta” in Covilhã. We took the opportunity to present the “Back to Roots” Project, which…
10 March 2019
Commemorative Dinner for International Women's Day
To celebrate International Women's Day last Friday, 11 members of Amurt Portugal gathered for dinner at the Italian restaurant "La Bella Pasta," recently opened in Covilhã. We took the opportunity to present the "Back to Roots" Project, which created quite a lot of enthusiasm in the group!
3 March 2019
Egypt
The Nile River School continues to educate children from underprivileged families in Cairo. This is a recent current affairs broadcast on the school…
February 2019
16 February 2019
Recent fundraiser from DC Brau Runners + friends!
DC Brau Runners hosted a fundraiser benefiting Food for All DC on January 20, 2019, at The Pretzel Bakery.
5 February 2019
Portugal Welcomes Proutist Author
In January, Roar Bjonnes of the United States, and co-author of the ground-breaking book Growing A New Economy (https://www.growinganeweconomy.com/), visited Portugal to present his findings on practical and comprehensive solutions to today’s problems and to strengthen…
January 2019
21 January 2019
Spazio Libero interviews AMURT volunteers
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14 January 2019
The Search for Balance
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1 January 2019
Service in Galveston Texas
Houston Unit hosted a Christmas Party for the Children’s Center of Galveston attended by about 45 kids and 15 families.I collected toys and gifts from coworkers and were distributed to the kids we served vegetarian dinner and had games .Kids had a wonderful time!
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