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December 2023

  • 20 December 2023

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  • 17 December 2023

    Operation Smile in association with Ananda Marga PCAP

    जन्मजात ओठ काटा व तालु कटा शिशु व वयस्क व्यक्तियों के लिए, आपरेशन सम्पूर्ण निशुल्क

  • 16 December 2023

    Activities and Renovations at WWD Office in New York

    In the WWD New York Office, the Didis organize a three-hour Akhanda Kiirtan every third Saturday. Usually, 10-15 Margiis attend the Kiirtana. After the meditation, we enjoyed spiritual Satsaunga and delicious food.

  • 16 December 2023

    Meditation Retreat and Diipavalii Celebration in Ottawa Region

    Ac. Dayashiilananda Avt. had a successful student retreat at Ananda Kanak on October 7 and 8. Ten people attended the event. It was a wonderful and fun moment. We had several collective Kiirtan and meditation sessions and yoga classes as well. We went for a walk in the forest,…

  • 16 December 2023

    Yoga Healing Intensive Retreat at Ananda Dhiira, Nov. 2023

    Avtk. Ananda Acira Ac. organized a meditation retreat and yoga healing intensive at Ananda Dhiira MU in the beautiful Sierra foothills of Northern California from November 8 through 12, 2023. We were joined by Dada Diiptimanananda and Brother Mukunda (Michael Owen, DC), a…

  • 16 December 2023

    Women’s Retreat, Sadhana Shivir, and Karma Yoga at Ananda Dhiira

    Avtk. Ananda Acira Ac. organized a three-day women’s retreat from Nov. 3 – 5, 2023, at Ananda Dhiira MU, Los Angeles Region, California. During the retreat, we had our regular yoga and meditation, a cooking class, and sister Marisella taught classes on ChiGong. We also did…

  • 16 December 2023

    Meditation Retreat at Ananda Vrati, Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2023

    Ac. Diiptimanananda Avt. and Avtk. Ananda Acira Ac. organized a meditation retreat for beginners at Ananda Vrati from November 29 – December 3, 2023. They had two volunteers helping them, sister Kalika and brother Amrtadhara. The participants enjoyed the retreat. The weather…

  • 16 December 2023

    Pracar in New York

    Ac. Abhiramananda Avt., Ac. Kovid Brc., Ac. Anudhyananda Avt. and Avtk. Ananda Radhika Ac. have been very active in participating in various events and doing pracar in New York. Here are some photos.

  • 16 December 2023

    Spiritual Festival, Nov. 17 – 19, 2023

    New York Sector organized an online Spiritual Festival from November 17 to 19, 2023, attended by eighty people. The Spiritual Festival highlighted the work of our Ananda Marga departments and trades. The departments presented their work, explained their goals, and initiated…

  • 13 December 2023

    Yoga Teacher Training – November 2023

    Participants of the Yoga Teacher Training

  • 13 December 2023

    A pharmacy for Bissiri

  • 13 December 2023

    SOAR (Scenic Ozarks Artist Retreat) at Ananda Kanan

    Recently, a unique event was hosted by Ananda Kanan in partnership with Heartland Art Club from St. Louis. It was called SOAR (Scenic Ozarks Artist Retreat), and the purpose was to bring together artists to share ideas and support each other’s growth as artists. Twenty-seven…

  • 11 December 2023

    PCAP Magazine

    PCAP magazine is a good anthology of the various aspects of PCAP (Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Plants) around the world.

  • 10 December 2023

    Ananda Marga Glorious Yoga Shivir at Jarwa

    Ananda Marga Yoga Shivir, 12 Hours Akhand Kiirtan, Annual Function Celebration & Narayan Seva at Ananda Marga School, Ananda Jyoti, Jarwa (U.P.)

  • 8 December 2023

    Autumn Retreat Was Great, More Coming!

    During the last weekend of October, 2023 we held our first retreat in a long time. We had participants from Chicago, Michigan and Iowa in addition to meditators from the Champaign-Urbana area.

November 2023

October 2023

  • 23 October 2023

    Pracar Tour in Boston anda Pennsylvania Regions

    A pracar tour was organized in the New York Sector on the East Coast in Boston Region, and Philadelphia Region. We were four Acaryas: Acarya Abhiramananda Avadhuta, Ac. Kovid Brc., Avtk. Ananda Hitaprabha Ac. and  Avtk. Ananda Kalyanmitra Ac. On the 15th of September, 2023,…

  • 23 October 2023

    India Day Parade in New York and New Jersey

    The India Day Parade was conducted in Manhattan, New York, on August 20, 2023. It is considered the largest parade outside India and brings together thousands of members of the Indian Diaspora for one of the biggest cultural extravaganzas in New York City. Ananda Marga…

  • 23 October 2023

    International Yoga Day 2023

    International Yoga Day 2023 was celebrated in June in New York and different places. Ananda Marga was one of the organizations invited to programs organized by the United Nations and the Consulate of India at White Plains, Times Square in Manhattan in New York, and Floral Park…

  • 23 October 2023

    Ananda Girisuta Rectory Inauguration

    Brother Dharmapala and Ac. Diiptimanananda Avt. have been working on the Ananda Girisuta Rectory for two years. The Rectory (rectory office) is now completed, and the House Entry Ceremony took place on Sunday, July 16, 2023. Acarya Abhiramananda Avadhuta, other Dadas and…

  • 23 October 2023

    Progress of the Ananda Maya Jagrti in Guatemala

    The renovation of the new retreat center, Ananda Maya Ashram, is done, and we are now preparing for the inauguration retreat, which will be from 23 – 26 November. This first retreat will be for Margiis only, while future events will also be for the general public. It’s our…

  • 23 October 2023

    Ananda Marga Canada Summer Seminar

    Ananda Marga Canada organized a summer seminar at SAJO near Ananda Kanak MU from August 4 – 6, 2023. Margiis from Montreal, Ottawa, and Greater Toronto attended, and Ac. Diiptimanananda Avt. and Avtk. Ananda Kalyanmitra Ac. came from the US. Ac. Dayashiilananda Avt. and Ac.…

  • 14 October 2023

    Dharma MahaSammelan At Babanagar, Jamalpur

    Dharma MahaSammelan At Babanagar, Jamalpur 27, 28 & 29 Oct 2023

  • 13 October 2023

    Atlanta Regional Retreat on Labor Day Weekend

    The Atlanta Regional Retreat took place from September 1 – 4, 2023. Ac. Diiptimanananda Avt. and the Asheville Bhukti committee organized the retreat. We had two seminar classes during the retreat – on Saturday, Ac. Vishvamitra gave a workshop on Devotion and Bliss (related to…

  • 13 October 2023

    Meditation Retreats Summer 2023

    This summer, 2023, Ac. Diiptimanananda Avt., Avtk. Ananda Acira Ac., Ac. Dayashiilananda Avt., and Avtk. Ananda Kalyanmitra Ac.  had four meditation retreats in the US and one in Canada. The retreats in the US were at Ananda Girisuta, Ananda Vrati, Ananda Kanan, and Ananda…

  • 12 October 2023

    Summer Conference 2023

    The Summer Conference of the New York Sector was successfully conducted from July 2 – 8, 2023, at Ananda Kanan in Missouri. The Summer Conference started with Akhanda Kiirtana, and then all Dadas, Didis, and Margii brothers and sisters inaugurated the program with the…

  • 8 October 2023

    Kiirtan Diwas 8th October

    Happy Kirtan Diwas कीर्तन दिवस की ढेरों शुभकामनाएं

  • 2 October 2023

    ERASMUS+ experiences in 2023 in the wonderful Ananda Kalyani regenerative community

    This year we participated in two experiences that will help our social garden – AMURTEL Bio Garden in the transition to a regenerative model of fruit and vegetable production, education and community. Thanks to our Ananda Kalyani partners in Portugal!

September 2023

August 2023

July 2023

  • 27 July 2023

    How to talk about the horrors of war in metaphors and still have hope

    A group of Ukrainian mothers, teachers and psychologists have created a collection of their own therapeutic stories to help make sense of their personal journey and that of many other refugees. The stories were collected in a collection edited by the AMURTEL association.

  • 20 July 2023

    AMURT Global Delhi NCR Flood Service

    AMURT Global is actively engaged in providing ongoing relief to the flood-stranded people in Delhi NCR areas. Cooked meals, packaged items, water, and clothing are being distributed to homeless individuals, including men, women, and children affected by the floods. Donations…

  • 16 July 2023

    Catastrophic Flooding Sweeps Across Vermont

    Catastrophic Flooding Sweeps Across Vermont One of the worse storms of the century raged across Vermont on July 10, causing catastrophic damage. Thousands barely escaped the flood waters that swept across vast swaths of this rural northeast state in the US. People have barely…

June 2023

May 2023

  • 29 May 2023

    Education Training Camp in Anandanagar

    Ananda Marga Pracharaka Samgha’s ERAWS department successfully organized a five-day education training camp in Anand Nagar from May 20th to May 24th, 2023. The camp welcomed Sanyasi Dada, Didi, and teachers from various Anand Marg Schools across India. The daily routine of the…

  • 29 May 2023

    Good News from Ottawa Region

    The Margiis in Canada have reestablished the monthly Akhanda Kiirtana, discontinued during the Pandemic. The downtown Toronto unit continues new people’s classes and Dharma Cakra in a rented yoga studio. Brother Nirmal, Ananda Mohan, and other Margiis have initiated this…

  • 29 May 2023

    Good News from Ananda Dhiira

    Homely feelings, nature, and hospitality attracted more and more people to the Ananda Dhiira Master Unit in Grass Valley, California, Los Angeles Region. Avadhutika Ananda Acira Acarya organized four small retreats in the last six months, and this helped the people to deepen…

  • 29 May 2023

    New Postings

    We welcome Didi Ananda Radhika and Dada Shiilabhadrananda to the Sector! Having them will be a great boon for New York Sector, and we wish them all the best in their work. Avadhutika Ananda Radhika Acarya, posted as GV (Girls Volunteer) Sectorial, recently arrived in the…

  • 29 May 2023

    The Meditation Project Online Retreat in April 2023

    The Meditation Project is gradually getting established with the help of Ac. Satyamitrananda Avt., Avtk. Ananda Acira Ac., Avtk. Ananda Hitaprabha Ac. and Ac. Dayashiilananda Avt. In the last six months, they had three online retreats with eighty participants. They have two…

  • 29 May 2023

    Successful Pracar in Monterrey, Monclova, and Santos, Mexico

    Ac. Iishvarakrsnananda Avt., Ac. Anudhyanananda Avt., and Avtk. Ananda Sutiirtha Ac. visited Mexico for Pracar. Ac. Cirananda Avt. lives in Monterrey, Mexico, and joined them for the lectures. The programs were organized by brother Iishvara, who took LFT training two years ago…

  • 29 May 2023

    Atlanta Region Spring Retreat, April 4 – 7, 2023

    The Atlanta Region Spring Retreat took place at Ananda Girisuta Master Unit from April 7 – 9, 2023, with 87 people. Most participants were senior Margiis, but some new Margiis also attended the program. This regional retreat was the most vibrant since before the Pandemic and…

  • 29 May 2023

    Spring Retreat and Ananda Purnima at Ananda Kalpataru MU, Boston Region

    Ananda Marga New York Sector has recently conducted a Spring Retreat at Ananda Kalpataru Master Unit in Connecticut from May 4 – 7, 2023. The retreat started on Thursday, May 4, with the help of the Margiis of Boston, New York, New Jersey, and Washington, DC.

  • 29 May 2023

    International Music and Cultural Festival on March 12, 2023 in Flushing, New York

    Ananda Marga organized an International Music and Cultural Festival on March 12, 2023, at the Community Hall Auditorium in Flushing, NY.

  • 29 May 2023

    Ananda Purnima Celebration and Meditation Retreat at Ananda Kanak MU, Quebec, Canada

    On the occasion of Ananda Purnima (Baba’s Birthday), we had a weekend festival at Ananda Kanak from May 5 to May 7. Thirteen adults and six children attended the event; from Toronto, Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal, and Saint-Andre-Avellin. It was a successful Ananda Purnima,…

  • 29 May 2023

    Ananda Kanan Solar Project Completed

    The Ananda Kanan Master Unit Solar Project was completed at the beginning of March 2023. The solar panels power the water pump and part of the Kitchen and Dining Hall and ensure that Ananda Kanan can access water and electricity, even during an outage in the county. The solar…

  • 29 May 2023

    Ananda Maya Retreat Center and Ashram in Guatemala

    After one year in Guatemala, Ac. Satyamitrananda Avt. has almost finished renovating the Ananda Maya Retreat Center and Ashram. Several volunteers are already visiting the center and helping Dada with renovations, cleaning, and decorations.

  • 29 May 2023

    Ananda Marga Participates in the Republic Day of India Celebrations in New York

    On January 26, the Consulate of India in New York celebrated the Republic Day of India. Ananda Marga representatives Acarya Abhiramananda Avadhuta and Acarya Anudhayananda Avadhuta joined another one hundred people for the program. During the program, they met with Mr. Randhir…

  • 29 May 2023

    Good News from Ananda Girisuta MU, Atlanta Region

    Avtk. Ananda Acira Acarya and Ac. Diiptimanananda Avt. organized a beginner meditation retreat at Ananda Girisuta attended by fourteen people from February 23 to 26, 2023. Six sisters and two brothers got initiation during the retreat, and those who were new Margiis got lesson…

  • 29 May 2023

    Woman’s Retreat in Atlanta

    Sister Amrita organized a very inspiring new people women’s retreat in Atlanta, and Avadhutika Ananda Acira Acarya gave all the classes on January 28, 2023. This retreat was in person, and some joined online. The day started with yoga, followed by an introduction to…

  • 29 May 2023

    Winter Retreat in Dallas, New Year 2023

    The Winter Retreat, New Year 2023, took place at Cleburne State Park, Dallas Region, from December 28 to January 1, 2023. The Winter Retreat was a great ending to the year 2022 and a start for the new year 2023. It was a very inspiring retreat organized by Avadhutika Ananda…

  • 22 May 2023

    Diipavali: Festivalul luminii la Morningstar Bucuresti

    Diipavali, is an ancient Festival of Lights, which falls on the new moon night of October.

  • 6 May 2023

    Ananda Purnima 2023

    On the 102nd birth anniversary of our beloved Gurudev, Shri Shri Anandamurti ji, we extend the warmest greetings to everyone and wish you all a very happy and auspicious Ananda Purnima. May this joyous festival inspire us all with renewed enthusiasm for Gurudev’s mission and…

  • 2 May 2023

    Our 2022 Annual Report

    It is an honor to share Food for All DC’s 2022 Annual Report with you.

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