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CANCEL: The Art of Purification

  • Ananda Teaching Center 2171 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA United States (map)

This in-person event has been canceled, but check our calendar for other events marked “WEB,” which will be live streamed online.

Saturday, March 14, 10 am, $30

Purification is a key to success on the spiritual path. Weekly, in our Sunday morning Purification ceremony, we bring to the altar some habit or attachment we wish to change. How does this take place? Are there things we can do to make this effort successful?

In this workshop, we will:

  • Learn to get the most out of the purification ceremony

  • Experience the transformative power of fire and mantra

  • Realize the importance of humility and self-offering

  • Explore the power of group spiritual practice

  • Strengthen your receptivity to God’s Grace 

Join us as we explore actions and attitudes that have the power to transform our lives.

Instructors: Nayaswamis Biraj and Lahari

Register online for a 10% discount!
(free for tithing members)

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Nayaswami Biraj

Biraj’s warmth and joy are contagious. He has been practicing and teaching meditation since 1987, including at Ananda's Expanding Light retreat, on the east coast, and in India. He was a founding member of Ananda India, and also helped begin Ananda Valley Farm. His passions are singing, selfless service, and connecting meaningfully with others.

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Nayaswami Lahari

Lahari is insightful, wise, and present. She has served in many of Ananda's colonies since 1986, including Ananda Village, Sacramento, Rhode Island, and India. She and her husband, Biraj, helped to found the new Ananda community near Pune, India, and more recently, the new Ananda Valley Farm in Half Moon Bay. Lahari is a pastoral counselor and teaches many programs at Ananda.

Earlier Event: March 11
At the Feet of a Great Teacher: Lessons from a Life with Swami Kriyananda
Later Event: March 15
WEB: Sunday Worship Service