Kamala Silva |
Kamala Silva
was a life-long disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. In her book, The
Flawless Mirror (available at the Ananda Online Store,
she writes lovingly of her 27 years with her guru. Shortly before
his passing, she recounts a conversation with Yogananda about World
Brotherhood Colonies.
"On one
of the drives along the coast, Master spoke to me about the value
of SRF Colonies. He referred to the forming of groups within a city
or a rural area in the manner of hermitage life, among members who
do not desire to become renunciates, or cannot do so because of
certain obligations. Such a life would enable each one to be in
daily association with those who share the same spiritual goal.
"He described
such Colonies as made up of married couples and their families,
as well as single people, who have the will to serve, and to live
in harmony with one another. Master envisioned the idea as one in
which all may work together in a self-supporting group wherein each
one is dedicated to God."
World Brotherhood
Colony Links and Resources
A
Place Called Ananda: The Trial by Fire that Forged One of the Most
Successful Cooperative Communities in the World Today
Read
the entire book online. The complete story of how Ananda was founded,
beginning with Kriyananda's training under Yogananda.
Excerpt
on World Brotherhood Colonies from The Path: A Spiritual
Autobiography, by Swami Kriyananda.
Article
on World Brotherhood Colonies, by Paramhansa Yogananda
Autobiography
of a Yogi Chapter 48
In the first edition of Autobiography of a Yogi, Yogananda speaks
at length about World Brotherhood Colonies. Read Chapter 48, from
the online Autobiography of a Yogi, to see what he says.
Yogananda
on World Brotherhood Colonies, from The Flawless Mirror,
by Kamala Silva.
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