Worship Service
The Sunday worship service at Ananda is inspired by the meditation tradition of the East and the ancient teachings of mystical Christianity, with inspirational readings from both the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita.
These services include music, group chanting and meditation, an inspirational talk drawn from the writings of Paramhansa Yogananda, and a unique blessing ceremony called the Festival of Light.
10:00am – 11:30am each Sunday.
You’ll find Ananda’s Sunday Services on our YouTube Channel.
You may also want to join us for the purification ceremony and meditation at 9am every Sunday.
Purification Ceremony
The Ananda Purification Ceremony is an opportunity to offer a personal prayer for freedom and clarity about a personal challenge, or an area of your life you would like to offer up to be purified.
After writing your prayer on a slip of paper and burning it at the alter, you will receive a blessing from one of the ministers who will assist you in calling on God and our line of gurus to help you achieve spiritual freedom.
This ceremony begins with a fire ceremony that includes the chanting of two ancient mantras: the Gayatri Mantra which is for enlightenment and the Mahamrityunjaya Mantra which is for liberation. We end with a period of silent meditation.
See infomration below on our next Sunday Service:
Sunday Service with Devaki and Michelle: How High Should We Aspire?
Ananda Temple 10450 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, United States“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
Join Nayaswami Devaki and Dr Michelle as they encourage us to the heights of spiritual aspiration.
Sunday Service with Guest Minister Devarshi: Perfection Is Self-Transcendence
Ananda Temple 10450 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, United States“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.”
Join Nayaswami Devaki and Dr Michelle as they encourage us to the heights of spiritual aspiration.
Sunday Service with Dharmadas and Nirmala: The Secret of Right Action
Ananda Temple 10450 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, United StatesThe secret of right action lies, not only in doing the right thing, but also in right attitude, and attunement to higher consciousness.
Join Dharmadas and Nirmala this Sunday to learn more.
Sunday Service with Dharmadas and Nirmala: Activity Vs Inner Communion
Ananda Temple 10450 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, United StatesWe must do our duty in life, while never losing sight of Him to whom all action should be dedicated.
Join Dharmadas and Nirmala this Sunday as they help us to find balance between our outer and inner lives.
Sunday Service with Devaki and Michelle: The Best Way to Worships
Ananda Temple 10450 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, United StatesGod is Spirit, and thus immaterial: He must be sought primarily in the expanding peace of deep meditation.
Join Devaki and Michelle this Sunday as they explore the inner path to God-realization.
Sunday Service with Dharmadas and Nirmala: The Inner Kingdom
Ananda Temple 10450 Coloma Road, Rancho Cordova, CA, United StatesWhen we withdraw from the busyness of our outer lives, offering ourselves into the eternal source within, we find ever-expanding peace and joy.
Join Dharmadas and Nirmala this Sunday as they guide us towards that inner reality.
