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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
About Ananda
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and answers.
Who is posting anti-Ananda information on the web?
• I've seen negative things about
Ananda on the internet. Are they true?
• Who is posting this negative
information about Ananda?
• Why would Self-Realization
(SRF) members be critical of Ananda?
• Why did SRF sue Ananda?
• How did the SRF lawsuit against
Ananda end?
• Swami Kriyananda was once part
of SRF, is that true?
Accusations about sexual misconduct and abuse of power
• I've heard something about
a lawsuit by 8 women, accusing Ananda and Swami Kriyananda of
sexual misconduct. Are their accusations true?
• What was the Bertolucci lawsuit
about?
• How did the Bertolucci case
end?
• Was SRF involved in the Bertolucci
lawsuit?
About Ananda
• What is Ananda?
• Is Ananda a cult?
• How finances work
• How decisions are made
• The role of women at Ananda
• Who is Swami Kriyananda?
• What is Swami Kriyananda's
role at Ananda?
• Swami Kriyananda's finances
and lifestyle
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The Bertolucci Lawsuit
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FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about the Bertolucci case
I've heard something about a lawsuit
by 8 women, accusing Ananda and Swami Kriyananda of sexual misconduct.
Are their accusations true?
What was the Bertolucci lawsuit about?
How did the Bertolucci case end?
Was SRF involved in the Bertolucci
lawsuit?
The Bertolucci lawsuit - A complete
summary of the case Background - Issues - Trial - Grounds
for appeal
Swami Kriyananda's letters about the
Bertolucci case
Letters from Swami Kriyananda about the Bertolucci Lawsuit:
(in date order)
Something Has Come Up That Must
Be Faced
Gurus, Spiritual Authority,
and Renunciation
Avatar for the New Age
A Saint Is a Sinner Who Never Gave
Up
The Bertolucci Case: Its Meaning—Letter
#1
The Bertolucci Case: Its Meaning—Letter
#2
Community meeting at Ananda Village
The Bertolucci Case: Its Meaning—Letter #3
As Seen Through My Eyes: The Bertolucci
Trial
Kindness and Support vs: Judgement
and Punishment
A Personal Statement After the Trial
A Song of Gratitude
What belittles the ego, expands the
soul
Also by Swami Kriyananda:
How to Relate to a Spiritual Teacher:
An Individual Perspective
Startling ruling by judge
Swami's accusers not allowed to be cross-examined by Ananda
The SRF Connection Why
does nearly everyone involved in accusations against Ananda have
something to do with SRF?
Religion expert says Bertolucci
verdict won't stand Case would be overturned on appeal
An alarming national trend
Are false claims of sexual harassment destroying the
reputations of innocent men?
Statistics: False Accusations of
Sexual Assault
False Rape Allegations
Are we manufacturing victims?
Does yes really mean yes?
The good, the bad, and the media
Bad will toward men: “sexual
McCarthyism”
The seriousness of a sexual harassment
charge
Refutation of Brownmillers’
“only 2% are false” claim
The language of wounds
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Ananda's Critics
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The SRF Connection
The Eight Women
Ananda answers charges of sexual
misconduct
Part I: Yogananda’s instructions
to Swami Kriyananda
Part II: Kimberly Moore:
Untangling the web
Part III: A difficult time
in Swami’s life Women #'s 1,2,3
Part IV: All other allegations Women
#'s 4,5,6,8
Part V: Anne Marie Bertolucci
Woman #7
Testimonials
about Ananda by neighbors, public figures, and people who have
done business with Ananda.
Other Accusers:
Eric Estep
Eric Estep’s first wife
writes about their marriage and Eric’s character
Eric Estep’s second wife
writes about their marriage and Eric’s character
A letter to Eric Estep from
Swami Kriyanand
Don Price
Craig and Yvonne Dockter
Steve and Cheryl Scott
Two “former Ananda ministers”
“J.M.” - Janice Moreno
Letter from Janice in praise of
Kriyananda
Letters from Jyotish &
Devi about Janice
Letter from Anandi Cornell:
A Response to Janice Moreno's Testimony
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Testimonials
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Introduction
Why Ananda Has Succeeded
Serving the Larger Community
Relations with Neighbors
Relations with Public Agencies
Honoring Financial Obligations
Lawsuits against Ananda and
Conclusion
Ananda members talk about Swami Kriyananda
and life at Ananda.
People share their personal experiences
with Swami Kriyananda.
The true story of a meeting between Swami Kriyananda and
this great woman saint Ananda Moyi
Ma.
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Swami Kriyananda
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Swami Kriyananda answers
charges raised by the Bertolucci lawsuit
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Letters from Swami Kriyananda about the Bertolucci Lawsuit:
(in date order)
Something Has Come Up That Must
Be Faced
Gurus, Spiritual Authority,
and Renunciation
Avatar for the New Age
A Saint Is a Sinner Who Never Gave
Up
The Bertolucci Case: Its Meaning—Letter
#1
The Bertolucci Case: Its Meaning—Letter
#2
Community meeting at Ananda Village
The Bertolucci Case: Its Meaning—Letter #3
As Seen Through My Eyes: The Bertolucci
Trial
Kindness and Support vs: Judgement
and Punishment
A Personal Statement After the Trial
A Song of Gratitude
What belittles the ego, expands the
soul
Also by Swami Kriyananda:
How to Relate to a Spiritual Teacher:
An Individual Perspective
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Swami Kriyananda answers
charges that he has changed the teachings of Yogananda
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Who Has
Made Changes to Paramhansa Yogananda’s Teachings?
Kriyananda answers the 14 questions he most often hears from
critics about differences in the way Ananda and SRF present Yogananda’s
teachings.
Open Letter to the SRF Board of Directors
This link takes you to another web site
In a letter to his fellow disciples, Kriyananda expresses deep
concern about what has happened to Yogananda’s work since
his passing.
Karmic Patterns This link takes you to another web site
Yogananda’s work faces the same challenges that radically
changed the course of early Christianity. Will history repeat
itself?
My Separation from SRF This link takes you to another web site
The story of Kriyananda’s painful ouster from the organization
he loved.
Religion in the New Age This link takes you to another web site
Yogananda brought the science of Self-realization to the West.
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About Swami Kriyananda
A life of discipleship
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Guidance from Yogananda
Service to SRF
Writing
Music
Friend & Guide
Founding of Ananda
Ananda—places of worship
A directory of Ananda centers and
places of worship
World brotherhood colonies: Ananda
communities-a way of life
A directory of Ananda communities
Paramhansa Yogananda's legacy for
education and children
Meditation retreats & Ananda
worldwide
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News
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Ananda Assisi under investigation
Yogananda's prediction for SRF
president
SRF lawsuit comes to end
SRF lawsuit may be over soon
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Contacts
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How to Contact
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Links to related sites: YoganandaRediscovered.org |
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Ananda Central Ministry near Nevada City, California:
Ananda Worldwide
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Groups near you | Books,
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Prayer Ministry | Kriya
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Retreat | Ananda Village,
the first Ananda community
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Portland | Ananda
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Ananda Communities:
Ananda Community,
Mountain View, CA
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Ananda Related Sites:
Living Wisdom Schools
East West Bookshop of
Mountain View
East West Bookshop
of Seattle
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from Ananda Assisi
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