Celebrating Ananda's
World Brotherhood Colonies

will be the main focus of this uplifting weekend. Ananda is celebrating its 40th anniversary on July 4, 2009. It was on this day that Ananda officially took over the property that has been developed into Ananda Village, the first long-lasting World Brotherhood Community as Paramhansa Yogananda envisioned them. The July 4th Weekend will provide many opportunities to experience first hand the meaning and value of Ananda Worldwide:

• Uplifting accommodations
• Community Meditations at Hansa Temple
• A special Friday Anniversary Evening with the World Brotherhood Choir and showing of a new video about Ananda Worldwide
• Class with Swami Kriyananda (health permitting) - morning talk on Saturday, Saturday afternoon comments, and Sunday Service
• World Brotherhood Colonies: The Meaning behind the Movement - a Panel of Speakers at Lotus Lake Amphitheatre Friday morning
• Guided Tours of Ananda Village Saturday, Sunday afternoon
• A World Brotherhood Communities Fair See what Ananda is doing worldwide, after 40 years - what Ananda offers the world through our ministries, teachings, businesses, and as a communities model
• Nature Games for children and adults hosted by the Sharing Nature Foundation staff
• Picnic Dinner and Kirtan July 4th Evening
• Peaceful relaxatation at Crystal Hermitage Gardens and Grounds

This date is also obviously linked to the birth of our nation, which was the first country founded on a principle – religious freedom – just as Ananda is founded on the principle of spiritual freedom. Both represent the emergence of the energy of Dwapara Yuga – a New Age – in which old political, social, and religious forms are replaced with a unified vision of life on earth where all live in harmony with the natural world, their fellow man, and with God. We hope you can join us for this special weekend!