Self-Realization and Service to All
Transform yourself through authentic spiritual practice and Contribute to a Better World Together
Ananda Marga teaches authentic
spiritual practices and
serveshumanityfor 71 years
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One Path,Two Wings
Through tantra-based meditation, yoga, and a practical lifestyle, it guides individuals toward Supreme Consciousness, and at the same time it drives real-world service.
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Ananda Marga works alongside
- United Nations
- UNICEF
- Red Cross
- WFP
- Save the Children
- Catholic Relief Services
- Kindernothilfe
- USAID
- Rotary
- Erasmus+
Our own departments
Departments of Ananda Marga that work in many countries.
Seva DalTwenty-eight volunteer corps, one for each field of work, that reach the poorest households directly.
AMURTDisaster relief, and the long work of recovery and development that follows it.- Women’s WelfareThe all-round progress of women: education, health, homes and their own voice in society.
GurukulThe education network founded in 1990: syllabus, exams and teacher training for every school, and a university in the making.- Master UnitsModel rural centers, each a small Ananda Marga: school, clinic, farm, homes and industry together, serving the villages around.
- Farm and FARPROEvery piece of land under cultivation, so that the schools and homes can feed themselves.
Meditation StepsA free step-by-step meditation course, with representatives in 30 countries.- Commerce and AMUSStores that buy from producers and sell to people at fair prices, without the middleman.
Children’s homes and permanent reliefHomes for children who have no one, for students who cannot pay, for the old, the disabled and the chronically ill.- CooperativesThe basic necessities of life for everyone, through cooperatives.
PROUTThe movement for Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti’s social and economic theory: economic democracy and a fair share for all.- Neohumanism and PCAPLove extended to animals and plants, and good books at a price everyone can pay.
- Dharma PracárBringing meditation and the ideology to everyone, and training those who teach it.
SchoolsNeohumanist schools that teach the whole child: body, mind and spirit, and love for all that lives.- Renaissance UniversalA forum for professionals, scientists, academics, students and other thinkers to work on the problems of their time.
PublicationsShrii Shrii Ánandamúrti’s books in every important language of the world, never out of print.- Industry and INPROSmall industries and producers’ cooperatives that give fair prices and work for all.
- ConstructionRoads, bridges, water supply and buildings, for the organization’s projects and for people in need.
MedicalDispensaries, health centers and hospitals where people have no other care within reach.- Narii AbhyudayaLiteracy and skills that let women earn their own living.
RAWAArt for service and blessedness: artists and writers who use their gifts to lift people up.- Girls’ Volunteers and HPMGLGirls trained in service, sport and courage; women who carry kiirtan and its festivals.
AMURTELRelief and development run by women, with care for what women and children need in particular.- Ek Manava SamajUniversalism in daily life: one humanity across faiths, languages and borders.
- Society BuildingHealthy family life on spiritual ideals.
Food and CareThat no one should go hungry: food for those in need, canteens and homes for the helpless.- Press and PrintingThe organization’s own printing presses, for its books, textbooks and periodicals.
PWSAA network of women working for women’s dignity, study and leadership.- Public RelationsNews of the work, and good relations with press, radio, television and public bodies.
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The IdeasBehind It
Who am I?
What is my life for?
How do I get there?
A philosophy that answers these questions, for one person and for a whole society.
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Books of Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti and of the ácáryas, gathered by subject: philosophy and practice, society and economics, language and history. Turn the shelf, open a book, look inside.
What Is the Purpose of Human Life?
What Is the Purpose of Human Life?
Who am I, what is this world, is there a God, and how should I live? Answers you can check for yourself
Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti · 1955 · Spiritual philosophy
$14
The author’s title for this book is Ananda Marga: Elementary Philosophy. Nine chapters that ask the first questions plainly: what dharma is, what the world is, who I am, how a person should live, and why meditation is needed.
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The same news as in our Telegram channel, Ananda Marga News, appear by themselves on the World News page of this site.
FAQ
How do I learn to meditate?
A trained teacher, an ácárya, teaches you in person, step by step. It costs nothing. Write to us or find a center near you, and we will put you in touch.
Is Ananda Marga a religion?
No. It teaches spiritual practices and a philosophy that you test in your own life, not a set of beliefs to accept. Shrii Shrii Ánandamúrti drew the line himself: “Religion is something entirely relative whereas dharma is a permanent truth.” (Subháśita Saḿgraha Part 6, “The Five Kinds of Conscience (Viveka)”)
Can anybody meditate?
Yes. Any age, any background, no experience needed. Your teacher fits the practice to you.
Do I need to be vegetarian?
Not to begin. Your teacher explains the sentient (sáttvika) diet and why it helps meditation, and you take it up at your own pace.
Who are the people in orange?
Ácáryas: monks and nuns of Ananda Marga who have given their lives to teaching meditation and to service. Family people teach as ácáryas too, in ordinary clothes.