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Also known as James Donald Walters, J. Donald Walters

Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters; May 19, 1926 – April 21, 2013) was an American Hindu religious leader, yoga guru, meditation teacher, musician, and author. He was a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and founder of the spiritual movement named "Ananda". He wrote numerous songs and dozens of books. According to the LA Times, the main themes of his work were compassion and humility, but he was a controversial figure. Kriyananda and Ananda were sued for copyright issues, sexual harassment, and later, for alleged fraud and labor-law violations.

Person · Open Library

Born
May 19, 1926
Died
April 21, 2013
Works
282

Top works

  • I've passed my life as a stranger, Lord
  • Awaken to Superconsciousness
  • Meditation for Starters
  • Rescuing Yogananda
  • Hindu Way of Awakening

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Country
United States
Active from
1926
Active to
2013

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
63
Total plays
250

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1 total works indexed

  1. The Oneness of Objective Reality and Spiritual Truth

    · 2006

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Hindu leader.name
Kriyananda
Hindu leader.image
Swami-kriyananda-pronam2.jpg
Hindu leader.religion
Hinduism
Hindu leader.birth_name
James Donald Walters
Hindu leader.birth_place
Teleajen, Romania
Hindu leader.death_place
Assisi, Italy
Hindu leader.guru
Paramahansa Yogananda
Hindu leader.philosophy
Kriya Yoga

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Wikidata facts

Official website
www.swamikriyananda.org
Image
Swami-kriyananda-pronam2.jpg
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date of birth
1926-05-19
date of death
2003-04-21
Commons category
Kriyananda
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12 sections
Contents
  • Biography
  • Early life
  • Service in Yogananda's organization
  • Dismissal
  • Ananda established
  • Legal cases
  • Self-Realization Fellowship Church v. Ananda Church of Self-Realization and James Walters litigation
  • Anne-Marie Bertolucci v. J. Donald Walters & Ananda litigation
  • Ananda Assisi vs Italian authorities
  • Recent years
  • References
  • External links

Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters; May 19, 1926 – April 21, 2013) was an American Hindu religious leader, yoga guru, meditation teacher, musician, and author. He was a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda and founder of the spiritual movement named "Ananda". He wrote numerous songs and dozens of books. According to the LA Times, the main themes of his work were compassion and humility, but he was a controversial figure. Kriyananda and Ananda were sued for copyright issues, sexual harassment, and later, for alleged fraud and labor-law violations.

Walters met Yogananda at the age of 22 and became his disciple. After the latter's death in 1952, he continued serving in the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) ashram. In 1955, Walters was given the vows of sannyas and was ordained as a Brother of the SRF Order, along with Sarolananda, Bimalananda and Bhaktananda, by then-SRF President Daya Mata and was given the name Kriyananda.

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