Kriyananda
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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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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- United States
- Active from
- 1926
- Active to
- 2013
Discography
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 63
- Total plays
- 250
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Recent publications · Crossref
1 total works indexed
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Key facts
- 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
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- Kriyananda
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- 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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