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		<title>Work vs. Meditation</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyagi Daiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When the soul yearns for the peace and calmness of God&#8217;s presence, and begins to feel that peace in meditation, work, and daily commitments can feel like a painful distraction, yet few of us are free of the karmas that &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/uncategorized/work-vs-meditation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>News and Opportunities</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fairma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Art and Science of Raja Yoga Offered twice per year, our popular Spring 2012 series will begin February 21st. Click here to read more, or register now! 2012 &#8212; The Year of the Chair at Ananda Temple. We have &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/home-aware/the-ananda-center-at-laurelwood/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Winter Classes and Highlights</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:21:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Fairma</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tuesdays,  5:45 pm &#8211; 7:15 pm Yoga for Inner Peace with Laurie Wednesdays,  7:00 pm &#8211; 8:30 pm Essence of Ananda Yoga with Paul and Galina February 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th Learn to Meditate Class Series &#8211; with Michael Fellows, &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/event-monthly/monthly-homepage/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Cities of Light Residential Study Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 04:10:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyagi Daiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I recall, several years prior to finding Ananda, or even discovering the Autobiography of a Yogi, actively seeking a place where people lived &#8220;deliberately.&#8221; I had a sense that there had to be a way to live that brought meaning &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/uncategorized/cities-of-light-residential-study-program/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Membership &#8211; Making Life Matter</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Feb 2011 20:58:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyagi Daiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a membership campaign happening right now for Ananda Portland, and it got me thinking about my own relationship to Ananda. I am a member, and have been so since 1984. In fact, over time, my participation and membership &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/uncategorized/making-life-matter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Why Rural Spiritual Community?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:31:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyagi Daiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Imagine.&#8221; So starts the book Cities of Light, by Swami Kriyananda. &#8220;Imagine a city—a beautiful city, such as a City of Tomorrow ought to be. Imagine small residential areas within the city, each surrounded by beautiful parkland for its residents’ enjoyment&#8230;&#8221; &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/information/why-rural-spiritual-community/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seclusion &#8211; the Re-entry</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 26 Jan 2011 17:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyagi Daiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The re-entry into daily life (from seclusion) typically entails a facing into a very demanding set of circumstances; almost as if the world were saying, &#8220;how dare you try to disengage from me and spend time with God alone.&#8221; This &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/uncategorized/seclusion-the-re-entry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Reflecting on Ananda Portland, 12-2010</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 22:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyagi Daiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The following letter was written in December, 2010 to the then current residents of the Ananda Community of Portland. The letter was written in direct response to a question which will become evident in a bit. The letter then evolved &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/inspiration/reflecting-on-ananda-portland-122010/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Seclusion I</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 23:02:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tyagi Daiva</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings. This message comes to you with our warmest regards, from the early stages of seclusion. Seclusion is a spiritual practice of regeneration that is quite the opposite of vacation &#8211; though both imply a break in the usual patterns &#8230; <a href="http://www.anandaportland.org/information/seclusion-i/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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