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b"Swami Asha has been a spiritual seeker since she was a young girl. In 1969 at Stanford University, she heard Swami Kriyananda speak for the first time. Instantly, she recognized him as her spiritual teacher. \\u201cI knew the moment he walked into the room that he possessed the consciousness I had long been seeking.\\u201dShe soon became a founding member of the new community Swami was starting near Nevada City, California, called Ananda Village, based on Yogananda\\u2019s dream of world brotherhood colonies for \\u201csimple living and high thinking.\\u201dSwami Kriyananda placed Asha in the role of teaching and counseling soon after her arrival at Ananda. She also served as Swami's correspondence secretary and personal assistant for many years. In 1987, Swami Asha and her husband, Swami David, became spiritual directors of Ananda Palo Alto in California, where they continue to serve today. Swami Asha is author of Swami Kriyananda as We Have Known Him, a collection of more than 200 stories by people who have been touched by his teachings and spiritual friendship, often in remarkable ways. She is also author of Loved and Protected: Stories of Miracles and Answered Prayers.With warmth and wisdom, Asha helps us see how spiritual teaching can be woven into daily, ordinary life. She offers practical, real-life examples to guide us, encouragement, and support for the journey of life. Her teachings are non-sectarian \\u2014 sharing the truths that unite the great religions; her Sunday Services are based on texts from both the Bible and the Bhagavad Gita.\\n\\n\\n\\t\\u201cGood company is essential on the spiritual path. Whether your energy will move inward toward God, or outward toward the world, is determined, to a large extent, by the company you keep.\\u201d\\n\\n\\t\\u2014Paramhansa Yogananda\\n\\n\\n\\thttp://www.nayaswamiasha.org"