She Did It!
She did it,Through LoveWith Love.She lived the Practice.Taking the esoteric TeachingsMaking them accessible, livable, do-able. A life infused with Light.Devotion and gratitudeAt its core. I am foreverIndebtedAndInspiredto followHer into Light. Why not?She showed the Way.She provided the real life example.The how-to. A Light-infused Life.To HerI bow in gratitude, wonder and awe. Swami Radhatarananda
From Mary-Ann to Swami Radhananda
My memories are often about observing this transformation. I remember in the 70’s sitting in main house at a picnic table with Susan, Russell, and Mary-Ann just arrived in their orange van from Lethbridge. Another memory is in a workshop with Swami Radha at Many Mansions – a group of teachers. Swami Radha points out […]
A memory
I wondered if Swami Radhananda picked up thoughts. It was at an annual AGM and Swami Radhananda had been speaking of the Ashram and was asking for people to come up to the front and make a contribution as to what the Ashram meant to them. There wasn’t an immediate response and I was thinking […]
Continuing Connections
I first met Swami Radhananda about 18 months after Swami Radha’s death, when she was quite new in her role heading up the ashram and overall community. It was all new to me, and I remember trying to figure it all out – the teachings, the ashram, the community in the snow in the mountains […]
My friend – memories
I met Mary-Ann when she was a loving and devoted mother of two young children, always smiling and laughing. We went though some sad times together but it resulted in her conviction that there was another path waiting for her. Mary-Ann was a mover and shaker. She was a political activist, willing to discuss the […]
Remembering Swami Radhananda
Swami Radhananda’s clear Commitment to her own personal growth, to living the Teachings on a daily basis, to discovering who she is within her challenges, her triumphs, her losses, her responsibilities to being the Lineage Holder, all inspire me. She more than earned her wings on January 28, 2021. As our Ancestor her example continues […]
when I think of you…
All I can think of these days is you walking, your sudden joyous sprints, your determined getaways, your sweet shuffle holding on to me, your limitless delight of flower, branch, leaf, raven, sky. Walks where you would work out the content of your mind, walks in silence, walks in whispers and the sound of our […]
In Gratitude
Swami Radhananda inspired, enlightened and challenged me in so many ways. She didn’t tell me what I wanted to hear but what I needed to know. Her wisdom shattered many of my old, fossilized, hidden concepts and beliefs. Her commitment, dedication, courage and love for Swami Radha touches me deeply each time I read Carried […]
Swami Radhananda
Swami Radhananda touched my heart and life deeply as a friend and teacher. One example of her teaching skill is from a Kundalini and Dream course. Asked to reflect on: What is behind your urge to keep talking, I shared my response. Swami Radhananda asked what I could have done differently. I offered many ideas, […]
tribute to Swami Radhananda
I think Swami Radhananda’s step into the leadership of the ashram was very challenging and I admired her courage to do so with the initiative to make changes and open new doors for all of us. A couple of years ago, I watched some videos of her teaching workshops through the years and saw how […]