Ananda Portland

✨ **What if failure didn't have to take away your joy?**

Yogananda reminds us that one of our greatest powers is the ability to meet our failures with a smile—not because they don't matter, but because they don't have to define us.

Sometimes the most beautiful smile is the one that comes after a difficult experience: *I learned something. I'm still here. And I'm going to keep going.*

🌿 **What is something you've learned from a failure or setback that you can smile about now?**

Share your wisdom with us in the comments. ❤️

*“There is no greater power than to smile at failure, no more beautiful an ornament to your being than a genuine smile, and no beauty greater than the smile of peace and wisdom glowing on your face.”*
— Paramhansa Yogananda

UPDATE! ✨Thanks to your generosity, we've raised an additional $11,008 from Sept 11-22! We're now at $188,641 of our $201,314 goal — just $12,673 left to go! Your support is helping us update and beautify our spaces to better serve our community .Help us across the finish line! Link in comments to give.

Look at those before/after pics!
Jai Guru 🙏

Enjoy this inspirational talk with Nayaswami Amala:

Inspirational Talk 09/20/2026 with Amala Intuition is simple, the intellect is complex

✨ **Live Fully in This Moment** ✨

We can spend so much of our energy looking backward with regret or forward with worry. Yogananda reminds us that our greatest power is here, in the present moment.

We cannot change what has already happened, and the future is not yet ours to control. But **this moment is ours.** We can choose how we meet it—with awareness, courage, love, and joy.

What would it mean to **live supremely well now**?

🌿 Take a breath.
🙏 Be present.
❤️ Give your whole heart to this moment.

*“This is the way of the wise!”* — Paramhansa Yogananda

We celebrated a beautiful soft grand opening and honored Swami Kriyananda's discipleship anniversary with the dedication and blessing of our new Master's Kitchen and Sangha Hall.

We still need your support to finish the project! Thank you to all the wonderful souls contributing to and serving to support this amazing new chapter for Ananda Portland 💓🕉️🌟

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_O6k-5ySII

Inspirational Talk 9/6/2026 with Badri Ego—Friend or Foe?

🎉 HUGE MULTI-FAMILY COMMUNITY YARD SALE! 🎉

Looking for treasures this weekend? Come explore our multi-family community yard sale with a huge variety of items for all ages and interests!

You'll find:

🍳 Kitchenware, pots and pans, and small appliances
🔨 Tools
🧸 Toys
📚 Books
♿ A wheelchair and walker
💎 Jewelry
🖼️ Picture frames and art
🏡 Home décor and much more!

With donations from many families, there will be plenty to browse and discover. You never know what treasure you might find!

📅 Friday & Saturday, September 4–5
⏰ 9:00 AM–4:00 PM
📍 Ananda Portland Temple
4855 SW Watson Ave