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Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters; May 19, 1926, Azuga – April 21, 2013, Assisi) was a direct disciple of the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda, and the founder of the Ananda, a worldwide movement of spiritual intentional communities based on Yogananda's World Brotherhood Colonies ideal. Yogananda made Walters a minister for his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF). He authorized him to teach Kriya Yoga while with SRF, and appointed him the head monk for the SRF Mount Washington monks only. After Yogananda's death, Walters was given final vows of sannyas in 1955 by then SRF President Daya Mata and given the name Kriyananda. In 1960, upon the passing of M.W. Lewis, the SRF Board of Directors elected Kriyananda to the Board of Directors and to the position of Vice President. In 1962, the SRF Board of Directors voted unanimously to request his resignation. Kriyananda is the author of about 150 published books/booklets and the composer of over 400 pieces of music, which altogether have sold over three million copies. A few of the books have been published in 28 languages and a few are sold in 90 countries. He lectured in different countries throughout the world. In addition to English, he spoke Italian, Romanian, Greek, French, Spanish, German, Hindi, Bengali, and Indonesian. He established a new Swami order in 2009: the Nayaswami Order. A jury in a court of law found Kriyananda aka Donald Walters guilty of fraudulently representing himself as a celibate religious leader or swami even though he had sex with several of his devotees during 30 years at the helm of Ananda. Several women came forward during the civil trial to testify that Walters had sexually exploited them.
References
- Swami Kriyananda, The New Path - My Life with Paramhansa Yogananda. (Crystal Clarity Publishers, 2009). ISBN:978-1-56589-242-2.
- Kriyananda, The Essence of Self-Realization Crystal Clarity Publishers (2003) ISBN:0-916124-29-0
- Kriyananda, Conversations With Yogananda: Stories, Sayings, and Wisdom of Paramhansa Yogananda Crystal Clarity Publishers (2004) ISBN:1-56589-202-X
- Walters, James Donald Erzieher Stories of Mukunda Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship (1953) OCLC 633537040 https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/633537040
- See Autobiography of a Yogi, (1955) 6th ed., OCLC 546634 p. 498 https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/546634
- Self-Realization Magazine. Los Angeles, California: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1949–1960. ISSN 0037-1564. http://www.worldcat.org/issn/0037-1564
- Yogananda, Paramhansa, Autobiography of a Yogi Nevada City, California:Crystal Clarity Publishers (1995 [1946]) ISBN:1565891082 Wikisource, Chapter 24
- Goldberg, Phillip (2013). American Veda: From Emerson and the Beatles to Yoga and Meditation How Indian Spirituality Changed the West. Harmony.
- Beverley, James (2009). Nelson's Illustrated Guide to Religions. Thomas Nelson, Inc..
- Suiter, John. Poets on the Peaks (2002) Counterpoint. ISBN:1-58243-148-5; ISBN:1-58243-294-5 (pbk) pg. 251
- Helin, Sadhana Devi Many Hands Make a Miracle http://www.ananda.org/inspiration/books/many-hands/
- Visit to Saints of India, Ananda Sangha Publications, ISBN:978-81-89430-24-5
- Doug Mattson (October 30, 2002). "Jury: Copyrights violated by church". The Union (Grass Valley, California).
- Novak, Devi (2006). Faith is my armor: the life of Swami Kriyananda. Crystal Clarity Publishers. ISBN 978-1-56589-213-2.
- Beverley, James (2009). Nelson's illustrated guide to religions: a comprehensive introduction to the religions of the world. Thomas Nelson. ISBN 9780785244912.
- Library of Congress Catalog Record http://lccn.loc.gov/99165624
- Foxan, Anya (2017) (in en). Biography of a Yogi. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0190668051.
- Vicky Anning (February 11, 1998). "COURT: Jury stings Ananda Church and its leaders". Palo Alto Weekly (Palo Alto, California). http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/news/1998_Feb_11.ANANDA.html.
- "$1 million judgment against swami". Palo Alto Weekly (Palo Alto, California). February 27, 1998. http://www.paloaltoonline.com/weekly/morgue/news/1998_Feb_27.ANANDA1.html.
- Goa, Helen (March 10, 1999). "Sex and the Singular Swami". San Francisco Weekly. http://www.sfweekly.com/1999-03-10/news/sex-and-the-singular-swami/.
- Wayne Wilson (November 2, 1997). "Church-financed trash raid disrupts sex-abuse lawsuit". The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California).
- Jamie Bate (27 March 2004). "Swami clear in Italy case: Ananda founder safe from arrest, supporters say". The Union. http://www.theunion.com/article/20040327/NEWS/103270094/0/ARCHIVES.
- Sonal Srivastava (Oct 24, 2011). "The naya swami". The Times of India (India). http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/The-naya-swami/articleshow/10472677.cms.
- Ian (April 21, 2013). "Swami Kriyananda passes away in Italy". The Times of India (India). http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-04-21/india/38709459_1_swami-kriyananda-paramhansa-yogananda-india.
