{"id":613,"date":"2018-11-27T09:16:54","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T09:16:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/index.php\/home\/"},"modified":"2026-05-18T01:11:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T01:11:28","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"613\" class=\"elementor elementor-613\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f434927 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f434927\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f9a1c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f9a1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ananda Marga Canada:<br>The Path of bliss<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cab84e1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cab84e1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/index.php\/services\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join our retreat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5c31627 elementor-section-boxed 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While bad company strengthens the bondage of the soul, good company is conductive to liberation and salvation\"\n<\/font><br><font size=\"3\">Shrii Shrii Anandamurti<\/font><\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3a50e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e3a50e7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Testimonials<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"27073b9\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"46b74a0\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"e-divider-base\" data-interaction-id=\"08ba3b7\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d326b08 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d326b08\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-13bf2f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"13bf2f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">The Ananda Marga Intuition retreat was deeply enriching for me\ud83d\ude4f\n\nEspecially on the feminine level. Reconnecting with my sisters in a space filled with kindness, consciousness, softness, and expansion was truly magical.\n\nBut what touches me even more is seeing people from all around the world gathered together in the middle of Rang Saint-Louis, in Saint-Andr\u00e9-Avellin, Quebec. Watching this collective energy naturally emerge. Watching people unite through both their differences and their similarities. Being allowed to exist authentically, to share our talents, reflections, and vulnerabilities without judgment.\n\nAnanda Marga means \u201cthe path of inner bliss,\u201d the path toward that deep inner peace that already lives within us. And I\u2019m beginning to understand that this inner ecstasy doesn\u2019t come only from working on oneself\u2026 it also appears in those moments where, together, we stop feeling separate.\n\nDuring the retreat, nature was everywhere. The sunlight moved through the trees like a silent blessing. The earth, the sky, the bodies, the chants, the breath\u2026 everything felt connected for a moment. As if the boundaries disappeared and we became part of one living whole again.\n\nEvery moment I spend with this community reminds me why I am on this Earth, and how important respect, contemplation, and human connection truly are \ud83c\udf1e\ud83c\udf3f<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo_2026-05-17-21.01.28.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1443\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo_2026-05-17-21.01.28.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo_2026-05-17-21.01.28-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/photo_2026-05-17-21.01.28-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Catherine Nitrof<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">38 y.o.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-750a286 elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"750a286\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">The retreat in Anada Kanak was a very beautiful experience for me. It was very special to spend a weekend in the company of spiritual practitioners. I had many thought-provoking conversations, inspiring moments and genuine connections with beautiful people. This place is very calm and welcoming, inviting for deep self-reflection and a spiritual journey. I will definitely come back again if an opportunity arises.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-top\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"260\" src=\"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/alexandra.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1442\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Alexandra Volokhova<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">29 y.o.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-102bf4b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"102bf4b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-815f80d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"815f80d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1391a4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1391a4b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Upcoming Retreats<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b764ad elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9b764ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3227205 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3227205\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-355e34f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"355e34f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e798a5 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7e798a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" src=\"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meditation-3-600x399-1.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-649\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meditation-3-600x399-1.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Meditation-3-600x399-1-300x200.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-65ce5c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"65ce5c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><h5 class=\"elementor-image-box-title\">Daily Collective Meditation Practice<br><\/h5><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">We run a daily online collective meditation Monday-Friday at 8 pm PACIFIC TIME. For new people, 15 minutes of kirtan and 15 minutes of meditation. <br><\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-211fa30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"211fa30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/j\/88905390681?pwd=noMHLEJlvbnVLRjnN1XSsbalD44pwe.1\">Join us on Zoom via this link <\/a><\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4192b77 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4192b77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/anandamarga.ca\/index.php\/projects\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-long-arrow-alt-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M313.941 216H12c-6.627 0-12 5.373-12 12v56c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12h301.941v46.059c0 21.382 25.851 32.09 40.971 16.971l86.059-86.059c9.373-9.373 9.373-24.569 0-33.941l-86.059-86.059c-15.119-15.119-40.971-4.411-40.971 16.971V216z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Learn More<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-51af88c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"51af88c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9a69dd\" data-id=\"a9a69dd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-903dcf2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"903dcf2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yoga &amp; Meditation<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1694eb3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1694eb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c07d6ad elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c07d6ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We usually identify our existence with our position in society, our friends and family, the needs and desires of our body, and the emotional and intellectual expressions of our mind. But we rarely take the time to contemplate the real nature of our existence; to ask the question, \u201cWho am I?\u201d<\/p><p>We all have the feeling of existence; of \u201cI exist\u201d. That \u201cI am\u201d feeling dictates our thoughts, our memories, our feelings and our actions. It defines who we are as individuals. It is our identity of our mind with our body and with the world around us.<\/p><p>If we take the time and the effort to look deeper into our \u201cI am\u201d feeling we would find a deeper sense of being: a deeper \u201cself\u201d. The realization of that experience is not merely one of \u201cI am\u201d, but the more profound experience of \u201cI know that I am\u201d. That \u201cI\u201d of \u201cI know\u201d is the essence of our existence: pure consciousness. 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R. Sarkar, emphasized the need to create self-sustainable rural units that he named Master Units. Our members in Canada took up the challenge to establish Master Units and purchased the land and house of Ananda Kanak. The Master Units (MU) serve the community and act as the spiritual and social hub of the neighborhood. Amongst the main goals of Master Units is to achieve self-sustainability in food, clothing, housing, education, and medical, and to encourage research in all of these aspects in an ecological, cooperatively run project. Those goals require community engagement and the cooperation of several people. 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