Mission Statement
At Ananda College, we have made a commitment to provide educational experiences that are uplifting and inspiring and that exemplify the phrase “Higher Education for Higher Consciousness.”
Our goal is to unite every branch of learning in a higher vision of spiritual purpose. We seek to empower individuals through clarified aspirations and an attunement to higher levels of consciousness.
Vision Statement
We explore higher consciousness through our, online courses, certificate program, webinars, in-person events and global travel. These transformative experiences offer new ways of viewing and relating to our changing world.
Ananda College partners with the Education for Life Institute, Sharing Nature Foundation, The Joyful Arts Initiative, the Conscious Community Institute, The New Alexandria Foundation the Binary Research Institute and other forward-thinking organizations.
Education for Life
Our academics are based on the book Education for Life by J. Donald Walters, also known globally as Swami Kriyananda. Education for Life (EFL) is a revolutionary approach to education that focuses on holistic development. Based on ancient principles and universal truths, the EFL system has now been in practice for over 50 years and continues to be implemented by schools around the world.
Ananda Village
Ananda College has a physical location in a rural setting, adjacent to the Ananda Cooperative Community in Nevada City, California. This tranquil setting provides a space of deep calm in which the guidance of one’s higher self can be heard. Past students have expressed how much it meant to have such an experiential setting in nature that complements intellectual inquiry, and is not overshadowed by it. Ananda Village recently celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 2019 and is recognized globally as one of the most successful spiritual communities in the world.
World Peace Award: In 2017, Ananda received the Global Ambassador Peace Award from the United Nations Institute of International Social Development (IISD), an international non-governmental organization. Ananda Worldwide Spiritual Directors, Jyotish and Devi Novak, were invited to the United Nations in New York City to receive the award on November 17, 2017.
The Global Ambassador Peace Award recognizes spiritual leaders and UN leadership who can transform the world.