Kriyananda (born James Donald Walters) was a direct disciple of the yogi Paramahansa Yogananda and was the founder of Ananda, a worldwide movement of spiritual intentional communities based on Yogananda's World Brotherhood Colonies ideal. 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.
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