Kriyananda
Kriyananda, born James Donald Walters (May 19, 1926 – April 21, 2013), was a direct disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda.
He became a minister in Yogananda's Self-Realization Fellowship organization and went on to found Ananda, a worldwide network of spiritual intentional communities.
These communities were inspired by Yogananda's vision of World Brotherhood Colonies.
Kriyananda met his guru at age 22 and spent four years learning directly from him before Yogananda's passing.
He then dedicated his life to serving his teacher's mission through establishing successful cooperative spiritual communities.
