J. Donald Walters

Quotes:

"Happiness is not a brilliant climax to years of grim struggle and anxiety. It is a long succession of little decisions simply to be happy in the moment."

"Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake."

"There are realities we all share, regardless of our nationality, language, or individual tastes. As we need food, so do we need emotional nourishment: love, kindness, appreciation, and support from others. We need to understand our environment and our relationship to it. We need to fulfill certain inner hungers: the need for happiness, for peace of mind for wisdom."

"Leadership is an opportunity to serve. It is not a trumpet call to self-importance."

"In a sense, each of us is an island. In another sense, however, we are all one. For though islands appear separate, and may even be situated at great distances from one another, they are only extrusions of the same planet, Earth."

"Self-acceptance comes from meeting life's challenges vigorously. Don't numb yourself to your trials and difficulties, nor build mental walls to exclude pain from your life. You will find peace not by trying to escape your problems, but by confronting them courageously. You will find peace not in denial, but in victory."

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• Active: '70s, '80s, '90s, 2000s
• Genres: New Age
• Instrument: Sax (Alto)
• Representative Albums: "Mantra", "Secrets of Love", "Secrets of Life

Biography

J. Donald Walters (aka Swami Kriyananda) is a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda, famed author of Autobiography of a Yogi. Walters lived for years in India, lecturing (he speaks nine languages) and singing (in a soothing baritone voice in native Bengali and Hindi) to many thousands. Walters began composing in 1964 and has produced over 300 choral and vocal works. In 1968, Walters founded the Ananda World Brotherhood Village, an intentional spiritual community near Nevada City, California. The organization has a publishing arm (Walters has written over 60 books, including Secrets of Life from Warner Books) as well as a music label, Crystal Clarity Light and Sound, which has released a number of his devotional albums for use in meditation. Do not expect overly complex albums from Walters; because his albums are used for meditation, Walters often uses the theme-and-variation style. Some of Walters' albums feature Indian instruments such as the sitar, tamboura, and tabla, but often, Walters taps the Western musical palette, such as on his collaboration with famed Celtic harpist Derek Bell on The Mystic Harp. ~ Carol Wright, All Music Guide

Music for Yoga: Experience Relaxation, Healing And Buy this CD	Secrets of Love Buy this CD	Secrets of Life Buy this CD	Kriyananda Chants Yogananda Buy this CD	Windows on The World Buy this CD
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