Bhante Ānanda
In 2017, Bhante Ānanda chose to ‘go forth’, relinquishing lay-life for the purpose of developing the higher mind. After two years on a quest to find the right place to receive pabbaja, he encountered the teachings of Bhante Vimalaramsi and decided to take him as preceptor. He received the going-forth on May 10th 2019 and stayed alongside Bhante Vimalaramsi for the 2019 summer retreat season. 
On his spiritual journey, Bhante Ānanda learned and drew from a vast spectrum of spiritual traditions and teachings. His quest for happiness and meaning, lead him to investigate many different styles of meditation and spiritual practices, including; Hatha Yoga, Zen meditation, binaural beat meditation, yogic meditation practices, mantra meditations, absorption concentration practices, heart-base practices and many more.​
Metta Vipassana retreat lead by Delson Armstrong and Bhante Ananda at Ambedkar Memorial Meditation Center, Bodhgaya, India, October thru Novmeber 2022. The retreat was one of eight retreats Bhante led in in Asia and the US. 

Bhante offers a fresh and accessible perspective of on important aspects of the Buddha's teaching.  He is the author of several books including his own translations of Pali available on his website at  https://heartdhamma.love/books/
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Love Unbound: Transformative Journey of a Meditation Retreat
This is 40 min video is a journey to the foothills of the Himalayas in Kalimpong, India where meditators share their retreat experience, highlights, and results that they are taking back home to their day-to-day lives.

All ten of the daily talks from the 2023 Kalimpong retreat are available on the Heartdhamma website at https://heartdhamma.love/kalimpong-retreat-talks-now-out/​​
Going Forth. . .
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Early ordination at Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center with Bhante Vimalaramsi as his preceptor.
Bhante saw his long-time aspiration fulfilled in June 2022 when he  received Upasampadā (full bhikkhu ordination) in the Sri Kaliyani Yogashrama tradition (Galduwa), under his preceptor, Most Venerable Bhante Janananda Mahāthero and his achariya Venerable Bhante Waleboda Ñāṇananda Thero, in Thanjan Tenna, Sri Lanka. For more information see his full bio at: https://heartdhamma.love/contact/bio/
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Easter Retreat April 7-4, 2023 St. Francis Retreat Center, San Juan Bautista, California
 This Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation (TWIM) residential retreat was led by Venerable Bhante Ananda, Delson Armstrong, and Rachael O'Brien with more 40 participants. 
PictureYavatmal Jetvan Retreat,TWIM retreat led by Bhante Ananda with 27 participants, October 2022.