Darshan Jan Lotichius, Dutch by birth, at the tender age of twenty-four and after a period of anxious soul searching, met Swami Kriyananda a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. Kriyananda initiated Darshan into the path of discipleship and Self-realization, and in 2000 named him minister of the Ananda Sangha in Europe. Darshan holds degrees in music and literature, is the father of two children, and lives in the spiritual community of Ananda Assisi, in Italy. He regularly travels throughout Europe and the US, sharing the teachings of Kriya Yoga through seminars and music.