Ananda Church to Keep East West Bookshop

After trying for a year and a half to sell East West Bookshop, the New Age bookstore in Mountain View, Calif., the Ananda Church has decided to keep the store. As part of that decision, David Gamow, a longtime Ananda member and former manager of East West, is returning to the bookstore. Current manager Brahmachari Tandava will take a new role at the Ananda Church.

David Gamow

The store, which was founded in 1980, said there had been interest from potential buyers, "but we hit roadblocks along each new path. It became clear over time that something else was 'trying to happen,' and after some other puzzle pieces falling into place," the Ananda Church decided not to sell.

Last year, East West Bookshop emphasized that while the store was for sale, it was not closing. The owners, the store said, "firmly believe in the importance of East West as an institution and as a service to the community of spiritual truth-seekers in the Bay Area and beyond. We feel it should absolutely continue to exist, whether or not it is owned specifically by the Ananda Church."

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