The sustainer of this universe is knocking at the gates of your heart, trying to enter through the portals of silence and make within you a garden of happiness.
— Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
Each year Yogoda Satsanga Society of India monks visit cities around the country to help fulfil the ever-growing demand for Paramahansa Yogananda’s soul-liberating teachings. These monastic tours offer a blessed opportunity for newcomers who wish to introduce themselves to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, and an in-depth guidance in the YSS meditation techniques for YSS Lessons students.
During these events, you may also avail yourself of the guidance of YSS sannyasis in the application of Gurudeva’s teachings in your daily life.
As every spiritual event gives a new stimulus to one’s sadhana, your participation in these events will rekindle your spiritual enthusiasm, and will also help you to experience the joy and blessings that come from meditating with and being in the company of other earnest seekers.
Although the programme schedule may vary from place to place, a sample outline is given below:
Schedule - Day I
09:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Opening satsanga
10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Review of Energization Exercises
(YSS Lessons students only)
02:30 p.m. to 03:30 p.m.
Review of Hong-Sau technique
(YSS Lessons students only)
04:30 p.m. to 06:15 p.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
06:30 p.m. to 07:30 p.m.
Spiritual discourse
07:30 p.m. to 08:30 p.m.
Video show on Guruji
Schedule - Day II
06:00 a.m. to 09:00 a.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
09:45 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Spiritual discourse
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Review of Aum technique
(YSS Lessons students only)
02:30 p.m. to 03:30 p.m.
Question-Answer session
04:30 p.m. to 06:15 p.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
06:30 p.m. to 07:30 p.m.
Spiritual discourse
Schedule - Day III
08:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Kriya Yoga diksha
02:00 p.m. to 03:30 p.m.
Closing satsanga and prasad
04:00 p.m. to 06:00 p.m.
Kriya Yoga review and check-up
(YSS Kriyabans only)
Receiving Kriya Yoga Diksha:
YSS sannaysis will conduct Kriya Yoga diksha ceremony to initiate eligible devotees. Details regarding eligibility and participation is mentioned below:
Eligibility to receive Kriya Yoga:
- Eligibility for receiving the Kriya Yoga diksha is dependent upon submission of satisfactory answers to the questionnaire enclosed with the YSS Lessons.
- As you will note in the questionnaire, to be eligible for receiving Kriya Yoga, the devotee must have been regularly practising the first three basic Yogoda techniques for several months.
- You must also submit the signed Kriya Yoga Pledge of devotion and loyalty to the YSS line of Gurus and the Yogoda Satsanga path.
