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
It gives us immense joy to announce that the Yogoda Satsanga devotees of Guntur worked tirelessly, and with great zeal and enthusiasm to build a beautiful Dhyana Mandir which will be inaugurated on Sunday, January 3, 2027. We welcome you to join the dedication ceremony of the new Dhyana Mandir, and the associated programmes which shall be conducted by Yogoda Satsanga sannyasis, as per the following schedule:
Schedule - Day I
07:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m.
Registration
09:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Dedication of the new Dhyana Mandir
02:30 p.m. to 04:30 p.m.
Review of Meditation Techniques
(YSS Lessons students only)
05:00 p.m. to 07:30 p.m.
Meditation and public satsanga
Schedule - Day II
08:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Kriya Yoga diksha
(for eligible YSS devotees only)
02:00 p.m. to 03:30 p.m.
Closing satsanga and prasad
04:00 p.m. to 05:30 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.
Please note: If you wish to apply for Kriya Yoga, and have not yet sent your answers to the questionnaire, they may be submitted at the Kendra/Mandali where you would be attending the programme, to be checked by the sannyasis upon their arrival in that city.
Participation in the Kriya Yoga Diksha Ceremony:
All who wish to receive Kriya Yoga diksha at the ceremony, including those who have received the Kriya Yoga Lessons but have not participated in a ceremony; and also, those Kriyabans who have received formal diksha but wish to attend the ceremony will need to register at the concerned Kendra at least a day in advance, and bring the required admittance card to the ceremony.
Please bring and show your Kriyaban Identification Card when registering yourself for Kriya Yoga diksha and also when attending the review.





















