Welcome to the June edition of the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India eNewsletter. This month we share inspiring thoughts from Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda on Knowing God.
Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda on Knowing God
150th Anniverary of Kriya Yoga
Upcoming Events
God is Eternal Bliss. His being is love, wisdom, and joy. He is both impersonal and personal, and manifests Himself in whatever way He pleases. He appears before His saints in the form each of them holds dear: Hindu beholds Krishna, a Christian sees Christ, or the Divine Mother, and so on. Devotees whose worship takes an impersonal turn become conscious of the Lord as an infinite Light or as the wondrous sound of Aum, the
primal Word, the Holy Ghost. The highest experience man can have is to feel that Bliss in which every other aspect of Divinity — love, wisdom, immortality — is fully contained.
But how can I convey to you in words the nature of God? He is ineffable, indescribable. Only in deep meditation shall you know His unique essence.
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Kriya Yoga: Royal Technique of God-Realization
The year 2011 marks the 150th anniversary of Yogavatar Sri Sri Lahiri Mahasaya's first meeting with the deathless Guru, Sri Sri Mahavatar Babaji near Ranikhet in the Himalayas, and his initiation into the sacred science of Kriya Yoga.
Our beloved Gurudeva Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda first brought this celestial blessing to the attention of the world through his Autobiography of a Yogi, in which he said, "This auspicious event did not happen to Lahiri Mahasaya alone; it was a fortunate moment for all the human race. The lost, or long-vanished, highest art of yoga was being brought to light.
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TOUR PROGRAMME OF YSS SANNYASIS JULY – AUGUST 2011
We are happy to announce that Yogoda Satsanga sannyasis will visit the places listed below during July – August 2011 to give classes on the meditation techniques and how-to-live principles taught by Gurudeva Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda.
Monastic Tour to Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh July 15 – 17, 2011
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Monastic Tour to Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu July 15 – 17, 2011
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Monastic Tour to Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu July 23 – 25, 2011
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Monastic Tour to MYSORE, Karnataka July 31 – August 1, 2011
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Monastic Tour to THRISSUR, Kerala August 6 – 8, 2011
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Monastic Tour to TRIVANDRUM, Kerala August 13 – 15, 2011
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We hope you enjoyed this edition of the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India eNewsletter. Check your inbox each month for more inspiration and wisdom from the teachings of Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda.
In divine friendship,
Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
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