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YSS Sangam 2023

After almost three years of the worldwide pandemic, 2023 brought new rays of hope, joy, and blessings to the entire YSS/SRF family across India and

“The Bamboo Flute” by Gurucharan

Retelling of a traditional story from India, originally published in 2018 in Yogoda Satsanga magazine. One late afternoon, sitting under the shade of a kadamba

Sangam 2023

Devotees register for the sangam. Volunteers arrange badges for devotees. Swamiji greets Sangam participants at the event venue and also those joining online from all

Janmotsav Celebrations Across India

Gurugram, Haryana… And as a charitable activity, Swami Lalitananda and Brahmachari Kedarananda distribute blankets to the staff. Yogoda Balkrishnalaya students partake of prasad, Dwarahat. Swami

“Paramahansa Yogananda and the Spiritual Light of India” by Sri Mrinalini Mata

This is a short excerpt from the talk “The Yoga Sadhana That Brings God’s Love and Bliss” by Sri Mrinalini Mata, who served as fourth

Welcome to the YSS Newsletter and Appeal — January 2023

Establish in your hearts permanently only kindness and peace. Always help others with love; help them by your example. — Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda

In Memoriam: Swami Shantananda Giri

Our revered Swami Shantananda Giri, a monastic disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda for more than 60 years, passed away peacefully at the Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters

“A Better Life Through the Portals of the New Year” — a Guided Meditation From Paramahansa Yogananda

This is an excerpt from the talk “Controlling Your Destiny.” The full talk can be read in The Divine Romance, volume 2 of Paramahansa Yogananda’s Collected Talks

Paramahansa Yogananda on the Secret to Success in the New Year

The New Year arrives with fresh hopes. But sometimes doubt creeps in: Is it really possible to make lasting changes in our lives with the

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