Our Devotee2Devotee Facebook Group is hosting our annual group reading and online discussion of Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda and we invite you to join in as thousands of devotees worldwide partake in the yearly tradition of this daily reading. From November 18th through January 5th (Guruji’s Birthday), a chapter a day will be read (49 chapters for 49 days). We will be using the Orange Cover and Complete Version of Autobiography of a Yogi published by Self-Realization Fellowship (copyright 1946-present).
Our group readings have been a blessing for many. Master is joyfully with us — guiding and blessing us! We ask that you please keep ALL posts positive and uplifting — and directly pertaining to the “AY” material. You may also supplement the event by posting contemporary and historical photos of places in India and America, as well as images of those mentioned in the text.
All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us. Please follow the reading schedule listed below. Jai Guru!!!
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AY Reading Schedule – Join Us When You Can!
Nov 18th: Chapter 1 – My Parents and Early Life
Nov 19th: Chapter 2 – My Mother’s Death and the Mystic Amulet
Nov 20th: Chapter 3 – The Saint With Two Bodies
Nov 21st: Chapter 4 – My Interrupted Flight Toward the Himalayas
Nov 22nd: Chapter 5 – A “Perfume Saint” Displays His Wonders
Nov 23rd: Chapter 6 – The Tiger Swami
Nov 24th: Chapter 7 – The Levitating Saint
Nov 25th: Chapter 8 – India’s Great Scientist, J. C. Bose
Nov 26th: Chapter 9 – The Blissful Devotee and His Cosmic Romance
Nov 27th: Chapter 10 – I Meet My Master, Sri Yukteswar
Nov 28th: Chapter 11 – Two Penniless Boys in Brindaban
Nov 29th: Chapter 12 – Years in My Master’s Hermitage
Nov 30th: Chapter 13 – The Sleepless Saint
Dec 1sth: Chapter 14 – An Experience in Cosmic Consciousness
Dec 2nd: Chapter 15 – The Cauliflower Robbery
Dec 3rd: Chapter 16 – Outwitting the Stars
Dec 4th: Chapter 17 – Sasi and the Three Sapphires
Dec 5th: Chapter 18 – A Mohammedan Wonder-Worker
Dec 6th: Chapter 19 – My Master, in Calcutta, Appears in Serampore
Dec 7th: Chapter 20 – We Do Not Visit Kashmir
Dec 8th: Chapter 21 – We Visit Kashmir
Dec 9th: Chapter 22 – The Heart of a Stone Image
Dec 10th: Chapter 23 – I Receive My University Degree
Dec 11th: Chapter 24 – I Become a Monk of the Swami Order
Dec 12th: Chapter 25 – Brother Ananta and Sister Nalini
Dec 13th: Chapter 26 – The Science of Kriya Yoga
Dec 14th: Chapter 27 – Founding a Yoga School in Ranchi
Dec 15th: Chapter 28 – Kashi, Reborn and Discovered
Dec 16th: Chapter 29 – Rabindranath Tagore and I Compare Schools
Dec 17th: Chapter 30 – The Law of Miracles
Dec 18th: Chapter 31 – An Interview With the Sacred Mother
Dec 19th: Chapter 32 – Rama Is Raised From the Dead
Dec 20th: Chapter 33 – Babaji, Yogi-Christ of Modern India
Dec 21st: Chapter 34 – Materializing a Palace in the Himalayas
Dec 22nd: Chapter 35 – The Christlike Life of Lahiri Mahasaya
Dec 23rd: Chapter 36 – Babaji’s Interest in the West
Dec 24th: Chapter 37 – I Go to America
Dec 25th: Chapter 38 – Luther Burbank — A Saint Amid the Roses
Dec 26th: Chapter 39 – Therese Neumann, the Catholic Stigmatist
Dec 27th: Chapter 40 – I Return to India
Dec 28th: Chapter 41 – An Idyl in South India
Dec 29th: Chapter 42 – Last Days With My Guru
Dec 30th: Chapter 43 – The Resurrection of Sri Yukteswar
Dec 31st: Chapter 44 – With Mahatma Gandhi at Wardha
Jan 1st: Chapter 45 – The Bengali “Joy-Permeated Mother”
Jan 2nd: Chapter 46 – The Woman Yogi Who Never Eats
Please join our Devotee2Devotee community for a group reading of Paramahansa Yogananda’s The Divine Romance. Beginning on May 27th through July 12th, a chapter/lecture a day will be read (47 chapters for a total of 47 reading days). All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us. Please follow the reading schedule listed below.
Our group readings have been a blessing for many. Master is joyfully with us – guiding and blessing us! Please keep ALL posts positive and uplifting – and directly pertaining to The Divine Romance lecture material. Jai Guru!!!
Divine Romance Reading Schedule – Join Us When You Can!
Day 1 – May 27th: How to Cultivate Divine Love
Day 2 – May 28th: A New Look at the Origin and Nature of Cosmic Creation
Day 3 – May 29th: Practicing Religion Scientifically
Day 4 – May 30th: Finding the Joy in Life
Day 5 – May 31st: What Is Fate?
Day 6 – June 1st: The End of the World
Day 7 – June 2nd: The Why and How of Religion
Day 8 – June 3rd: Spectrum of Spiritual Consciousness
Day 9 – June 4th: Mind: Repository of Infinite Power
Day 10 – June 5th: Why Evil Is a Part of God’s Creation
Day 11 – June 6th: The Mystery of Mahatma Gandhi
Day 12 – June 7th: Magnetism: Inherent Power of Soul
Day 13 – June 8th: Psychological Furniture
Day 14 – June 9th: The Unknown Potential of Memory
Day 15 – June 10th: Harmonize Physical Mental Spiritual Methods Healing
Day 16 – June 11th: Mind Power Can Help You Lose or Gain Weight
Day 17 – June 12th: How to Work Without Fatigue
Day 18 – June 13th: Ridding Consciousness of Worry
Day 19 – June 14th: If God Is Free From Karma, Why Aren’t We?
Day 20 – June 15th: Yoga Art Overcoming Mortal Consciousness & Death
Day 21 – June 16th: How Feelings Mask the Soul
Day 22 – June 17th: The Yoga Ideal of Renunciation Is For All
Day 23 – June 18th: With All Thy Getting, Get Understanding
Day 24 – June 19th: Criticism
Day 25 – June 20th: Where Is Jesus Now, and What Is He Doing?
Day 26 – June 21st: Do Souls Reincarnate?
Day 27 – June 22nd: Where Are Our Departed Loved Ones?
Day 28 – June 23rd: Reflections on Love
Day 29 – June 24th: The Known and the Unknown
Day 30 – June 25th: Controlling Your Destiny
Day 31 – June 26th: Guests—Good and Bad
Day 32 – June 27th: How to Free Yourself From Bad Habits
Day 33 – June 28th: The Garden of Flowering Qualities
Day 34 – June 29th: Oriental & Occidental Christianity
Day 35 – June 30th: A World Without Boundaries
Day 36 – July 1st: To Know God Is to Love All
Day 37 – July 2nd: How You Can Approach God
Day 38 – July 3rd: The Cosmic Lover
Day 39 – July 4th: Personal and Impersonal God
Day 40 – July 5th: How to Find a Way to Victory
Day 41 – July 6th: I Am Blessed to Behold Him
Day 42 – July 7th: Take God With You Through Life
Day 43 – July 8th: The Aurora of Bliss
Day 44 – July 9th: Answer the Call of Christ!
Day 45 – July 10th: Divine Communion With God and Christ
Please join our Devotee2Devotee Facebook Group for a group reading of Paramahansa Yogananda’s Whispers from Eternity. Beginning on April 29th through May 18th, we will organize the poems into a 20-day reading event. All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us. Please follow the reading schedule listed below.
Our group readings have been a blessing for many. Master is joyfully with us — guiding and blessing us! All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us.
We hope you enjoy our group reading event and pray that it inspires and blesses you! Jai Guru!!!
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Whispers from Eternity Reading Schedule – Join Us When You Can!
Day 1 – April 29th:
Adoring Thee through all the aeons Affirmation for healing others All creation is Thine inimitable handiwork All power is divine An ever present Sentry of Light (also available as ‘Ever present Sentry of Light, An) At play with Thee At Thy touch, dumb matter speaks Aum, the heartbeat of creation Awake and ready Beauty of Thy plan, The “Be happy, My child!” Be my Captain
Day 2 – April 30th:
Be Thou my Beacon of Wisdom Be thou my Sun and Moon Be Thou President of a United World Bless me, that my five senses encounter only goodness Blow through the flute of my being Blue-rayed lotus of Thy feet, The Boom Thou on the shores of my mind Butterfly of eternity, A By trials may I perfect myself Caravan of my prayers is moving onward, The Come, O perfect Joy! Come out of the cocoon of delusion
Day 3 – May 1st:
Come to me as Buddha Come to me as Mohammed Come to me as Moses Come to me as Swami Shankara Come to me in a tangible human form Come to me, O Christ, as the Good Shepherd Come to me, O Krishna, as the Divine Cowherd Correct my defective vision Crying in the wilderness Darkness vanishes before Thy light Death’s reply Destroying the fortress of ignorance
Day 4 – May 2nd:
Devotee’s aspiration, The Devotee’s vow, The Dewdrops of repentance Divine Sculptor, The Diving for the Pearl of Great Price Doors everywhere Dreaming, I thought I was awake Each of us reflects Thine individuality Ego, the impersonator Fivefold taper of my senses, The Forest of delusion ablaze, The Forget me not, though I forget Thee
Day 5 – May 3rd:
For Thee, a bouquet of all loves From joy I came, for joy I live Gandhi, the Mahatma—“great soul” Gaze of Truth, The Give me fervor in divine love Give me the humblest place within Thy heart Give us a true conception of brother hood Giving smiles to everyone Glance Thou into my ardent eyes God alone! Guard my from highway robbers Guide me, O soul Charioteer!
Day 6 – May 4th:
Happiness is our birthright Hasten Thou the day Healing affirmation Heal us in body, mind, and soul Heavenly Hart, I hunted Thee in the forest of Consciousness Heavenly Thief of Hearts “Hello, playmate, I am here!” (poem) Help me to win the battle of life Honeycomb of my heart, The I adore Thee in the language of love I am a spark of Thy cosmic fire I am wave of joy
Day 7 – May 5th:
I am building a rainbow bridge to reach Thee I am Homeward bound at last I am immortal Spirit I am Thy babe of eternity I am Thy bird of paradise I am Thy divine dewdrop I am Thy tiny hummingbird I asked Thee: “What is sin?” I beheld Thee hiding in a flower I beheld Thee in thy dances of creation, preservation, and destruction I bow to Thee everywhere I come with the myrrh of reverence
Day 8 – May 6th:
I fly from life to life I have dreamed many dreams I heard Thy gentle voice saying: ”Come Home” Immortalizing rays of Spirit, The In appearance, many; in essence, One Infinitude’s happy child In my heart’s patch of flowers Inspirit us with generosity In the bursts of blue brine In the garden of my life In the nightly garden of dreams Invincible Lion of the Self
Day 9 – May 7th:
I play hide-and-seek with Thee I remember, I remember! I shall be a messenger of joy I shall spread Thy holy Name I shall swim in the sea of souls I swept Thy wisdom’s ocean of treasure I valiantly struggle toward Thee I was shipwrecked on the ocean of life I wear my scars as roses of courage I will be Thine always I will be Thy naughty baby, O divine Mother! I yearn to hear thy unique voice
Day 10 – May 8th:
Keep me away from evil Lark that drinks Thy raindrops, The Lead me to the royal highway of realization Let all rest in the shade of my peace Lord’s Prayer: a humble interpretation, The Make me a smile millionaire Make me clean again, Divine Mother Master Mariner, take charge of my boat May cocktails of devotion induce God-intoxication May human love become divine love May I abandon the anger habit May I act from free choice, not habit
Day 11 – May 9th:
May I be cheerfully busy May I calm the storms of restless desires May I discipline the senses May I drown in Thine Ocean and live May I exude only sweetness May I find my Self in all May I find Thy love in all May I forgive all May I help, not punish, wrongdoers May I live less by food and more by cosmic light May I love thee as saints love Thee May I make others happy
Day 12 – May 10th:
May I overcome fear May I reap the harvest of Cosmic Consciousness May I savor with Thy zest all innocent pleasures May I see goodness in others May I still the gale of passions May my gratitude be changeless May my love for Thee be unfading May our hearts repeat Thy Name Meditation and devotion Melody of human brotherhood, The Memories Misleading folly fires
Day 13 – May 11th:
My Guru, Sri Yukteswar My Home is Heaven My journey’s end My taper of remembrance of Thee Nightingale of heaven, A Not against my will, O Death! O Colossal Denizen of the Deeps! O Fairy Song of Love Everlasting! O Lord, our first duty is to Thee O magic music of my soul! Open the petaled bars of our heart buds O Spirit, I worship Thee in all shrines
Day 14 – May 12th:
O Spirit, reveal Thyself as thou art Our purified rivers reach Thy Sea Overcoming my enemies: bad habits O Virtue! Thou art infinitely more charming than Vice O Wine of Centuries! Prayer at dawn Prayer at eventide Prayer at night Prayer at noon Prayer before meditation Prayer before taking food Prayer for peace
Day 15 – May 13th:
Prayer for supply of immediate needs Prayer for the Great Enlightenment Prayer of loyalty, A Prayer of my heart Prayer to the Holy Trinity Prince of peace, sitting on the throne of poise, A Purify me in furnace of trials Remove Thou the veils of creation Removing the cork of ignorance Removing the debris of delusion Repair my nerve wires, O Mystic Electrician! Restore our transparency
Day 16 – May 14th:
Revive my friendship with Thee Rhythms of futurity, The Right thinking of prosperity River of ardour, A Salutation to god as the Great Preceptor Salutation to Spirit Save me from sense slavery Save me from wrong beliefs Save us from the dragnet of delusion Seraphic strains of Aum, The Spiritualize us, O Infinite Alchemist! Star that leads to Christ child, The
Day 17 – May 15th:
Stricken are here at Thy door, The Sun gaze of my love ne’er sets, The Taper of meditation, The Tell me Thou hast loved me always Tell me—wilt Thou be mine? Terrors of mundane delusion are but dreams Thine approaching feet Thine eagle of soul progress Thine is the Sole Life Thou art ever busy, O Cosmic Potter! Thou art hiding behind a veil of cosmic rays Thou art Love
Day 18 – May 16th:
Thou art my Best Friend Thou art my Protector Thou art my Well-Wisher Thou art Peace and Silence Thou art plainly present Thou art the Cause of all Thou are the Fountain of Love Thou art the highest goal of man Thou art the Sole Doer Thou art visible as Mother Nature Thou didst baptize me in the flood of Thy grace Thou didst teach me the language of angels
Day 19 – May 17th:
Thou dost ever behold me Thought at Christmas Thou has many Names Thou hast no body Thou hast satisfied my soul hunger Thou lookest for my coming Thy danse macabre Thy light in the sunless ocean depths Thy light transfigures all creation Thy magnum opus of Aum Thy pristine song gushed through me Thy simple song of joy Thy station, JOY
Day 20 – May 18th:
Unbroken oneness Universal daily prayer for divine guidance Untutored song of my heart, The Vision of Christ and Krishna, A We are actors in thy cosmic pictures We are Thy burned children, wailing for Thy help We demand as Thy children Welcome, O Majestic Personage! We unite to worship Thee, O Spirit! What bliss at the sight of Thy light! Whispers of Eternity Why dost Thou seem so far away! Wondrous eyes of Christ, The
Please join us for a group reading of Only Love by Sri Daya Mata. From March 17th through April 23rd, a chapter a day will be read (33 Chapters and 30 pages of Divine Counsel for a total of 38 reading days). Although there’s a wealth of inspiration from our beloved Ma, please keep your posts and quotes from “Only Love.” All sincere devotees are welcome to join us!
From the SRF website: “Sri Daya Mata was one of the foremost disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda. A true “Mother of Compassion,” as her name signifies, she inspired those of all faiths and from all walks of life with the wisdom and great love of God conveyed through her talks, writings, and recordings.
For more than seventy-five years, she dedicated her heart and soul to loving God and serving the worldwide work of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India. She was the spiritual head and president of both from 1955 until her passing in 2010.”
Let us participate in this uplifting book event and feel the blessings from our beloved Master and our beloved Ma! We ask that you please keep ALL posts positive and uplifting! These group readings have been very powerful – let’s keep the momentum going! Master presence is clearly with us all!
Jai Guru, Jai Ma
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Only Love is available in hardcover and e-book formats from the SRF Online Bookstore:
3/26 – The View of the Wise Toward Life’s Experiences
3/27 – Thoughts on Right Attitude
3/28 – Spiritual Opportunity in the New Year
3/29 – The Secret of Forgiving
3/30 – A Time for Prayer, a Time for Surrender
3/31 – Man’s Need for God
4/1 – How to Find Favor with God
4/2 – Secrets of Spiritual Progress
4/3 – Is Meditation on God Compatible with Modern Life?
4/4 – The Only Way to Happiness
4/5 – Heaven Lies Within
4/6 – Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods
4/7 – Experiences with My Guru, Paramahansa Yogananda
4/8 – The Path of Devotion
4/9 – A Blessing from Mahavatar Babaji
4/10 – The Spirit of Truth
4/11 – Do Avatars Have Karma?
4/12 – Our Oneness in God
4/13 – The Only Answer to Life
4/14 – Walk Inwardly with God
4/15 – Learning to Behave
4/16 – How to Know God
4/17 – Take Your Troubles to God
4/18 – The Spiritual Goals of Self-Realization Fellowship
4/19 – God is the Greatest Treasure, God is the Answer to Every Problem, The Psychological Battlefield of Good & Evil, Self-realization is Found in Inner Silence, We Have No Time to Waste
4/20 – Be on Fire for God, Divine Love Makes Each Soul Unique, Let God Help Carry Your Load, Rely on God Alone, Give God a Chance
4/21 – Admonition for Advancement on the Path, Divine Love is the Motivation of Right Activity, The Delusion of Mortal Consciousness, The Privilege of Serving God, Goals for a New Year
4/22 – We are Bound Together by Love, The Divine Mother as Disciplinarian, Bringing Out the Best Within Us, The Power of Discrimination
4/23 – Watch Your Own Thoughts and Actions, A Pattern for Spiritual Living, The Secret of a Happy Life, The Divine Romance with God
Please join our Devotee2Devotee group in commemorating the 2024 Mahasamadhis of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Sri Yukteswar. We are honoring our beloved Gurus by posting our devotional thoughts, favorite photos, and inspirational quotes from the Self-Realization / Yogoda Satsanga Society of India publications and talks. Our 7-day event will take place from March 4th – March 10th, 2024.
Please Note: ♥ WE ARE USING PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA’S SRF/YSS TEACHINGS ONLY ♥
During this Guru commemoration event, we may each choose from all the SRF/YSS sources that talk about Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Sri Yukteswar – whatever appeals to us at any time during the event.
Our teachings say that the commemoration dates of our Gurus “ARE PARTICULARLY AUSPICIOUS; THEN, SPECIAL BLESSINGS FLOW FROM THE GREAT ONES INTO RECEPTIVE HEARTS.” One way we can make our hearts more receptive is to READ about the Guru from our SRF/YSS teachings during the days leading up to these special dates. On this event page we may want to share quotes, photos, SRF/YSS related chants and videos, etc. We may also share photos of our personal altars or video of chants we have made.
Jai Guru!
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Suggested Sources – SRF/YSS quotes only, please!:
For a detailed biography of Paramahansa Yogananda and excerpts from his writings, please visit the official SRF and YSS websites:
Please join us for a group reading of Paramahansa Yogananda’s Journey to Self-Realization. Beginning on January 6th through February 18th, a chapter/lecture a day will be read (44 chapters for a total of 44 reading days). All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us. Please follow the reading schedule listed below.
We ask that you please keep ALL posts positive and uplifting — and directly pertaining to the Journey to Self-Realization lecture material. In your posts, we ask that you kindly identify the name of the talk and the reading day/date.
Our group readings have been a blessing for many. Master is joyfully with us — guiding and blessing us! All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us.
We hope you enjoy our group reading event and pray that it inspires and blesses you! Jai Guru!!!
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Journey to Self-Realization Reading Schedule – Join Us When You Can!
Day 1 – Jan 6: How to Express Everlasting Youthfulness
Day 2 – Jan 7: Remolding Your Life
Day 3 – Jan 8: A World of Cosmic Entertainment
Day 4 – Jan 9: Why God Created the World
Day 5 – Jan 10: How God Is Pulling Us Back to Him
Day 6 – Jan 11: Acquiring Attunement With the Source of Success
Day 7 – Jan 12: Business, Balance, Inner Peace…
Day 8 – Jan 13: Probing the Core of Nervousness
Day 9 – Jan 14: Divine Harmony
Day 10 – Jan 15: What Is Truth?
Day 11 – Jan 16: The Omnipresent Consciousness of Christ and Krishna
Day 12 – Jan 17: Spiritual Selfishness Versus Evil Selfishness
Day 13 – Jan 18: Did We Meet Before?
Day 14 – Jan 19: The Art of Getting Along in This World
Day 15 – Jan 20: The Psychology of Touchiness
Day 16 – Jan 21: Why Love Succeeds Where Jealousy Fails
Day 17 – Jan 22: Invite the Christ Consciousness Within You
Day 18 – Jan 23: What Is the True Equality of Man?
Day 19 – Jan 24: The Need for Universal Religious Principles
Day 20 – Jan 25: Mahatma Gandhi: Apostle of Peace
Day 21 – Jan 26: Nations, Beware!
Day 22 – Jan 27: A United World With God As President
Day 23 – Jan 28: Is God a Dictator?
Day 24 – Jan 29: Receiving God’s Answers to Your Prayers
Day 25 – Jan 30: The Wisdom Way to Overcome Karma
Day 26 – Jan 31: Realize Your Christ-Immortality!
Day 27 – Feb 1: Increasing Your Magnetism
Day 28 – Feb 2: Preparing for Your Next Incarnation
Day 29 – Feb 3: The True Signs of Progress in Meditation
Day 30 – Feb 4: Focusing the Power of Attention for Success
Day 31 – Feb 5: Quickening Human Evolution
Day 32 – Feb 6: Proof of God’s Existence
Day 33 – Feb 7: Doubt, Belief, and Faith
Day 34 – Feb 8: Visions of India: Evolving the Higher Self
Day 35 – Feb 9: Miracles of Raja Yoga
Day 36 – Feb 10: Resurrection: Renewing & Transforming…
Day 37 – Feb 11: Oneness in the Infinite Christ
Day 38 – Feb 12: “Oh, What Joy!”
Day 39 – Feb 13: Be One With Christ Consciousness
Day 40 – Feb 14: Make New Determinations: Be What You Want to Be!
Day 41 – Feb 15: “Thy Love Alone Suffices”: An Evening of Divine Communion
Day 42 – Feb 16: Be a Conqueror of Hearts
Day 43 – Feb 17: How to Quicken Your Spiritual Progress
Our Devotee2Devotee Facebook Group is hosting our annual group reading and online discussion of Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda and we invite you to join in as thousands of devotees worldwide partake in the yearly tradition of this daily reading. From November 18th through January 5th (Guruji’s Birthday), a chapter a day will be read (49 chapters for 49 days). We will be using the Orange Cover and Complete Version of Autobiography of a Yogi published by Self-Realization Fellowship (copyright 1946-present).
Please join Devotee2Devotee for our 2023 group reading of God Talks with Arjuna – The Bhagavad Gita by Paramahansa Yogananda. Beginning on Wednesday, March 1st, and going through Thursday, August 24th, our book event will take place over 177 days. Each day’s reading varies from 5 – 8 pages, so please read the schedule very carefully. We ask that you post short quotes – try to keep your quotes to one short paragraph or less! All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us. Please follow the reading schedule listed below.
Our group readings have been a blessing for many. Master is joyfully with us — guiding and blessing us! We ask that you please keep ALL posts positive and uplifting — and directly pertaining to the GTWA book material.
Jai Krishna! Jai Guru!
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GTWA Reading Schedule – Join Us When You Can!
Day 01 – March 1st – Preface: xi-xv
Day 02 – March 2nd – Intro: xvii-xxii
Day 03 – March 3rd – Intro: xxiii-xxviii
Day 04 – March 4th –Intro: xxix-xxxiv
Day 05 – March 5th –Intro: xxxv-xlii
Day 06 – March 6th – CHAPTER 1 -Verse 1: 3-8
Day 07 – March 7th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 1: 9-15
Day 08 – March 8th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 1: 16-21
Day 09 – March 9th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 1: 22-27
Day 10 – March 10th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 1: 28-33
Day 11 – March 11th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 1: 34-40
Day 12 – March 12th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 1: 41-48
Day 13 – March 13th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 2: 49-53
Day 14 – March 14th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 3: 53-57
Day 15 – March 15th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 4 to 6: 57-64
Day 16 – March 16th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 4 to 6: 65-70
Day 17 – March 17th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 4 to 6: 71-78
Day 18 – March 18th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 7 to 8: 78-84
Day 19 – March 19th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 7 to 8: 85-90
Day 20 – March 20th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 9: 90-98
Day 21 – March 21st – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 10 to 11: 98-106
Day 22 – March 22nd – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 11 to 12: 107-112
Day 23 – March 23rd – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 13 to 18: 113-120
Day 24 – March 24th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 18 to 19: 121-126
Day 25 – March 25th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 20-23: 127-132
Day 26 – March 26th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 24 to 26: 132-139
Day 27 – March 27th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 27 to 30: 139-144
Day 28 – March 28th — CHAPTER 1 – Verse 31 to 35: 144-150
Day 29 – March 29th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 36 to 39: 150-157
Day 30 –March 30th – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 40 to 43: 157-163
Day 31 – March 31st – CHAPTER 1 – Verse 44 to 47: 164-167
Day 32 – April 1st – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 1 to 3: 171-179
Day 33 – April 2nd – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 4 to 5: 179-185
Day 34 – April 3rd – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 6 to 8: 186-191
Day 35 – April 4th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 9 to 11: 192-197
Day 36 – April 5th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 12 to 14: 197-203
Day 37 – April 6th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 15 to 18: 203-210
Day 38 – April 7th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 19 to 21: 210-217
Day 39 – April 8th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 22 to 23: 217-222
Day 40 – April 9th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 24 to 25: 222-228
Day 41 – April 10th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 26 to 28: 228-234
Day 42 – April 11th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 29: 234-239
Day 43 – April 12th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 30: 239-244
Day 44 – April 13th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 31: 244-249
Day 45 – April 14th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 32 to 33: 249-257
Day 46 – April 15th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 34 to 37: 257-264
Day 47 – April 16th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 38 to 39: 264-270
Day 48 – April 17th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 40 to 44: 270-276
Day 49 – April 18th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 45 to 46: 276-281
Day 50 – April 19th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 47: 281-287
Day 51 – April 20th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 48 to 50: 287-292
Day 52 – April 21st – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 51 to 56: 293-299
Day 53 – April 22nd – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 57 to 59: 299-305
Day 54 – April 23rd – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 60 to 63: 305-311
Day 55 – April 24th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 64 to 69: 311-319
Day 56 – April 25th – CHAPTER 2 – Verse 70 to 72: 319-325
Day 57 – April 26th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 1 to 3: 329-335
Day 58 – April 27th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 4 to 6: 335-343
Day 59 – April 28th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 7 to 9: 343-350
Day 60 – April 29th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 10 to 11: 350-360
Day 61 – April 30th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 12 to 13: 360-366
Day 62 – May 1st – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 14 to 16: 366-373
Day 63 – May 2nd – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 17 to 21: 373-379
Day 64 – May 3rd – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 22 to 24: 380-386
Day 65 – May 4th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 25 to 27: 386-392
Day 66 – May 5th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 28 to 31: 392-398
Day 67 – May 6th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 32 to 35: 399-404
Day 68 – May 7th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 36 to 39: 405-411
Day 69 – May 8th – CHAPTER 3 – Verse 40 to 43: 411-419
Day 70 – May 9th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 1 to 2: 423-431
Day 71 – May 10th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 3 to 6: 432-438
Day 72 – May 11th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 7 to 8: 439-444
Day 73 – May 12th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 8 to 9: 445-451
Day 74 – May 13th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 10 to 12: 451-455
Day 75 – May 14th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 13: 455-460
Day 76 – May 15th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 14 to 16: 460-465
Day 77 – May 16th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 17 to 18: 465-471
Day 78 – May 17th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 19 to 23: 471-477
Day 79 – May 18th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 24 to 25: 477-484
Day 80 – May 19th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 26: 484-489
Day 81 – May 20th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 27 to 28: 489-496
Day 82 – May 21st – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 29: 496-507
Day 83 – May 22nd – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 30 & 31: 507-512
Day 84 – May 23rd – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 32 to 36: 512-519
Day 85 – May 24th – CHAPTER 4 – Verse 37 to 42: 519-528
Day 86 – May 25th – CHAPTER 5 – Verse 1 to 5: 531-537
Day 87 – May 26th – CHAPTER 5 – Verse 6 to 10: 537-542
Day 88 – May 27th – CHAPTER 5 – Verse 11 to 14: 542-548
Day 89 – May 28th – CHAPTER 5 – Verse 15 to 16: 548-554
Day 90 – May 29th – CHAPTER 5 – Verse 17 to 20: 554-562
Day 91 – May 30th – CHAPTER 5 – Verse 21 to 26: 562-569
Day 92 – May 31st – CHAPTER 5 – Verse 27 to 29: 569-579
Day 93 – June 1st – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 1: 585-592
Day 94 – June 2nd – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 2 to 4: 592-597
Day 95 – June 3rd – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 5 to 10: 598-604
Day 96 – June 4th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 11 to 13: 604-609
Day 97 – June 5th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 13 to 14: 610-614
Day 98 – June 6th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 14 to 15: 615-621
Day 99 – June 7th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 16 to 19: 621-625
Day 100 – June 8th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 20 to 24: 625-630
Day 101 – June 9th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 25 to 30: 630-636
Day 102 – June 10th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 31 to 36: 636-642
Day 103 – June 11th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 37 to 41: 642-648
Day 104 – June 12th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 42 to 45: 649-654
Day 105 – June 13th – CHAPTER 6 – Verse 46 to 47: 654-660
Day 106 – June 14th – CHAPTER 7 – Verse 1 to 3: 663-669
Day 107 – June 15th – CHAPTER 7 – Verse 4 to 6: 669-675
Day 108 – June 16th – CHAPTER 7 – Verse 7 to 10: 675-680
Day 109 – June 17th – CHAPTER 7 – Verse 11 to 14: 681-687
Day 110 – June 18th – CHAPTER 7 – Verse 15 to 19: 688-695
Day 111 – June 19th – CHAPTER 7 – Verse 20 to 24: 695-699
Day 112 – June 20th – CHAPTER 7 – Verse 25 to 30: 700-707
Day 113 – June 21st –CHAPTER 8 – Verse 1 to 3: 711-717
Day 114 – June 22nd – CHAPTER 8 – Verse 4 to 6: 717-722
Day 115 – June 23rd – CHAPTER 8 – Verse 7 to 10: 722-727
Day 116 – June 24th – CHAPTER 8 – Verse 11 to 16: 728-732
Day 117 – June 25th – CHAPTER 8 – Verse 17 to 19: 732-738
Day 118 – June 26th – CHAPTER 8 – Verse 20 to 28: 738-745
Day 119 – June 27th – CHAPTER 9 – Verse 1 to 8: 749-754
Day 120 – June 28th – CHAPTER 9 – Verse 9 to 16: 754-757
Day 121 – June 29th – CHAPTER 9 – Verse 17 to 25: 758-762
Day 122 – June 30th – CHAPTER 9 – Verse 26 to 34: 762-766
Day 123 – July 1st – CHAPTER 10 – Verse 1 to 6: 769-773
Day 124 – July 2nd – CHAPTER 10 – Verse 7 to 17: 774-780
Day 125 – July 3rd – CHAPTER 10 – Verse 18 to 24: 780-786
Day 126 – July 4th – CHAPTER 10 – Verse 25 to 27: 786-791
Day 127 – July 5th – CHAPTER 10 – Verse 28 to 30: 791-797
Day 128 – July 6th – CHAPTER 10 – Verse 31 to 33: 797-801
Day 129 – July 7th – CHAPTER 10 – Verse 34 to 36: 802-806
Day 130 – July 8th – CHAPTER 10 – Verse 37 to 42: 806-811
Day 131 – July 9th – CHAPTER 11 – Verse 1 to 34: 815-823
Day 132 – July 10th – CHAPTER 11 – Verse 1 to 34: 824-828
Day 133 – July 11th – CHAPTER 11 – Verse 35 to 55: 829-835
Day 134 – July 12th – CHAPTER 12 – Verse 1 to 5: 839-843
Day 135 – July 13th – CHAPTER 12 – Verse 6 to10: 843-847
Day 136 – July 14th – CHAPTER 12 – Verse 11 to 15: 848-853
Day 137 – July 15th – CHAPTER 12 – Verse 16 to 20: 853-857
Day 138 – July 16th –CHAPTER 13 – Verse 1: 861-866
Day 139 – July 17th – CHAPTER 13 – Verse 1: 867-872
Day 140 – July 18th – CHAPTER 13 – Verse1: 873-876
Day 141 – July 19th – CHAPTER 13 – Verse 2 to 6: 876-884
Day 142 – July 20th— CHAPTER 13 – Verse 7 to 18: 884-889
Day 143 – July 21st – CHAPTER 13 – Verse 19 to 23: 889-894
Day 144 – July 22nd – CHAPTER 13 – Verse 24 to 34: 894-901
Day 145 – July 23rd – CHAPTER 14 – Verse 1 to 8: 905-909
Day 146 – July 24th – CHAPTER 14 – Verse 9 to 15: 910-915
Day 147 – July 25th – CHAPTER 14 – Verse 16 to 20: 915-920
Day 148 – July 26th – CHAPTER 14 – Verse 21 to 27: 920-923
Day 149 – July 27th – CHAPTER 15 – Verse 1: 927-932
Day 150 – July 28th – CHAPTER 15 – Verse 2 to 6: 933-937
Day 151 – July 29th – CHAPTER 15 – Verse 7 to 12: 937-941
Day 152 – July 30th – CHAPTER 15 – Verse 13: 942-946
Day 153 – July 31st – CHAPTER 15 – Verse 14 to 20: 947-952
Day 154 – August 1st – CHAPTER 16 – Verse 1 to 3: 955-960
Day 155 – August 2nd – CHAPTER 16 – Verse 1 to 3: 961-966
Day 156 – August 3rd – CHAPTER 16 – Verse 1 to 3: 967-971
Day 157 – August 4th – CHAPTER 16 – Verse 4 to 20: 971-976
Day 158 – August 5th – CHAPTER 16 -Verse 21 to 24: 977-983
Day 159 – August 6th – CHAPTER 17 – Verse 1 to 4: 987-993
Day 160 – August 7th – CHAPTER 17 – Verse 5 to 13: 993-998
Day 161 – August 8th–CHAPTER 17-Verse 14 to 20: 999-1004
Day 162–August 9th–CHAPTER 17-Verse 21 to 28: 1005-1012
Day 163 – August 10th–CHAPTER 18-Verse 1 to 6: 1015-1021
Day 164–August 11th–CHAPTER 18-Verse 7 to 12: 1021-1026
Day 165–August 12th–CHAPTER 18-Verse13 to 18:1026-1031
Day 166–August 13th–CHAPTER 18-Verse19 to 24:1032-1037
Day 167–August 14th–CHAPTER 18-Verse25 to 28:1038-1042
Day 168–August 15th–CHAPTER 18-Verse29 to 37:1043-1049
Day 169–August 16th–CHAPTER 18-Verse38 to 41:1049-1055
Day 170–August 17th–CHAPTER 18-Verse42 to 44:1056-1062
Day 171–August 18th–CHAPTER 18-Verse45 to 48:1062-1069
Day 172–August 19th–CHAPTER 18-Verse49 to 57:1069-1076
Day 173–August 20th–CHAPTER 18-Verse58 to 61:1076-1081
Day 174–August 21st–CHAPTER 18-Verse62 to 65:1082-1089
Day 175–August 22nd-CHAPTER 18-Verse66 to69:1089-1095
Day 176–August 23rd–CHAPTER 18-Verse70 to78:1095-1103
Day 177–August 24th–Afterword & Ode to the Bhagavad Gita
Our Devotee2Devotee Facebook Group is hosting our annual group reading and online discussion of Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda and we invite you to join in as thousands of devotees worldwide partake in the yearly tradition of this daily reading. From November 18th through January 5th (Guruji’s Birthday), a chapter a day will be read (49 chapters for 49 days). We will be using the Orange Cover and Complete Version of Autobiography of a Yogi published by Self-Realization Fellowship (copyright 1946-present).
Our group readings have been a blessing for many. Master is joyfully with us — guiding and blessing us! We ask that you please keep ALL posts positive and uplifting — and directly pertaining to the “AY” material. You may also supplement the event by posting contemporary and historical photos of places in India and America, as well as images of those mentioned in the text.
All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us. Please follow the reading schedule listed below. Jai Guru!!!
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AY Reading Schedule – Join Us When You Can!
Nov 18th: Chapter 1 – My Parents and Early Life
Nov 19th: Chapter 2 – My Mother’s Death and the Mystic Amulet
Nov 20th: Chapter 3 – The Saint With Two Bodies
Nov 21st: Chapter 4 – My Interrupted Flight Toward the Himalayas
Nov 22nd: Chapter 5 – A “Perfume Saint” Displays His Wonders
Nov 23rd: Chapter 6 – The Tiger Swami
Nov 24th: Chapter 7 – The Levitating Saint
Nov 25th: Chapter 8 – India’s Great Scientist, J. C. Bose
Nov 26th: Chapter 9 – The Blissful Devotee and His Cosmic Romance
Nov 27th: Chapter 10 – I Meet My Master, Sri Yukteswar
Nov 28th: Chapter 11 – Two Penniless Boys in Brindaban
Nov 29th: Chapter 12 – Years in My Master’s Hermitage
Nov 30th: Chapter 13 – The Sleepless Saint
Dec 1sth: Chapter 14 – An Experience in Cosmic Consciousness
Dec 2nd: Chapter 15 – The Cauliflower Robbery
Dec 3rd: Chapter 16 – Outwitting the Stars
Dec 4th: Chapter 17 – Sasi and the Three Sapphires
Dec 5th: Chapter 18 – A Mohammedan Wonder-Worker
Dec 6th: Chapter 19 – My Master, in Calcutta, Appears in Serampore
Dec 7th: Chapter 20 – We Do Not Visit Kashmir
Dec 8th: Chapter 21 – We Visit Kashmir
Dec 9th: Chapter 22 – The Heart of a Stone Image
Dec 10th: Chapter 23 – I Receive My University Degree
Dec 11th: Chapter 24 – I Become a Monk of the Swami Order
Dec 12th: Chapter 25 – Brother Ananta and Sister Nalini
Dec 13th: Chapter 26 – The Science of Kriya Yoga
Dec 14th: Chapter 27 – Founding a Yoga School in Ranchi
Dec 15th: Chapter 28 – Kashi, Reborn and Discovered
Dec 16th: Chapter 29 – Rabindranath Tagore and I Compare Schools
Dec 17th: Chapter 30 – The Law of Miracles
Dec 18th: Chapter 31 – An Interview With the Sacred Mother
Dec 19th: Chapter 32 – Rama Is Raised From the Dead
Dec 20th: Chapter 33 – Babaji, Yogi-Christ of Modern India
Dec 21st: Chapter 34 – Materializing a Palace in the Himalayas
Dec 22nd: Chapter 35 – The Christlike Life of Lahiri Mahasaya
Dec 23rd: Chapter 36 – Babaji’s Interest in the West
Dec 24th: Chapter 37 – I Go to America
Dec 25th: Chapter 38 – Luther Burbank — A Saint Amid the Roses
Dec 26th: Chapter 39 – Therese Neumann, the Catholic Stigmatist
Dec 27th: Chapter 40 – I Return to India
Dec 28th: Chapter 41 – An Idyl in South India
Dec 29th: Chapter 42 – Last Days With My Guru
Dec 30th: Chapter 43 – The Resurrection of Sri Yukteswar
Dec 31st: Chapter 44 – With Mahatma Gandhi at Wardha
Jan 1st: Chapter 45 – The Bengali “Joy-Permeated Mother”
Jan 2nd: Chapter 46 – The Woman Yogi Who Never Eats
Our Devotee2Devotee Facebook Group is hosting a group reading of the SRF YSS booklets “How You Can Talk with God” & “The Law of Success” by Paramahansa Yogananda. Our 7-day event will begin on Friday, August 5th, and end on Thursday, August 11th. Please follow the reading schedule listed on the event page.
We invite you to post short quotes (2-3 sentences) from the text. Please identify the page number and the date on your posts. Please keep ALL posts positive and uplifting — and directly pertaining to the two SRF YSS booklets.
Our group readings have been a blessing for many. Master is joyfully with us — guiding and blessing us! All sincere devotees of our Guru are welcome to join us.
We hope you enjoy our group reading event and pray that it inspires and blesses you! Jai Guru, dear friends! 🙂
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Reading Schedule – Join Us When You Can!
August 5th – Day 1: How You Can Talk with God – Introduction ( up to Is God Personal or Impersonal)
August 6th – Day 2: Meaning of “The Image of God” ( up to One with God, One with God’s Power.)
August 7th – Day 3: God Talks through Vibration ( up to Do not be satisfied with less than the Highest.)
August 8th – Day 4: Why Postpone Happiness ( up to God Answers the Heart Whispers of True Devotion.)
August 9th – Day 5: The Law of Success – Introduction ( up to Failures should arouse Determination.)
August 10th – Day 6: Need for Self Analysis ( up to From the Ocean of Abundance)
August 11th – Day 7: The Way of Meditation (up to Put God’s Power Behind Your Efforts)
