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Lahiri Mahasaya Celebration ~ D2D Facebook Event

Dear Devotees,

PLEASE JOIN our Devotee2Devotee FB group for our 14-day celebration event on Facebook starting September 17th leading up to the commemoration days of LAHIRI MAHASAYA — Mahasamadhi on September 26th and Birth Anniversary on September 30th.  For those who are not on Facebook, please tune in from the comfort of your own home!

https://www.facebook.com/events/1932628173443061/

Our Guru Paramahansa Yogananda has said that there is celebration in the astral on the special days of our Great Gurus, and that when we tune in to these vibrations we receive special blessings. One way we can tune in is to start in advance bringing the Guru into our consciousness by reading about him from our SRF/YSS teachings and sharing quotes and photos with each other.

About Lahiri Mahasaya:

“One of the seminal figures in the renaissance of yoga in modern times, the revered nineteenth-century master LAHIRI MAHASAYA, had foretold: ‘About fifty years after my passing, an account of my life will be written because of a deep interest in yoga that will arise in the West. The message of yoga will encircle the globe. It will aid in establishing the brotherhood of man: a unity based on humanity’s direct perception of the One Father.’

Many years later, Lahiri Mahasaya’s exalted disciple Swami Sri Yukteswar related this prophecy to Sri Yogananda. ‘You must do your part in spreading that message,’ he declared, ‘and in writing that sacred life.’

It was in 1945, exactly fifty years after Lahiri Mahasaya’s passing, that Paramahansa Yogananda completed his ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’, which amply fulfilled both of his guru’s injunctions: providing the first detailed presentation in English of Lahiri Mahasaya’s remarkable life, and introducing to a world audience India’s age-old science of the soul.”

~ Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi (Complete Edition) Self-Realization Fellowship, from the “Introduction”

2018 Only Love by Sri Daya Mata – Facebook Reading Event

Dear Friends,

Please join us for a group reading of Only Love by Sri Daya Mata. From August 26th through October 2nd, 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 only from “Only Love.” All sincere devotees are welcome to join us online or by reading at home!  Reading schedule below!

https://www.facebook.com/events/427612187745273

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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Reading Schedule – Join Us When You Can!

8/26 – Why Should We Seek God?

8/27 – Man’s Expanding Horizons

8/28 – Our Divine Destiny

8/29 – Qualities of a Devotee

8/30 – Understanding One Another

8/31 – How to Change Others

9/1 – Lessons We Can Learn from Others

9/2 – The Importance of Loving God

9/3 – Spiritualizing Life

9/4 – The View of the Wise Toward Life’s Experiences

9/5 – Thoughts on Right Attitude

9/6 – Spiritual Opportunity in the New Year

9/7 – The Secret of Forgiving

9/8 – A Time for Prayer, a Time for Surrender

9/9 – Man’s Need for God

9/10 – How to Find Favor with God

9/11 – Secrets of Spiritual Progress

9/12 – Is Meditation on God Compatible with Modern Life?

9/13 – The Only Way to Happiness

9/14 – Heaven Lies Within

9/15 – Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods

9/16 – Experiences w/ My Guru, Paramahansa Yogananda

9/17 – The Path of Devotion

9/18 – A Blessing from Mahavatar Babaji

9/19 – The Spirit of Truth

9/20 – Do Avatars Have Karma?

9/21 – Our Oneness in God

9/22 – The Only Answer to Life

9/23 – Walk Inwardly with God

9/24 – Learning to Behave

9/25 – How to Know God

9/26 – Take Your Troubles to God

9/27 – The Spiritual Goals of Self-Realization Fellowship

9/28 – 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

9/29 – 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

9/30 – 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

10/1 – We are Bound Together by Love, The Divine Mother as Disciplinarian, Bringing Out the Best Within Us, The Power of Discrimination

10/2 – Watch Your Own Thoughts and Actions, A Pattern for Spiritual Living, The Secret of a Happy Life, The Divine Romance with God

Rajarsi Janakananda Birth Anniversary on May 5th

Dear Friends,

Rajarsi Janakananda (James J. Lynn) was a beloved disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda, and first successor to him as president and spiritual head of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India until his passing on February 20, 1955. (SRF Website)

We are honoring Rajarsi’s birth anniversary – May 5th – on our Devotee2Devotee Facebook wall.  Jai Guru 

SRF Website: http://www.yogananda-srf.org/line…/Rajarsi_Janakananda.aspx…

OM Page: http://ompage.net/

Rajarsi Index: http://rajarsi.com/

Yogananda Site: https://yoganandasite.wordpress.com/?s=Rajarsi

Sri Yukteswar Birthday Commemoration Event on Facebook ~ May 3-10, 2018

Dear Friends

You are invited to join our Devotee2Devotee Facebook Group’s 8-day event commemorating Swami Sri Yukteswar’s Birthday! The event will take place from MAY 3th – MAY 10th. Please Note: ♥ WE ARE USING PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA’S SRF/YSS TEACHINGS ONLY ♥

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/196285241167802/

♥ PLEASE READ PURPOSE AND GUIDELINES ♥ ~~ During this Guru commemoration event, we may each choose from all the SRF/YSS sources that talk about Sri Yukteswar whatever appeals to us at any time during the event. SEE SUGGESTED READINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE.

♥ SPIRITUAL PURPOSES OF THIS EVENT and TYPES OF POSTS TO SHARE

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.

Also, Swami Smarananandaji suggests bringing in the Gurus into our MEDITATIONS around their commemoration dates; for instance, he says before the dates for Christ, he brings in Christ for those few weeks, and for Janmashtami, Bhagavan Krishna. So we may want to bring in Sri Yukteswar into our personal meditations—another way to tune in to the holy vibrations!

♥ SRF/YSS quotes only, please ♥

When you share posts PLEASE USE SRF/YSS QUOTES ONLY from our Gurus and the monastics. Posts from other sources will be removed since, for our SRF/YSS Guru events, we want to honor our Guru lineage through the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda and his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.

BELOVED GURU said, “When I am gone the TEACHINGS will be the Guru. You will be in tune with me and those Great Ones who sent me. You are not connected to a printing press, but you are connected directly with God through the great link of the living Masters.”

♥ INVITE FRIENDS ~~This is a public event, meaning it is open to all members and friends of our Gurus and SRF/YSS outside the D2D group as well. So feel free to invite others. Just click on the ‘Invite’ button under the event page banner to invite friends or to share this event!

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God and Gurus bless us all through this celebration of our beloved Paramguru Sri Yukteswar!

Jai Gurus!

Your Guru Commemoration Hosts ♥

♥ SUGGESTED SOURCES FOR OUR SRI YUKTESWAR EVENT ♥

~~ AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, (Orange-cover, Complete Edition published by Self-Realization Fellowship)

~~ GOD TALKS WITH ARJUNA; THE BHAGAVAD GITA—see INDEX under ‘Sri Yukteswar’

~~ THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST—see INDEX under ‘Sri Yukteswar’

~~ MEJDA: The Family and the Early Life of Paramahansa Yogananda

~~ References to Sri Yukteswar are found in Paramahansaji’s books: DIVINE ROMANCE; MAN’S ETERNAL QUEST; JOURNEY TO SELF-REALIZATION

~~ SRF magazines; Convocation/Monastic lecture notes; CDs and DVDs of Monastics; there may be references in other SRF/YSS publications also.

Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Facebook Commemoration Event ~ March 9-15, 2018

Dear Friends,

You are invited to join our Devotee2Devotee Facebook Group’s 7-day event commemorating Swami Sri Yukteswar’s Mahasamadhi! The event will take place from MARCH 9th – MARCH 15th.
Please Note: ♥ WE ARE USING PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA’S SRF/YSS TEACHINGS ONLY ♥
 
♥ PLEASE READ PURPOSE AND GUIDELINES ♥ ~~ During this Guru commemoration event, we may each choose from all the SRF/YSS sources that talk about Sri Yukteswar whatever appeals to us at any time during the event. SEE SUGGESTED READINGS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS MESSAGE.
 
♥ SPIRITUAL PURPOSES OF THIS EVENT and TYPES OF POSTS TO SHARE
 
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.
 
Also, Swami Smarananandaji suggests bringing in the Gurus into our MEDITATIONS around their commemoration dates; for instance, he says before the dates for Christ, he brings in Christ for those few weeks, and for Janmashtami, Bhagavan Krishna. So we may want to bring in Sri Yukteswar into our personal meditations—another way to tune in to the holy vibrations!
 
♥ SRF/YSS quotes only, please ♥
 
When you share posts PLEASE USE SRF/YSS QUOTES ONLY from our Gurus and the monastics. Posts from other sources will be removed since, for our SRF/YSS Guru events, we want to honor our Guru lineage through the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda and his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.
 
BELOVED GURU said, “When I am gone the TEACHINGS will be the Guru. You will be in tune with me and those Great Ones who sent me. You are not connected to a printing press, but you are connected directly with God through the great link of the living Masters.”
 
♥ INVITE FRIENDS ~~This is a public event, meaning it is open to all members and friends of our Gurus and SRF/YSS outside the D2D group as well. So feel free to invite others. Just click on the ‘Invite’ button under the event page banner to invite friends or to share this event!
 
God and Gurus bless us all through this celebration of our beloved Paramguru Sri Yukteswar!
 
Jai Guru!
 
♥ SUGGESTED SOURCES FOR OUR SRI YUKTESWAR EVENT ♥
 
~~ AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI, (Orange-cover, Complete Edition published by Self-Realization Fellowship)
 
~~ GOD TALKS WITH ARJUNA; THE BHAGAVAD GITA—see INDEX under ‘Sri Yukteswar’
 
~~ THE SECOND COMING OF CHRIST—see INDEX under ‘Sri Yukteswar’
 
~~ MEJDA: The Family and the Early Life of Paramahansa Yogananda
 
~~ References to Sri Yukteswar are found in Paramahansaji’s books: DIVINE ROMANCE; MAN’S ETERNAL QUEST; JOURNEY TO SELF-REALIZATION
 
~~ SRF magazines; Convocation/Monastic lecture notes; CDs and DVDs of Monastics; there may be references in other SRF/YSS publications also.

Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi Facebook Event March 7-13, 2018

Dear Friends,

Please join our Devotee2Devotee group in commemorating the 2018 Mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda.

Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1563677853750153

We are honoring our beloved Guru by posting our devotional thoughts, favorite photos, and inspirational quotes from the Self-Realization / Yogoda Satsanga Society of India publications and talks. Our event will take place from March 7th – March 13th, 2018.

Please Note:  WE ARE USING PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA’S SRF/YSS TEACHINGS ONLY 

For a detailed biography of Paramahansa Yogananda, and excerpts from his writings, please visit the official SRF website: http://www.yogananda-srf.org/

 PLEASE READ PURPOSE AND GUIDELINES  ~~ During this Guru commemoration event, we may each choose from all the SRF/YSS sources that talk about Paramahansa Yogananda whatever appeals to us at any time during the event.

 SPIRITUAL PURPOSES OF THIS EVENT and TYPES OF POSTS TO SHARE

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.

Also, Swami Smarananandaji suggests bringing in the Gurus into our MEDITATIONS around their commemoration dates; for instance, he says before the dates for Christ, he brings in Christ for those few weeks, and for Janmashtami, Bhagavan Krishna. So we may want to bring in Sri Yukteswar into our personal meditations—another way to tune in to the holy vibrations!

 SRF/YSS quotes only, please 

Jai Guru