Dear Devotees,
Here are the links to our Devotee2Devotee Facebook SRF/YSS Guru and Leadership Commemorative Events. (Older events are not active, but still accessible to the public.)
2024 Paramahansa Yogananda & Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Event – March 4-10
2023 Lahiri Mahasaya Celebration Event – September 21-30
2023 Bhagavan Krishna Janmashtami Event – August 31-Sept 6
2023 Mahavatar Babaji Remembrance Day Event – July 19-25
2023 Paramahansa Yogananda & Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Event – March 5-11
2022 Lahiri Mahasaya Celebration Event – September 21-30
2022 Mahavatar Babaji Remembrance Day Event – July 16-25
2022 Paramahansa Yogananda & Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Event – March 4-10
2022 Paramahansa Yogananda Birth Anniversary Event – 1/1-1/7
2021 Lahiri Mahasaya Celebration Event – September 21-30
2021 Bhagavan Krishna Janmashtami Event – August 24-30
2021 Mahavatar Babaji Remembrance Day Event – July 16-25
2021 Sri Yukteswar Birthday Commemoration – May 4-10
2021 Jesus Christ Easter Week Event ~ March 28 – April 4
2021 Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Commemoration – March 8-12
2021 Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi Event – March 3 – 7
2021 Sri Daya Mata Birth Anniversary Devotional Event – Jan 27 – Feb 2
2021 Paramahansa Yogananda Birth Anniversary Event – 12/31-1/8
2020 Lahiri Mahasaya Celebration Event – September 21-30
2020 Bhagavan Krishna Srf Yss Janmashtami Event – Aug 5-11
2020 Mahavatar Babaji Srf-Yss Remembrance Day Event – July 16-25
2020 Sri Yukteswar Birthday Commemoration – May 4-10
2020 Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Commemoration – March 8-12
2020 Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi Event – March 3 – 7
2020 Sri Daya Mata Birth Anniversary Celebration Event -1/29-2/4
2020 Paramahansa Yogananda Birth Anniversary Event – 12/31-1/8
2019 Lahiri Mahasaya Celebration Event – September 17-30
2019 Bhagavan Krishna Srf Yss Janmashtami Event – Aug 18-24
2019 Mahavatar Babaji Remembrance Day/Smriti Divas – July 16-25
2019 Sri Yukteswar Birthday Commemoration – May 4-10
2019 Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Event – March 9-13
2019 Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi Event – March 3-7
2019 Paramahansa Yogananda Birth Anniversary Event – Dec 31-Jan 8
2018 Lahiri Mahasaya Celebration Event – Sept. 17-30
2018 Bhagavan Krishna Srf Yss Janmashtami Event – Aug 24-Sept 2
2018 Mahavatar Babaji Remembrance Day/Smriti Divas – July 16-25
2018 Sri Mrinalini Mata Birth Anniversary Celebration – May 5-12
2018 Swami Sri Yukteswar Birth Anniversary Event – May 3-10
2018 Swami Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Event – Mar 9-15
2018 Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi Event – Mar 7-13
2018 Sri Daya Mata Birth Anniversary Celebration – Jan 28 – Feb 5
2018 Paramahansa Yogananda 125th Birth Anniversary – Jan 5-12
2017 Bhagavan Krishna Janmashtami/Birth Event – August 5-14
2017 Mahavatar Babaji Remembrance Day/Smriti Divas – July 16-25
2017 Sri Yukteswar Birthday Commemoration – May 7-15
2016 Lahiri Mahasaya Celebration Event – September 21-30
2016 Sri Krishna Commemoration Event – August 16-25
2016 Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Event -July 16-25
2014 Lahiri Mahasaya Mahasamadhi & Birth Event – September 21-30
2014 Bhagavan Krishna Janmashtami/Birth Event – August 8-17
2014 Mahavatar Babaji Remembrance Day/Smriti Divas – July 16-25
Our Guru’s 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 to these special blessings is to start in advance bringing the Guru into our personal consciousness by reading about him from our SRF/YSS teachings. We may also want to share devotional thoughts, quotes, photos, SRF/YSS related chants and videos, etc. with each other. We may also share photos of our personal altars, or video of chants we have made.
Swami Smarananandaji, speaking about the importance of the personal, devotional relationship with the Gurus, has also talked of the importance of bringing in the Gurus into our MEDITATIONS, and he said that around their commemoration dates, for instance, he brings in Christ for those few weeks, and for Janmashtami, Bhagavan Krishna. So we may also want to practice this at home in our personal meditations for Bhagavan Krishna—another way to tune in to the holy vibrations.
The Guru commemoration day events are separate and somewhat different from our book reading events. Instead of everyone reading the same material at the same time, as in our book events, we are suggesting that we each choose from all the SRF/YSS sources that talk about each Guru whatever appeals to us at any time during the event.
A Facebook account is needed; all events are public so they are accessible to all Facebook users. Enjoy the blessings and please join us for our current public event! Jai Guru