About Dakshineswar Ashram
In 1917, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda founded Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS). Yogoda Satsanga Math at Dakshineswar serves as the registered headquarters of YSS. The history of the YSS ashram at Dakshineswar dates back to 1939, when the Math was established. The property at Dakshineswar with its stately building and serene surroundings was greatly cherished by Paramahansaji. In 1951, while addressing a large audience during the Self-Realization Fellowship Convocation in America, he envisioned that Dakshineswar ashram will be visited by devotees from different parts of India and all ...
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Sadhana Sangams (Sept.-Dec. 2023)
We welcome all YSS/SRF devotees to join us for the Sadhana Sangams that will be held from September to December, 2023. These Sangams will be held simultaneously at all or some of these venues: YSS...
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An Interview With Swami Chidananda Giri
Sri Sri Swami Chidananda Giri, president and spiritual head of YSS/SRF, was interviewed by an English newspaper, “The Pioneer,” on various important issues affecting different strata of society...
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Online Inspirational Satsanga: “How Devotion Reveals the Invisible God”
In this talk, Self-Realization Fellowship sannyasi Swami Kamalananda Giri shares wisdom from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda on cultivating the transformative quality of devotion, or putting...
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Paramahansa Yogananda on Drawing on Intuition to Guide Your Life
Daily we are confronted with an array of sensory distractions calling for our attention — challenging our ability to see clearly our path forward — and it’s natural to ask: “How can I know the...
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A Guided Meditation on the Resurrecting Light of the Spiritual Eye
In this guided experience, Swami Chidanandaji is inviting us to participate in a “spiritual sunrise service” through visualizing and feeling the divine light at the point between the eyebrows,...
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Upcoming ProgrammesView All
June: International Day of Yoga Celebrations
In view of Paramahansa Yogananda’s pivotal role in the spread of yoga worldwide, Yogoda Satsanga Society of India also organises various programmes to commemorate the International Day of Yoga....
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July: Guru Purnima Programmes
"The spiritual soul contact between guru and disciple is one of eternal, unconditional divine love and friendship, bearing no taint of any selfish consideration." - Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda...
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July 25: Mahavatar Babaji Smriti Divas
The meeting of Mahavatar Babaji with Gurudeva Sri Sri Paramahansa Yoganandaji has been commemorated as Babaji Smriti Divas by devotees on the YSS path....
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September: Mahasamadhi & Avirbhav of Lahiri Mahasaya
View the spiritual programmes commemorating the Mahasamadhi and Avirbhav Divas of Sri Sri Lahiri Mahasaya at Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math, Dakshineswar....
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September: Janmashtami Programme
The Kriya Yoga technique, taught by Krishna to Arjuna and referred to in Gita chapters IV:29 and V:27–28, is the supreme spiritual science of yoga meditation....
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