A Sadhana Sangam (with Kriya Yoga diksha ceremony) was held at YSS Noida ashram in September. Sadhana Sangam is open to YSS Lessons students only. Kriya Yoga diksha ceremony was on September 11.
Programme Schedule:
A sample outline of the programme was as follows:
Day I
07:00 a.m. to 08:30 a.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
09:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Opening Satsanga
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Review of Hong-Sau technique
(YSS Lessons students only)
12:30 p.m. to 02:30 p.m.
Counselling
02:30 p.m. to 03:30 p.m.
Review of Energization Exercises – I
(YSS Lessons students only)
05:00 p.m. to 08:30 p.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
Day II
07:00 a.m. to 08:30 a.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
09:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Review of Aum technique
(YSS Lessons students only)
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Spiritual discourse
12:30 p.m. to 02:30 p.m.
Counselling
03:00 p.m. to 04:00 p.m.
Review of Energization Exercises – II
(YSS Lessons students only)
05:00 p.m. to 07:00 p.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
08:15 p.m. to 09:15 p.m.
Video show
Day III
07:00 a.m. to 08:30 a.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
09:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Spiritual discourse
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Question – Answer session
12:30 p.m. to 02:30 p.m.
Counselling
03:00 p.m. to 04:00 p.m.
Cosmic Chants/Kirtan
04:30 p.m. to 07:30 p.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
Day IV
08:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Kriya Yoga diksha
10:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Video for non-kriyabans
02:00 p.m. to 02:45 p.m.
Closing satsanga and prasad
03:00 p.m. to 04:30 p.m.
Kriya Yoga review and check-up
(YSS Kriyabans only)
05:30 p.m. to 07:00 p.m.
Energization Exercises and meditation
Receiving Kriya Yoga Diksha:
YSS sannaysis conducted Kriya Yoga diksha ceremony to initiate eligible devotees. Details regarding eligibility and participation are mentioned below:
Eligibility to receive Kriya Yoga:
- Eligibility for receiving the Kriya Yoga diksha is dependent upon submission of satisfactory answers to the questionnaire enclosed with the YSS Lessons.
- As you will note in the questionnaire, to be eligible for receiving Kriya Yoga, the devotee must have been regularly practising the first three basic Yogoda techniques for several months.
- You must also submit the signed Kriya Yoga Pledge of devotion and loyalty to the YSS line of Gurus and the Yogoda Satsanga path.
