Welcome to the May 2021 edition of the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India Newsletter. This month, our selection of Paramahansa Yogananda’s words is on the subject of fearlessness — a soul quality he fully exemplified and exhorted all to constantly cultivate.

Fearlessness is the impregnable rock on which the house of spiritual life must be erected. Fearlessness means faith in God: faith in His protection, His justice, His wisdom, His mercy, His love, His omnipresence.

Do you ever think that you have been completely unsettled by circumstances — ruffled, shattered, whipped, lacking power? Banish such thoughts! You have power; you do not use it. You have all the power you need. There is nothing greater than the power of the mind.

Under no circumstances let fear take control of your mind and will. Whenever there is a fear, look at it squarely in the face: Try to remove the outer cause and take steps to embolden the mind to overcome that trepidation.

Constantly cultivate the soul’s immortal power by meditation and God-contact, and use that power in all difficulties.

Fear comes from the heart. If ever you feel overcome by dread of some illness or accident, you should inhale and exhale deeply, slowly, and rhythmically several times, relaxing with each exhalation. This helps the circulation to become normal. If your heart is truly quiet you cannot feel fear at all.

We invite you to join YSS/SRF President Swami Chidananda Giri and thousands of SRF members and friends in practising an affirmation of fearlessness in this video clip from the 2018 SRF World Convocation.

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YSS Participates in Nationwide COVID-19 Relief

As the country struggles to overcome the devastation caused by the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, YSS has joined the efforts to cope with this crisis through material and spiritual means.

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In Memoriam – Swami Hiteshananda Giri

(1953 - 2021)

We want to let you know that one of Gurudeva’s Yogoda Satsanga Society of India’s senior sannyasi disciples, our revered Swami Hiteshananda Giri, passed away peacefully on May 11, 2021. 

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Invitation to Participate in 2021 SRF Online World Convocation

All the YSS devotees are welcome to participate in the Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation this year. Like last year, the convocation is offered online and free of charge.

Please visit SRF's website in the coming month for more details about registration and the full Convocation programme.

At the link below you can learn more about the benefits of Convocation and view some Convocation classes and meditations from 2020, including a three-hour meditation featuring the kirtan group.

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Yogoda Satsanga Magazine
Oct-Dec 2020

UNITING OUR WORLD FAMILY
Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
Selections from the wisdom-teachings of a God-realized master that show how we can experience world brotherhood not just as a vague ideal, but as a living, tangible reality

PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA’S EPOCH-MAKING MISSION AND HIS VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
Sri Sri Swami Chidananda Giri
Excerpts from the YSS/SRF president’s address delivered during the inaugural programme of the 2020 SRF World Convocation

COURAGE TO FACE OUR FEARS
Sri Sri Daya Mata
Daya Mata, beloved third president of YSS/SRF, speaks about the need to deal with fear and the spiritual principles involved in overcoming it.

THE 2020 SRF CENTENNIAL WORLD CONVOCATION
The first fully online Convocation was a unique celebration of 100 years of Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings with participants attending from 115 countries.

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