With utmost joy, we inform you about the various functions: sangams, retreats and tour programmes of YSS sannyasis that are planned for the year 2023 and 2024. View complete schedule here.
Each year Yogoda Satsanga Society of India monks visit cities around the country to help fulfil the ever-growing demand for Paramahansa Yogananda’s soul-liberating teachings. They conduct weekend retreats and inspirational programmes that include classes on Paramahansaji’s “How-to-Live” teachings, review of the YSS yoga techniques, group meditations, chanting, audio-visual presentations, and Kriya Yoga initiation ceremonies.
Lecture tours offer an introduction for newcomers to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, and in-depth guidance in the YSS meditation techniques for Lessons students. Member programmes and regional retreats include classes on the YSS meditation techniques and provide opportunities for group meditation and satsanga. Programmes also cover many other important aspects of Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings, such as:
- The importance of meditation in daily life
- How to live a more harmonious life
- Learning to balance inner needs with outer demands
Inspiring us to build an inner temple of silence, our beloved Gurudeva said: “What joy awaits discovery in the silence behind the portals of your mind no human tongue can tell. But you must meditate and create that environment. Those who deeply meditate feel a wonderful inner quiet.” These functions provide a wonderful opportunity for the sincere sadhaks to withdraw their attention from the ceaseless activity of everyday living, and focus it on the Inner Silence, and thereby drink the nectar of God’s peace and bliss.
Please click here to view the details of monastic tours during November 2023 — December 2024.
Monastic Tours and Retreats, October –December 2023
State | Date | Place | Programme Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Andhra Pradesh | December 3 | <a href="https://local.yssofindia.org/event/monastic-tour-bhimavaram-december-2023">Bhimavaram</a> | One-Day Programme |
December 10 | <a href="https://local.yssofindia.org/event/monastic-tour-palamaner-december-2023">Palamaner</a> | One-Day Programme | |
Chhattisgarh | November 29 | One-Day Programme | |
December 3 | One-Day Programme | ||
Gujarat | December 12 | One-Day Programme | |
December 15-17 | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | ||
December 23-25 | Three-Day Programme | ||
Madhya Pradesh | December 15-17 | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
Maharashtra | October 20-22 | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
October 29 | One-Day Programme | ||
December 3 | One-Day Programme | ||
Odisha | November 24-26 | Retreat (Odia) | |
December 1-3 | Retreat (English) | ||
Rajasthan | October 27-29 | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
Tamil Nadu | December 22-24 | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
December 27 | One-Day Programme | ||
December 30-31 | Two-Day Programme | ||
Telangana | December 5 | One-Day Programme | |
West Bengal | December 15-17 | Retreat (Bengali) |
Monastic Tours and Retreats, January –December 2024
State | Date | Place | Programme Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Andhra Pradesh | February 4 | Warangal | One-Day Programme |
February 8 | Pithapuram | One-Day Programme | |
February 11 | Guntur | One-Day Programme | |
December 13-15 | Kakinada | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
Assam | April 6-7 | Guwahati | Two-Day Programme |
Bihar | February 10-11 | Daraunda | Two-Day Programme |
Gujarat | February 18 | Vijapur | One-Day Programme |
February 21 | Porbandar | One-Day Programme | |
February 25 | Bhavnagar | One-Day Programme | |
September 20-22 | Vadodara | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
Himachal Pradesh | July 26-28 | Solan | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha |
August 31-September 1 | Palampur | Two-Day Programme | |
Jammu | November 22-24 | Jammu | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha |
Karnataka | March 3 | Arsikere | One-Day Programme |
March 7 | Bailhongal | One-Day Programme | |
Karnataka | August 10-11 | Dharwad | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha |
Kerala | February 25 | Cochin | One-Day Programme |
February 28 | Kannur | One-Day Programme | |
Madhya Pradesh | November 29-December 1 | Jabalpur | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha |
December 4 | Indore | One-Day Programme | |
Maharashtra | March 10 | Nasik | One-Day Programme |
April 12-14 | Mumbai | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
December 1 | Chandrapur | One-Day Programme | |
Odisha | February 23-25 | Bhubaneswar | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha |
December 6-8 | Puri | Retreat (Odia) | |
December 13-15 | Puri | Retreat (English) | |
Punjab | September 5 | Amritsar | One-Day Programme |
Rajasthan | February 3-4 | Ajmer | Two-Day Programme |
February 7 | Surana | One-Day Programme | |
February 10-11 | Udaipur | Two-Day Programme | |
Rajasthan | September 27-29 | Jaipur | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha |
Tamil Nadu | July 26-28 | Salem | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha |
August 2-4 | Tiruchirapalli | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
August 7 | Thiruthuraipoondi | One-Day Programme | |
Telangana | December 20-22 | Hyderabad | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha |
Uttar Pradesh | January 5-7 | Bareilly | Mandir Inauguration with Kriya Yoga Diksha Ceremony |
March 3 | Gorakhpur | One-Day Programme | |
March 7 | Varanasi | One-Day Programme | |
September 6-8 | Agra | Includes Kriya Yoga Diksha | |
Uttarakhand | March 10 | Haridwar | One-Day Programme |
West Bengal | January 1-5 | Dakshineshwar | Janmotsav with Kriya Yoga Diksha Ceremony |
March 31 | Siliguri | One-Day Programme | |
November 22-24 | Dihika | Retreat (Bengali) |
