Supplement Lessons Series

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Supplement Lessons Series

Available to students who have completed the basic series of YSS Lessons  

Many years ago Paramahansa Yogananda said that the new Lessons should provide followers of this path with a continuous stream of inspiration throughout their lives.  

The Supplement Lessons feature valuable guidance and instruction from Paramahansa Yogananda that expand on the how-to-live principles and meditation techniques you received in the basic series of YSS Lessons, and provide a wealth of new guidance, inspiration, and additional techniques to deepen your spiritual life. 

This series of Lessons includes material from previously unpublished talks and writings of Paramahansa Yogananda as well as from earlier editions of the Lessons. 

Topics

The Supplement series features a wide range of topics to enhance and strengthen your practice of our Guru’s meditation techniques and how-to-live teachings, such as:

  • Deepening your personal relationship with God
  • Mastering the power of concentration
  • How to deepen your meditations 
  • Cultivating prosperity and success 
  • Harmonizing body, mind, and soul 
  • Health and healing 
  • Understanding death and reincarnation 
  • Spiritualizing business life 
  • Feeling God’s presence 
  • Overcoming pain and sorrow 
  • How to get along with others 
  • Affirmations and prayers 
  • Guided meditations and visualizations 
  • And much more 

Cost and Timing

There are approximately 90 Lessons in the Supplement series. You will receive groups of four lessons every two months. If received without interruption, the Supplement Lessons continue for approximately 3 1/2 years.

You may choose from following subscription plans:

  • Two year subscription (48 lessons) — ₹ 1,600
  • Annual subscription (24 lessons) — ₹ 800
  • Half-yearly subscription (12 lessons) — ₹ 400

The above rates are applicable only for India. Subscription rates for Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka are ₹4000 for Two years, ₹ 2000 for Annual and ₹ 1000 for Half-yearly Subscriptions. Lessons Students in Nepal are requested to contact our meditation center in Kopundole for subscription.

All subscription plans include free access to digital versions of the Lessons in the YSS Lessons app. (The latest version of the app will give you full access to this content.)

How to Enrol (Online, via Phone or Post)

  • Online enrolment: Devotees can enrol through the YSS Devotee Portal and pay online via debit/credit card and netbanking. For those paying by credit card, a more convenient auto-renewal option is also available.
  • Phone based enrolment: Please call Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram, Ranchi, Monday to Saturday between 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at +91 (651) 6655 555, and on placing a subscription request, you will receive a payment link through email and SMS.
  • Paper-based subscription: Please download the subscription form and mail the filled form along with a cheque to Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, Paramahansa Yogananda Path, Ranchi – 834 001, Jharkhand.

FAQs

Can I receive the Supplement Lessons before receiving the Basic Lessons?

You will need to first receive the full Basic Lessons series before you are eligible to enrol for the Supplement Lessons.

How many Lessons are there? How long are they?

There are approximately 90 Lessons in the Supplement series. They range from 12 pages to 32 pages with most falling between 16 and 24 pages.

How often are they mailed? / What is the mailing structure?

Four Supplement Lessons will be mailed every two months. To ensure timely and reliable delivery, all Supplement Lessons will be sent by special postage.

What’s the content?

The Supplement Lessons continue Paramahansaji’s teachings on meditation and spiritual living. Those who feel they have benefited from studying the basic series will also get much out of continuing their studies of the YSS/SRF “how-to-live” teachings presented in the Supplement series.

Are these paper Lessons?

Yes.

Will there be auxiliary material in the Devotee Portal?

For Lessons that have auxiliary content it will be available in the Devotee Portal and on the app.

Will digital Supplement Lessons be available in the app? When do they show up on the app?

Yes, digital versions of the Lessons will be available in the app, just like the basic series. They will be available to you two weeks after the corresponding paper Lesson has been mailed.

Do I need to receive all of them or can I pick and choose which ones I’m interested in?

The Supplement Lessons series will be mailed out in sequential order (in groups of four lessons) to all those who enrol, starting with Lesson #19 (which is the next Lesson after the final Lesson in the basic series, #18).

Can the Supplement Lessons be sent all together in one package?

No. The Supplement Lessons are currently only available in groups of four lessons, which will be mailed every two months.

When will they be available in other languages?

In the coming years, the Supplement Lessons will be released in several languages.

How should I organize/store my Lessons?

There are many ways to organize your lessons such as binders, magazine storage bins, a box or accordion folders. We suggest you use some means to organize your YSS Lessons to protect them and for easy access. While YSS is not offering binders or other organizers at this time, they are readily available at local or online office supply retailers.