Self-Realization Fellowship Blog

During his recent visit to India, Brother (Swami) Chidananda led meditations and gave satsangas at several one-day spiritual programs conducted in various cities by Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (the name by which Paramahansa Yogananda’s work is known in India and several surrounding countries).  

In this excerpt from his satsanga in Ahmedabad, “Meditation: The Path to Divine Bliss and Abundance,” the SRF/YSS President illustrates how by practicing Paramahansaji’s teachings we can apply a process analogous to photosynthesis — “spiritual photosynthesis,” which he defines as the ability “to convert the grace and power of God into right action to nourish the soul and the entire world in which we live.”  

In the video, Brother Chidananda explains that the ability to practice the “spiritual photosynthesis” he is describing comes through practice of the techniques and principles given in the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, Paramahansaji’s home-study course on the Kriya Yoga science of meditation and art of balanced living.  

In a second talk a few days later, at the YSS Ashram Center in Noida, Brother Chidananda spoke further on the subject of “spiritual photosynthesis.” You can view the video of that second talk, “Awakening Our Divine Potential Through Meditation,” on our Teachings Library.