Commemorations Honoring the Birthday of Swami Sri Yukteswar
May 10 is the birthday of Swami Sri Yukteswar, guru of Paramahansa Yogananda and paramguru of all SRF/YSS devotees. Self-Realization Fellowship monastics will conduct the following special online services to honor Swami Sri Yukteswar:
- Saturday, May 3: Commemorative Six-Hour Meditation
- Saturday, May 10: Birthday Commemoration Service
To participate in the birthday commemoration services conducted in other languages, please see the Calendar of All Commemorative Services at the bottom of this page.
Commemorative Services in SRF
In Self-Realization Fellowship, certain commemorative services are conducted throughout the year to honor the enlightened gurus in the SRF lineage.
The teachings of SRF are founded upon the original Christianity of Jesus Christ and the original Yoga of Bhagavan Krishna. The spiritual lineage of SRF consists of these two great avatars and a line of exalted masters of contemporary times: Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar, and Paramahansa Yogananda (last in the line of SRF Gurus).
Swami Sri Yukteswar Birthday Commemorative Six-hour Meditation
Saturday, May 3, 7:40 a.m. (Pacific Time)
See video below for start time in your time zone.
This meditation, conducted in English, will begin with group practice of the SRF Energization Exercises, followed by an opening prayer, inspirational readings, devotional chanting, and periods of silent meditation throughout the day. You are welcome to participate in the meditation above or join via Zoom (during the live event).
Schedule listed for the Pacific Time zone:
- Part 1: 7:40 – 11:00 a.m.
- Intermission: 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.
- Part 2: 11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Before the event, the video below will display the start time in your local time zone.
The recording will remain available for viewing until Monday, May 5, at 10:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).
Swami Sri Yukteswar Birthday Commemoration Service
Saturday, May 10, 9:00 a.m. (Pacific Time)
See video below for start time in your time zone.
Join us for a one-hour online commemoration service, conducted in English. You are welcome to participate in the meditation below or join via Zoom (during the live event).
Before the event, the video below will display the start time in your local time zone.
The recording will remain available for viewing until Monday, May 12, at 10:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).
To participate in commemoration services conducted in other languages, please see the calendar below.
Calendar of All Commemorative Services
You may join any of the commemorative services honoring Swami Sri Yukteswar — conducted in English, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish — by clicking on the event name in the calendar below.
All times on this calendar are in your local time zone.
