Commemorations Honoring Mahavatar Babaji
Self-Realization Fellowship commemorates Mahavatar Babaji each year on July 25, marking the auspicious occasion in 1920 when the great avatar visited Paramahansa Yogananda in Kolkata to bless the young swami’s mission to America to spread Kriya Yoga worldwide. Self-Realization Fellowship monastics will conduct the following special online services to honor Mahavatar Babaji:
- Friday, July 25: Commemoration Service
- Saturday, July 26: Commemorative Six-Hour Meditation
To participate in the 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).
Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Service
Friday, July 25, 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. See video below for start time in your time zone. 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 Saturday, July 26 at 10:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).
To participate in commemoration services conducted in other languages, please see the calendar below.
Mahavatar Babaji Commemorative Six-Hour Meditation
Saturday, July 26, 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 at 7:40 a.m. (Pacific Time), and will be followed by an opening prayer, inspirational readings, devotional chanting, and periods of meditation throughout the day. You are welcome to participate in the meditation below 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, July 28, at 10:00 p.m. (Pacific Time).
Calendar of All Commemorative Services
You may join any of the commemorative services in honor of Mahavatar Babaji — 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.
