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Discipleship and The Path of Self Realization

  • Ananda Palo Alto 2171 El Camino Real Palo Alto, CA, 94306 United States (map)

(Tdday begins week 2 of this series: this is the last day to join)

Tuesdays, Jan 27-March 31 (10-week series) • 7-8:45pm

This course is the third step on the path to receiving Kriya Yoga initiation.

Prerequisites to take this course include lessons in meditation and The Art and Science of Raja Yoga. We also recommend students read the Autobiography of a Yogi before this course.

The Path of Self Realization is a holistic spiritual path that includes sadhana (daily meditation), seva (service), and satsang (fellowship), practiced with an attitude of discipleship to Yogananda and his line of Gurus.

As the Indian scriptures say, we cannot find God by effort alone. Through discipleship, we learn to achieve the balance of self-effort with divine grace that is essential to spiritual progress. The techniques of yoga help us cooperate with the flow of grace in our lives. It is through grace, drawn from the guru by the sincere disciple, that real inner transformation occurs.

In this 10-week course we will deepen our daily practices, and explore the principles of discipleship to Paramhansa Yogananda and his line of gurus.

The course draws extensively on the writings and lived experience of Swami Kriyananda, whose teachings reflect decades of close study, practice, and direct guidance from Yogananda. Each participant will receive a complimentary copy of A Course in Discipleship, which serves as the primary text for the course.

Register at least 3 days before the first class. A minimum of 80% live attendance is required to consider the course complete. If you have already received Kriya yoga initiation through Ananda you are welcome to audit this course free of cost.

Led by Saiganesh and Lakshmi

Cost: $195

attunement quote by Kriyananda