New York Kriya Yoga 2011 Calendar

Programs, special events and discourse calls schedules for 2011.

January 9th
Telephone discourse with Swami Atmavidyanandaji to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

February
February 6th
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya Suresh Kodikar
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

Feb-25 to Feb-27, 2011
NYC Initiation Program
Yogacharya John Williams
Yogacharya Srinidhi Baba
(Flyer and program schedule information will follow with locations and other details as they become available)

March
March 13th
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya Shrindhi Baba
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

April
April 17th
Telephone discourse with Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

May
May-27th, 2011
Special Event
Baba’s Birthday celebration

May 27th
Telephone discourse with Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

June
Jun-03 to Jun-05, 2011
NYC Initiation Program
Yogacharya Bhadrayu Pandya
Yogacharya John Williams
(Flyer and program schedule information will follow with locations and other details as they become available)

June 26th
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya Lopategui
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

July
Jul-17, 2011
Special Event
Guru Purnima falls on Friday July 15th, 2011, however, our center will celebrate it on Sunday July 17th during our regularly scheduled meditation.

Guru Purnima is the day to offer our love and gratitude to all the masters. This time is designed for us to try together to improve ourselves to become worthy children of God and the masters. Guru Purnima is an age-old tradition of celebrating the birthday of the great guru and compiler of scriptures, Maharshi Shri Vyasa Deva. Sage Vyasa was born on the full moon day in the month of July. Full moon in Sanskrit is called Purnima. Sage Vyasa’s birthday is dedicated to all masters, as a day of remembrance, love, and offering to the guru-preceptors.

In India the word “guru” is a mantra. People sing and chant guru at times of distress. The Guru Gita (verse 344) says:

samsarasagarasamuddharanaikamantram
brahmadidevamunipujitasiddhamantram
daridryaduhkhabhavarogavinashamantram
vandemahabhayaharamgururajamantram

“I adore and bow down to the great mantra of the guru, which is the only mantra that helps us cross the ocean of the world. This siddha (perfected) mantra is worshipped by the gods, such as Brahma, and by the munis. The power of this mantra saves us from poverty, misery, worldly disease, and great fear.”

July 24th
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya John Williams
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

August
August 14th
Paramahamsa Prajnanandajis birthday is on August 10. We are grateful and indebted to him for all of his selfless love and priceless wisdom.
The center will celebrate his birthday on the Sunday August 14th

August 14th
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya Bradyau Pandya
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

Aug-18 to Aug-21, 2011
East Coast Retreat, NY (This is a sleep away program)
Swami Atmavidyananda Giri
Yogacharya Suresh Kodolikar
Yogacharya John Williams
Yogacharya David Strassner

(Flyer and program information will follow with locations and other details as they become available)

September
September 18th
Telephone discourse with Paramahamsa Prajnananandaji
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

October
October 16th
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya Richard Peterson
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

November
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

Nov-04 to Nov-06, 2011
Initiation Program
Yogacharya John Williams
Yogacharya David Strassner
(Flyer and program schedule information will follow with locations and other details as they become available)

November 6th
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya David Strassner
to take place at 11 am following the retreat

December
Dec-04th
Special Event
Mahasamadhi Celebration
The Center will hold a special meditation program at our regularly scheduled mediation time on Sunday December 4, 2010. For those who wish to do so, we hope to offer an opportunity to do some sort of charity work in honor of Baba…details pending

December 4th
Telephone discourse with Yogacharya Elizabeth Takenberg
to take place at 11 am following regularly scheduled meditation

“As a living divine soul, peace is your birthright.”
“For success in life, one needs calmness and concentration.”
“Inner peace is the way to world peace.”
- Paramahamsa Hariharananda

If anything in the 2011 schedule changes, we will inform you immediately.

Kriya Yoga Institute programs
While the above yearly outline covers most of the activities though the local New York Center, we encourage everyone to take advantage of the numerous programs that are available throughout the United States. Of particular note, the main retreats with Paramahamsa Prajnanananda. It is important especially for new students to receive his blessing.To view the full schedule of all the Mother Center North America programs please click here.