YSS Ashram - Dwarahat

SRI SRI PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA
Author of Autobiography of a Yogi

About YSS Dwarahat Ashram

The Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram at Dwarahat was inaugurated in 1983. Nestled in the Himalayas near Ranikhet Cantonment, Dwarahat is a small town in the scenic state of Uttarakhand in north India. It has an average altitude of 1,500 m (5,000 ft.). The mountains surrounding Dwarahat are hallowed with memories of Mahavatar Babaji, the first in the line of YSS Gurus, who revived the ancient technique of Kriya Yoga in 1861 and made it available to the world through his exalted disciple Lahiri Mahasaya. The spiritual significance of this great event is vividly depicted by Paramahansa Yogananda in ...

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Dwarahat Ashram Conducts Medical Camp for Locals (April 2025)

Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Ashram — Dwarahat organized a three-day, free medical camp for the residents of Dwarahat town and the neighbouring villages in April 2025....

“Becoming the Vastness That Is Your Real Self” by Paramahansa Yogananda

This post is an excerpt from the talk “Self-realization: Knowing Your Infinite Nature,” which can be read in full in Solving the Mystery of Life, Volume IV of Paramahansa Yogananda’s Collected...

The Soul’s Greatest Need — By Swami Prafullananda Giri (Weekly Inspirational Online Satsanga)

Have you ever wondered if it is possible to possess a lasting happiness, one that transcends the fleeting pleasures of this world? In this talk with a period of meditation, SRF sannyasi Swami...

Satsanga With Swami Chidananda Giri — Awakening Our Divine Potential through Meditation

We are happy to share that the events from Ahmedabad and Noida tours of Swami Chidanandaji were live-streamed and are still available for viewing....

July 10 : Guru Purnima Programme

Join us as we offer our deepest gratitude at the feet of our own beloved Gurudeva, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, on this sacred day of Guru Purnima....

Long Meditations at YSS Dwarahat Ashram — 2025

“The more sweetening you put in water, the sweeter it becomes. Likewise, the longer you meditate intensely, the greater will be your spiritual advancement.” — Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda...

July 25: Mahavatar Babaji Smriti Divas Celebration

The meeting of Mahavatar Babaji with Gurudeva Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda will be commemorated as Mahavatar Babaji Smriti Divas at YSS Dwarahat ashram on July 25, 2025, with a special meditation....