"Group meditation is a castle that protects the new spiritual aspirants as well as the veteran meditators. Meditating together increases the degree of Self-realization of each member of the group by the law of invisible vibratory exchange of group magnetism."
— Paramahansa Yogananda
Group Meditation Timings
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Activity |
Summers |
Winters |
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(1st March - 31st October) |
(1st November - 28th February) |
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All Day Except Thursday & Sunday |
Morning A.M. |
Evening P.M. |
Morning A.M. |
Evening P.M. |
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Group Energization Exercises and Meditation |
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m. |
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
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Thursday Group Energization Exercises and Long Meditation |
7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m. |
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
7:00 a.m.- 8:00 a.m. |
4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
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Sunday Satsanga/Meditation. |
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. |
10:30 a.m. - 12:00 noon |
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. |
* No morning meditation on Sundays. Every Sunday satsanga at YSS Dwarahat Ashram (from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon) includes chanting, meditation and spiritual discourse. Mostly these are conducted by monastics.
Guidelines for Group Meditation:
- Please arrive on time. Once the session starts, entering the hall may disturb the meditation of fellow devotees.
- Kindly switch off your mobile phone or put it on silent mode..
- If you have a cough or cold or any other condition that creates noise, please meditate in your room. If you suddenly start coughing during a group meditation, please go outside the hall to recover. You may continue meditation in your room or join the group meditation during the next chanting period.
- Similarly, if you have to step out of the meditation hall for some reason, you may join the group meditation during the next chanting period.
- You may adjust the height of your armrest before meditation begins or during a chanting session.
- Women devotees wearing bangles are requested to be careful that they do not make any noise.
- Please practise your Kriya softly so that it does not disturb others.
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