Paramhansa Yogananda's Mahasamadhi

Yogananda taught that on the anniversary of a master’s birth or of his departure from this world, a great spiritual blessing flows to all. Those who attune themselves to the power and consciousness of the master in these moments can draw this blessing even more strongly into their lives. Together we will attune ourselves to Yogananda's consciousness by offering prayers, kirtan, inspirational readings and participating in a devotional ceremony to honour the ray of light he bought to earth, and to offer our own light into His, in gratitude and joy.

I once said to him, 'Sir, after you are gone, will you be as close to us as you are now?' 'To those who think me near,' he replied, 'I will be near.'
—Swami Kriyananda from Paramhansa Yogananda: a Biography

'When I am gone, only love will take my place.'
—Paramhansa Yogananda