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Siddha Yoga Holidays - 2009
Details regarding the celebrations of these Siddha Yoga holidays will be posted as they unfold.
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New Year's Day January 1, 2009
New Year’s Day is an occasion when we come together to study the Guru’s words and engage in the Siddha Yoga practices.
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Mahashivaratri Feb 22
Shivarati (lit., night of Shiva). Maha Shivaratri happens on the night of the new moon in late February that is especially sacred to Lord Shiva. Devotees repeat the mantra Om Namah Shivaya throughout the night; on this night each repetition is said to equal the merit of a thousand repetitions.
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Baba Muktananda's Lunar Birthday May 8
Siddha Yoga students celebrate the anniversary of the birth of Swami Muktananda, Gurumayi Chidvilasananda's Guru, honoring the grace that comes through the presence of the Guru in our lives.
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Gurumayi Chilvilasananda's Birthday June 24
In Siddha Yoga, we celebrate the birthday of the Guru with special joy. In honoring the birth of our Guru we give thanks for the presence of a perfected master in our lives: the one who awakens us to the longing for liberation, the one who will not cease caring for us until we have reached that highest goal.
We remember the words of the great saint Shankaracharya on the immense value of a human birth:
Three things are rare indeed and they are due to the grace of God -- namely, a human birth, the longing for liberation, and the protecting care of a perfected sage.
(Viveka Chudamani Verse 3)
June 24
Open chanting and meditation 7:00 - 7:45 pm
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Gurupurnima Jul 6
The night of the most perfect full moon of the year, is a celebration of the fullness of the Guru's love and the transforming presence of grace in our lives. We come together on Guru Purnima to express our love and gratitude and to celebrate the wonder of the Guru-disciple relationship. A day traditionally set aside to honor and offer gratitude to one's Guru.
July 6
Open chanting and meditation 7:00 - 7:45 pm
July 4
Celebration Satsang 7:30 pm
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Bhagavan Nityananda Punyatithi Aug 8
Bhagavan Nityananda (d. 1961) is renowned in western and southern India as one of the great modern saints. Also known as Bade Baba (elder Baba), he was the Guru of Swami Muktananda, who often said Bhagavan was a janma Siddha, a born Siddha or perfected yogi. We remember this day in August 1961 when his time on earth was completed and he merged with the Absolute. It is said that when a great being dies, his punya, or merit, is shared amongst those who remember him.
Aug 8
Celebration Satsang 7:30 pm
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Baba Muktananda's Divya Diksha Aug 15
This holiday is the anniversary of the day that Swami Muktananda received divine initiation from his Guru, Bhagavan Nityananda. Swami Muktananda described this as "the most auspicious of all auspicious days."
Aug 15
Celebration Satsang 7:30 pm
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Baba Muktananda's Mahasamadhi Oct 3
Baba offered the blessings of Siddha Yoga meditation to the world. We remember the dates in October 1982 when his time on earth was completed and he merged with the Absolute.
Oct 3
Celebration Satsang 7:30 pm
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