Mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda
On March 7, 1952, the great guru entered mahasamadhi, a God‑illumined master’s conscious exit from the body at the time of physical death. He had just finished giving a short speech at a banquet honoring India’s ambassador to the United States, Dr. Binay R. Sen, at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles.
His passing was marked by an extraordinary phenomenon. A notarized statement signed by the Director of Forest Lawn Memorial‑Park testified: “No physical disintegration was visible in his body even twenty days after death....This state of perfect preservation of a body is, so far as we know from mortuary annals, an unparalleled one....Yogananda's body was apparently in a phenomenal state of immutability.”
In years past, Paramahansa Yogananda's guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, had referred to him as an incarnation of divine love. Later, his disciple and first spiritual successor, Rajarsi Janakananda, fittingly bestowed on him the title of Premavatar or “Incarnation of Divine Love.”
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First Meeting with Sadguru Yogasree Yogiraj
In my childhood,I don’t accept any worship done by elders and rituals. Because all these things are not satisfied my strategic thinking. I was always doubtful that God is real or it just a belief. My whole life experiences are to be concluding, I found that I cannot see, smell, touch, and experience God. As everyone say, if god is protecting as, then why we give him offerings? Our parents are protecting us but we never give them any offerings. Most of them are believing in god but nobody experienced it. Like this a lot of doubts always I carried out by me. When I am asking these questions to elders, they are not able to answer properly. These never ending doubts always made them angry. All this bitter experiences made me an atheist.
Till 26 years all these doubts never answered. So I hate spirituality and believing God. But I was always discussing my assumptions and doubts to friends and colleagues. These discussions are always makes never ending debates. But never get a proper answer which satisfies my strategic thinking.
I have a friend named robin. He always claim that he is having some spiritual experiences. He always telling me, I need to meet his master then all my doubts will be cleared. But I never accepted. I hate spiritual masters also that time. He gave me a CD having meditation and meditational experiences named “spiritual reality”.
That video was very interesting. Through this video I understand that we can only experience the God(cosmic energy), when we meditate with a no thought state of mind. If we meditate like this long time our third eye will be activated and we can have all the spiritual knowledge without anyone’s help. After watching it a strong desire built in my mind to experience it. So I started practicing meditation myself at home how they show practicing meditation in that video. Daily one hour or more practice in a day and this routine will go on around 5 to 6 months. But the mind without thought is never happened. I lost my patience and am completely hopeless. When I meet robin again, that time I requested him that I want to meet his master. Because I thought if someone teach me how to meditate then I can achieve my goal easily. But unfortunately robins don’t know the address of Guru Yogiraj because he changed the location of his class.
After that I try to get another master who knows to teach meditation properly. This leads me to join some famous meditation teaching centers in India. I studied different type of meditation technique in two famous foundations around two years. But I never able to achieve the thoughtless state of mind. One day I met Robin he told me that he had met one of the old disciples of the master again and he collects the new address of the meditation class. I was very excited and happy, after discussion, we planned to go together to the new location of class in next Sunday.
When I go to meet Yogiraj with Robin, I never imagine that, this meeting would change my whole life. Next Sunday we went there, but by mistake we were late. When we reached there meditation class already started. So we are waiting to finish the class for meeting Yogiraj. I examine all the surroundings. Unfortunately that was not a good atmosphere. I don’t like the physical appearance of Guru. One main thing I noticed that after meditation all are touching Guru’s feet. I hate spiritual masters who acting like a human God. I felt he was also one of them. I told robin, I don’t want to do this. Let’s go, I don’t want this type of teaching. That time he said after a long time he got a chance to meet his Master. So wait some time we will speak with him. If you don't like him then you don’t come again. I feel comfortable with that. So I said ok.
After everyone has gone. We got a chance to sit with Yogiraj. Robin introduces me to Yogiraj. Master widely talks about his meditation technique (Pranayogakriya). And also explain the purpose of spirituality in day to day life. All these things are in around 5 minutes. After that Yogiraj asked me to show my hand, and then He put his palm on my right hand without touching it. Then asked me to concentrate on my palm. That time I felt a small vibration and little heat on my hand. After this process Guruji asked me to close my eyes and check is there any thoughts in your mind. The moment I closed my eyes, that was the most peaceful minutes in my life. There were no thoughts. Complete blank and relaxed. I felt some kind of pleasure I never experienced before in my life. That moment itself I touch his feet and requested to make me his disciple. Yogiraj accepted my request with a smile. That was the first and great experience with my spiritual master ‘Sadguru Yogasree Yogiraj’. My master ( Sadguru Yogasree Yogiraj ) cleared all my doubts and taught me the exact purpose of existence.
( From : Pranayogakriya Journal,2011 )
THE GREAT GURUPARAMPARA
Paravidya
Upanishad divided knowledge (vidya) in two categories. One is ‘Paravidya’ and another is ‘Aparavidya’. All Vedas ( Rig-Yajur-Sama-Adarva),Shiksha, (phonetics, phonology and morphophonology) Kalpa (Ritual), Vyakarana (grammar), Nirukta ( etymology), Chandas (meter), Jyotisha (Astrology) are reffred as Aparavidya.
Paravidya is eternal (Brahma). The only way to knowing/studying this knowledge is experiencing it. So this knowledge has its own dignity than all other knowledge. Because of these reason Paravidya can be studied only through a self-realized master.
(One who has read this content very openly (without any prejudgment) can experience Guruji’s blessings within no time.)
Paramasiva
Paramasiva refered as the first yogi from Himalaya who attains and teaches Paravidya to sages.
Agasthyamuni
Paramasiva teach Paravidya to his 7 great disciples. Siva himself referred Agasthyamuni is his best disciple. These 7 sages moves to seven places literally 7 continents. Agasthyamuni moves to India. In his huge life span he travels all over India and spread this knowledge to all over India.
Mahavathar Babaji
The great disciple of Agasthyamuni. Believes he still living in Himalaya.
Lahiri Mahasaya
The great disciple of Mahavathar Babaji. He has an important role to spread Paravidya to ordinary people. He simplified the teaching method so is easily practice by ordinary people.
Yukteswar Giri
One of the greatest disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya. He has a main roll to spread Paravaidya to European countries. For this mission he trained and transformed his best disciple ParamahansaYogananda perfectly.
Paramahansa Yogananda
The great master who spread Paravidya to all over the world. He shows the greatness of Paravidya to the world throughout his mystical life and even after his death. His body not showed any indication of decaying till 21 days after his death. Still spreading his great knowledge about yoga through his great Autobiography ‘The Autobiography of a Yogi’.
Yogasree Yogiraj (Divyathma Sree Yogananda Sreeraj)
He is the greatest master who more simplified Paravidya in the name of ‘Pranayogakriya’. So disciples can attain Pranayogakriya easily without any tough steps in Yoga.(yama-niyama-asana-pranayama-prathyahara-dharana).
In many previous lives Yogiraj delegated to teach this Paravidya to his disciples. After a certain period of time in his life, He recollected all the memories and knowledge attained in his previous lives. So in this life Yogiraj not needed a physical master to attain this knowledge. But he gets directions in his deep meditation from his real ‘Guru’ Paramahasa Yoganadaji itself.
To simplify Paravidya to Pranayogakria Guruji needed 12 years of heavy meditation and fasting. In the first year 41 days of continues fasting without food and water. After that 21 days of continues fasting in every year till the 12th year. These 21 days continues fasting is related to the Mahasamadhi of ParamahansaYogananda. Guruji started his fasting at the same day of Mahasamadhi of ParamahansaYogananda which is 7th of March. These 21 days, March 7 to 28 ParamahansaYoganda’s body kept in California without any indication of decaying. Unknowingly Guruji also selected the same date for his continues fasting.
Now also in every year in March all disciples are doing fasting to be a part of Guruji’s sacrifice. Many disciples are doing fasting and meditation in this time and achieve great joy and relaxation. Many have extra sensory perception experiences. Many can attain the great heights of mind and wisdom. The bases of all these blessings are the great sacrifice done by our beloved Guruji 'Yogasree Yogiraj'.
