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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles;VALUE=DATE:20260307
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URL:https://anandaportland.org/events/yogananda-mahasamadhi-anniversary/
SUMMARY:Yogananda Mahasamadhi Anniversary
DESCRIPTION:This day marks the anniversary of the mahasamadhi of Paramhansa
  Yogananda. Maha (great) samadhi (blissful union) refers to the conscious 
 exit of a great master from the physical body and is a day of celebration.
 \n\nOn March 7\, 1952 Yogananda left his body while speaking at the Biltmo
 re Hotel in Los Angeles. Swami Kriyananda spoke of Yogananda's last days i
 n The New Path: \n\n"Normally\, when a soul achieves final emancipation\,
  ending its long cycle of incarnations\, its joy in victory is so overwhel
 ming that it feels no desire to return to this earthly dungeon. Even the s
 piritual hunger of other seekers cannot suffice to lure it back\, for such
  a soul feels’justifiably\, surely’that after untold millions of years
  in bondage it has earned the right to claim at last its hard-won reward o
 f eternal bliss.\n\nOnly a few extraordinary souls\, having finally earned
  soul freedom\, postpone the perfect enjoyment of it to return to this dar
 kness and lead other struggling souls out of delusion into the light. Of s
 uch rare souls\, Paramhansa Yogananda is a shining example. Indeed\, even 
 among those few it must be the exception who promises to come back ‘if n
 eed be\, a trillion times.’ Yogananda’s compassion simply staggers the
  imagination."  SK\n\nThe morning meditation at the Ananda Portland Templ
 e will focus on Yogananda's mahasamadhi on this day. An evening event may 
 be planned and this calendar will be updated accordingly.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&n
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