Maha Shivaratri celebration at Blue Lotus Temple. Free, all are welcome! Celebrate divine love (Valentine's Day) with Lord Shiva and his consort, Parvati! With chants, readings, and ceremony we honor the personification of Aum-Divine Mother in the delusion-destroying, great yogi form of Shiva!
Blue Lotus Temple. Free, all are welcome! On this day in 1952 (and on March 9, 1936) two Self-realization avatars (Paramhansa Yogananda and his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, espectively) left their human forms in a super-conscious act of devotional self-offering. We celebrate not only their ascension but that of great saints of East and West, for we too are destined ... Read More
Blue Lotus Temple. Free, all are welcome! On this in 1926 at Carnegie Hall in New York City, Paramhansa Yogananda chanted O GOD BEAUTIFUL for one hour and twenty-five minutes. Yogananda's friends warned him that American audiences wouldn't appreciate his chants, but Healings occurred in the audience and thousands were uplifted. Tonight and in honor also of the 13th anniversary ... Read More