Highest Expression of Friendship: The Sacred Bond Between Guru and Disciple | 2024 Convocation

On the spiritual path we often feel the need for a guide we can trust, who truly understands us and always acts for our highest good. Paramahansa Yogananda said: “The guru-disciple relationship is the highest expression of friendship, for it is based on unconditional divine love and wisdom. It is the loftiest and most sacred of all relationships.” In this talk, Self-Realization Fellowship monk Brother Bhumananda shares wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda on how we can consciously experience the unconditional nature of this divine friendship — so that the guru’s guiding presence becomes an ever-increasing reality in our lives. Watch this video to learn how a true guru can help the spiritual seeker in ways that no one else can.

This video is part of the 2024 SRF World Convocation, a free weeklong program of online classes on Paramahansa Yogananda’s “how-to-live” teachings and meditation techniques, guided group meditations and kirtans (devotional chanting), virtual pilgrimage tours to the ashrams where Yogananda lived and communed with the Divine, and more.

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[DavidRenwickkarroll]

I’m a relatively young devotee 78 years young, led by Guru to this path May 3, my first lesson and then next day he took me to see ♾️ in the heavens. Even this convocation I was looking for another lesson and he brought me to this message of his friendship and unconditional ❤️🙏🔥🕉️

[Johnette-kssv]

I love Brother Bhumananda, explains things with great clarity, wisdom, and love. A very sweet soul❤ Jai Guru

[ramaraokomaragiri]

Amazing, highly inspiring..
Brother ji has brought out immortal pearls of wisdom and guidance from his own long-time sadhana.

Thank you, Swami ji. Thank you.

[martinmadsendk]

Thank you, Brother Bhumanandaji, for your sincerity and guidance! Jai Guru!

[jornfox]

love brother Bhumananda, met him in Encinitas around 2006, such a beautiful soul. Great message.

[brianmurray]

Brother Bhumananda is such a wonderful speaker and teacher. All of his talks are filled with knowledge and wisdom. We are fortunate to have him. 🕉️

[bipulasharma]

Jay Guru! Thank you Swamijis of this Path! Each discourse is just Amazing! You can't help being spiritual!

[lekhadial]

Jai guru! Thanks brother for this very important talk. I will be listening to this over and over. Such a feeling of love and gratitude

[monikadass]

'Looking into the eyes of my Guru'...what a wonderful expression of attaining attunement to Guruji... Thank you so much for this and the reminder to do our meditation practice as well as we can! Jai Guru 🙏.

[hensheytown]

Thank you for your loving and gentle reminders, prayers and support.

[ElisaGuzman-us]

Thank you so much Brother Bhumanandaji for this beautiful time of talk and meditation.Jai Guru Jai 🙏

[maheshmaind]

Excellent guidance and also for sharing assurance from Guru on reading teachings daily to attune with Guru 36:35

[yogablessings]

I love your spontaneity and sense of humor, Brother Bhumananda! Master is like this! You are my favorite SRF monk and I wish I could meet you some day to thank you for your precious words and devine presence.

[deepakpatra]

I could hear master’s voice behind your words. Your talk reminds me of Swami Vishwananda ji who visited India few years back and shared his wisdom . jai guru 🙏

[kirstengerhardt]

Welcome David. A blessing to have you with us. Jai Guru!

[olgarisseeuw]

Thank you so much Brother Bhumananda, I will hear it many times more. It is all so true and worth to live it. Thank you so much.

[GraziaFio-udxy]

Grazie x questo argomento che spiega il rapporto tra Guru e discepolo sono discepola da 15 anni lo studio delle tecniche tutti i libri che il nostro Guru ha scritto mi hanno illuminato my mind thank Guru I love you guru are with me your help in tutti i mo menti della mia vita❤

[AmiyaSarkar]

Truly powerful Satsanga! Thank you Bhumananda Ji for the beautiful talk 🙏

[manjubatra]

Boundless gratitude to Revered Gurudev for accepting me as His disciple..All I can do to reciprocate is to tell Guru ji that my faith devotion love and loyalty to Him will ever increase..Jai Guru !!

[simranjadhwani]

I loveeee you master... my Guru..my Guru...my Guru...I'm blessed....