Meditation Services

Guru Purnima

Dear Devotees,

Throughout the ages, devotees in India have honored the guru—the divine messenger God sends to sincere seekers to guide them back to Him. Each year, on the sacred day of Guru Purnima, we in SRF continue this blessed tradition by offering our love and gratitude to our beloved Gurudeva, Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, whose teachings uplift us from human consciousness to divine consciousness.

To commemorate this sacred occasion and honor the eternal guru-disciple relationship, we warmly invite you to join us for this special service.

Meditation Service

4:30–6:00 PM

You are welcome to arrive earlier for quiet meditation. Devotional chants will be offered every 30 minutes.

Guru Purnima Service & Meditation

6:00–7:30 PM

We look forward to sharing this sacred evening with you.

Location

Services and Meditations are held on the second floor of

The Gathering at Northern Hills - Unitarian Universalist Community Church.

460 Fleming Road, Cincinnati, OH. 45231

Centennial Anniversary of Paramahansa Yogananda's visit to Cincinnati

Event Dates:
•⁠ ⁠Memorial Hall : Friday, October 2, 2026
•⁠ ⁠Westin Hotel Cincinnati: Saturday and Sunday, October 3 and 4, 2026

Check this page for information and registration

Contact us at: +1(513)478-2388 or+1 (513) 223-8148

cincinnatimeditationcircle@gmail.com

You are invited to come at 4:00 pm if you want to have a longer and deeper meditation. On Wednesday, we have less time for reading and chanting and more time in silence.

Every half an hour, chants will be played for 5 minutes.

CHANTS WILL BE PLAYED AT:

4:30 pm

5:00 pm

5:30 pm

5:50 pm - OM Chant (SRF CD Music)

6:00 pm (service begins)

6:50 pm closing prayer

You are very welcome to join us for Saturday meditations. We practice energization exercises, meditate, read, and chant together as a group. You can arrive earlier for silent meditation (8:00 to 9:00) or at the start of the service.

CHANTS WILL BE PLAYED AT:

8:00 am

8:30 am

8:55 am

(9:00 am Energization Exercises)

9:30 am (service begins) - 10:30

"Sound or vibration is the most powerful force in the universe. Music is a divine art, to be used not only for pleasure but as a path to God-realization." Paramahansa Yogananda

Join us on the third Saturday for our kirtan meditation (9:30 to 11:30).

We play kirtan and meditate for approximately 10 minutes between each chant. There's also a half-hour meditation in the middle of the session.