Commemorative services and
special meditations:
June 6, Saturday
Six Hour Meditation
9:00 am - 3:00 pm
July 25, Saturday
Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day
meditation 7 to 7:45 devotional service*
8:00 to 9:00 pm
August 14, Friday Janmashtami (birth of Bhagavan Krishna)
meditation 7 to 7:45 devotional service*
8:00 to 9:00 pm
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special services, honoring the Self-Realization Fellowship line of
Gurus, are open to all who understand the significance of the
guru-disciple relationship and can participate with sincerity and
reverence. Please bring a flower symbolizing devotion for the Master
being honored, and a monetary donation in an envelope as an expression
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Hospitality teas,
after the service:
June 14, Sunday
August 16, Sunday Convocation
Sharing Tea
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Quarterly Business Meeting:
July 12, Sunday -- following the morning service. |
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Richmond Temple Young Adults' Kirtan at SFMG
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  The Richmond Temple Young Adults' Kirtan held a kirtan at the San Francisco Meditation Group chapel on Saturday, April 18th. They welcomed all devotees to join them and it was a wonderful evening of meditation, kirtan and fellowship.
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 Pictured are the devotees sharing fellowship and a curry dinner after the kirtan.
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Join Us for a Movie Night to Watch Jesus in India
Please join us on Saturday, May 30th at 7:00 pm to watch Jesus in India.
 The teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda about Jesus Christ are highlighted in Jesus in India,
a groundbreaking new film by Paul Davids, which explores the "missing
years" of Jesus. Journeying across three continents to uncover evidence
of Jesus' sojourn in India, the film features probing conversations
with world-renowned scholars, religious leaders, and historians,
including an interview with Brother Chidananda, a Self-Realization
Fellowship monk and minister. For more information about the film go here. |
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 Aaron's Meditation Garden
While visiting the Lake Shrine grounds, Aaron was profoundly moved by the peace and beauty he found there and it led him to follow this path. He had hoped that one day SFMG would also have a meditation
garden. For that reason we had decided to plant a tree in his honor to replace the one that had fallen outside our chapel. While waiting for approval to have it planted, the City cemented over the opening in the sidewalk. Surprised by the sudden change but undeterred, the Group decided at its April meeting to instead add two planters on either side of the entrance to the chapel. Our new planters will be a place holder for that meditation garden that we will have one day.
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 Center Representatives Conference
The annual SRF Convocation will be held August 2-8, and the
Center Representatives Conference will meet Saturday, August 1, from
2 to 8:00 at Lake Shrine. Anyone who serves at an SRF group or
is interested in doing so may attend this special program. For more
information, see the chapel bulletin board or inquire by email.
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 World Convocation
August 2 - 8, 2009
Self-Realization Fellowship cordially invites you to the 2009
Convocation. Thousands of SRF members from around the world will gather
in Los Angeles for a profoundly inspiring week of spiritual renewal and
fellowship, as we immerse ourselves in the teachings of our guru,
Paramahansa Yogananda. For full details go to World Convocation 2009.
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Ride and Room Share List
There will be a sign up sheet on the bulletin board for those who would like to share a ride, and/or share a room for the Convocation.
"May
we all realize the joy of such occasions as this Convocation, and receive such upliftment from these experiences that the darkness of
ignorance may be forever dispelled by the beacon light of that joy."
-- Paramahansa Yogananda
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Help Us Complete Our Lending Library
SFMG has been working to gather a full set of SRF materials to have available to lend to members, students and community members interested in exploring our Guru's teachings. There are CD's, magazines, DVD's, tape recordings and books that may be borrowed for two weeks. For a list of the items that we are currently seeking, please go here. Free Literature TableWe are currently in need of past SRF magazines for our free literature table.
If you are copying the CD's that come with the magazines on to your
iPods, please consider donating the CD itself for our free literature
table. All donations, new or used, are gratefully accepted. They can be given
to the usher or placed on the kitchen table for inventory and
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 New SRF Bookstore Opens Online
We are pleased to announce that an all-new Self-Realization Fellowship
Bookstore is now available for online purchases. The bookstore features
books and recorded talks by Paramahansa Yogananda and his monastic
disciples, along with other items from Self-Realization Fellowship -
including videos, photos, incense, and current and back issues of our
magazine. Visit the bookstore |
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