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Self-Realization Fellowship eNewsletter
April 2010 

Welcome to the April edition of the Self-Realization Fellowship eNewsletter. This month we share uplifting thoughts from Paramahansa Yogananda on the topic of Resurrection and Christ Consciousness − and an inspiring Easter message from Sri Daya Mata.

In This Issue
Paramahansa Yogananda on Resurrection and Christ Consciousness
Easter Message from Sri Daya Mata
How-to-Live Summer Youth Programs
Upcoming Events
Self-Realization Magazine - Spring 2010
Voluntary League Appeal - Spring 2010
Planned Giving
Paramahansa Yogananda on Resurrection and Christ Consciousness
 
Paramahansa Yogananda pranam
Behold thine immortal Self resurrected with Christ in the illuminating Light of Christ Consciousness, present in every soul, every flower, every atom.

Be One With Christ Consciousness
When we open our inner eyes of soul wisdom, we behold the omnipresent Light of God. Within this Light is the consciousness of Christ, the "Son" or pure reflection of God present everywhere in the universe. This Christ Consciousness, the Infinite Christ, is God's intelligence and love knocking on the closed eyelids of our souls, urging us that all we have to do is look to this Light within and we shall see all ignorance and diversities vanish. To him who has opened his inner eye, everything is One.

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Resurrection means that the universal Spirit present in all creation as the Christ Consciousness is constantly being resurrected − awakened or manifested − in everything. Whenever you do away with ignorance and think good thoughts, Christ is being resurrected within you; that is, the Christ Consciousness that was fully manifested in Jesus is awakening within you. 
   
Resurrection is not the power of Spirit in the body of Jesus only; Spirit is in everyone. Nor does man have to die in order to resurrect Spirit. The physical resurrection of Christ was only part of the lesson of his life. Every time you give up a weakness and feel happy in being good, Christ is resurrected anew. You can bring Christ Consciousness within you right now.

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Resurrect your calmness from beneath the soil of restlessness; resurrect your wisdom from the enshrouding earthliness of ignorance; resurrect your love from beneath the sod of mundane human attachment − with its limited love for family, society, and country − to divine love for all. 

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To find the real Christ you must expand your consciousness as Jesus did....The physical way of practicing what Christ taught is to behave toward all as the children of your own Father, and the spiritual way is to meditate until you feel the vast joy of God through the Christ Consciousness. Universal brotherhood will not come until, by deepest concentration and devotion, you stand aside from all your restless thoughts and feelings and sit in the temple of your soul, wherein the vast joy of God expands and engulfs this world, and you realize there is naught else but That.
The Resurrection of Jesus in Light of Kriya Yoga

We understand resurrection in its true sense when we comprehend the yoga science that clearly defines the underlying principles by which Jesus resurrected his crucified body into the freedom and light of God....
    
Jesus' resurrection was little understood, and much disbelieved even though he made himself visible to hundreds of people − not only to his close disciples. In those days they comprehended only that Jesus was dead and then he was alive, but they did not understand the science and art of ascension and resurrection, as is defined in the timeless scriptures of Yoga. No other science has detailed the descent of the individualized consciousness of God as the soul into man and its evolutionary and spiritual ascent back into Spirit. In this modern age, Kriya Yoga has been brought forward after being lost in the dark ages, as a definite method to hasten the spiritual evolution of human consciousness and open the inner cerebrospinal pathway of ascension.

Prayer and Affirmation for Easter Morning
 
"Heavenly Christ, saturate our consciousness with Thy consciousness. Give us a new birth in Thee."
 
Affirm and feel:

 
"Heavenly Father, awaken me in Christ Consciousness.

Christ and I are one. 
Joy and I are one. 
Peace and I are one. 
Wisdom and I are one.                         
Love and I are one. 
Bliss and I are one.
Christ and I are one. Christ and I are one. Christ and I are one."
Easter Message From Sri Daya Mata
 
Sri Daya Mata
"At this sacred time of Easter, when we honor the life and resurrection of Lord Jesus Christ, may you awaken anew to the presence of his infinite consciousness − in the unfolding of God's beauty in nature, in every impulse to reach out to others with empathy and love, and in the growing awareness of His joy within your soul."
 
"How-to-Live" Summer Youth Programs
 
Boys Summer Youth ProgramSelf-Realization Fellowship's Summer Youth Programs offer children aged 10-16 an opportunity to learn and practice Paramahansa Yogananda's "How-to-Live" spiritual principles amid the pine trees of Southern California's San Bernardino Mountains.

In this camplike setting, young people have the opportunity to deepen their relationship with God while developing friendships with spiritually minded peers. Learn more                

Girls' program is June 19th - June 26th
Boys' program is June 26th - July 3rd
 
View slide show from previous Summer Youth Programs            
 
Scholarships Are Available
 
SRF members generously provide contributions to the Youth Program Scholarship Fund, which is available to assist families with the cost of attending. Review the scholarship application
Upcoming Events
 
Convocation 2010
Registration is now available. Learn more
 
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Public Lecture Tours

Self-Realization Fellowship monks and nuns will be visiting the following cities in April to conduct programs on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda: 

 

April 2010

 

16 - 18

Dallas, Texas

23 - 25

Boston, Massachusetts

 

These inspirational programs include classes on the SRF meditation techniques, group meditation, satsanga (informal talks), and fellowship with your local SRF community.

 

For more information and program details, please see our 2010 Lecture Tour Schedule.

 
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We hope you enjoyed this edition of the Self-Realization Fellowship eNewsletter. Check your inbox each month for more inspiration and wisdom from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.
 
In divine friendship,
Self-Realization Fellowship
 
 
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"The universe is the body of Christ: everywhere present within it, without limitation, is the Christ Consciousness. When you can close your eyes and by meditation expand your awareness until you feel the whole universe as your own body, Christ will have been born within you. You will know that your mind is a little wave of that ocean of Cosmic Consciousness in which Christ dwells."
 
Paramahansa Yogananda
 
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