Welcome to the January edition of the Self-Realization Fellowship eNewsletter. This month we share uplifting thoughts from Paramahansa Yogananda on the topic of Be What You Want to Be and a hope-filled New Year's message from Sri Mrinalini Mata, president of Self-Realization Fellowship.
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Paramahansa Yogananda: "Be What You Want to Be"
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Make new determinations as to what you are going to do and what you are going to be in this next year. Set a program for yourself; carry it through, and you will find how much happier you will be. Failure to keep to your schedule of improvement means you have paralyzed your will. You have no greater friend and no greater enemy than yourself. If you befriend yourself, you will find accomplishment. There is no law of God preventing you from being what you want to be and accomplishing what you want to accomplish. Nothing detrimental that happens can affect you unless you sanction it.
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New Year's Message From Sri Mrinalini Mata
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Within each of us is the drive to manifest our soul's divine potential − the wis�dom, strength, love, and joy that are our true nature. Psycholog�ically and spirit�ually, a definite blessing and positive energy is felt at the beginning of a new year. It is an auspicious time of change, with its opportunities to blaze new path�ways to success and fulfillment. How many yet-unexplored possibilities open before us when we realize that we are not frail mortals bound by the past or by habits and circumstances; we are each a unique expression of God's being, endowed with His divine potencies and with the freedom to shape our own self-willed destiny.
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In Christ-love: Holiday Celebrations, Meditation and Outreach
| Paramahansa Yogananda inaugurated the custom of devoting an entire day during the Christmas season to inner communion with the Divine and attunement with Christ Consciousness − the omnipresent, universal consciousness manifested by Jesus and other divine teachers down the ages. This tradition was continued this year, as always, in the annual all-day Christmas meditations conducted at SRF temples, centers, and meditation groups throughout the world. Another of Paramahansaji's ideals − honored throughout the year and especially at Christmastime − is giving material and spiritual aid to those in need. SRF members around the world support the holiday outreach efforts of their local temples, centers, and meditation groups in a wide range of charitable activities. Read more |
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Upcoming Events
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Self-Realization Fellowship monks and nuns will be visiting the following cities to conduct programs on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.
February
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17 - 19
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Tampa, Florida (public lecture and Kriya Initiation)
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24 - 26
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Havana, Cuba (public lecture and Kriya initiation)
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April
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13 - 15
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Chicago, Illinois (public lecture and Kriya Initiation)
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20 - 22
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Austin, Texas (public lecture and Kriya Initiation)
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27 - 29
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Arma��o, Brazil (member program and Kriya Initiation)
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(Learn more)
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How-to-Live Retreat Programs
On many weekends throughout the year, SRF monks and nuns will be conducting How-to-Live Retreat programs. Join us at one of the beautiful Self-Realization Fellowship Retreats to spend some time deepening your relationship with God, as well as recharging body, mind, and spirit.
Retreats in California
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SRF Retreat, Encinitas
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SRF Lake Shrine, Pacific Palisades
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SRF Hidden Valley Retreat, Escondido
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(See retreat schedule for dates)
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Retreats Outside California
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February
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17 - 19
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Bermersbach, Germany
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March
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6 - 11
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Bermersbach, Germany
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April
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13 - 15
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Bermersbach, Germany
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Learn more
(See retreat schedule for additional locations and dates)
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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 Copyright � 2012 Self-Realization Fellowship. All rights reserved.
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With the opening of the New Year, all the closed portals of limitations will be thrown open and I shall move through them to vaster fields, where my worthwhile dreams of life will be fulfilled.
− Paramahansa Yogananda
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Self-Realization Magazine
Winter 2011
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Voluntary League Appeal
Fall 2011
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