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Welcome to the April edition of the Self-Realization Fellowship eNewsletter. In this issue we bring you a special meditation from Paramahansa Yogananda on Resurrection and an uplifting Easter letter from SRF president Sri Mrinalini Mata.
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Paramahansa Yogananda's Meditation on Resurrection
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Christ is risen. He is risen from the limitations of the physical body, the astral body, and the causal body into Omnipresence. One with omnipresent Christ Consciousness, Jesus is risen in the heart of every flower, every ray of sunshine, every noble thought. He is risen in the atomic age, and all its devastations will not hide the birth of his spirit of new life, new humanity, rising from the cradle of wisdom and universal love. He is risen in our minds, our hearts, our souls − there is no separation between him and us. He is walking in the garden of our love, in the garden of our sacred devotion, in the garden of our meditation and Kriya Yoga. Read more of Paramahansa Yogananda's Meditation on Resurrection and an Affirmation for Easter Morning.
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An Easter Message From Sri Mrinalini Mata
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The joy of this sacred season of Christ's resurrection opens our hearts to feel anew the blessing that his glorious victory has brought to multitudes throughout the centuries. Our souls respond to his triumph over all human limitations because it stirs within us the dormant knowing of our own infinite, immortal nature. Within every human being dwells the glorious, ever-living image of God...
Read the Easter letter from Mrinalini Mata.
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How-to-Live Summer Youth Program − Online Registration Now Available
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Register by April 29, 2011 and receive a $25 discount. Scholarships are available for those who are unable to pay the registration fee. Forms are available on our website. About the Program Self-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 camp-like setting, young people have the opportunity to deepen their relationship with God while developing friendships with spiritually minded peers. Learn more. Boys' program is June 18 − 25. Girls' program is June 25 − July 2.
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World Convocation 2011 Announcement
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Upcoming Events
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Public Lecture Tours
Self-Realization Fellowship monks and nuns will be visiting the following cities in April and May to conduct programs on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda:
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April
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29 - May 1
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Calgary, Alberta, Canada (public lecture with Kriya)
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29 - May 1
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Cordoba, Argentina (public lecture with Kriya)
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May
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13 - 15
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Kansas City, MO (public lecture with Kriya)
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13 - 15
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (public lecture with Kriya)
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20 - 22
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Atlanta, GA (public lecture with Kriya)
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How-to-Live Retreat Programs
On many weekends this 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.
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Retreats in California
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Encinitas, California
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Lake Shrine, Pacific Palisades, California
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Hidden Valley, California
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(See retreat schedule for dates)
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Retreats Outside California
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April
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22 − 24
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SRF Greenfield Retreat, Front Royal, VA
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22 − 24
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New York, NY
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29 − May 1
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Bermersbach, Germany
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May
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6 − 8
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Armação, Brazil
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13 − 15
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Bermersbach, Germany
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20 − 22
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SRF Greenfield Retreat, Front Royal, VA (for women)
(Learn more)
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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 © 2011 Self-Realization Fellowship.
All rights reserved.
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Bless us this morning, O Christ, that we may realize the universal significance of thy resurrection: that our souls, reflections of Christ Consciousness, be resurrected in thine Immortal Consciousness evermore.
− Paramahansa Yogananda
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