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Welcome to the April edition of the Self-Realization Fellowship eNewsletter. This month we share uplifting thoughts from Paramahansa Yogananda on Resurrecting Your Consciousness, and an Easter message from Sri Mrinalini Mata, president of Self-Realization Fellowship.
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Paramahansa Yogananda on Resurrecting Your Consciousness
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As Christ resurrected his consciousness from the sepulcher of mortal limitations, so must you learn to resurrect your mind by meditation from the tomb of material desires and body-confinement to the consciousness of omnipresence.
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.
As Jesus withdrew his mind from the body by ecstasy and united it with all-pervading Spirit, so through the consciousness of Christ developed within yourself by constant meditation unite your soul with omniscient Spirit, your life with Eternal Life.
From the Spring 2012 Self-Realization magazine
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An Easter Message From Sri Mrinalini Mata
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Easter greetings from the ashrams of Paramahansa Yogananda, and warmest wishes that you experience the joyous resurrection of spirit that is the perennial promise of this holy season.
Generations have come and gone since the advent of Jesus. History records the eventful changes of those ages, fraught with the ignorance that impedes humanity's evolutionary progress toward higher consciousness. Transcending the ever-cycling scenes of dark and direful circumstances, the ever-expanding light of unchanging Truth endures eternally. The Truth manifested in the pristine life of Jesus, in which was incarnated the infinite Christ Consciousness, shines undiminished − an immortal and immortalizing force of goodness and God's grace. The real celebration of Easter is to awaken our receptivity to that universal Christ-power by which Jesus resurrected eternal life in his body through the divinity in his soul. And the real joy of Easter is the dawning realization in our own lives of the ancient scriptural wisdom he reaffirmed: "Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?"
That was indeed the sublime promise to all humanity implicit in Jesus' victorious life and resurrection. Read more.
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Self-Realization Magazine − Spring 2012
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A quarterly magazine devoted to healing of body, mind, and soul...
The Spring 2012 edition is now available and includes uplifting articles from Paramahansa Yogananda and Sri Mrinalini Mata − and features inspirational topics such as "Karma Yoga and Kriya Yoga," "Practical Lessons in Manifesting Divine Consciousness," "Resolving Conflicts Through Understanding," and "Meditation Is a Powerful Painkiller."
The audio CD included in this issue is Attuning Our Lives to the Guru's Blessings by Sri Daya Mata. The recording is an inspiring firsthand account by Sri Daya Mata given on the 10th anniversary of Paramahansaji's mahasamadhi, which is being offered as part of this year's 60th anniversary commemoration of this sacred occasion. Learn more and listen to a sample of the audio CD.
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| "How-to-Live" Summer Youth Programs − Online Registration Now Available | |
Register by April 23, 2012 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.
Girls' program is June 16 - 23 Boys' program is June 23 − 30 |
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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 to conduct programs on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. |
April
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13 - 15
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Chicago, Illinois (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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20 - 22
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Austin, Texas (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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27 - 29
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Armação, Brazil (member program and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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May
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4 - 6
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Santiago, Chile (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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11 - 13
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Asunción, Paraguay (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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11 - 13
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Toronto, Canada (public lecture and Kriya Yoga 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 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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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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April
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6 - 8
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Greenfield, Virginia
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13 - 15
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Bermersbach, Germany
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May
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1 - 6
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Bermersbach, Germany
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18 - 20
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Greenfield, Virginia (women's retreat)
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18 - 20
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New York City, New York
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Learn more
(See tour schedule for additional retreat 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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O Universal Christ, be awakened within us! We have crucified Thee with our ignorance. Be resurrected within us again as everlasting Christ-Wisdom and perennial bliss.
− Paramahansa Yogananda
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Self-Realization
Magazine
Spring 2012
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Voluntary League Appeal
Spring 2012
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We deeply appreciate your ongoing support, which allows us to complete vital projects.
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