Inspiration and Counsel From Paramahansa Yogananda 

 

In creating this universe God revealed two aspects: the masculine or fatherly, and the feminine or motherly....In Nature you behold the mother aspect of God, full of beauty, gentleness, tenderness, and kindness. 

God as Divine  Mother ever watches over Her human children, peeping through the caring hearts of all true mothers. God's unconditional mercy is expressed in the mother. The mother's instinctive love and forgiveness, no matter what her child has done, shows us that God will ultimately forgive the sins of all human beings. That is why I like to relate to God not as the grim Deity of some prophets, but as the Mother Divine waiting to forgive all and take them back after their freewill wanderings on the error-strewn pathways of incarnations.   

The Divine Mother is most anxious to have you back with Her, but first you must prove to Her that you want Her alone. You must cry urgently and unceasingly; then She smiles and is with you instantly. Divine Spirit has no partiality; the Mother loves all. But Her devotees appreciate Her love, respond to Her love. I see the effect on people who have gained a little human love, or a little money − how happy they are! But if they could see what strength, what joy, what love is in the Divine Mother, they would fly away from all else.  

 

Like an insistent child, constantly call to the Divine Mother until She says: "All right, what is it you want?" She is so busy with creation, She doesn't reply at once; but to the naughty child who cries and cries for Her, She will come.   

O Divine Mother, break the dawn and show Thy face of light! Break the sun and show Thy face of power! Break the night and show Thy moonèd face! Break my thoughts and show Thy face of wisdom! Break my feelings and show Thy face of love! Break my pride and show Thy face of humbleness! Break my wisdom and show Thy face of perfection!

 

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There has been such strong demand for AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda that a number of theatres have regularly screened the film since its debut last October. Two of these in southern California − the Laemmle Theatre in Pasadena and La Paloma Theatre in Encinitas − have just informed us that they plan to feature screenings of the film in conjunction with the 2015 SRF World Convocation. We share the dates here for Convocation participants who may wish to take the opportunity to see this film on a large theatrical screen before the DVD is released later this fall.

  

 

Sunday, June 21, 2015, marks the first official UN-sponsored International Day of Yoga − an occasion to honor the ancient science of Kriya Yoga, which Paramahansa Yogananda introduced to the West almost a century ago. In support of this event − and to offer spiritual seekers who are new to meditation the opportunity to begin their own practice − many Self-Realization Fellowship Temples, Centers, and Meditation Groups around the world will conduct guided meditations for members and the general public on that day. Read more. 

  

Self-Realization Fellowship
How-to-Live Youth Programs

 

Girls' Program: June 22 − 26
Boys' Program: June 29 − July 3

  

 

Self-Realization Fellowship will be conducting a five-day How-to-Live program in Encinitas, California, for children 7 to 12 years of age; as well as a five-day teen program for 13- to 18-year-olds.

 

The programs will be held from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. daily at the Encinitas Country Day School. Learn more and register online.  

 

  

Join SRF members and friends at the 2015 Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation for a week of classes on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, spiritual fellowship, meditation, kirtan chanting, and more.

August 16 - 22, 2015
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Los Angeles

Visit our website for event and hotel information and to register online.

  

Public Lecture Tours
May 15 - 17	Buenos Aires, Argentina (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
May 22 - 24	São Paulo, Brazil (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
Sept. 25 - 27	Austin, TX (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
Oct. 1 - 4	Innsbruck, Austria (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
Oct. 8 - 11	Aschaffenburg, Germany (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
Oct. 16 - 18	Seattle, WA (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
	See more dates and locations. Learn about the lecture tours.
How-to-Live Retreat Programs
Jun. 5 - 7	Seattle, WA (regional retreat)
Sept. 18 - 20	Front Royal, VA (general retreat)
Oct. 2 - 4	South Bend, IN (regional retreat)
Oct. 9 - 11	Atlanta, GA (regional retreat)
Oct. 16 - 18	Toronto, Canada (regional retreat)
Nov. 6 - 8	Maui, HI (regional retreat)
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2015 SRF World Convocation
Aug. 16 - 22	Los Angeles
	Visit our website for program, event and hotel information.