Welcome to the July - August 2015 edition of the Self-Realization Fellowship eNewsletter. This month, we commemorate the centenary of Paramahansa Yogananda's initiation into the Swami Order.
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| Paramahansa Yogananda's Sannyas Centennial |
 Sannyas: A Life of Monastic Consecration
One hundred years ago, in July 1915, Paramahansa Yogananda was initiated into India's ancient swami monastic order when he received the vows of sannyas (renunciation from the world) from his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, in Serampore, India. This event not only marked a turning point in the life of the twenty-two-year-old Mukunda Lal Ghosh − who at that moment became Swami Yogananda Giri − but presaged his influence on the awakening global spirituality of the 20th century and beyond, not least because of the monastic tradition he established as part of his lasting legacy.
The ancient Swami Order to which Paramahansa Yogananda belonged thrives today in Self-Realization Fellowship monastic communities, consisting of monks and nuns from countries all around the world. As depicted in AWAKE, the documentary film on Yoganandaji's life (released in 2014), this monastic order sustains the global growth of SRF and helps the wider dissemination of yoga among all nations. Read more.
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| Paramahansa Yogananda Honored by Indian High Officials as Train Renamed "Kriya Yoga Express" | 
In conjunction with the first-ever International Day of Yoga on June 21, Paramahansa Yogananda was honored by the renaming of an express train linking Ranchi, India − the city where he established his "How-to-Live" School and ashram in 1918 − and Kolkata's Howrah Station. As reported in an article appearing in the June 25 online edition of The Times of India, the train is now called "Kriya Yoga Express." Read more. |
| Self-Realization Magazine − Summer 2015 | |
A quarterly magazine devoted to healing of body, mind, and soul...
The Summer 2015 issue is now available and includes timely and uplifting articles from Paramahansa Yogananda and Sri Mrinalini Mata. This edition features inspirational topics such as:
- "Training the Conscious and Subconscious Minds for Success" by Paramahansa Yogananda
- "Coping With Life's Tests" by Sri Mrinalini Mata
- "Yama and Niyama: 'How-to-Live' Skills for Inner Strength and Freedom" by Brother Chidananda
The audio CD included in this issue is Insights Into the Spiritual Life, an inspiring talk given by SRF minister Brother Anandamoy.
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| New Photo Album: Monastic Tours − Spring 2015 |
 Divine Friendship Around the World
Every year Self-Realization Fellowship monks and nuns visit SRF centers and meditation groups around the world, conducting public lectures and classes on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, weekend How-to-Live Retreat programs, group meditations, and Kriya Yoga initiation ceremonies.
We are pleased to share a photo album of our spring 2015 international monastic tours, providing a glimpse of some of the recent SRF programs.
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| AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda Begins Its Journey Around the World | |
AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda is proving to be an effective messenger of Paramahansa Yogananda's life and teachings, awakening thousands to a deeper connection with the divinity within themselves: a springboard into a deeper spiritual search. As expressed by one viewer of this feature-length documentary film, "During the movie, I experienced a feeling of expansion of consciousness, love, darshan − a 'speeding up' of my spiritual endeavors."
International Community Screenings
Now Available
CounterPoint Films, who collaborated with Self-Realization Fellowship in producing the film AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda, is now making it possible for the many friends and members who have expressed a keen interest in the film to license a Community Screening DVD of AWAKE. Read more.
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International Day of Yoga 2015: "Actualizing the Infinite Potentials Within Us All"
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On Sunday, June 21, people around the world gathered to celebrate the United Nations' first ever International Day of Yoga. The result was widely acknowledged as the largest number of people engaged in yoga at one time in recorded history.
Directly or indirectly, much of the present world interest in yoga is a consequence of the teachings Paramahansa Yogananda brought from India to America ninety-five years ago. Widely regarded as "the father of yoga in the West," Paramahansaji was the first to make available on a mass scale teachings that contain a system of scientific pranayama (life force control) techniques. Read more.
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| SRF World Convocation − Online Registration Now Available |
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
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Public Lecture Tours
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Sept. 25 - 27
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Austin, TX (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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Oct. 1 - 4
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Innsbruck, Austria (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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Oct. 8 - 11
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Aschaffenburg, Germany (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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Oct. 16 - 18
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Seattle, WA (public lecture and Kriya Yoga Initiation)
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See more dates and locations. Learn about the lecture tours.
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How-to-Live Retreat Programs
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Sept. 18 - 20
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Front Royal, VA (general retreat)
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Oct. 2 - 4
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South Bend, IN (regional retreat)
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Oct. 9 - 11
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Atlanta, GA (regional retreat)
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Oct. 16 - 18
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Toronto, Canada (regional retreat)
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Nov. 6 - 8
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Maui, HI (regional retreat)
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See more dates and locations. Learn about the How-to-Live Retreat programs.
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2015 SRF World Convocation
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Aug. 16 - 22
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Los Angeles
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Visit our website for program, event, and hotel information.
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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 © 2015 Self-Realization Fellowship.
All rights reserved.
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Renunciation is not negative but positive. It isn't the giving up of anything except misery. One should not think of renunciation as a path of sacrifice. Rather it is a divine investment, by which our few cents of self-discipline will yield a million spiritual dollars.
− Paramahansa Yogananda
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Summer 2015
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