Welcome to the June edition of the Self-Realization Fellowship eNewsletter. In recognition of the second annual International Day of Yoga on June 21, in this issue we share inspiring words of Paramahansa Yogananda on Kriya Yoga, the ancient method of realizing humanity's divine potentials that he founded SRF to disseminate worldwide, and which he wrote about in Autobiography of a Yogi
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Paramahansa Yogananda on Kriya Yoga
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The center of consciousness for the average individual is his body and the outer world. The yogi changes his center of consciousness by nonattachment to the body and to worldly hopes and fears. By a technique − such as Kriya Yoga − of consciously controlling the life processes that tie the consciousness to the body (stilling the heart and breath), the yogi becomes established in the eternal wisdom-perception of Spirit that manifests in the spiritual center of cosmic consciousness in the brain. The yogi who can change his center of consciousness from the sentient body to the cerebral throne of Spirit ultimately centralizes his consciousness on omnipresence. He attains the Eternal Wisdom.
Kriya Yoga, practiced deeply, will dissolve breath into mind, mind into intuition, intuition into the joyous perception of soul, and soul into the cosmic bliss of Spirit.
Kriya Yoga not only points out a universal highway of ascending the soul to the Spirit, but gives mankind a daily usable technique through whose practice the devotee, with the help of a guru, may reenter the kingdom of God. One theoretical teaching leads only to another, but any true practitioner of Kriya Yoga finds it to be the shortest way and quickest conveyance to the kingdom of Spirit. Practice Kriya Yoga, and you will surely succeed on the spiritual path. That is my own experience. The liberating power of Kriya Yoga sunders the prison bars of karma. I have never found in East or West such a great technique as this. We invite you to visit our website for more on the Kriya Yoga path of meditation. Also, you can enjoy more inspiration in this video excerpt of SRF's president, Sri Mrinalini Mata, speaking on Kriya Yoga (from the DVD Be Messengers of God's Light and Love). The Summer 2011 issue of Self-Realization magazine was entirely devoted to the science of Kriya Yoga and is also still available.
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| Awake Debuts in India: Honors Second Annual International Day of Yoga | 
The highly anticipated theatrical release of Awake: The Life of Yogananda in India will take place on June 17, 2016, coinciding with the UN-sponsored second annual International Day of Yoga. As part of the celebration of the International Day of Yoga, a number of Indian Embassies around the world are also to host special screenings of Awake.
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| New eBooks From SRF |
Four new ebooks from Self-Realization Fellowship have just been published. In addition to Autobiography of a Yogi, our ebook editions of Metaphysical Meditations, The Law of Success, How You Can Talk With God, and Scientific Healing Affirmations are now available on Amazon.com and Apple iBooks. We are happy to release definitive editions of these classics by Paramahansa Yogananda for use on a variety of e-readers, phones, and tablets, and we look forward to releasing more titles in the coming months.
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Digital Video Rentals − SRF's Library Continues to Expand
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The SRF online bookstore's digital video rental library continues to expand its offering of inspiring Self-Realization Fellowship classes and satsangas. More than twenty videos by Sri Daya Mata, Sri Mrinalini Mata, and other SRF monastics are now offered − and can be viewed in multiple platforms (including tablets and mobile devices). We invite you to check out the list of available titles (with more to come in the next several months).
View an excerpt of Sri Mrinalini Mata speaking on the topic of Kriya Yoga in Be Messengers of God's Light and Love.
View the entire digital rental library.
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2016 SRF World Convocation − Register Online
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Join SRF members and friends at the 2016 Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation for a week of classes on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, spiritual fellowship, meditation, kirtan chanting, and more.
August 7 - 13, 2016
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
Los Angeles
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2016 Summer Day Program − Register Online
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Self-Realization Fellowship How-to-Live Youth Programs
Summer Day Program
Girls Program: June 27 − July 1
Boys Program: July 4 − July 8
 Self-Realization Fellowship will be conducting two five-day How-to-Live programs in Encinitas, California: one for girls and one for boys. During each program, separate events will be scheduled for children (7 to 12 years old) and teens (13 to 18 years old). Learn more and register online. |
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Public Lecture Tours
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Oct. 1
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London, UK (introductory talk with guided meditation)
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Oct. 6 - 9
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Stuttgart, Germany (public lecture; plus Kriya Yoga Initiation for eligible students)
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| Paris, France (introductory talk with guided meditation)
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Oct. 13 - 16
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New York City (public lecture; plus Kriya Yoga Initiation for eligible students)
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Oct. 21 - 23
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Mexico City, Mexico (public lecture; plus Kriya Yoga Initiation for eligible students)
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Oct. 28 - 30
| Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (public lecture; plus Kriya Yoga Initiation for eligible students)
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Nov. 2
| Singapore (Introductory talk with guided meditation)
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Nov. 4 - 6
| Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (public lecture; plus Kriya Yoga Initiation for eligible students)
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Nov. 11 - 13
| Sydney, Australia (public lecture; plus Kriya Yoga Initiation for eligible students)
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How-to-Live Retreat Programs
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Jun. 10 - 12
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Seattle, WA (regional retreat)
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Sept. 23 - 25
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Front Royal, VA (general retreat)
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Oct. 7 - 9
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Raleigh, NC (regional retreat)
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2016 SRF World Convocation
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Aug. 7 - 13
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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 © 2016 Self-Realization Fellowship.
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