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23.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event. (Day 9.) 13th September, 2020 ~ QUATRAIN XXV11 to XXX. Living in a state of ignorance, most Human Beings do not understand that through the will of God they originally came on Earth to be entertained; and, would soon have gone back to Him if they had not developed mortal desires here. (page 82 Q.XXX - H/Cover.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.
23.01.2022 The Lake Shrine gardens are now open to the public Wednesday through Sunday, 12:00 pm until 4:00 pm. The lake-level Visitor Center offers cashless sales on sele...ct products through a front door kiosk. Wall calendars and Engagement calendars are available for 2021. Shop our wonderful selection of books and inspirational items, colorful photo greeting cards, incense, and meditation malas. Advance reservations for admittance to the lake are required and can be made online at www.lakeshrine.org. Reservations open every Monday at 10am for the week ahead. Entry and exit is through the Lake level gate at 17190 Sunset Blvd, Pacific Palisades, CA 90272. The gate will open at 12:00 pm to admit vehicles with reservations and close at 1:00 pm. Late entry for reserved guests is until 2 pm. For late entry please call before you arrive: 310-454-4114. Please read the safety instructions on the Lake Shrine homepage (www.lakeshrine.org) carefully before making a reservation. #yogananda #selfrealizationfellowship
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23.01.2022 "AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI" Reading Event - (Day 42) Tuesday 29th December, 2020/21 'Last Days With My Guru.' (Chapter 42.) BASKING DAY BY DAY IN THE SUNSHINE OF MY GURUS' LOVE, UNSPOKEN BUT KEENLY FELT, I BANISHED FROM MY CONSCIOUS MIND THE VARIOUS HINTS HE HAD GIVEN OF HIS APPROACHING PASSING. "Sir, the Kumba Mela is convening this month at Allahabad." I pointed out to master the 'MELA' dates in a Bengali Almanac... "Do you REALLY want to go?"... Not sensing Sri Yukteswar's reluctance to have me leave him, I went on, "Once you beheld the blessed sight of BABAJI at an Allahabad KUMBHA. Perhaps this time I shall be fortunate enough to see Him." "I do not think you will meet Him there." My Guru then fell into silence, - not wishing to obstruct my plans. (Read page 388) .... Paramahansa Yogananda .... See more
22.01.2022 Wine of the Mystic Reading Event ~ (Day 12) 16th September 2020. Quatrain XXXV. No matter how dead a person is outwardly, in his Soul within he is still a powerful image of God. ..... (The Rubiyat of Omar Khayyumm ~ A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.. )
22.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event ~ (Day 18) 22nd September 2020. (Quatrain LV111 - LX1.) Thus, pure spirit, after creating from Itself an illusion of matter, shrouds Itself behind matter. Inherent in the origin of matter from Spirit is the attraction of matter to reform Itself into spirit again. (page 162 Hardcover) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.
22.01.2022 How can you develop will? Choose some objective that you think you cannot accomplish, and then try with all your might to do that one thing. When you have achi...eved success, go on to something bigger and keep on exercising your will power in this way. If your difficulty is great, deeply pray: Lord, give me the power to conquer all my difficulties. You must use your will power, no matter what you are, or who you are. You must make up your mind. Use this will power both in business and in meditation. - Paramahansa Yogananda #yogananda #selfrealizationfellowship
21.01.2022 WINE Of The MYSTIC Reading Event (Day 11) Tuesday 15th September 2020. Quatrain XXXII-XXXIV. No love is real love until it is one with Gods Love; for all true love comes from God alone. Human love to be divine, must be deep and selfless. Purify the hearts love until it becomes Divine. Wine of the Mystic - The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam A spiritual interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.
19.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event ~ (Day 17) Monday, 21st September 2020. (Quatrain LX11 - LX1.) It is more gainful to contact the infinite even once than to stray endlessly on the paths of Theoretical discussion on God. Theologians are often pitifully near God in Temples, and yet so far from Him, if they have not actually found Him in the taverns of daily lives. (page 154 Hardcover) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.
19.01.2022 "AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI" ~ Reading Event. Sat 28th November 2020 (Day 11) Chapter 11. 'Two Penniless Boys in Brindaban.' IT IS SCARCELY POSSIBLE FOR AN INDIAN TO PALE, BUT JITENDRA'S FACE WAS SUDDENLY SICKLY. I politely declined to offer. You are surely not banishing Me?" The strangers alarm would have been comic in any other circumstances. "Why not?"... "YOU are my Guru." His Eyes sought MINE trustfully. "During my midday devotions, the blessed LORD KRISHNA appeared in a vision. He showed me two forsaken figures under this very Tree. One face was YOURS, my Master! Often have I seen it in Meditation. What a JOY if you accept my humble services!" "I too am glad you found me. Neither God nor Man has forsaken us!" Though I was motionless, smiling at the eager Face before Me, an INWARD obeisance - cast me at the Divine Feet. (Read page 99) .... Paramahansa Yogananda .... See more
18.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event (Day 15.) Saturday 19th September, 2020. QUATRAIN XLV11- XL1X If you are unhappy with your self-created destiny, remind yourself that God has given you the power of free choice to change that fate. (page 137 Hardcover.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.
18.01.2022 Maintain your equilibrium amidst trying circumstancesStand unshaken by adverse turns of events. Paramahansa Yogananda Our lives can become hectic as we att...end to all our responsibilities. By making daily appointments with ourselves throughout the day to pause and practice the presence we can cultivate a deep sense of calm and connection to God as we empower ourselves to live in an intentional way. See more
17.01.2022 We hope you enjoy this rendition of Silent Night by our Hollywood Temple Choir.
17.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event (Day 16) Sunday 20th September 2020. (Quatrain L - L111.) Few persons understand that habits formed in past lives influence their present lives. Most are unaware of the silent and secret control of Human destiny by PAST-LIFE propensities hidden mysteriously in the SUBCONSCIOUS MIND. (page 139 ~ Hardcover) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.
17.01.2022 Meditate with others from anywhere in the world by visiting the SRF Online Meditation Center. Beginners and experienced meditators alike are welcome to attend. To join the Online Meditation Center, visit https://bit.ly/3jiGGuS
16.01.2022 "AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI" - Annual Reading Event - (Day 41) Monday, 28th December, 2020. 'An Idyl in South India.' "YOU ARE THE FIRST WESTERNER, DICK, EVER TO ENTER THAT SHRINE. MANY OTHERS HAVE TRIED IN VAIN." At my words Mr Wright looked startled, then pleased. We had just left the beautiful CHAMUNDI Temple in the Hills overlooking Mysore in Southern India. There we owed before the Gold and Silver Altars of the Goddess Chamundi, Patron Deity of the Mysore ruling Family. "As a Souvenir of the unique honour," Mr Wright said, carefully wrapping a few Rose Petals, "I will always preserve these Petals, Blessed by the Priest with Rose Water." (Read page 372.) ..... Paramahansa Yogananda ....
16.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event (Day 14.) Friday 18th September 2020 ~ QUATRAIN XL11- XLV1 Do not join the crowd of intellectual theorists, each of whom esp...ouses a different doctrine, conflicting with others. No result will be gained, except doubt and confusion. To fathom the mysteries of life, enter the portals of silence and MEDITATE DEEPLY. (page 125 Hardcover) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda. See more
15.01.2022 The father of Paramahansa Yogananda, the late Bhagabati Charan Ghosh, was honored recently by the S.E., S.E.C & E. Co. Railways Employees’ Co-operative Credit S...ociety, when the society dedicated a bronze bust of him in a ceremony at its headquarters in the Garden Reach area of Kolkata. Sri Ghosh founded the society (originally called Calcutta Urban Bank) in 1909 to benefit railway workers. At the dedication event, Sri Somnath Ghosh, the great-grandson of Sri Bhagabati Charan Ghosh, along with his wife Smt. Sarita Ghosh, unveiled the statue. Swami Achyutananda represented Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (Sri Yogananda’s work in India) at this special event and thanked the society for acknowledging Ghosh’s humanitarian contribution and long-standing example of humility and thinking of the welfare of others. Read more on the SRF Blog: https://bit.ly/35NoDrK
15.01.2022 Dear Friends, We are happy to share that in honor of our Guru Paramahansa Yoganandas 100th year anniversary of his arriving to America, the Self-Realization Fe...llowship Mother Center has installed commemorative banners on Sunset Blvd. in front of the SRF Hollywood Temple and the SRF Lake Shrine. We are including a few pictures of some of these beautiful banners that now adorn Sunset Blvd. in front and around the Hollywood Temple. Gurudev Paramahansa Yogananda arrived to America on Sunday September 19th, 1920 aboard the ship "The City of Sparta" after a two-month voyage that docked in Boston, Massachusetts. In the coming days we will be sharing short stories from the teachings of our Guru in his own words of the days leading up to his arrival to the US. Please be sure to visit the Self-Realization Fellowship Mother Center website at the following link for more information about this special anniversary and what they have planned in store: https://yogananda.org/srfcentennial. Our dear President, Brother Chidananda shared these beautiful words of our Gurudev earlier this year: "The one purpose of Self-Realization Fellowship is to teach the individual the way to personal contact with God. Those who make the effort cannot miss Him. Make a solemn promise in your heart and pray to the Father that He bless you with the haunting desire to find Him, that you may not waste any more time.My prayer for each of you is that from today you will make a supreme effort for God, and that you never give up until you are established in Him. Paramahansa Yogananda
15.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event ....(Day 4) QUATRAIN V11to X. (Quatrain V11.) "Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring The Winter Garment of Repentanc...e fling: The Bird of Time has but a little way To fly --- and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing." ~~~ Glossary. ~~~ Fill the Cup: Fill your CONSCIOUSNESS . Fire of Spring: The warmth of SPIRITUAL ENTHUSIASM . Winter Garment of repentance: The Soul-bliss-freezing regret that follows SENSE indulgence. Bird of time: Fleeting, ever changing HUMAN LIFE. A little way to fly: Only a little TIME remains. The Bird is on the Wing: LIFE is flying away without any definite PURPOSE. (Read page 21.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda. See more
15.01.2022 "WINE OF THE MYSTIC" Reading Event ~ (Day 13) 17th September 2020 ~ QUATRAIN XXXV11- XL1 IN GOD-BLISS, HUMAN KARMA IS BURNED IN THE FIRE of the rising Sun of W...ISDOM; the Stars lose their influence and no longer govern Astrologically the Destiny of that true Devotee. (page 110 Hardcover.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam ~A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda. See more
12.01.2022 'GOD ALONE' "PART ll - LETTERS OF GYANAMATA." ('Gratitude To God And Guru.') Dear Master, TO LOOK AT YOU IS MEDITATION. Sometimes when I am meditating, the memory of some moment - when I have come upon you unexpectedly in the halls or rooms of the Centre, comes to me, and tears flow from my Eyes, at the wonder and glory of your finding me - after my long years of waiting. In gratitude, devotion, and Love. Edith D. Bissett..... (Read page 213/4 - Hard Cover.) Sri. Gyanamata.
12.01.2022 SIMPLICITY and THE SPIRITUAL LIFE - BROTHER BHAKTANANDA Birth Anniversary Nov. 2 Simplify our Material Needs Master had a definition for renuncia...nt. . . .And the first vow of renunciation is simplicity. Living a simple life. That means not accumulating a lot of unnecessary possessions and things that take away our mind from God especially. ... The saints instead of increasing their desires, they decrease them until they have practically nothing at all. .... One time a young man came to Master in India. And the Master was introducing him to his ashram life. And he said to him, What you want and we don’t have just let me know and I will show you how to do without it. (laughter) .... Simplify our Thinking And the next thing we have to simplify is our thinking. Because all day long we have thoughts going through the mind and those thoughts are not helpful to us spiritually. Unhappiness is caused by concentrating on material world. ....Instead of being in the habit of criticizing others verbally or mentally, why not send love to that person instead of critcizing, send love to that person. Peace and harmony. Peace and harmony. Because what we do for others, what we want for others comes back to us. So that person is benefitted, and one is benefitted, too, for sending those thoughts, divine thoughts to the person. Simplify our Feelings So our minds should be engaged in positive thoughts. Health, happiness, faith, abundance, love, joy, everything that’s uplifting. And so we must also simplify our feelings. Our hearts sometimes have anger, negative emotions, hate, jealousy, moods. ....And studying the Lessons gives us instructions in doing so. So we must keep our minds busy with prayers, affirmation, or devotional singing. Simplify our Activities Also we have to simplify our activities. All the hours we have we fill with activity and find we have no time for meditation, no time to think about God. We have to realize that many of our activities are fruitless, they just take up time. ...That’s the reason we have to live a spiritual life. Spiritual activities go vertically, and secular activities keep us on a human level. ... While we’re busy working during the day, keep our minds on God. We can do that with an affirmation, prayer, or chanting. One devotee said my husband goes to work. I pull out the cleaning equipment, I start vacuuming the floor and I begin to sing, Thou are my life, thou art my love, thou art the sweetness which I do seek. And I am filled with bliss. The bliss comes to me right away. This day after day. That’s her experience because she practices. READ MORE-- Click the LINK BROS. BHAKTANANDA, ANILANANDA, BIMALANANDA https://yoganandasite.wordpress.com//simplicity-and-the-s/
10.01.2022 We are here not as a gift from God to change others, but to change ourselves and thereby to leave the world a little better for having been here. Sri Daya M...ata By sending out positive vibrations, we do our part to change the world. Today, focus on the good things that happen to you. Aim to fill your day with so many "thank you’s," that they lift your spirit. #yogananda #selfrealizationfellowship
09.01.2022 The SRF Lessons give Paramahansa Yogananda’s step-by-step instructions in the Kriya Yoga science, including his techniques of energization, concentration, and meditation, and in-depth guidance on living a spiritually balanced life. To learn more: https://bit.ly/3kGkPyt
09.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event. (Day 6) ~ QUATRAIN X1V to XV11. "Think, in this battered Caravanserai Whose Doorways are alternate Night and Da...y, How Sultan after Sultan with his Pomp abode his Hour or two, and went his way." Spiritual Interpretation. (Quatrain XV1 .) This worn and ANCIENT WORLD is but a stopping place, whose doors are alternating Birth and Death. (page 43 H/Cover.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda. See more
08.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event. (Day 7) 11th September, 2020 ~ QUATRAIN XV111 to XX1. WE MUST FILL THIS LIFE THAT WE LOVE SO DEARLY WITH THE NECTAR OF PER...PETUAL SOUL-PEACE. Otherwise, we can never be free from the consciousness of long-oast errors, and the forebodings of future misfortunes. (page 55 Q.XX H/Cover.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda. See more
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05.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event ~ (Day 19) /09/20. (Quatrain LX11 - LXV.) Death comes for two reasons: (1.) When the nectar of ultimate divine nectar has been fully quaffed from the Holy Grail of life, OR (2.) When the Law of Karma (cause and effect) so ordains. Death by disease or accident is the fruition of stored seeds of Karma of Evil actions in the past; it is not caused arbitrarily by God. Only an ignorant mind would accuse God of wrathful vengeance when a man brings untimely death upon himselfby his own evil Karma. (page 164 ~ Hardcover) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.
04.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event (Day 3) ~ QUATRAIN V to Vl. (Quatrain V.) ~ Spiritual Interpretation. ~ " Iram indeed is gone with all its Rose, ... And Jamshyds Sevn-ringd Cup where no one knows; But still the Vine her ancient Ruby yields, And still a Garden by the Water blows." ~ ~ Sevn-ringd cup:- The CEREBROSPINAL receptacle with its seven ring-like CENTERS of CONSCIOUSNESS and life. Through these SEVEN PLEXUSES the SOULS LIFE and CONSCIOUSNESS descend from Spirit into the limitations of the body, and must ultimately ASCEND into the freedom of the infinite. (Read page 13.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda. See more
04.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event. (Day 5) 9th September 2020. QUATRAIN X1 to X. (Quatrain X111.) FRAGRANT AS THE SHORT-LIVED ROSE, THE PLEASURES OF MATE...RIALITY MOCK HUMAN BEINGS WHO DO NOT UNDERSTAND THEIR EPHEMERAL NATURE. DELAY NOT that UNDERSTANDING, lest you be trapped in the enfolding pleasure-petals, entombed like the Bee that tarries too long in the Lotus closing at Sunset. (Q. X111 - H/Cover page 35.) The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam - A Spiritual Interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda. See more
03.01.2022 Hong-Sau Technique of Concentration Through the practice of the Hong-Sau Technique of Concentration, one learns to withdraw thought and energy from outward dist...ractions so that they may be focused on any goal to be achieved or problem to be solved. Or one may direct that concentrated attention toward realizing the Divine Consciousness within. See more
03.01.2022 WINE Of The MYSTIC Reading Event (Day 10) Monday, 14th September, 2020. QUATRAIN - XXXI. The seven gates through which the prisoner Soul has to escape to omnipresence are Coccygeal, Sacral, Lumber, Dorsal, and Cervical Centers in the Spine; the Medullary Center, inter-related with Christ Center in the forehead and thousand petal-lotus. These seven Spiritual Centers are spoken of as Chakras or Lotuses in the Yoga Scriptures of India, and as the mystery of seven the stars and the seven churches in the Christian Bible (Revelation 1:20) .Wine of the Mystic- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam- A spiritual interpretation by Paramahansa Yogananda.
02.01.2022 "WINE of The MYSTIC" Reading Event. (Day 2) ~ 1/12 - QUATRAIN I to IV. (Quatrain ll.) Practical Application. When a Man is dreaming with early inspiration, the INNER VOICE of the Soul urges him to wake up his undeveloped thoughts about the purpose of life and be practical, by filling his consciousness with true happiness --- with Divine Joy --- BEFORE life flies away. (Read page 7) ..... Paramahansa Yogananda .....
