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"We are all
part of the One Spirit. When you experience the true meaning of
religion, which is to know God, you will realize that He is your
Self, and that He exists equally and impartially in all beings."
Paramahansa
Yogananda
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Yoga Methods
of Meditation
Home-Study Lesson Series
Leadership of the Society
Worldwide Service
& Charitable Activities
In India - Yogoda Satsanga
Society
Self-Realization
Monastic Order
Temples and Meditation
Centers
Retreats and Lecture
Tours
Annual Convocation
Aims and Ideals
Calendar
of Events
Employment Opportunity for Systems
For three quarters of a century, Self-Realization Fellowship, a worldwide
religious organization with international
headquarters in Los Angeles, has been dedicated to
carrying on the spiritual and humanitarian work of Paramahansa Yogananda.Through
our worldwide service,
we seek to foster a spirit of greater understanding and goodwill among
the diverse people and nations of our global family, and to help those
of all cultures and creeds to realize and express more fully in their
lives the beauty, nobility, and divinity of the human spirit. To
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Paramahansa Yogananda founded Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920
to make available the universal teachings of Kriya
Yoga, a sacred spiritual science originating millenniums
ago in India. The society publishes Paramahansa Yogananda's writings,
lectures, and recorded talks; oversees temples, retreats, meditation
centers, and the monastic communities of the Self-Realization
Order; and guides the work of the Worldwide Prayer
Circle, a network of groups and individuals dedicated to praying for
those in need of physical, mental, or spiritual aid and for world
peace and harmony.
Yoga Meditation Methods Taught
by Paramahansa Yogananda
Central to Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings, which
embody a complete philosophy and way of life, are scientific techniques
of concentration and meditation that lead to the direct personal experience
of God. These yoga
methods quiet body and mind, and make it possible to
withdraw one's energy and attention from the usual turbulence of thoughts,
emotions, and sensory perceptions. In the clarity of that inner stillness,
one comes to experience a deepening interior peace and awareness
of God's presence.
Home-Study Lesson Series
Instruction in the practice of the techniques taught
by Paramahansa Yogananda is presented in the
Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons,
a comprehensive home-study series compiled from his lectures and writings.
Covering a wide range of topics, the Lessons offer his inspiring and
practical guidance for achieving balanced physical, mental, and spiritual
well-being.
Leadership of the Society
The activities of Self-Realization
Fellowship are coordinated by members of our monastic
order, under the direction of disciples personally trained
by Paramahansa Yogananda. Serving as president of the society since
1955 is Sri
Daya Mata, one of his earliest and closest disciplesand
one of the first women in modern history to be appointed as the leader
of a worldwide religious movement. Monks and nuns of the Order serve
in many capacities in the society's ashram centers; travel to cities
around the world to conduct lectures and classes and to lead retreats;
and provide spiritual counsel and guidance by phone, letter, and
in person to students of the Self-Realization Fellowship
teachings.
In India (Yogoda Satsanga Society
of India)
Paramahansa Yogananda's society is known
in India as Yogoda
Satsanga Society of India. Founded by him in 1917, and
headquartered in Dakshineswar (near Calcutta), Yogoda Satsanga Society
oversees 90 meditation centers, 21 educational institutions, and a variety
of charitable facilities.
Temples and Meditation Centers
At Self-Realization Fellowship's temples
and nearly 500 meditation centers, located in 54 countries, students
of Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings meet for inspirational and prayer
services, meditation, and spiritual fellowship. The meetings include
readings from Yogananda's writings, as well as periods of meditation
and devotional chanting. Several of our temples were established by
Yogananda during his lifetime and have become places of pilgrimage for
visitors from all parts of the world. Services at the temples are generally
conducted by monks of the Self-Realization Order. (For more information,
please see SRF
temples and Meditation Centers.)
Retreats and Lecture Tours
At our Self-Realization Fellowship Retreats,
and during our lecture tours and retreat programs in cities throughout
the United States and other countries, we offer in-depth classes on
the meditation techniques and spiritual way of life taught by Paramahansa
Yogananda. (See Lecture
Tours and Retreats for more information about this year's
tours.)
Annual Convocation
Each year, Self-Realization Fellowship
hosts an international convocation in Los Angeles presenting Paramahansa
Yogananda's teachings. This weeklong program includes classes, meditations,
film and video presentations, guided tours to the ashram centers where
he lived and worked, and other activities. The annual event attracts
up to 6,000 participants from around the world.
Employment Opportunity for Systems
Programmer/Analyst III - Supervisor performs programming and/or systems analysis for moderately complex or complex application systems and acts as supervisor over the Self-Realization Fellowship Programmers Group. In addition to programming/analysis, the supervisor provides leadership and project management in conceiving and developing new applications and maintaining existing major applications, whether purchased or developed by SRF. These include graphic user interfaces, reports, middleware, and web serving applications. All members of the SRF Programmers Group are required to honor and maintain a strict level of confidentiality.
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