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About SRF

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

For more than 85 years, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) has been dedicated to carrying on the spiritual and humanitarian work of its founder, Paramahansa Yogananda widely revered as the Father of Yoga in the West. A worldwide religious organization with international headquarters in Los Angeles, SRF seeks 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.

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. These teachings embody a complete philosophy and way of life as well as methods of meditation for achieving life's ultimate goal — the union of soul with Spirit.

Today, Self-Realization Fellowship has grown to include more than 500 temples and centers around the world and has members in over 175 countries. In India and surrounding countries, Paramahansa Yogananda's work is known as Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, which has more than 100 centers, retreats, and ashrams. Sri Daya Mata, one of the earliest and closest disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda during his lifetime, has been spiritual head and president of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India since 1955.

As part of our worldwide service, we provide the following:

  • Publish the writings, lectures, and recorded talks of Paramahansa Yogananda and his monastic disciples
  • Oversee temples, retreats, meditation centers and the Self-Realization Fellowship monastic communities
  • Conduct lecture tours and classes around the world
  • Annual Convocation
  • Offer individual spiritual guidance on the SRF teachings
  • Provide assistance to charitable organizations
  • Guide 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

 

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