The Kriya Yoga Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda
“How Meditation Can Transform Your Life” — Free Lecture With Guided Meditation
Friday, November 7, 7:00 p.m.
The Parnell Hotel & Conference Center
10/20 Gladstone Road
Parnell, Auckland 1052A
Did you know that you can have a personal experience of inner peace and joy through meditation? Join us for an evening with Self-Realization Fellowship monk Brother Sevananda to explore how meditation can lead to the natural development of deep calmness and the awakening of spiritual consciousness that can transform all aspects of life.
This talk will include a guided meditation suitable for both newcomers and veteran meditators. “When we meditate, we become aware of our true nature,” says Brother Sevananda. “By slowing the breath, the thoughts start to slow down. The mind becomes calm and that energy starts to withdraw into the spine and brain. And then we begin to feel in our hearts a vibration of peace or love or joy. This is the essence of who we really are — the immortal soul — eternal, untouched by any outer condition.”
Paramahansa Yogananda (author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi) founded Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920, at the behest of his line of renowned gurus, to teach worldwide the science of Kriya Yoga meditation — which enables a seeker to experience the underlying oneness that unites all people, all religions, and all life. Yogananda taught that a foundation for truly balanced and successful living comes from realization of the Divine within oneself through meditation.
Your Speaker for This Event
Brother Sevananda — whose name indicates “the bliss that is to be found through selfless service”— has been a monk of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) for more than 45 years. He lives at SRF’s Encinitas Ashram Center and is responsible for the oversight of the monks’ monastic order as well as the training of the young monks who enter the ashram in Encinitas to begin their monastic life. Brother Sevananda has lectured on Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings in cities throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.
The Weekend Program
In addition to the free lecture and guided meditation, SRF monastics will be conducting a class on the SRF techniques of meditation. This class, held on Saturday, is open to students of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, Paramahansa Yogananda’s home-study course on meditation and balanced living. If you are not a student of the SRF Lessons but wish to attend this class, you may do so by enrolling in the Lessons before or during the weekend program.
Everyone is welcome to participate in the meditations held throughout the weekend, as well as the inspirational talk on Sunday led by the monastics. Learn more about the full weekend program.
Venue Location
The Parnell Hotel & Conference Center
10/20 Gladstone Road
Parnell, Auckland 1052
Weekend Program Overview
All are welcome to join us for the group meditations, inspirational talks, and reception events scheduled with the visiting Self-Realization Fellowship monks during this weekend program. The monks will give talks on Paramahansa Yogananda’s Kriya Yoga teachings, sharing their helpful counsel on how to navigate life’s challenges as well as their own anecdotes about journeying on the spiritual path.
The class on the SRF meditation techniques is available only to those who are current or past students of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons. If you are not a current or past SRF student, we invite you to enroll in the SRF Lessons so that you may attend the classes on these powerful techniques, which are integral to the science of Kriya Yoga taught by Paramahansa Yogananda.
Schedule
Friday, November 7
- 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. — Public Lecture with Guided Meditation
- 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. — Informal Reception
Saturday, November 8
- 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. — Meditation
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Meditation Technique Review Class *
- 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. — Kriya Yoga Initiation Ceremony **
Sunday, November 9
- 8:30 – 9:15 a.m. — Meditation
- 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. — Inspirational Service
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Kriya Yoga Review Class **
- 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. — Satsanga (Questions and Answers) and Video Showing
* Open to students of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons
** Open to Self-Realization Fellowship Kriyabans only
Kriya Yoga Initiation Ceremony
Kriya Yoga is the highest method of God contact. In my own search for God I traveled all over India, and heard wisdom from the lips of a number of her greatest masters. I can therefore vouch for the fact that in Self-Realization teachings are the highest truths and scientific techniques given to mankind by God and the Great Ones.
Paramahansa Yogananda
Kriya Yoga initiation is a sacred step on one’s spiritual journey that involves a deeper commitment to the Self-Realization Fellowship spiritual path and the establishment of the guru-disciple relationship with Paramahansa Yogananda and his lineage of enlightened masters. Learn more about the Kriya Yoga path of meditation.
Apply to Attend by October 15 (for Eligible Students)
SRF Lessons students who are eligible for Kriya Yoga initiation may log in or create an account to apply for Kriya Yoga by October 15 in order to attend the initiation ceremony to be conducted on November 8. Note: If you are not able to submit your application through the Member Portal or need technical assistance, you are welcome to contact the International Help Desk at helpdesk@yogananda-srf.org.
All current SRF Kriyabans are also welcome to attend the Kriya Yoga initiation ceremony.
If you are an SRF Kriyaban, but have not yet attended a Kriya Yoga initiation ceremony, please register for the ceremony by sending an email to Membership Services Kriya Yoga Registrar through KriyaRegistrar@yogananda-srf.org, or call +1 (818) 549-5151 no later than October 10.
If you have already attended a Kriya Yoga initiation ceremony, you do not need to register for the initiation but will be asked to show your SRF Kriyaban card in order to attend. Your Kriyaban card is now available on the SRF/YSS App on your phone. However, if you need a replacement card, please send an email to Membership Services Kriya Yoga Registrar through KriyaRegistrar@yogananda-srf.org, or call +1 (818) 549 5151 no later than October 10.
All events will be held at:
The Parnell Hotel & Conference Centre
10/20 Gladstone Road
Parnell, Auckland 1052
Hotel Reservations
For reservations, email Reservations@theparnell.co.nz or call +649 303 3789. To get a special room rate please mention the group name “Self-Realization Fellowship.”
For further information:
The events are geared toward adults, but children twelve years and older who are Self-Realization Fellowship students may attend if they wish. We are not able to accommodate younger children at the meetings.
We ask that no audio or video recordings (cell phone cameras included) be made during the events, and that still photography be limited to outdoor areas. Thank you for your cooperation.
