The Kriya Yoga Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda
“How Meditation Can Transform Your Life” — Free Lecture With Guided Meditation
Friday, September 12, 7:00 p.m.
Austin Meditation Group of Self-Realization Fellowship
1820 Garden Street, Austin, Texas
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 Keshavananda 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. “One of the twentieth century’s most remarkable spiritual figures — Paramahansa Yogananda — offers us a vision of world unity through yoga because it gives us the experience of a love that is divine — a love that transcends the limitations of all man-made boundaries,” says Brother Keshavananda. “Meditation connects us with our own divinity so we can express that divinity through our humanity. By using [Yogananda’s] teachings, each one of us has the potential to transcend both our self-limited thinking and these current times. We can all live a higher age life now.”
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 Keshavananda (whose name is derived from Keshava — a name of Lord Krishna, signifying destroyer of delusion — and ananda, meaning bliss) has been a monk of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) for more than 50 years. He is a minister at the Hollywood Temple in Los Angeles and has served in many capacities over the years including giving lectures on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda in cities throughout North and South America, Europe, and New Zealand.
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
Austin Meditation Group of Self-Realization Fellowship
1820 Garden Street
Austin, Texas 78702
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 are 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, September 12
- 7:00 – 8:00 p.m. — Public Lecture with Guided Meditation
- 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. — Reception
Saturday, September 13
- 9:00 – 9:45 a.m. — Meditation
- 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Meditation Technique Review Class *
- 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. — Kriya Yoga Initiation Ceremony **
Sunday, September 14
- 10:00 – 10:45 a.m. — Meditation
- 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. — Inspirational Talk and Closing Program
- 12:00 – 1:30 p.m. — Reception With Refreshments
- 1:45 – 3:00 p.m. — Kriya Yoga Review Class **
* 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 August 25 (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 August 25 in order to attend the initiation ceremony to be conducted on September 13.
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 September 8.
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 August 29.
Location
All events will be held at Austin Meditation Group of Self-Realization Fellowship:
1820 Garden Street
Austin, Texas, 78702
For further information:
- SRF Austin Meditation Group website
- Email: srf.austin.coordinator@gmail.com
- Telephone: (512) 369-8349
The events are geared toward adults, but children twelve years and olderwho 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.
