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In Memoriam: Brother Ramananda (1932-2025)

October 02, 2025

 

Our dear Brother Ramananda, a monastic disciple of Paramahansa Yogananda for nearly sixty years, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 2, 2025, at the Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters in Los Angeles.

Brother Ramananda is fondly remembered by members of Self-Realization Fellowship for his role as a minister at the SRF Pasadena, Lake Shrine, and Encinitas Temples. He also served as a secretary for Sri Daya Mata in the Office of the President for many years, and traveled to more than twenty countries lecturing on Paramahansaji’s Kriya Yoga teachings.

A memorial service will be held for him in the coming weeks, after which a fuller account of Brother Ramananda’s life will be added to this post.

Please join us in prayers for our dear Brother Ramananda at this time of his transition into the blessed realms of divine light and bliss. Our love and gratitude go out to him for his life of dedication and devotion to God and Guru, and for the spirit of divine friendship and service with which he inspired SRF monastics and members alike.

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