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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 Ritananda 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.
Meditation is not a philosophy that we just talk about. It is a spiritual science that we practice that leads to an experience — an experience of peace that is not coming from anything outside of ourselves and is therefore untouched by all outer conditions. And that peace is just the beginning of the journey possible through meditation.
This talk will include a guided meditation suitable for both newcomers and veteran meditators.
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.
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 – 1952)
Brother Ritananda — whose name means “bliss through the awareness of harmony” — has been a monk in the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) monastic community for more than 40 years. He currently resides at the SRF Ashram Center in Encinitas, California, and serves as minister-in-charge at the SRF Bay Area Temple in Walnut Creek, California. Brother Ritananda has traveled extensively throughout North and South America, Europe, Asia, New Zealand, and Australia, lecturing on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.
Brother Ritananda
New York City Center of SRF
217 E 28th Street
New York, NY 10016
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 classes 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
Thursday, October 22
Friday, October 23
Saturday, October 24
Sunday, October 25
* Open to students of the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons
** Open to Self-Realization Fellowship Kriyabans only
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.
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.
If you are not yet a Kriyaban and wish to apply for Kriya, we invite you to submit your application online. Applying early gives us time to support you in preparing yourself for this important step. Note: If you are not able to submit your application online or need technical assistance, you are welcome to contact our International Help Desk at helpdesk@yogananda-srf.org.
If you are a Kriyaban and have not attended a Kriya Yoga initiation ceremony: please register by sending an email to Membership Services Kriya Registrar through KriyaRegistrar@yogananda-srf.org, or call +1 (818) 549-5151. You can register up to a few days before the event or on site at the Kriya Registrar desk.
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. If you want a replacement copy of your card mailed to you, please send an email to Membership Services Kriya Registrar through KriyaRegistrar@yogananda-srf.org, or call +1 (818) 549-5151, preferably before October 1.
All events will be held at:
New York City Center of SRF
217 E 28th Street
New York, NY 10016
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 events.
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.
