The Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) is a worldwide spiritual organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1920. It was legally incorporated as a non-profit religious organization in 1935. SRF serves as Yogananda’s instrument for the preservation and worldwide dissemination of his writings and teachings, including Kriya Yoga.
Hinduism and Christianity
SRF is a unique blend of Sanatan Dharm (Hinduism) and Christianity. Self-Realization Fellowship centres emphasize classes in kriyā yoga and also offer Churches of All Religions, with services that combine elements of Hinduism and Christianity and include meditation, lectures, and music.
Worldwide Temples, Retreats, Ashrams, Centers, And Meditation Circles
Self-Realization Fellowship has over 500 temples, retreats, ashrams, centers, and meditation circles around the world. In the U.S., there are seven temples in California: Berkeley, Glendale, Hollywood, Fullerton, Encinitas, Pacific Palisades, and San Diego. In Arizona there is a temple in Phoenix.
Retreat centers are located in Pacific Palisades, CA (Lake Shrine), Encinitas, CA, Valley Center, CA (Hidden Valley Ashram, for men only), Greenfield, VA (Front Royal). In Europe, there is a retreat center in Bermersbach, Germany. There is also a retreat in Armação, Brazil.
There are meditation centers and circles located in 54 countries.
Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
SRF also has a sister organization in India called Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, founded by Yogananda in 1917, and headquartered in Dakshineswar (near Calcutta). YSS oversees 200 kendras, mandalis, retreats, and ashrams throughout India and Nepal, including meditation centers, 21 educational institutions, and a variety of charitable facilities.
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