The Wisdom of Paramahansa Yogananda
Self-Realization Fellowship monks and nuns share Paramahansa Yogananda’s profound inspiration, and their own stories of applying his practical teachings on meditation and balanced living, to encourage you to have a truly victorious life — transcending limitations, fear, and suffering — by awakening to the infinite power and joy of your real Self: the soul.
The teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda (author of Autobiography of a Yogi) and his renowned line of gurus offer to people of all cultures, races, and creeds the means to free themselves from physical, mental, and spiritual inharmonies — a way of life of inner happiness and all-round success. To facilitate the spread of his “how-to-live” teachings worldwide — including the spiritual principles and meditation techniques of Kriya Yoga — Yogananda founded Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) in 1920 and established the headquarters for his work in Los Angeles, California, shortly thereafter.
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“Self-realization is the knowing — in body, mind, and soul — that we are one with the omnipresence of God; that we do not have to pray that it come to us, that we are not merely near it at all times, but that God's omnipresence is our omnipresence; that we are just as much a part of Him now as we ever will be. All we have to do is improve our knowing.” — Paramahansa Yogananda
The Wisdom of Paramahansa Yogananda
Transform Your Life by Secret Whispers to God
Are you interested in a simple but profound way to experience the presence of God in everyday life? In this episode, SRF monk Brother Satyananda conveys wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda on how we can take control of our own patterns of thoughts and feelings to fill our lives with sacred moments.
Often we are passive about our inner flow of thoughts, but consciously changing the nature of our thoughts can have a powerful effect. Our life is like a tapestry, and when we repeatedly weave in loving, devotional thoughts of God even challenging experiences can become rich and beautiful — as we feel the loving response of the Divine.
This talk, which includes a period of meditation, was recorded at the SRF Lake Shrine Temple in Pacific Palisades, California, in December 2024.
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You can receive Paramahansa Yogananda’s personal and comprehensive instruction in the science of meditation and art of balanced living through his Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, a home-study course available for a nominal fee. To learn more and about how to enroll: https://srflessons.org
During his talk, Brother Satyananda refers to the following books published by Self-Realization Fellowship:
“The Divine Romance,” Volume II of Yogananda’s “Collected Talks and Essays,” available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/the-divine-romance-ebook/
“Journey to Self-realization,” Volume III of Yogananda’s “Collected Talks and Essays,” available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/journey-to-self-realization-ebook/
“Whispers from Eternity,” a collection of prayers and affirmations, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/whispers-from-eternity-ebook/
“Songs of the Soul,” poems by Paramahansa Yogananda, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/songs-of-the-soul-ebook/
“God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita,” Yogananda’s translation and commentary on the teachings of Krishna, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/god-talks-with-arjuna-the-bhagavad-gita-ebook/
“Finding the Joy Within You: Personal Counsel for God-Centered Living,” by Sri Daya Mata, third president of SRF/YSS, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/finding-the-joy-within-you-ebook/
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