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Welcome!Welcome to the Self-Realization Fellowship Hollywood Temple's website! If you are new to Hollywood Temple and would like to learn more about us, please visit our Welcome page.
New to Meditation?Meditation is the science of reuniting the soul with the Infinite Spirit, God. By meditating regularly and deeply, you will awaken your soul — the immortal, blissful divine consciousness at the innermost core of your being.
If you would like to learn more about meditation, visit our Meditation page for more information. Introduction to Meditation ClassEvery Thursday at 12:00 noon and every 1st Sunday of the month a short Introduction to Meditation is offered. See our Calendar for dates and schedule changes this month.
Temple CalendarQuestion About the SRF Teachings?If you have a question about Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings, you are welcome to submit it anonymously on our website, and a Minister will answer your question at an upcoming Satsanga Service.
Request PrayersMonks and nuns of the Self-Realization Fellowship Prayer Council pray daily for all those who request prayers for physical, mental, and spiritual healing and for world peace.
Conducted Group MeditationsParamahansa Yogananda said, “Group meditation is a castle that protects the new spiritual aspirants as well as the veteran meditators. Meditating together increases the degree of Self-realization of each member.”
Hollywood Temple invites you to attend our conducted long meditations every Friday from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. and Sundays from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. The Friday meditations are with kirtan (devotional chanting).
Group meditation offers participants an opportunity to deepen their meditation by coming together with others to practice the concentration and meditation techniques taught by Paramahansa Yogananda in the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons. The meditation begins and ends with a prayer and a brief period of devotional chanting, followed by the deep silence of intense concentration as taught by Paramahansa Yogananda. The silent period (no longer than 40-50 minutes) is used to practice the Kriya Yoga techniques of concentration and meditation, to silently chant and pray to God with devotion in the language of your heart, and to enjoy the deep peace and inner joy of God found in the stillness of meditation. Meditations held in the Temple are open to all. Participants are seated in chairs and are welcome to enter or exit during the period of chanting at the top of each hour. Group practice of the SRF Energization Exercises are held 20 minutes before the meditation service begins. To gain the most benefits from meditation, we encourage you to subscribe to the SRF Lessons to learn the techniques of meditation. For more information about Kriya Yoga and the techniques of meditation that are taught in the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, visit our Learn to Meditate page. Childcare is not provided during the meditation. If you are new to group meditations, please read our Guidelines for Group Meditations. 
"To commune daily with God in deep meditation, and to carry His love and guidance with you into all your dutiful activities, is the way that leads to permanent peace and happiness."
-Paramahansa Yogananda |
Upcoming Special EventsSaturday, November 16, 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Teen Girls Retreat in Encinitas
The Girls Teen Retreat will be held at the SRF Encinitas Hermitage, Retreat, and Meditation Gardens on Saturday, November 16 from 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. To learn more and register for this program please see the program flyer. Thursday, November 28, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. - Thanksgiving Meditation
We will have a special two-hour meditation on Thanksgiving morning between 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. We hope you can join us for this blessed beginning to the Thanksgiving holiday. Sunday, December 1, 12:10 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. - Introduction to Meditation Class
Anyone wishing to learn how to meditate is welcome to attend the short Introduction to Meditation class held immediately after the second service in Lower India Hall from 12:10 p.m. - 12:40 p.m. Wednesdays, December 4, 11, and 18, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Special Three-Hour Meditations
To prepare for the special Christmas season, on Wednesdays, December 4, 11 and 18, there will be three-hour group meditations, with kirtan, from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the temple. As always, for those unable to arrive by 7:00 p.m., the doors will reopen at 8:00 and 9:00 p.m. AnnouncementsWatch Livestreamed Satsanga with Brother Chidananda from Mumbai, India
You may rewatch a very special livestreamed presentation from Mumbai, India, by Brother Chidananda, president of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.
This event was broadcast from Mumbai, India on Saturday, September 9. You may view this video at home or on your mobile device, from the blog page of the SRF web site: https://yogananda.org/blog/satsanga-with-brother-chidananda-to-be-livestreamed-from-india. New Self-Realization Magazine Available in Bookroom
The Fall 2019 magazine lead article is written by Paramahansa Yogananda and entitled Yoga and the Emotions: Emotional Maturity for Health, Happiness, and Self-realization. The featured CD is a talk by by Brother Anandamoy, entitled Your Thoughts Can Change Your Life.
SRF Online Meditation Center Opens, Holding Online Group Meditation Monday through Friday
On October 6, 2019, the official SRF Online Meditation Center opened. Online group meditations are held Monday through Friday at 5:00 a.m., 9:00 a.m., 5:00 p.m., and 9:00 p.m. You may learn more and attend by visiting srfonlinemeditation.org/calendar.
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