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Special Announcement
Hollywood Temple India Night 2019 - June 1 and 8
Hollywood Temple invites you to this year’s India Night. It will be celebrated on two Saturday evenings, June 1 and June 8, from 4:00 - 8:30 p.m. The program will include meditation with the SRF monks’ or nuns’ kirtan group, a scrumptious Indian dinner, video presentation of one of our previous musicals The Prince Who Became a Beggar, Lord Buddha’s story from the SRF Lessons.
The evening will be capped off with the historic video of Paramahansa Yogananda’s “Dedication of India Hall.”
Tickets are available in the Bookroom. To view each nights' schedule, please click the image beside this announcement.
The evening will be capped off with the historic video of Paramahansa Yogananda’s “Dedication of India Hall.”
Tickets are available in the Bookroom. To view each nights' schedule, please click the image beside this announcement.
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 Temple EventsWednesday, May 29 - 3-Hour Meditation
A 3-hour group meditation will be held on Wednesday, May 29 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Saturday, June 1 - India Night
Our first India Night event will be celebrated on June 1 from 4:00 - 8:30 p.m. The program will include meditation with the SRF monks’ or nuns’ kirtan group, a scrumptious Indian dinner, video presentation of one of our previous musicals The Prince Who Became a Beggar, Lord Buddha’s story from the SRF Lessons. Sunday, June 2 - Introduction to Meditation
A short Introduction to Meditation class held immediately after the second service in Lower India Hall from 12:10 - 12:40 p.m. You will learn some of the basic principles for starting your own meditation practice, as taught by Paramahansa Yogananda. Saturday, June 8 - India Night
Our second India Night event will be celebrated on June 8 from 4:00 - 8:30 p.m. The program will include meditation with the SRF monks’ or nuns’ kirtan group, a scrumptious Indian dinner, video presentation of one of our previous musicals The Prince Who Became a Beggar, Lord Buddha’s story from the SRF Lessons. AnnouncementsHollywood Temple Elevator Project Brochure Released
Your contribution will help make our Guru's beloved India Hall accessible to all! Please click the brochure image to view the entire brochure.
New Self-Realization Magazine Available in Bookroom
The Spring 2019 magazine is a special issue on the newly enhanced and greatly expanded
SRF/YSS Lessons. The lead article presents Paramahansaji’s introduction to the new edition of the Lessons, and includes his soul awakening words about the purpose and value of the Lessons. The featured CD contains excerpts from Brother Chidananda’s talk at the inauguration of the new edition of the Lessons on January 31, 2019 at the SRF International Headquarters. Kaiser opens overflow parking on Sunday mornings
We have come to a reciprocal arrangement with Kaiser. They will be providing free parking for our members on Sunday mornings and Commemoration Service evenings.
The free overflow parking will be available at Kaiser’s “Staff Only” facility at 1549 N. Edgemont, just north of Sunset Blvd on the west side. Use the Northern-most entrance marked “Staff Only”. For further important details, please click the adjacent image of the flyer announcement. New Offerings from SRF Online BookstoreIn order to avoid our e-Newsletter arriving in your spam folder, add news@hollywoodtemple.org to your contact list or address book.
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