Welcome Newcomers!
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We warmly welcome you to Hollywood Temple's website! Hollywood Temple is the oldest existing Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) temple in America. SRF was founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda to disseminate the scientific method of Kriya Yoga Meditation.
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If you want to know more about SRF and Paramahansa Yogananda's Kriya Yoga teachings, the best introduction is to read Autobiography of a Yogi, published in 1946 by Paramahansa Yogananda. This spiritual classic is available for sale in our Bookroom, at SRF's online Bookstore, and can be borrowed from many public libraries.
You might also like to read the Aims and Ideals of Self-Realization Fellowship, some Frequently Asked Questions and learn about Paramahansa Yogananda's Lessons for Home Study.
For more information about learning to meditate, visit our Meditation page.
You might also like to read the Aims and Ideals of Self-Realization Fellowship, some Frequently Asked Questions and learn about Paramahansa Yogananda's Lessons for Home Study.
For more information about learning to meditate, visit our Meditation page.
Monastics of the SRF Order regularly conduct services in the Temple on Sunday mornings and Thursday evenings, and there are Group Meditations scheduled throughout the week (view a Schedule). Everyone is welcome, and our Description of Services page describes what you can expect when you attend. After both Sunday services, SRF members who are happy to answer your questions will be sitting at the table under the blue umbrella outside the Temple. We look forward to meeting you! For a listing of our upcoming events at the Temple view our Calendar or Upcoming Events page.
We are blessed that in the years following Hollywood Temple's dedication on August 30, 1942, Paramahansaji regularly conducted Sunday services every other week (alternating with the San Diego Temple he established in 1943). The sacred vibration of his God-consciousness remains on the grounds and all who visit feel a special upliftment and blessing. When you have an opportunity to visit the grounds, you will feel the truth in Paramahansaji's words, when he said: “When you enter these grounds, speak no evil, hear no evil, see nothing negative, and you will feel the sacred vibrations that are always present.”
If you would like to learn more about the history of Hollywood Temple and Paramahansa Yogananda's time spent here, please visit our Temple History page. You are also welcome to watch a slideshow of pictures from the Temple grounds. On the grounds are quiet places for meditation, a Bookroom, a gift shop featuring crafts from India, and India Hall, a two-level activities center. When you are visiting the Temple, feel free to ask the receptionist in our Bookroom about receiving a tour of the grounds.
If you would like to learn more about the history of Hollywood Temple and Paramahansa Yogananda's time spent here, please visit our Temple History page. You are also welcome to watch a slideshow of pictures from the Temple grounds. On the grounds are quiet places for meditation, a Bookroom, a gift shop featuring crafts from India, and India Hall, a two-level activities center. When you are visiting the Temple, feel free to ask the receptionist in our Bookroom about receiving a tour of the grounds.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions that you can't find answered here on our website. You are welcome to phone us at (323) 661-8006 or email us at info@hollywoodtemple.org. We look forward to seeing you at the Temple and welcoming you in person!
