Self-Realization Fellowship-Austin Meditation Group

04/05/2026

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We invite you to join Brother Chidananda, president and spiritual head of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, for an Easter sunrise...

01/24/2026

AUSTIN: **Services Cancelled This Weekend** Stay Safe and Warm! With the expected wet and freezing weather, we have cancelled services on Saturday and Sunday.

01/08/2026

We are very pleased to announce that our chapel renovation / rehabilitation project is nearing the end and is on schedule to be open for services this weekend! Come and see the new Roof, Ceiling, and Proscenium! Here is a "BEFORE" pic from our 2025 SRF Monk's Visit.

08/12/2025

SAT Aug 16th - Lord Krishna Janmashtami Commemoration Service: Open meditation is from 6:30 - 7:20 PM, then our Formal Commemoration Service will begin at 7:30 PM. Please bring a flower as a symbol of your devotion and a donation which will be sent to SRF Mother Center. Extra flowers will be available for those who cannot bring their own.

07/25/2025

Tonight (Fri 25): Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Open Meditation 6:30pm, then Commemoration Service 7:30pm please bring an offering and a flower (we will also have some avail).

03/07/2025

Austin commemoration service from 7:30-8:30 pm Friday march 7 🙏🏼

Paramahansa Yogananda entered mahasamadhi (a yogi’s final conscious exit from the body) on March 7, 1952, at the conclusion of a talk he gave during a banquet honoring India’s ambassador to the United States at the Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.

“The ideal of love for God and service to humanity found full expression in the life of Paramahansa Yogananda. He came on earth for the purpose of spiritually uniting East and West, to awaken divine yearnings in all hearts. He was practical in his methods; his teachings and life bespoke the wisdom of a true man of God. He carried the maxim of ‘a sound mind in a sound body’ a step further; emphasizing, for the attainment of lasting happiness, the necessity for conscious soul communion with the Infinite Spirit.” — From “Paramahansa Yogananda: In Memoriam”

We invite you to learn more about the extraordinary life of Yogananda: srfyoga.org/yogananda

01/23/2025

So grateful 🙏🏼

01/10/2025

We pray for protection 🙏🏼 ⭐️

As many of you have seen in the news, devastating wildfires broke out this week in Los Angeles, including in the Pacific Palisades area, where the Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine is located.

We deeply appreciate the prayers and outpouring of support that we have received from all over the world. And our prayers and goodwill reach out to all our neighbors in the Pacific Palisades community who were affected.

We ask that you continue to pray for the well-being and safety of the firefighters, first responders, and everyone facing this ongoing and unprecedented situation.

Please know that all visitors, staff, and monastics were safely evacuated from the Lake Shrine property two days ago.

For the latest information about the SRF Lake Shrine, please visit our blog, where we are sharing updates as they become available: srfyoga.org/lake-shrine-update

09/26/2024

Tonight! We will celebrate the mahasamadhi of Lahiri Mahasaya with an evening meditation and commemoration service. There will be an open meditation from 6:30–7:20 PM, followed by the commemoration service from 7:30-8:30 PM. Please bring a flower (your favorite if possible) as a symbol of devotion to God and the SRF Gurus. Flowers will be available in the foyer for devotees who are unable to bring one. Please do not smell the flower, and thus “take” for yourself a part of the gift meant for God. In addition, if you are able to do so, please bring a donation as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness to the cause of Self Realization Fellowship. The donations will be sent to Mother Center for sharing these sacred teachings with other truth-seeking souls.

01/05/2024

Guruji’s birthday commemorative service starts This Fri, 5th Jan. 2024. We will have an open meditation from 6:30 pm - 7:20 pm, followed by the commemorative service from 7:30 until 8:30 pm. Please bring a flower and if possible, a donation. We will have extra flowers available in the foyer, for those who cannot bring their own.

Saturday, January 6th we will celebrate Paramahansa Yogananda’s birthday with an all-day meditation starting at 10:00 am and concluding at 4:30 pm. Please arrive by 9:30 to do your energization exercises and get settled in. No one will be admitted after 10:00. Complete instructions can be found in our online announcements and on the bulletin board in the entry foyer- Master's "All Day Birthday Meditation Instructions"

12/07/2023

“At this time, the angels in the ether celebrate Christmas. An Infinite Light shone on the earth on that first Christmas day, and each year at this holy time the ether is filled with that Light. To honor Christ in meditation is the real celebration. May we start a new era on earth by celebrating spiritual Christmas everywhere! Tell your friends wherever you go, as long as you live, to pass a day in meditation during the Christmas season. Then within their hearts December 25 will be a real birth of Christ.” — Paramahansa Yogananda