Self-Realization Fellowship Spokane

04/20/2026

St. Francis and Yoganandaji~

Paramahansa Yogananda deeply admired St. Francis of Assisi, often referring to him as a "loved saint" and an exemplar of divine love.

Yoganandaji mentioned St. Francis in several of his writings and recorded talks, most notably in connection with a vision that inspired one of his famous poems.

Here are the specific books and records where Yoganandaji mentions St. Francis:

1. Whispers From Eternity
(1929): Yogananda mentions in various lectures that the poem “God! God! God!” was received through a vision of St. Francis of Assisi.

2. Letters to Rajarsi Janakananda (often published in SRF magazines/biographies)

3. Autobiography of a Yogi: In various editions or accompanying lectures related to his 1935 trip to Italy (where he visited Assisi), Yogananda refers to St. Francis as a great saint.

4. Self-Realization Magazine / Recorded Talks

5. The Yoga of Jesus: Yogananda's teachings on St. Francis appear in his commentaries on the teachings of Jesus, using Francis as a supreme example of Christ-consciousness in the West.

Yogananda.org

04/14/2026

ASTRAL WORLD PART 7
Healing and Life Energy (Prana)

The body is a remarkable machine; normally it keeps on running for decades. Yet it is still a nest of troubles.

Heat and cold, disease and weakness and pain, are always assailing it.

The doctor, like the mechanic who repairs automobiles, can often repair the body. But the real control of the physical body is in the astral world.

With many chronic diseases no doctor knows what to do to effect a cure, because any trouble of karmic origin deeply imprinted in the astral body cannot be healed by purely physical means.

The cure lies in employing the proper flow of subtle life energy and consciousness from the astral body and astral plane.

Just as when the lights in your house go out, you have to check the wiring back to the dynamo. If there is something wrong there, the whole electrical system of the house will be out of order.

So with chronic disorders of the physical body, you have to repair your flawed connection with the astral-body dynamo of power.

When modern science will discover how to go deep into the subtle electromagnetic constitution of man, it will be able to correct most any medical condition in ways that would seem almost miraculous today.

In the future, healing will be effected more and more by use of various types of light rays.

Light is what we are made of—not gross physical light, but the finer spiritualized light of prana, intelligent life energy. That light is the real essence of everything.

This earth is not "earth" as you see it; it is light. But you cannot perceive that until you know the underlying astral world.

~Paramahansa Yogananda
Excerpts from SRF Magazine Spring/Summer 2010

(To be continued)

04/02/2026

Happy Easter!

03/05/2026

Dear Friends,

The following is the Spokane Meditation Circle West Branch schedule for the upcoming services commemorating the Mahasamadhi of Paramahansa Yogananda and of Sri Yukteswar.
All who have an understanding of and reverence for the guru-disciple relationship are welcome to attend.

Location: Yasodhara Yoga Center, 406 S. Coeur d'Alene St., Spokane WA 99201
(Parking in the street. At the bottom of the driveway, enter the yoga studio)

March 8, Sunday: Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi Commemoration Service
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

March 15, Sunday: Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi Commemoration Service
11:00 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

02/19/2026

02/12/2026

“Inspiration, creative power, and energy flow into you when you attune yourself to the Infinite Mind during meditation.” — Paramahansa Yogananda

01/05/2026

Join us for two Commemorative Meditations, one on Saturday, Jan 10, 10 AM - 4 PM, with an intermission at 1 PM at 1717 W 6th Ave # 104 lower building. Also on Sunday, Jan 11, 11 AM - 5 PM, with an intermission at 2 PM at Yasodhara Yoga Spokane
406 S Coeur d'Alene St. (in yoga studio down driveway).

01/05/2026

When you go to meditation in the morning and meet three new wonderful friends to have lunch with at Huckleberry’s after!