I feel blessed to have run into SRF 45 years ago. I was ripe for it at that time. And through the lessons (which I obtained through the mail while living in NY) and my sincere interest and attraction to Paramahansa Yogananda, I became a devotee. I consider SRF 100% pure and know the organization would never lead anyone astray. It is the spread of a Message, a Master along with Meditation and Kriya Techniques. I was very lucky to be able to join a group (in San Juan) and by my personal twice daily meditation practice and attending the Tuesday and Sunday meditation sessions, I felt myself thrive in my love of God and by the wisdom of the Guru. Unfortunately my life took a turn and it's hard to maintain spiritual momentum when things get too tough or as Master says try ".. to stand unshaken amidst the crash of breaking worlds" My world crashed at the height of my practices; and between the crush of time from full time employment and pressures single motherhood, I lost the routine of my daily practices. But I never lost spirituality or my love of God or Guru or my appreciation of SRF.
An amzaing Organization in california..spreading peace and happiness in a lot of hearts
Review from Guidestar
This is a worldwide religious organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda. The best introduction to it's teachings, which are non denominational, is the Autobiography of a Yogi. This book is translated into 32 languages. Self-Realization Fellowship has centers and groups in 51 countries, at this time, and most all of the states in USA, including the District of Columbia. Most information about SRF can be found on their website www.yogananda-srf.org. The central teaching is showing the essential oneness of the Bhagavad Gita and the Holy Bible, and disseminating knowledge of definite scientific techniques for attaining direct personal experience of God. The Autobiography describes the means by which each one can accelerate his/her evolution by means of the technique of Kriya Yoga. This is the "airplane route" to God, as Paramahansa phrases it. One can not come away from reading this classic book on yoga without thinking deeply about their mortality and salvation, and the means by which they can achieve it.