| “You should be thankful for everything at all times. Realize that all power to think, and speak, and act comes from God, and that He is with you now, guiding and inspiring you.” Paramahansa Yogananda |
| Sequim Commemorative Services 2012 Paramahansa Yogananda Birthday January 5th 1893 Service Tues. Jan 4th 7pm Paramahansa Yogananda Mahasamadhi March 7th 1952 Service Tues. March 1st 7pm Sri Yukteswar Mahasamadhi March 9th 1936 Service Tues. March 8th 7pm Easter Jesus Christ Service - TBA Sri Yukteswar Birthday May 10, 1855 Service Tues. May 4th 7pm Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration June 25th 1920 Service Tues. June 20th 7pm Janmashtami August 22nd Service Tues. August 16th 7pm Lahiri Mahasaya Mahasamadhi Sept. 26th 1895 Service Tues. Sept 20th 7pm Lahiri Mahasaya Birthday Sept. 30th 1828 Service Tues. Sept 27th 7pm Christmas Jesus Christ 4 hour Meditation December 25th Service Tues. Saturday December 17th 10am to 2pm |
| 2012 SRF Sequim Circle Services Weekly Meditation Service Tuesday Evenings 7pm - 8pm Welcome ~ 6:45pm Sunday Service & Potluck First Sunday of the Month Welcome ~ 10:45am 11:00am Service Begins SRF Lesson Study Group Email us for location Bhagavad-Gita Study Group Email us for location Special Note: Incense is not lit at the above services |
| SRF Sequim Circle |
Lake Shrine, Pacific Palisades, CA
| Samadhi written by Paramahansa Yogananda Vanished the veils of light and shade, Lifted every vapor of sorrow, Salted away all dawns of fleeting joy, Gone the dim sensory mirage. Love, hate, health, disease, life, death, Perished these false shadows on the screen of duality. The storm of maya stilled By magic wand of intuition deep. Present, past, future, no more for me, But ever-present, all-flowing I, I, everywhere, Beyond the imagination of expectancy, Is this, my Samadhi state. Planets, stars, stardust, earth, Thoughts of all men, past, present, future, Every blade of grass, myself, mankind, Each particle of creation’s dust, anger, greed, good, bad, salvation, lust, I swallowed – transmuted all Into a vast ocean of blood of my own Being. Smoldering joy, off-puffed by unceasing meditation, Which blinded my tearful eyes, Then burst into immortal flames of bliss, And consumed my ears, my frame, my all. Thou art I, I am Thou, Knowing, Knower, Known, as One! One tranquilled, unbroken thrall of eternal living, ever-new peace, Enjoyable beyond imagination of expectancy, Samadhi bliss! Not an unconscious state Of mental chloroform without a willful return, Samadhi but extends my conscious realm Beyond limits of the mortal frame To farthest boundary of eternity, Where I, the Cosmic Sea, Watch the little ego floating in Me. Not a sparrow, nor a grain of sand, falls without my sight. The dark earth, mountains, seas are molten liquid! The flowing sea changes into vapors of nebulae! Aum blows upon vapors, opening wondrously their veils. Oceans stand revealed of shining electrons, Till, at the last sound of the cosmic drum (Aum), Vanish the grosser lights into eternal rays Of all-pervading bliss. From joy I came, for joy I live, in sacred joy I melt. Ocean of mind, I drink all creation’s waves. Four veils of solid, liquid, vapor, light, lift aright. I, in everything enter the Great Myself. Gone forever: fitful, flickering shadows of mortal memory. Spotless is my mental sky – below, ahead, and high above, Eternity and I, one united ray. I, a tiny bubble of laughter, Have become the Sea of Mirth Itself. |
| Commemoration Services * A Small amount of incense is offered to the Guru Please bring a flower and an offering in a sealed envelope. All checks should be made out to "Self Realization Fellowship". The "flower" symbolizes devotion to God and Guru. The "offering" symbolizes loyalty to Their work in appreciation of the spiritual riches attained through Their grace. |
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