The spiritual lineage of SRF/YSS consists of these two great avatars and a line of exalted masters of contemporary times: Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Swami Sri Yukteswar, and …

We hope you can join us — in Los Angeles or online — for the SRF World Convocation, June 22 – 28, 2025. Together we are able to accomplish so much for Paramahansa Yogananda’s …

Paramahansa Yogananda established the first SRF monastic community in the early 1930s with the arrival of Sri Daya Mata (1914–2010) and other dedicated disciples who wished to …

Sri Daya Mata – SRF President 1955-2010. Only Love; Finding the Joy Within You; Enter the Quiet Heart; The Skilled Profession of Child-Rearing; Overcoming Character Liabilities; How to …

Mrinalini Mata provides fascinating insights into two of India’s most revered saints of the twentieth century, Sri Anandamoyi Ma and Sri Sitaramdas Omkarnath. Sri Daya Mata—SRF/YSS’s …

The Encinitas Temple is a branch of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), an international religious organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda to disseminate the universal …

Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) is a worldwide religious organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda, the Indian guru who authored Autobiography of a Yogi. Before …

A devotee talks openly and at length about his eight years as a devotee in SRF, and his 37 years in the Ananda Communities.

Shaped by Saints Chapter 4: An Official Visit from SRF Upon my arrival back, in 1958, Atmanandaji informed me that in mid-October Daya Mata, the president of Self-Realization …

Whether you are taking a stroll through SRF’s meditation gardens, attending an inspirational service at our Encinitas Temple, spending a few days in silence at our Retreat, or browsing at …