September 7, 2025
Our next Day of Service will be on Saturday, September 13. It will begin following the morning meditation from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Lunch will be provided. All are welcome to join in the joy of fellowship and service in cleaning, organizing, gardening and carrying out maintenance projects. For those who wish to come and meditate prior to the 1 p.m. lunch, you may enter the chapel during the noon chant, or meditate in the Sunday School room. All are welcome for the Day of Service, including children, for any length of time.
On Sunday, September 14, following the regular Reading Service, we will have a 1-hour session of chanting in the chapel from 12 – 1 p.m. The theme of this chanting session will be “Invoking the presence of Divine Mother” in which we will sing songs to the Divine Mother from the Cosmic Chants book and some bhajans. The session will be mostly continuous chanting interspersed with a few short periods of meditation. All are welcome for any length of time.
We will have two commemorative services and a 6-hour kirtan meditation in honor of our param-param Guru Lahiri Mahasaya this month.
On Friday, September 26, we will commemorate the Mahasamadhi of Lahiri Mahasaya with meditation from 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. and the Commemorative Service at 8:00 p.m.
(Please bring a flower and donation to offer during the service.)
On Saturday, September 27, there will be a a long kirtan meditation, with Group Practice of Energization Exercises at 9:40 a.m., and meditation from 10:00 a.m. – 4 p.m. (with a 30-minute break at 1 p.m.)
On Tuesday, September 30, we will commemorate the birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya with meditation from 7:00 – 7:45 p.m. and the Commemorative Service at 8:00 p.m.
(Please bring a flower and donation to offer during the service.)
We are happy to announce that the Center will be offering lessons in devotional chanting with the harmonium starting on October 11th on Saturdays and Sundays. On the power of devotional chanting, our Guru said, “Chanting is half the battle.” We hope you will avail of this opportunity. Musical skills are not required. Please contact Anand Balachandran if you are interested.”
Self-Realization Fellowship is pleased to announce the fall session of online How-to-Live classes for children and teens, which will be held September 13th through December 20th. Registration is now open, and information is available on the flyer in our foyer or in the Sunday School Room.
The Reading Service for today is: The True Meaning of Salvation.
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