For three quarters of a century,
Self-Realization Fellowship, a worldwide religious organization with
international headquarters in Los Angeles, has been dedicated to carrying on
the spiritual and humanitarian work of Paramahansa Yogananda.
Through their worldwide service,
they seek to foster a spirit of greater understanding and goodwill among the
diverse people and nations of the global family, and to help those of all
cultures and creeds to realize and express more fully in their lives the
beauty, nobility, and divinity of the human spirit.
Paramahansa Yogananda founded
Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920 to make available the universal teachings
of Kriya Yoga, a sacred spiritual science originating
millenniums ago in India. The society publishes Paramahansa Yogananda's
writings, lectures, and recorded talks; oversees temples, retreats, meditation
centers, and the monastic communities of the Self-Realization Order; and
guides the work of the Worldwide Prayer Circle, a network of groups and
individuals dedicated to praying for those in need of physical, mental, or
spiritual aid and for world peace and harmony.
