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The Bay Area Temple serves the greater Bay Area and Northern California. The Temple is a branch of Self-Realization Fellowship,
the international spiritual and humanitarian organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda, author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi

Bay Area Temple: Learn more . . .       |      Self-Realization Fellowship: Learn more . . .

Bay Area Temple Weekly Meditations and Services

Saturday
Three-hour Meditation  | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm  (calendar)
Six-Hour Meditation      | 10:00 am – 4:00 pm  (calendar)
Energization Exercises (start of  each meditation – South courtyard)
Silent Meditation Periods (~35 – 45 min)
Chanting accompanied by Temple Kirtan Group  (twice monthly)

Sunday
Meditation  |  10:00 – 10:45 am
On Minister Sundays this is a guided meditation
Services: Lecture / Reading / Video   |   11:00 am – Noon
Minister-led Lecture Services alternate with lay disciple-led Reading Services and SRF online inspirational videos by SRF/YSS ministers.

Bay Area Temple News

Newsletter
Bay Area Temple’s
weekly online newsletter
Newsletter Sign-Up

Announcements
Current Temple
Events / Meditations / Services
Announcements

Temple Calendar
Plan ahead the full year for all Temple events and services
Calendar

Donate
Your support of the Bay Area Temple is much appreciated
Donations

Bay Area Temple Fundraising Campaign

As we celebrate this fifth year anniversary of the Bay Area Temple and reflect on the many projects that have transformed the property
since 2020 into the beautiful SRF Temple we have today, we also look forward to the next five years and the needed upgrades to ensure
the work of our Guru and Self-Realization Fellowship will continue to have a permanent home in Northern California.

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SRF Mother Center News

SRF Teachings
Library

Explore the wisdom of Paramahansa Yogananda to support your spiritual life
Teachings Library

 

SRF/YSS
App

Your digital spiritual companion for
study, meditation, and inspiration

SRF/YSS App

 

SRF Online Meditation Center
Online Meditations and Special Events serving  the SRF/YSS global family 
Online Meditation Calendar

 

Messages From The President
Messages & Satsangas from SRF/YSS President, Brother Chidananda
Messages from the President

 

 

 

Paramahansa Yogananda 

The pioneering father of Yoga in the West, Yogananda has uplifted the lives of millions through his Self-Realization Fellowship teachings.

His Life . . .

A Beginner’s Meditation

Discover the peace and divine consciousness that meditation brings.

Getting Started . . .

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kriya Yoga Path of Meditation

Discover the sacred science of Kriya Yoga meditation known for millennia to the yogis and sages of India.

Learn More…

SRF Online Meditation Center

Join devotees from global locations for daily group meditations along with study groups for the SRF Lessons, 2nd Coming of Christ, and the Bhagavad Gita

Read more. . .

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Lessons for Home Study

Paramahansa Yogananda’s Lessons on meditation and spiritual living. 

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Yogoda Satsanga Society of India

Before leaving India to come to the USA, Paramahansa Yogananda founded YSS in 1917 for educational purposes and spritiual training

Learn more. . .

 

 

 

26 Soul Qualities that Make Man God-like 

Summerized from Paramahansa Yogananda’s Gita Commentary

26 Soul Qualities . . . .