Welcome
The Bay Area 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.
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A New Temple – A New Name!
The question of what do we call our new temple has been and is still being asked. Brother Chidananda expressed the need for the name to be inclusive for members through-out the Bay Area and the location to be identifiable by those living elsewhere. Bay Area Temple fits that need and description to those both near and far.
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Outreach Committee
The isolation felt by everyone and especially those who live alone during this time of pandemic restrictions remains an ongoing concern to our community.
The Temple Outreach Committee has suggested we all participate in connecting to our fellow devotees and friends by making phone calls. Hearing each other’s voices can be uplifting and change the course of one’s day in a more positive direction. In this age of technology when social communication is abbreviated into texts, emails, and other medias, the human voice, our most powerful tool of communication is being silenced.
Gail Jarocki, Chairperson for the Outreach Committee, is helping to coordinate community members who are available to help in phoning others. Gail can be reached by email: → Outreach Committee
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COVID-19 Pandemic
All Temple Meditations and Inspirational Services are Cancelled Until Further Notice
Self Realization-Fellowship Mother Center News
Commemorative Mahasamadhi Meditations Online
This month SRF monastics will conduct special meditations to honor Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Sri Yukteswar, guru and paramguru of all SRF/YSS devotees.
Paramahansa Yogananda Commemorative Meditation
Sunday, March 7, 8:00 – 9:00 am (PST)
Additional meditations will also be conducted hourly in German, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish from 9:00 am – 1:00 pm.
Swami Sri Yukteswar Commemorative Meditation
Tuesday, March 9, 5:00 – 6:00 pm (PST)
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Six-Hour Meditation
Saturday, March 13 | 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 pm (PST):
Special six-hour meditation to honor both of these great souls (conducted in English only).
YSS – Dhyana Kendra
Commemorative Meditations Online
SRF Online Inspirational Services
“Opening Our Hearts and Minds to the Guru” by Sister Bhakti
Brother Chidananda
SRF/YSS President
June 05, 2020
Brother Chidananda discusses the serious problem of racial injustice and divisiveness and the way to address not only the symptoms but the cause of this disease facing humanity
. . . . “Finding a Unity Deeper Than Race, Color, or Creed”
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
Paramahansa Yogananda
The pioneering father of Yoga in the West, Yogananda has uplifted the lives of millions through his Self-Realization Fellowship teachings.
A Beginner’s Meditation
Discover the peace and divine consciousness that meditation brings.
Kriya Yoga Path of Meditation
Discover the sacred science of Kriya Yoga meditation known for millennia to the yogis and sages of India.
Young Adults Group
The Young Adults Group is a vibrant mix of SRF devotees between the ages of 18-39.
Lessons for Home Study
Paramahansa Yogananda’s Lessons on meditation and spiritual living.