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Dallas-Fort Worth Meditation Group eNewsletter July 2022 |
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Babaji speaking to Sri Yukteswar at a Kumbha Mela in Allahabad:
"East and West must establish a golden middle path of activity and spirituality combined. India has much to learn from the West in material development; in return, India can teach the universal methods by which the West will be able to base its religious beliefs on the unshakable foundations of yogic science.
You Swamiji, have a part to play in the coming harmonious exchange between Orient and Occident. Some years hence I will send you a disciple you can train for yoga dissemination in the West. The vibrations there of many spirituality seeking souls come floodlike to me. I perceive potential saints in America and Europe waiting to be awakened." ~Paramahansa Yogananda
Autobiography of a Yogi page 339
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Mahavatar Babaji Commemoration Day Monday, July 25, 2022
At the time of this publication the Babaji Commemoration Service has not yet been scheduled in the Online Services Calendar.
Please scroll to July 25th to check for this service in the SRF Online Calendar.
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Increase Your Receptivity to Divine Help
"God always responds to our desires to draw closer to Him. In doing so, He gives each one the experiences necessary to break the psychological fetters that have imprisoned the soul through many, many incarnations. But at the same time, He gives each devotee His unconditional love. So when He sends you trials and discipline, never think that He has forsaken you. He has not. He has sent them to help you free yourself.
Master wrote in Cosmic Chants: "Though my sea is dark and my stars are gone, still I see the path through Thy mercy.". That kind of positive thinking is absolutely essential to success in any endeavor, and particularly so on the spiritual path. In this world of relativity there are two sides to everything. Always be sure you look on the positive side. Positive thinking is one of the most vital qualities that the divine man exemplifies, and it must be cultivated by anyone who is seeking God or who seeks success in life." ~Sri Daya Mata Overcoming Character Liabilities pages 18 and 19
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Please join our Dallas Fort Worth SRF Meditation group on Wednesday evenings for Group Meditation and Energization Exercises.
Time: 7pm - 8.30pm.
7pm - 7.15 pm Energization Exercises 7.20pm -8.30 Group Meditation with Inspirational-reading, Chants , Meditation and Healing Service .
Zoom Link to Join : Meeting ID: 731 6530 6898 Passcode: 917834
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meditation is a castle that protects the new spiritual aspirants as
well as the veteran meditators. Meditating together increases the degree
of Self-realization of each member of the group by the law of invisible
vibratory exchange of group magnetism. - Paramahansa Yogananda |
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Current Services
10:00 am Meditation Service 11:00 am Readings Service Sunday School will resume in September
Our online calendar will reflect our newest service schedule. |
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Sunday School at the DFW Chapel
We are pleased to announce that in September we will be resuming our Sunday School program at the Chapel. More information will be sent out next month. We very much look forward to seeing you and your children. |
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Temples, Centers, and Groups Announcement
Online How-to-Live Summer Program for Children and Teens - The SRF Youth Services Department is pleased to announce that registration is now open for the new online How-to-Live Summer Program for children and teens.
- The program will be held July 11 - 13 for girls and July 14 - 16 for boys and is conducted using Zoom
- The theme of this year's program will be "Inner Strength"
- This inspiring Summer Program is being offered free of charge.
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Self-Realization Fellowship World Convocation 2022
August 14th - August 20th
This year Self-Realization Fellowship will offer the SRF World Convocation as an in-person program at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles, as well as online. Hotel reservations for the Westin Bonaventure began February 1st and reservations are also available at nearby hotels.
Registration for the 2022 SRF World Convocation began May 23, 2022 and can be done either online at the SRF website https://yogananda.org or by calling SRF Mother Center at 1-323-225-247. Due to this unique time, Self-Realization Fellowship has announced that this year there will be no charge for either online or in person Convocation registration. There will be a donation link for devotees who wish to make a contribution to the Convocation.
The dates for purchasing tickets for SRF Pilgrimages (including Lake Shrine, Hollywood Temple and Forest Lawn, and SRF Mother Center, are expected to be announced later in June 2022. Participation in SRF Pilgrimages are a wonderful way to enrich Convocation and to experience the holy vibrations still present in the places in which our guru prayed and worked.
Please view the details and watch for updates of the announcements on this SRF page.
Convocation will include a satsanga with SRF/YSS President Brother Chidananda, classes on Paramahansa Yogananda’s “how-to-live” teachings and meditation techniques, guided group meditations and kirtans (devotional chanting), and more.
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Changes For Our DFW Meditation Group
As mentioned earlier this year our Managing Council together with the Long Term Planning Committee realized the need for our group to become a legal entity with non-profit status. We have had meetings with ministers at Mother Center and communicated with other SRF groups that have incorporated. Being an incorporated non-profit church allows us to purchase a property without a requirement to pay property taxes.
In May of this year our group voted to incorporate. Our application for approval to incorporate the Dallas Fort Worth Meditation Group has been submitted to SRF Management. At this time we are waiting for the approval process to work its way through SRF. |
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Dallas Ft. Worth Building Fund
We are pleased to report that due to your generosity the Dallas Ft. Worth Building Fund has a current total of $658,313 as of June 15th, 2022.
The building fund exists for the purpose of allowing our group to have a permanent Chapel when the time is right. We would like to encourage those who can contribute, comfortably, to our building fund to do so.
A donation of any amount will be gratefully accepted.
Our building fund is held in an account for us by Self-Realization Fellowship. Gifts to this fund are tax exempt.
In divine friendship,
Managing Council, DFW Meditation Group Self-Realization Fellowship |
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Self-Realization Fellowship Links
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DFW-SRF Group General Donations
We are open with limited attendance while our monthly obligations for the facility still continue. Any donations to our group general operating expenses are needed and will be greatly appreciated.
Thank You for your support! |
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As the official branch of SRF in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, our meditation group Email: connect@srfdallasfortworth.org Phone: (972) 294-7161 |
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For those who are new to Self-Realization FellowshipSelf-Realization Fellowship (SRF) has more than 500 temples, retreats, ashrams and meditation centers around the world offering all interested seekers the opportunity to come together to experience the power of group meditations. Additional information about meditation with videos and the world wide work of SRF can be found on the international web site; Self-Realization Fellowship |
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