Today’s the day for our annual Temple Picnic! Please join us at nearby San Dieguito Park. Devotees from Encinitas Temple, San Diego Temple, and Escondido Meditation Center will gather at 12:30 p.m. At 1 p.m. we will enjoy  divine friendship and a delicious lunch. No need to bring any potluck item. There will be games for all ages, entertainment by a jazz trio, and stories about our Guru by one of our ministers. Please pick up a flyer after the service for details and directions to the park.

We will celebrate the Mahasamadhi and Birthday of Lahiri Mahasaya on Saturday, September 26, and Wednesday, September 30, respectively. Each service begins at 7 p.m. and ends at 8:30 p.m. Both the main Temple and the J Street Chapel will be open for meditation between 6 and 6:45 p.m. It is customary to bring a flower and a donation in an envelope. Families attending will be invited to come forward at the beginning of the offerings.

Beginning in October at the J Street Chapel there will be a change. Going forward, we will offer only one livestreamed Sunday Service, at 9:30 a.m. This service will be followed with a longer Sunday, open-Chapel period from 10:45 a.m. to 4 p.m., allowing those who would like to expand the 9:30 Service with an extended meditation to do so.

We are very happy to announce that Sri Daya Mata’s new book, Journey With Paramahansa Yogananda, is now available for purchase in our bookroom.

In this inspiring book, Self-Realization Fellowship’s beloved third president shares lessons from her twenty years of spiritual training and practice with Paramahansa Yogananda.

Topics include:

  • The value of meditation
  • Spiritualizing relationships
  • Creating a living relationship with God
  • The role of a true guru
  • and more!

Please pick up your copy from our Temple bookroom after the service. You can also pre-order a copy online at SRFbooks.org or Amazon.com.

SRF Books & Gifts has been closed for inventory and will reopen today.

Saturday, September 26: The SRF Lessons Study Group is canceled.

Sunday, September 27: The Bhagavad Gita Study Group is reading from Volume One of God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita.