Merry Christmas!

Good news! SRF Books and Gifts has newly arrived gift items from India- come take a look and shop for the holidays!

This week we will be open Monday, December 23, until 5 p.m. and Tuesday, Christmas Eve, until 3 p.m. for your last-minute holiday shopping.

The 2024 annual issue of Self-Realization Magazine is now available in our Bookroom.

This 72-page beautifully designed issue includes:

• How to see Jesus Christ or any of the Saints and Masters — A previously unpublished article by Paramahansa Yogananda
• The Path to God Through Meditation and Selfless Service — An interview with Brother Chidananda, and so much more.

Please pick up your copy from our Temple Bookroom after the service.

For those interested in subscribing to the magazine, please visit Yogananda.org to purchase a 3-year subscription for yourself or as a gift.

Please note that there will be a Christmas Eve Meditation at the main Temple from 6 – 8 p.m. with group practice of the Energization Exercises beginning at 5:40 p.m. on the patio.

In addition, there will be a Christmas Day Meditation at the J Street Chapel from 7 – 8 p.m. with group practice of the Energization Exercises beginning at 6:40 p.m.

Please note that the J Street Chapel will be open for private meditation from 12-4 p.m. on December 24, and December 25.

In order to allow our Encinitas Ashram Center personnel to participate in Christmas and the New Year holiday observances, the Encinitas Meditation Gardens will be closed Wednesday, December 25, as well as Wednesday, January 1.

We will have a New Year’s Eve Kirtan at the main Temple on Tuesday, December 31, from 9 – 11:15 p.m., followed by the New Year’s Eve Meditation with the Minister from 11:30 until 12:15 a.m. Many have found this to be an inspirational way to begin the New Year.

Saturday, December 28: The SRF Lessons Study Group is reading from Supplement Lesson 24, “The Science of Habits and Self-control.”