In the Self Realization Fellowship Encinitas Hermitage, Paramahansa Yogananda spent many years in divine communion with God, bringing fourth is experience. This has inspired many people to search deeper within themselves and start on their spiritual journey's. The rooms used by Paramahansaji, the founder of SRF, are currently preserved as a shrine.
The founder of Self Realization Fellowship, Paramahansa Yogananda, received the gift of the Encinitas Hermitage from a disciple, Rajarsi Janakananda. He then designed the Lotus temple himself with the intention of revealing as much of nature's beauty as possible. Unfortunately in 1942 the temple became unstable and had to be removed. Since 1977, the Encinitas Temple services have been held at its current location. The temple is located about 2 blocks north of the Ashram and retreat center. The ashram and retreat centre are accompanied by meditation gardens. They have become a center of pilgrimage for people every year that come from all over the world to see where the great teacher lived, worked, and communicated with God.
Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) is a worldwide spiritual organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda, an Indian monk and spiritual teacher. SRF is dedicated to sharing the teachings of Kriya Yoga, a spiritual discipline that combines meditation, yoga, and other spiritual practices to help individuals achieve a higher state of consciousness and achieve self-realization, or union with the Divine.
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Alexandra Benacquistais a yoga teacher and writer focusing on philosophy and religious studies. Though he currently call Victoria home, Derek grew up in the Toronto Area and also spent some time living in a religious commune in Switzerland. Alexandra is fascinated by peoples' diverse and idiosyncratic relationships with the transcendent, and is always eager to explore the sacred practices and places that serve as bridges to fullness.
In the Self Realization Fellowship Encinitas Hermitage, Paramahansa Yogananda spent many years in divine communion with God, bringing fourth is experience. This has inspired many people to search deeper within themselves and start on their spiritual journey's. The rooms used by Paramahansaji, the founder of SRF, are currently preserved as a shrine.