Austin Meditation Group of Self-Realization Fellowship

Saturday Long Meditation
2023-12-02 08:00 - 13:00 (America/Chicago) | Austin Meditation Group, 1820 Garden Street, Austin, TX, 78702, United States
Reader 1: Gene
Player: Gene

Sunday Meditation Service
2023-12-03 10:00 - 10:45
Reader: Kevin
Player: Mark
Usher: Seth
Greeter: George

Sunday Reading Service
2023-12-03 11:00 - 12:00
Vol. III, #49: Three Instruments of Knowledge
Reader 1: Kevin
Reader 2: Sally
Player: Mark
Usher: Seth
Greeter: George

Thursday Meditation
2023-12-07 19:00 - 21:00
Reader: Thaddeus
Player: Marco
Usher: Gaby

Saturday Long Meditation
2023-12-09 08:00 - 13:00
Reader: Petronela
Player: Petronela

Sunday Meditation Service
2023-12-10 10:00 - 10:45
Reader: Sushma
Player: Rushil
Usher: Ron
Greeter: Vaibhav

Sunday Reading Service
2023-12-10 11:00 - 12:00
Vol. III, #50: Four Kinds of Men
Reader 1: Sushma
Reader 2: Greg
Player: Rushil
Usher: Ron
Greeter: Vaibhav

Thursday Meditation
2023-12-14 19:00 - 21:00
Reader: Morgan
Player: Morgan
Usher: Thaddeus

Young Adults Meditation & Dinner
2023-12-15 19:00 - 21:00

All – Day Christmas Meditation
2023-12-16 10:00 - 17:00
Reader: Vaibhav
Player: Kirtan Group
Usher: Kevin
“Celebrate Christmas upon the altar of the vast inner silence; in the sanctuary of every desire, every living thing in the world, in all the cosmos, celebrate the birth of Christ….” Paramahansa Yogananda
Please arrive by 9:30 am

Sunday Meditation Service
2023-12-17 10:00 - 10:45
Reader: Lynne
Player: Madhavi
Usher: George
Greeter: Sally

Sunday Reading Service
2023-12-17 11:00 - 12:00
Vol. III, #51: Attunement with Christ
Reader 1: Lynne
Reader 2: Shakti
Player: Madhavi
Usher: George
Greeter: Sally

Catered Christmas Social
2023-12-17 12:15 - 14:15
Join us for fun and fellowship at our annual potluck social.
Please bring a vegetarian dish, serving utensils and your own silverware.

Thursday Meditation
2023-12-21 19:00 - 21:00
Reader: Shakti
Player: Shakti
Usher: Thaddeus

Saturday Long Meditation
2023-12-23 08:00 - 13:00
Reader 1: Mike
Reader 2: Karen
Player: Same

Sunday Meditation Service
2023-12-24 10:00 - 10:45
Reader: Greg
Player: Mary Teresa
Usher: Lynne
Greeter: Ron

Sunday Reading Service
2023-12-24 11:00 - 12:00
Vol. III, #51: Receive Christ Consciousness
Reader 1: Greg
Reader 2: Brandon
Player: Mary Teresa
Usher: Lynne
Greeter: Ron

Thursday Meditation | CANCELLED |
2023-12-28 19:00 - 21:00, 2024-01-04 19:00 - 21:00
Meditation CANCELLED

Saturday Long Meditation
2023-12-30 08:00 - 13:00
Reader: Lynne
Player: Lynne

Sunday Meditation Service
2023-12-31 10:00 - 10:45
Reader: Shantaram
Player: Mike
Usher: Shakti
Greeter: Kevin

Sunday Reading Service
2023-12-31 11:00 - 12:00
Vol. III, #52: Higher Achievement in New Year
Reader 1: Shantaram
Reader 2: Chris
Player: Mike
Usher: Shakti
Greeter: Kevin

Open Meditation
2024-01-05 18:30 - 19:20
Reader: Shakti
H. Player: Kirtan Group
Usher: Kevin
Greeter: Ron

Master's Birthday Commemoration Service
2024-01-05 19:30 - 20:30
Reader: Shakti
Player: Kirtan Group
Usher: Kevin
Greeter: Ron

Master’s All-Day Commemorative Birthday Meditation
2024-01-06 10:00 - 16:30
Reader: Lynne
Player: Kirtan Group
Usher: Vaibhav
Please arrive by 9:30 am to get settled in your seat
Devotees must attend this service from the beginning.
No one will be admitted after 10 am.

Sunday Meditation Service
2024-01-07 10:00 - 10:45
The Meditation Service provides members and students with an opportunity to practice together the methods of concentration and meditation taught in the weekly Self‑Realization Fellowship Lessons. The flame of one match is small and weak; the fire from many matches is large and strong. The united devotion and concentration of many yoga devotees can powerfully increase the meditational depth of each individual.

Sunday Reading Service
2024-01-07 11:00 - 12:00
Paramahansa Yogananda was sent to America with a divine mission: the spread of Kriya Yoga, that certain technique of meditation whereby one can most speedily overcome the limiting consciousness of the body and ego and commune with God.
Paramahansaji’s mission also included pointing out the fundamental unity between Christ’s teachings in the Bible and the Yoga teachings of Bhagavan Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita.
Passages from the scripture interpretations and other writings of Paramahansa Yogananda are included in the Readings Service. The inspirational readings, together with chanting and meditation, make up a balanced service that meets the needs of both long‑time SRF members and those who are new to the path. Of the devotional services outlined in this section, the Readings Service is the one best suited to the general public.
Vol. I, #1: Kriya Yoga: the Bliss-Filled Path to God

Master’s Birthday Cake
2024-01-07 12:15 - 13:30

Thursday Meditation
2024-01-11 19:00 - 21:00
Our Thursday Inspirational Service offers members an opportunity to share in a fellowship of meditation and inspiration at the point in the week’s activities when they may be most in need of it. Paramahansa Yogananda considered Thursday evening an especially favorable time for holding devotional weekly services.
The service begins at 7:00 pm with group practice of the energization exercises and concludes at 9:00 pm. There is a chant midway through the service for those who cannot stay for the entire service.

Saturday Long Meditation
2024-01-13 08:00 - 13:00
“United minds,” Paramahansaji said, “are bigger channels through which God’s power flows in a mightier way to individual souls.” When devotees meditate together, they often discover that they are able to make a greater spiritual effort, which helps them to achieve a deeper state of stillness and to experience God’s presence in a more tangible way.
We begin our long meditation with group practice of the energization exercises at 8:00 am.
The service begins at 8:30.
There are chants at 9:00 am and 10:00 am when people can enter or leave the chapel.
At 11:00 we have a 30 minute break when we practice the group energization exercises again and we resume our meditation at 11:30.
There is one more chant at 12:00 when people can again enter and leave the chapel.
The meditation concludes at 1:00.
