And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, "The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, 'Lo here!' or, 'lo there!' for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you" (Luke 17:20-21).
Jesus addresses man as the perennial seeker of permanent happiness and freedom from all suffering: "The kingdom of God--of eternal, immutable, ever-newly blissful Cosmic Consciousness--is within you. Behold your soul as a reflection of the immortal Spirit, and you will find your Self encompassing the infinite empire of God-love, God-wisdom, God-bliss existing in every particle of vibratory creation and in the vibrationless Transcendental Absolute."
Paramahansa Yogananda
"The Kingdom of God Within You" from The Yoga of Jesus, p. 100
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Greetings!
We wish you all a blessed Easter holiday season and pray that you are able to celebrate this sacred occasion of Jesus Christ’s resurrection, as his Spiritual presence is more easily felt this time of year. Self-Realization Fellowship monastics will conduct special online meditations this Easter weekend through the SRF Online Meditation Center:
- A one-hour meditation on Good Friday, April 2, from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. PDT (Group practice of the SRF Energization Exercises will start at 4:40 p.m.)
- A six-hour meditation on Saturday, April 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. PDT
- A service and meditation on Easter Sunday, April 4, at 8:00 a.m. PDT (Note: This Easter service replaces our normal weekly online inspirational service).
Please visit the SRF Online Meditation Center’s calendar page for more information and see the start times in your local time zone.
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The managing Council would like to give you an update on the DC Center’s finances. As you know, despite being closed, some ongoing expenses continue. During the months of January and February 2021, our expenses exceeded our income by $361. We have lowered our expenses as much as possible, however, our average monthly expenses are about $1,200, of which $750 occurs monthly, and the difference varies throughout the year. Examples of recent non-monthly costs include $400 for insurance, $570 for HVAC maintenance contract, $444 for renewal of software licenses, $99 to renew Meetup outreach subscription, and $466 for snow removal. If you would like to donate to help
pay for some of these costs, please click on the yellow Donate button at the bottom of the
newsletter.
In Master’s Service,
Wayne T. Lavallee
Coordinator
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Staying Connected
We encourage all to stay remotely connected to the worldwide SRF family:
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Suggestion Box
Due to the fact we no longer are physically present at the DC Center we thought we would add a feature called the “Suggestion Box” in which we invite your suggestions or comments. Much like the suggestion box at the DC Center, if you have a constructive idea or suggestion for our Center please send it by replying to this email. We can then review them monthly at our Council meetings. Someone will reply to each suggestion after each monthly Council meeting.
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Caring Friends Team
The Caring Friends Team provides support and outreach to members who are experiencing illness, hardships, and personal crisis. For more information please contact Stacey Hawkins at 301-395-9541, callingcardevents@comcast.net.
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Online Donations Available
You can make online donations to the Washington DC Center of SRF by clicking on the yellow Donate button below. You will have the option of designating whether the donation is for the General Fund or the Building Fund. Please note that donations made using this button are not tax deductible.
While services are suspended, you can also make donations to the Center by check, mailed to: Washington DC Center, 4911 Niagara Road, College Park, MD 20740. If you wish your donation to go toward the Building Fund, please note this in the memo field.
Tax deductible Building Fund donations may be made online here, or by making the check payable to Self-Realization Fellowship, noting Washington DC Building Fund in the memo field, and mailing it to the Center. Full details concerning donations are explained on the Center's website Donate page.
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Donations made using the above yellow Donate button are not tax deductible. For other donation options use the Donate Website button below, including tax deductible building fund donations. |
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Washington DC Center of Self-Realization Fellowship
4911 Niagara Road College Park MD 20740
washington.dc.srf@gmail.com
DCcentersrf.org
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