| | DFW Group eNewsletter October 2017 |
| | | "If your spiritual progress is at a standstill, or is ebbing, the practice of meditation on God or on any of the Great Ones, in the company of other devotees, will uplift you from your precarious state. The proximity of others' spiritual vibrations has the power of raising your own. Meditating with other devotees thus helps you to quicken your evolution. They inspire you on your climb up the ladder of Self-realization; and you, by your example, can also be helpful to them." Paramahansa Yogananda Self-Realization Magazine Fall 2002 |
| | Self-Realization Fall Center Visits in Texas
DFW-SRF Fall Center Visit
Our DFW group will be having a Fall Center Visit with Brother Devananda and Brahmachari Andy on Thursday, October 26th. This will be a one evening event.
The current schedule is to have a 7:00 - 8:30 pm service with the monastics followed by light refreshments. Doors will be open at 6:30 pm. If there is any afternoon activity we will notify you by email and announcements. _____________________
Houston Center Fall Visit
Houston Center will host a Monastic visit this year from Wednesday, October 18 through Tuesday, October 24 with Brahmachari Andy and Brother Devananda.
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| | October 2017 -- Fall DFW Texoma Lake Retreat
On October 21st from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm we will hold our bi-annual retreat at Lake Texoma, Texas. The details of the day's activities are still being worked on, however, the times of events will be the same as in the past. We will send updated information with a reminder of this event.
Those who have attended this retreat will attest to the divine upliftment that this day provides. Coming together like this will recharge your spiritual battery with long lasting effects. The location and home of Ms. Lynn Meyer has a divine quality which allows one to put aside all mental burdens for a day, and concentrate on the Guru and his teachings.
We will have the signup sheets in the foyer of our chapel for ride-sharing and food. We do need to have the number of attendees for seating and food. If you can not be at the chapel to sign the sheets please send an email to coordinator@srfdallasfortworth.org so we can add you to the attendance. We would also like to know if you have a preference for gluten free or dairy free food.
More information on the retreat including what to bring, map and directions, can be found on our website here.
Many of our attendees come from locations away from our local Dallas Fort Worth area. In those cases please send your attendance and food preferences to the above email address.
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| | October Charity Drive
This will be the forth year we have joined with Good Samaritans of Garland, Inc. for our charity outreach. We will begin this annual event on October 8th, 2017.
Our drop off of items will be in the center of the book room as we have done before. Lists of items needed will be on the boxes. The needed items are also listed below.
Good Samaritans of Garland, Inc. has a broad outreach in the greater Garland area and is affiliated with many local, national, and international advocates for the hungry and displaced assistance programs. Please check out their services web page. This is an impressively dedicated, organized and serious group serving the less fortunate.
Items In Need:
The Good Samaritans' greatest need right now focuses on preparation of individual bags to be given to homeless individuals. Food in single servings and hygiene items in small travel sizes are greatly needed to make up enough bags to meet their current demand.
We are asking our members to provide the following items based on a list provided by Good Samaritans. Don’t worry about sorting or separating food and non-food items. We will do that prior to delivery.
The items needed include travel sized:
· Razors
· Shaving Cream
· Small Shampoo
· Toothbrush
· Washcloth
· Q-tips
· Bar of soap
· Socks ( because cooler weather is coming up )
Food Items:
· Canned items that come with a pull-tab opening, and is in a one serving size.
· Soups with a pull tab if in a can or easy opening plastic.
· Granola bars, energy bars, nuts.
· Fruit in a plastic container (they come in a 4 to 6 pack).
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*This effort of ours will last the weeks of October, beginning Sunday, October 8th, and ending Sunday, October 29th. We will then deliver all items to Good Samaritans of Garland.
*The collection space will be in a stack of boxes in the center of the book room.
Let's open our hearts and give generously on behalf of the disadvantaged and hungry in our community.
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| | SRF Regional Youth Day Programs in 2017
Self-Realization Fellowship is happy to announce it will be conducting a Regional Day Program at the SRF Atlanta Center. These events will be held on Saturday, October 14 for girls and Saturday, October 21 for boys.
We invite all children, ages 7 – 12, and teens, 13 – 18, who wish to attend this program of inspiration, fellowship and fun. Also, separately, there will be activities for parents, including a monastic-led meditation and satsanga.
The event will be held at the beautiful Self-Realization Fellowship Atlanta Center, in Atlanta (Smyrna) Georgia. Through the practice of monastic- led Energization Exercises, meditation, satsanga; as well as an interactive class and activities to explore Paramahansa Yogananda’s teachings, children and teens can discover how to make choices that lead to a deeply satisfying inner and outer life in today’s world.Atlanta SRF events link
Flyers and registration forms are available at DFW group chapel on our credenza in the front room. Scholarships are available.
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| | DFW Building Fund Update
As of August 31st our building fund balance is $238,795.75! |
| | SRF Houston Center Announces
2018 Kriya Initiation and Public Lecture Tour
Houston Center will be hosting a Public Lecture Tour and Kriya Initiation from Friday, April 6 to Sunday, April 8, 2018. Please note that Kriyabans would need to bring their Kriya Card for admittance to the ceremony. New Initiates must register with Mother Center and receive a Blue Admittance Card prior to attending the Kriya Ceremony.
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| | DFW-SRF Sunday 11:00 am Readings Service Topics - October 1 Man- God's Highest Creation
- October 8 Live in Constant Remembrance of God
- October 15 Healing Body, Mind, and Soul
- October 22 How to Read Character
- October 29 The Scientific Art of Living
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| | Dallas Fort Worth Meditation Group Services
Please join us for our services at any of these times:Wednesday evening Meditation Service at 7:00 - 8:00 pm
Saturday morning 3 hour Meditation Service starting at 9:00 -12:00 pm
Sunday morning Meditation Service at 10:00 am -10:45 am
Sunday morning Reading Service at 11:00 am -12:00 pm
Sunday School for children 5 to 13 from 11:00 am-12:00 pm on Sundays.
*New service for Teens. The 1st Sunday every month at 11:00 am.
*Please note that our group chapel is only open during the above times.
More information about our services is on the DFW Meditation Group Website. As the official branch of SRF in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, our meditation group has been meeting continuously since 1972. Our History. |
| | For those who are new to Self-Realization FellowshipSelf-Realization Fellowship (SRF) has more than 500 temples, retreats, ashrams and meditation centers around the world offering all interested seekers the opportunity to come together to experience the power of group meditations. Additional information about meditation with videos and the world wide work of SRF can be found on the international web site; Self-Realization Fellowship |
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