Self-realization

The Encinitas Temple is a branch of Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF), an international religious organization founded in 1920 by PYeParamahansa Yogananda to disseminate the universal teachings of Kriya Yoga, a sacred spiritual science originating millenniums ago in.

The Temple offers a full program of inspirational lecture services, meditations, scriptural reading and meditation services, kirtans (devotional chanting), Sunday School and Teen classes, and other activities to introduce truth seekers to the timeless teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda and help them deepen their spiritual practices.

The nearby Encinitas Ashram Center and Meditation Gardens were established by Paramahansa Yogananda during his lifetime, and have become a center of pilgrimage for thousands of people each year, who come from all parts of the globe to visit the site where this great world teacher lived, worked, and communed with God.

Learn to Meditate

You can begin experiencing the peace and communion with the Divine that meditation brings with these basic instructions on how to meditate.

About Paramahansa Yogananda

Born in in 1893, Paramahansa Yogananda has come to be recognized as one of the preeminent spiritual figures of our time. Through his universal teachings and the example of his life, he contributed in far-reaching ways to an acceptance and understanding in the West of the spiritual wisdom of. Often referred to as the “Father of Yoga in the West,” his Autobiography of a Yogi is widely regarded as a modern-day spiritual classic.

About Self-Realization Fellowship

Paramahansa Yogananda founded Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) in 1920 to disseminate his teachings worldwide and to preserve their purity and integrity for generations to come. The society is dedicated to carrying on Paramahansa Yogananda’s spiritual and humanitarian work – fostering a spirit of greater harmony and goodwill among those of all races, cultures, and creeds; and introducing to truth-seekers all over the world his teachings on the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored methods of meditation.