Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) is a worldwide spiritual organization founded by Paramahansa Yoganandain 1920[3][4][5] and legally incorporated as a non-profit religious organization in 1935,[6] to serve as Yogananda’s instrument for the preservation and worldwide dissemination of his writings and teachings, including Kriya Yoga.[7] Yogananda wrote in God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita that the science of Kriya Yoga[8] was given to Manu, the original Adam, and through him to Janaka and other royal sages.[9]
Self-Realization Fellowship continues to disseminate Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings following his stated Aims and Ideals.[4][10] SRF publishes Yogananda teachings of home-study lessons, writings including Autobiography of a Yogi, lectures, and recorded talks; oversees temples, retreats, meditation centers, and monastic communities bearing the name Self-Realization Order. It also coordinates the Worldwide Prayer Circle,[11][1] which it describes as a network of groups and individuals who pray for those in need of physical, mental, or spiritual aid, and who also pray for world peace and harmony.
SRF is based at Mount Washington[12] in Los Angeles, California, which is the international headquarters for SRF and for Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS).[1][13] YSS was founded by Yogananda in 1917 before he came to America.[14][1] In countries outside the Indian subcontinent the organization is known as Self-Realization Fellowship.
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Paramahansa Yogananda (Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ) (5 January 1893 – 7 March 1952), born Mukunda Lal Ghosh (Bengali: মুকুন্দলাল ঘোষ), was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of Indians and westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization Yogoda Satsanga Society of India and Self-Realization Fellowship. His book, Autobiography of a Yogi remains a spiritual masterpiece and was included in the 100 best spiritual books of the 21st century.
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