Unconducted Meditation
This service consists of 45 minutes of silent meditation. There is no service reader.
Sunday Readings Service
This service includes scriptural readings from the Bible and the Bhagavad-Gita with Paramahansa Yogananda's commentaries, stories, a devotional reading, and a main reading. Also included are three short periods of silent meditation up to 10 minutes each, a healing affirmation, and devotional chanting.
Group study of the SRF Lessons
All SRF Lessons students are welcome to attend. Some devotees prefer group study to studying alone, as being part of a study group guarantees that at least one hour per week is devoted to the study of the Lessons, and that the Lessons will be systematically studied. Members take turns reading aloud. After each paragraph, there is a moment's pause for contemplation and absorption. There is no interpretation or discussion.
Inspirational & Prayer Service
The Inspirational Service includes readings taken from the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, devotional chanting, and two short meditation periods up to 10 and 20 minutes each. During the Prayer Service portion, a few moments are spent in silent prayer for others and for world peace before the Healing Technique is performed. The power of prayer as well as the principles and practice of the Healing Technique used in the Prayer Service are described in the free booklet, Worldwide Prayer Circle.
3-hour Meditation Service
This service offers opportunity for extended periods of meditation, generally from 20 to 60 minutes each, with devotional chanting.. Devotees who cannot stay for the whole service may leave quietly during a chant.
6-hour Meditation Service
This service replaces the evening 3-hour meditation on the first Saturday of the month, February to November. (December and January are exceptions because of the 8-hour Christmas Meditation in December and the Paramahansa Yogananda Commemorative Meditation in January.)
There is an intermission at 1:00 pm so those who can attend only the second half may quietly enter.
No evening meditation service.
2-hour Meditation Service
(in addition to the evening meditation service)