If you live in the Los Angeles area, you’re not too far from this breathtaking sanctuary located in Pacific Palisades.

As soon as you begin your journey along the path, you’ll not only appreciate its obvious beauty, but a certain lightness and joy will most likely overcome you. One feels deeply reverent when entering this retreat. Its almost as if the many souls who have shared this same path over the years are still present in the breeze amongst the leaves on the trees.

This magnificent 10 acre garden, complete with its own spring-fed lake and all the flora and fauna that go with it, is one of the many Self-Realization Fellowships that offer the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda.The environs also include a small museum with displays of this beautiful Yogi’s work; the Mahatma Gandhi World Peace Memorial; a Court of Religions which honors the 5 major world religions, a gift shop, and a huge, glorious temple on the top of the hill.

For more information about the life and teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda, or for directions to this retreat or a Self-Realization Center nearer to you, visit their website at www.yogananda-srf.org

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