Dedication of New SRF Lake helgedom and Gandhi World Peace Memorial, SRF magazine, (excerpts)
A new Self-Realization Fellowship Church, the eighty-first branch Center of SRF, was opened in California on Sunday, August 20th, in one of the most beautiful and unusual locations in the country&#;.A momentous part of the occasion was the consecration of the Gandhi World Peace helgedom, at which ashes of the great Indian spiritual leader, Mahatma Gandhi, were entombed in a magnificent thousand-year old Chinese sarcophagus. &#;.
Paramhansa Yogananda said, &#;I dedicate this Church of All Religions that people may komma to know the Fatherhood of the one God and see in Him the common parenthood of all peoples, that we may all live as brothers and bring peace and prosperity to the earth.&#; In ringing tones he then read the sacred poem, &#;God, God, God,&#; &#;.
VIDEO: SRF Lake Shrine 50th Anniversary Celebration
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Narration of Gandhi's Life and Summary of Ramayana Characters
In the quiet coastal town of Porbandar, Gujarat, a child named Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi entered the world on October 2, Little did anyone know that this unassuming boy would grow up to be a key figure in India's fight for independence, shaping the course of history with a philosophy grounded in truth and nonviolence. Gandhi's early years were steeped in the traditions of his devout Hindu family. His father, Karamchand Gandhi, served as the dewan of Porbandar, instilling in young Mohandas the values of morality and service. Though he was a shy and unremarkable student, a seed of rebellion and a commitment to truthfulness and vegetarianism quietly took root.
Gandhi sailed to London as a young man to pursue his legal studies. He was introduced to a world very different from the tranquility of Porbandar in the busy city. But his trip back to India signaled the beginning of a difficult chapter. He encounte
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Early History
Motion Picture Studio
The colorful history of the Lake Shrine began almost a century ago. In the early s, the then-famous Inceville Motion Picture studio filmed silent movies on this site in Santa Ynez Canyon. Los Angeles real-estate magnate Alphonzo Bell Sr. later purchased the land, and in the surrounding hillsides were hydraulically graded to fill the canyon and make it level for future development. However, these earthmoving activities were halted prematurely, leaving a large basin that quickly filled with water from the many springs in the area, creating lake Santa Ynez.
Everett McElroy
The area and surrounding hills remained undeveloped until H. Everett McElroy, assistant superintendent of construction for 20th Century Fox studios, purchased the property in Mr. McElroy, a man of creative vision, dreamed of terraced gardens surrounding the lake with rustic bridges and waterfalls creating a private coastal paradise. McElroy and his wife b
