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 iendship-2026-06-22/
SUMMARY:Zoom Book Study: In Divine Friendship
DESCRIPTION:What is Divine Friendship?\n\nThis extraordinary book of nearly
  250 letters\, written over a 30-year period by Swami Kriyananda\, respond
 s to practically any concern a spiritual seeker might have\, such as:\n\n 
 	Strengthening one's faith\n 	Acceleration of spiritual progress\n 	Standi
 ng up for truth\n 	Meditating more deeply\n 	Responding to illness\n 	Earn
 ing a living\n 	Attracting a mate\n 	Raising children\n 	Overcoming negati
 ve self-judgments\n 	Responding to world upheavals\n\nConnecting all of th
 ese letters is the love\, compassion\, and wisdom of Swami Kriyananda\, on
 e of the leading spiritual figures of our times.\n\nThe letters describe i
 n detail his efforts to fulfill his Guru's commission to establish spiritu
 al communities—"would brotherhood colonies"—and offer invaluable advic
 e to leaders everywhere on how to avoid the temptations of materialism\, s
 elfishness\, and pride. A spiritual treasure that speaks to spiritual seek
 ers at all levels.\n\nThe book is available at the Portland Temple and onl
 ine through Crystal Clarity Publishers.\n\nFacilitated by Surendra Conti\,
  minister and lightbearer\n\n\n\nSurendra is a member of Ananda Portland
 ’s ministry team\, and has studied and lived the teachings of Yogananda 
 while serving Ananda in Seattle\, Palo Alto\, India and Portland. He is al
 so an author of 5 books of spiritual essays and poetry.\n\nRegister for th
 is weekly book study below. The length of the course depends entirely on t
 he pace set by the group. We invite you to pay a one-time fee for the cour
 se on a sliding scale.\n\nAfter you register\, you will be sent the Zoom l
 ink to attend the weekly discussions.
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