SRF nun Sister Usha conveys wisdom from Paramahansa Yogananda on how cultivating true friendships can help us develop a closer relationship with God.

By expressing spiritual qualities such as truthfulness, loyalty, sincerity, and love in our interactions with others, we can create greater harmony in our relationships — and gradually deepen our awareness of God’s presence as the Friend of all friends.

This talk was given at the SRF Temple in Hollywood, California, in October 2025.

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During her talk, Sister Usha refers to the Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons. You can receive Paramahansa Yogananda’s personal and comprehensive instruction in the science of meditation and art of balanced living through his Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons, a home-study course available for a nominal fee. To learn more and about how to enroll: https://srflessons.org

You can learn more about the profound spiritual depths waiting to be discovered in our relationships with others in Yogananda’s book “The Spiritual Expression of Friendship,” available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/the-spiritual-expressing-of-friendship/

Sister Usha refers to the following books published by Self-Realization Fellowship:

“God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita,” Yogananda’s translation and commentary on the teachings of Krishna, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/god-talks-with-arjuna-the-bhagavad-gita-ebook/

“The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You,” Yogananda’s commentary on the teachings of Jesus, available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/the-second-coming-of-christ-ebook/

“Solving the Mystery of Life,” Volume IV of Yogananda’s “Collected Talks and Essays,” available at https://bookstore.yogananda-srf.org/product/solving-the-mystery-of-life-ebook/

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