A Message From the Staff of
Self-Realization Magazine

With the Fall issue of Self-Realization, we are introducing some changes that we feel will increase the magazine's usefulness and inspirational value to its worldwide readership.

Eighty years ago Paramahansa Yogananda founded Self-Realization magazine to provide a periodically renewed connection with the uplifting power of his universal teachings for body, mind, and soul. In recent months, we have devoted much thought and prayer to how Self-Realization can best continue to fulfill the evolving needs of our subscribers.

Announcing Self-Realization Magazine Audio Series

In today's busy world many people are finding that they have less leisure time for reading. Yet at the same time, there is an ever-deepening thirst for spiritual inspiration and encouragement.

Many Self-Realization Fellowship members and friends have found that they can increase their available time for absorbing the wisdom in Paramahansa Yogananda's teachings by listening to audio recordings. Therefore, starting with this Fall 2005 edition, each issue will include a CD containing a full-length talk on Paramahansaji's "how-to-live" teachings.

It is our hope that this new "dual media" magazine will help you to make Self-Realization's insight and illumination a regular companion—whether you are enjoying a quiet period of reading, or listening while traveling to work, exercising, enjoying nature, or before or after your regular meditations.

The CD recordings in Self Realization magazine will feature previously unreleased talks by direct disciples of Paramahansaji recorded in years past, as well as classes by SRF monastics given at recent Convocations and other SRF events. In addition, subscribers will be receiving some CDs of favorite talks previously released only on cassette and now out of print. From time to time we will also be including "audiobook"-style presentations of selections from Paramahansa Yogananda's writings and lectures, read by SRF monks and nuns. (Please note that the "Collector's Series" of rare archival recordings of Paramahansaji himself will not be part of the magazine mailings. They will continue to be sold separately, as will our music recordings.)

We do not know of any other spiritual magazine that melds the printed word and audio recordings in this way. But we do know that this unique new format is very much in keeping with the spirit of Paramahansaji—who enthusiastically broadcast yoga's ancient wisdom with the most modern media of his time.

Each recording will be posted permanently on our web site, and will be available for downloading approximately one month after that issue is mailed. This will allow users of the popular digital audio players (such as the Apple iPod and the various MP3 players) to purchase these and other recordings whether or not they subscribe to the magazine. The CDs, however, will be available only to readers of Self-Realization magazine.

Inaugurating our new magazine audio series is a never-before-released talk by Brother Anandamoy: "The Liberating Power of Affirmation," recorded during a Sunday service at our Pasadena Temple. You will find it enclosed with this issue; we hope it will inspire you to more fully apply this powerful technique taught by our Guru.

Content Included With Each Issue

With the inclusion of the audio CD, the size of the printed portion of each issue will now be 64–68 pages. We will continue to feature the kind of articles, photos, and other content that our readers have found most valuable:

	previously unpublished talks and writings by Paramahansa Yogananda
	"how-to-live" articles by SRF president Sri Daya Mata and other senior disciples, including stories of personal experiences with Paramahansaji
	theme-based compilations on topics of special interest, extracted from the Guru's published works
	rare and newly published archival photographs
	news and photos of the worldwide activities of SRF/YSS
	other articles that help and inspire your search for God through meditation and balanced spiritual living.

Costs and Subscription Rates

Along with this change in format, we are implementing a long-overdue increase in the single-copy price and subscription rates. It is our first increase in more than eight years. Though we do everything possible to keep prices of all our publications affordable, nearly a decade of rising costs of paper, ink, wages, and postage make the following rates necessary at this time:

(All prices include the printed magazine and accompanying CD.)

Single copy: $6.00 (plus postage)
Subscriptions:	USA	International Airmail
One year (4 issues):	$19.00	$23.00
Three years (12 issues):	$54.00	$66.00

Subscriptions that were purchased at the previous price will be honored until they expire. Individual copies will be available at SRF Temple and Center bookrooms, and through the SRF Online Catalog, and from the Mother Center. For subscriptions to addresses outside the United States, a uniform low rate now allows prompt airmail delivery internationally.

We pray that this new "incarnation" of the magazine Paramahansaji created in 1925 will make it a more powerful and integral companion in your daily practice of these sacred teachings—and look forward to sharing with you many treasures of inspiration in issues to come.

... from the staff of