Rising From the Ashes of Irreparable Loss
Dear Candace,
Los Angeles holds a special place in my heart. The ocean, the weather, the spaciousness with which Angelenos think, speak and act, the way they so freely infuse the spiritual into the material, the epic Hollywood films we’ve all enjoyed over the years.
LA is also home to the beatific grounds of Yogananda’s Self-Realization Fellowship — among these, Mother Center on Mt. Washington and Lake Shrine on Sunset Blvd. From my early twenties, I have made many pilgrimages to these SRF sites to soak in their vibration, meditate in their gardens and seek the counsel of monks and nuns residing there. No wonder, I think to myself, “Los Angeles” is Spanish for “the angels.”
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