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Community Evolution Plan Released
Since connecting with devotees at Yogananda Seva's LDIC Forum workshops and launching our website, we're receiving heartfelt requests from those longing to experience community life — whether for a weekend retreat, an extended stay, or as residents.
Their enthusiasm fills us with gratitude and presents us with a beautiful challenge: we need more space to welcome everyone who wants to come.
In our Community Evolution Plan you can learn about our vision to expand Golden Lotus Community with your help — creating guest and resident accommodations, and eventually a full retreat center with chapel and fellowship hall, as well as senior living accommodations — much as Master envisioned, suited to our times.
Community Project: Alternative Accommodations - RVs for Devotees
A new program has been created to meet an ongoing need within our community for readily available devotee accommodations, especially for devotees in need housing due to life circumstances or who can no longer live alone due to health/aging issues.
The program involves receiving donations of RVs, travel trailers, and tiny houses on wheels in good working order that remain in the hands of our nonprofit and on the property. Devotees may stay in them for a visit, retreats, or as residents for a suggested donation.
If you have a motor home, travel trailer or tiny house you would like to donate, please send an email to:
If you would like to assist devotees in their time of need but have no RV to offer, you may donate to our "RVs for Devotees" fund. Click or Tap the Give Today button below.
Donations will help support acquisition and/or maintenance & improvement of these types of accommodations.
We are deeply grateful for your support.
Recent Services Added to Our Weekly Schedule
We have added Monday evening meditation and SRF Lessons study, and Friday evening meditation and study of Paramahansa Yogananda's recently released book Solving the Mystery of Life.
Artistic Depiction - Courtesy Brett Curtin
Volunteer Days
As our Community development projects progress from planning to implementation, we'll let you know how and when there are opportunities to participate with us in helping manifest these worthwhile goals.
Campers Welcome!
For those who would like to come to the Community to join in our events or serve as project volunteers, we currently offer spaces for short-term overnight campers and boondocking RVers.
An outdoor restroom and a shower with hot & cold running water are available, as well as an RV dumpstation.
Click or Tap the button below to contact us for details.
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