Silent Meditation Retreats
The Victoria Meditation Group hosts annual meditation retreats that are open to all SRF members and lesson students.
Retreats offer an opportunity for one to withdraw from the busyness of life, to relax, both mentally and physically, through meditation and silent fellowship, spiritual study and practicing the presence of God.
2026 Annual Bethlehem Retreat
DATE: April 17 (5:30 pm) – April 19 (2:00 pm), 2026
LOCATION: Bethlehem Retreat Centre
Registration is now open for our 2026 Bethlehem retreat. If you are interested in attending please complete the registration form by clicking the button below.
The Value of Silence
“Be still and know that I am God” (Psalms 46:10). Be still and know. The value of silence cannot be understood except through experience. Silence focuses the mind on inner stillness and intuitive communion with God. “If speech be silver,” said one saint,” then silence is pure gold.”
Paramahansa Yogananda said: “Practice the art of silence. The spiritually deep man lives day and night in a calm interior silence into which neither menacing worries nor even the crash of colliding worlds can intrude. The more you are silent the more happiness you will find.
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“If speech be silver,” said one saint, “then silence is pure gold.”
Online Meditation Retreats
The SRF Online Meditation Center hosts occasional one-day meditation retreats led by SRF Monastics.