Elvis Presley Allegedly Sought God Through Paramahansa Yogananda's Self Realization Fellowship Photo Unknown Wikimedia Commons Public Domain The Self Fellowship is one of those vaguely named churches that could be literally anything. Essentially, the SRF claims they want to foster a spirit of greater understanding and goodwill among the diverse people and nations of the global family which is cult speak for make good vibes. The organization was founded by swami Paramahansa Yogananda, who arrived in Los Angeles from India intent on introducing yoga and meditation to America. He believed a balanced spirit and total calm could come through meditation and used these ideas to start the Fellowship in 1935. While on a quest for higher spirituality in the 1960s, Elvis Presely became a student Yo