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Paramahansa Yogananda

Indian yogi who founded the Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920 and brought Kriya Yoga to the West

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1893 – 1952 Hailed as the “father of Yoga in the West,” Paramahansa Yogananda is regarded as one of the great spiritual figures of our time. Born in northern India, he came to the United States in 1920, where he founded Self-Realization Fellowship, to disseminate his writings and teachings worldwide. Through his best-selling classic, Autobiography of a Yogi, and his numerous other books, he has introduced millions throughout the world to the spiritual principles of yoga meditation and the universal truths underlying all world religions.

Born1893 · Gorakhpur, India

Notable works Autobiography of a Yogi

The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.— Sayings of Paramahansa Yogananda