Paramahansa Yogananda
Indian yogi, monk and guru
Paramahansa Yogananda was an Indian yogi and guru who founded the Self-Realization Fellowship. His Autobiography of a Yogi introduced many Western readers to meditation and Kriya Yoga.
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Indian Born 1893 in Gorakhpur, India Died 1952
About Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, India, on 5 January 1893. He became a Hindu monk and a chief disciple of Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. He moved to the United States in 1920, arriving in Boston, and settled in Los Angeles in 1925. He founded the Self-Realization Fellowship to share his teachings on meditation and Kriya Yoga. Autobiography of a Yogi appeared in 1946 and has sold over four million copies. Yogananda died on 7 March 1952, having spent his last 32 years in the US.