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Paramahansa Yogananda was an Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi, and guru who founded the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF)/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS), a religious meditation and Kriya Yoga organization, to disseminate his teachings. A chief disciple of the yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, he was sent by his lineage to spread yogic teachings to the West. He immigrated to the US at…
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culture · Indian and American yogi and guru (1893–1952) · philosopher · autobiographer · writer · yogi · preacher · also Paramahansa Yogananda, Paramahamsa Yogananda, Yogananda
Born 5 January 1893 · Died 7 March 1952 · Q312549
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We entered a oneness of silence; words seemed the rankest superfluities. Eloquence flowed in soundless chant from heart of master to disciple. With an antenna of irrefragable insight I sensed that my guru knew God, and would lead me to Him. The obscuration of this life disappeared in a fragile dawn of prenatal memories. Dramatic time! Past, present, and future are its cycling scenes. This was not the first sun to find me at these holy feet!
Even the most elementary principles of his teachings have been desecrated, and their esoteric depths have been forgotten.
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“We entered a oneness of silence; words seemed the rankest superfluities. Eloquence flowed in soundless chant from heart of master to disciple. With an antenna of irrefragable insight I sensed that my guru knew God, and would lead me to Him. The obscuration of this life disappeared in a fragile dawn of prenatal memories. Dramatic time! Past, present, and future are its cycling scenes. This was not the first sun to find me at these holy feet!”
“Even the most elementary principles of his teachings have been desecrated, and their esoteric depths have been forgotten.”
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Cuerpomente: La frase del día hoy, sábado 15 de agosto: “Mantén la calma, sereno, siempre al mando de ti mismo. A continuación, descubre lo fácil que es llevarse bien”, Paramahansa Yogananda
moneycontrol.com: Quote of the day by Paramahansa Yogananda: "Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see..."
moneycontrol.com: Quote of the day by Paramahansa Yogananda: “Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself”
Religion News Service: The Spiritual Expression of Friendship: new book by Paramahansa Yogananda illuminates deeper purpose of friendship
Religion News Service: Solving the Mystery of Life ― new anthology by Paramahansa Yogananda
scmp.com: The man who took yoga to the West 100 years ago, and his ‘spiritual White House’ in Los Angeles: the journey of Paramahansa Yogananda
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind visited the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India's Ranchi Ashram on its centennial anniversary in honor of the official release of the Hindi translation of Yogananda's book God Talks w
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Brother Chidananda was elected as the next president in a unanimous vote by the SRF Board of Directors
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The Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi, released another commemorative postage stamp honoring the 100th anniversary of the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
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JSTOR Daily: Finding God through Yoga: Paramahansa Yogananda and Modern American Religion in a Global Age
The publisher, Self-Realization Fellowship, honored the 60th anniversary of Autobiography of a Yogi "with a series of projects designed to promote the legacy of the man thousands of disciples still refer to as 'master'
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SRF hired a former San Diego prosecutor, G
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It was designated one of the "100 Most Important Spiritual Books of the 20th Century" by a panel of spiritual authors convened by Philip Zaleski and HarperCollins publishers
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Ben Erskine's daughter took it a step further and gave SRF paternity claims along with financial demands
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During a telephone conversation between an officer of Forest Lawn and an officer of Self-Realization Fellowship, the amazing story was brought out for the first time
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Attended a dinner for the visiting Indian Ambassador to the U
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Died 1952-03-07.
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“Do you realize that it is just a matter of hours and I will be gone from this earth?”
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Yogananda took advantage of a change in immigration laws and applied for citizenship
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“enduring foundation for the spiritual and humanitarian work of Self‑Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.”
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“actual technique should be learned from an authorized Kriyaban (Kriya Yogi) of Self-Realization Fellowship /Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.”
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Yogananda published his life story, Autobiography of a Yogi
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In his magazine Inner Culture for Self-Realization, published by his organization:
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Returned to India via ocean liner, along with two of his Western students, to visit his guru, Sri Yukteswar Giri, and to help establish his Yogoda Satsanga work in India
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Yogananda was sued by his long-time friend Basu Kumar Bagchi, who had been initiated as Swami Dhirananda by Yogananda in 1911 and had come to help Yogananda teach in America
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Yogananda received unfavorable publicity in Miami, and the police chief, Leslie Quigg, prohibited Yogananda from holding any further events
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Established an international center for Self-Realization Fellowship in Los Angeles, California, which became the spiritual and administrative heart of his growing work
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Embarked on a cross-continental speaking tour
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Embarked on a successful transcontinental speaking tour before settling in Los Angeles in 1925
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While meditating at his Ranchi school: faces of a multitude of Americans passed before his mind's eye, intimating to him that he would soon go to America
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Founded the Self-Realization Fellowship and in 1925 established in Los Angeles, California, US, the international headquarters for SRF
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"he was invited to serve as India's delegate to an International Congress of Religious Liberals convening in Boston
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Yogananda, in India, "began his life's work with the founding of a 'how-to-live' school for boys, where modern educational methods were combined with yoga training and instruction in spiritual ideals
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And then expanded it in 1920 to the United States naming it the Self-Realization Fellowship
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Yogananda founded a school for boys in Dihika, West Bengal that combined modern educational techniques with yoga training and spiritual ideals
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Graduated with a degree similar to a current-day Bachelor of Arts or B
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His seeking after various teachers mostly ended when, at the age of 17, he met his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri; at that time his well-guarded amulet mysteriously vanished, having served its spiritual purpose
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Born 1893-01-05.
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