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Paramahansa Yogananda
Meditation Teacher · yoga teacher · author and founder of Self-Realization Fellowship
Paramahansa Yogananda is the author of Autobiography of a Yogi and the founder of Self-Realization Fellowship, which he established in 1920. Self-Realization Fellowship describes him as the Father of Yoga in the West and a beloved world teacher.
His teaching centres on the Kriya Yoga path of meditation. It also covers the true meaning of yoga, the unity of the scriptures, and the science of prayer and affirmation. Devotional chanting and kirtan are part of the tradition he began.
Self-Realization Fellowship carries on his spiritual and humanitarian work. It offers the SRF Lessons, a home-study course on meditation and spiritual living that begins with a nine-month series. In India his work is known as Yogoda Satsanga Society of India. The international headquarters is in Los Angeles, at Mount Washington.
Autobiography of a Yogi is available in more than 50 languages.
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