Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda , born Mukunda Lal Ghosh , was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book, Autobiography of a Yogi.

Yogananda was born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India, to a devout family. According to his younger brother, Sananda, from his earliest years young Mukundas awareness and experience of the spiritual was far beyond the ordinary. In his youth he sought out many of Indias Hindu sages and saints, hoping to find an illuminated teacher to guide him in his spiritual quest.

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