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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.

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Paramahansa Yogananda

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  1. www.victoriouskidsseducares.org Happiness

  2. www.victoriouskidsseducares.org Real Happiness

  3. www.victoriouskidsseducares.org PARAMAHANSA YOGANANDA Heavenly Father, Mother, Friend, Beloved God, May Thy love shine forever on the sanctuary of my devotion, And may I be able to awaken Thy love in all hearts.

  4. www.victoriouskidsseducares.org Born : MukundaLalGhosh 5 January 1893 at Gorakhpur, (present day Uttar Pradesh, India) Maha Samadhi : 7 March 1952 (aged 59) at Los Angeles, California. Founder of : Self – Realization Fellowship / YogodaSatsanga Society of India Literary works: Autobiography of a Yogi Journey to Self – Realization, Man’s Eternal Quest Scientific Healing Affirmation Where There is Light Whispers from Eternity God Talks With Arjuna — The BhagavadGita

  5. www.victoriouskidsseducares.org Passed :Intermediate Examination in Arts from Scottish Church College, Calcutta in June 1915 Graduated : With a degree similar to a current day Bachelor of Arts or B.A. from Serampore College 1915 Took formal vows into the monastic Swami order and became Swami YoganandaGiri. 1917Founded a school for boys in Dihika, West Bengal, that combined modern educational techniques with yoga training and spiritual ideals.Ayear later, the school relocated to Ranchi.

  6. ParamahansaYoganand Guru lineage The "science" of Kriya Yoga is the foundation of Yogananda‘s teachings.  Kriya Yoga frees a faithful yogi from Karma or the lawful chain of cause-effect equilibrium Mentioned twice in BhagavadGeetaas well as by RishiPatanjali MahavatarBabaji LahiriMahasaya ParamahansaYogananda YukteshwarGiri www.victoriouskidsseducares.org

  7. Dive deep in the ocean of consciousness to find pearls of wisdom www.victoriouskidsseducares.org

  8. www.victoriouskidsseducares.org Move to America – 1920 - 1952 1920 Went to the United States as India's delegate to an International Congress of Religious Liberals convening in Boston. Founded the Self Realization Fellowship (SRF) to disseminate worldwide his teachings on India's ancient practices and philosophy of Yoga and its tradition of meditation. 1924 For the next several years, he lectured and taught on the East coastand embarked on a cross-continental speaking tour. Thousands came to his lectures. During this time he attracted a number of celebrity followers.

  9. Early life and spiritual search A Pioneer of Yoga in the West With Therese Neumann, C. Richard Wright Bavaria, 1935 With some delegates in Boston USA in 1920 www.victoriouskidsseducares.org

  10. Visit to India (1935–1936) 1935 Returned to India to visit Sri SriYukteswarand to help establish his YogodaSatsangawork in India. Met: Mahatma Gandhi, Anandamoyi Ma Renowned physicist ChandrasekharaVenkataRaman, Several disciples of Yukteswar's guru LahiriMahasaya With Mahatma Gandhi in his Ashram in Wardha in The year 1935 www.victoriouskidsseducares.org

  11. Return to America 1936 : • “My body shall pass but my work shall go on. And my spirit shall live on. Even when I am taken away I shall work with you all for the deliverance of the world with the message of God.” www.victoriouskidsseducares.org

  12. www.victoriouskidsseducares.org Quotes “Live quietly in the moment and see the beauty of all before you. The future will take care of itself......” ― ParamahansaYogananda, Autobiography of a Yogi “Be as simple as you can be; you will be astonished to see how uncomplicated and happy your life can become.” ― ParamahansaYogananda “Read a little. Meditate more. Think of God all the time.”  ― ParamahansaYogananda

  13. www.victoriouskidsseducares.org “forget the past, for it is gone from your domain! forget the future, for it is beyond your reach! control the present! Live supremely well now! This is the way of the wise...” ― ParamahansaYogananda “Kindness is the light that dissolves all walls between souls, families, and nations.” ― ParamahansaYogananda

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