Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda founded Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920 to disseminate his teachings on the Kriya Yoga science of meditation and the art of spiritual living. He is widely revered as the father of Yoga in the West.

He is the author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, which is available in more than 50 languages. His work in India is carried on as the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.

The path he taught is set out in the SRF Lessons, a home-study course on meditation and spiritual living, with further lessons that lead to initiation into the Kriya Yoga technique. His teachings also include guidance on the science of prayer and affirmation, the unity of the scriptures, and devotional chanting.

The fellowship he founded now has more than 600 meditation centers, groups, temples, retreats and ashrams around the world. Its international headquarters is in Los Angeles, at Mount Washington. His direct disciples, including Sri Daya Mata, who trained with him for twenty years, have shared their recollections of him.