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Kriya Yoga was brought to international awareness by Paramahansa Yogananda, a disciple of Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, with his book Autobiography of a Yogi [2] [3] and through Yogananda's introductions of the practice to the West from 1920.
Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952) was an Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi and guru who introduced millions to meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) / Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS) of India—the only one he created to disseminate his teachings.
Autobiography of a Yogi has introduced meditation and yoga to many Westerners since its publication. [25] Its success has also made Yogananda a distinguished figure in India, where commemorative stamps were issued in 2017 to honor him. [26] The book has many famous advocates, particularly in the business and entertainment communities.
Hariharananda Giri, affectionately known as "Baba" to his students, was known as a Kriya Yogi in the lineage of Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, Yukteswar Giri, and Paramahansa Yogananda. [1] [3] In 1932, Rabi went to meet the Kriya master, SriYukteshwar Giri, who initiated him into Kriya Yoga, in his Serampore ashram, West Bengal.
Lahiri Mahasaya was born to Bengali Brahmin parents Gourmohan and Muktakeshi Lahiri on 30 September 1828, in village Ghurni, Dist. Nadia, West Bengal, India, according to Yogananda. [4] In 1832, a flood killed his mother and destroyed their home, after which his family moved to Varanasi , where he received education in philosophy, Sanskrit, and ...
He had only a few long-term disciples, but in 1910, the young Mukunda Lal Ghosh would become Sri Yukteswar's most well known disciple, eventually spreading the teachings of Kriya Yoga throughout the world as Paramahansa Yogananda with his church of all religions – Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India. Yogananda ...
Premananda, 1928. In 1941 Premananda was given the title of Swami by Yogananda. After Yogananda was gone, he left SRF/YSS and started the Self-Revelation Church of Monism in Bethesda, Maryland, based on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda with a focus on Kriya Yoga meditation. [20] Durga Mata, 1929, Detroit. Durga Mata was born as Florina ...
Mahavatar Babaji (IAST: Mahāvatāra Bābājī; lit. ' Great Avatar (Revered) Father ') is the Himalayan yogi and guru who taught Kriya Yoga to Lahiri Mahasaya (1828–1895). [2] [3] [a] Babaji first became recognized through the writings of Paramahansa Yogananda, who devoted a chapter of his Autobiography of a Yogi to Babaji and founded Self-Realization Fellowship, a modern yoga movement that ...