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Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) is a worldwide religious organization founded in 1920 by Paramahansa Yogananda, the Indian guru who authored Autobiography of a Yogi. Before moving to the United States, Yogananda began his spiritual work in India in 1917 and named it Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS).
YSSI Headquarters, Dakshineswar, India Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math, Ranchi, India Temple at Yogoda Satsanga Sakha Math, Dwarahat, India. Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (YSS) is a non-profit, nonsectarian [6] spiritual organization founded by Paramahansa Yogananda in 1917 and is a part of the Self-Realization Fellowship which was founded in 1920 to care for and disseminate his teachings.
Daya Mata, born Rachel Faye Wright (January 31, 1914 – November 30, 2010), was the third president and religious leader of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (SRF/YSS). [1] [2] SRF/YSS is the only spiritual organization founded by her guru, Paramahansa Yogananda, to disseminate his teachings.
Brother Chidananda (born Christopher Hartwell Bagley, [1] 1953) is the fifth president of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (SRF/YSS). SRF/YSS is the only church founded by Chidananda's guru, Paramahansa Yogananda, to disseminate his teachings. [2] [3] Chidananda was born in Annapolis, Maryland, US. [4] [5] [3]
In 1920, Yogananda migrated from India to the United States, where he founded Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF). During the Great Depression, Yogananda argued that the permanent solution to the Depression was for individuals to "destroy selfishness" by reducing consumption and greed. [1]
Minott W. Lewis, a Boston dentist, and his wife Mildred were among Yogananda's first disciples in America; they met him shortly after his arrival in America in 1920 and became lifelong disciples. Minot served for many years as the vice-president of and a minister of Self-Realization Fellowship, Yogananda's worldwide mission.
The film, directed by Paola di Florio and Lisa Leeman who are independent American filmmakers, was commissioned by Yogananda's Self-Realization Fellowship. It includes interviews with disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda, as well as with Ravi Shankar, George Harrison, Krishna Das, and others.
In October 1953, Self-Realization Fellowship, Yogananda's organization, acquired the rights to the book and have been printing the book ever since, including translating it into over fifty languages. [ 24 ] [ 42 ] According to Project Gutenberg , the first edition of Autobiography of a Yogi is in the public domain in the USA.