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Paramahansa Yogananda

Yogi, kriya yoga guru and founder of self-realization fellowship (1893-1952).

Born January 5th, 1893 in Gorakhpur. [ref]

Died March 7th, 1952 at 59 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Occupations
autobiographer, philosopher, writer, yogi

Parama Hansa Yogananda was born on January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur, India. He was one of the first yoga masters to bring yoga and meditation to the United States in the 1920s. He wrote "The Autobiography of a Yogi" which has been translated into 18 languages and remains one of the most popular spiritual books of our time. Paramahansa Yogananda died on March 7, 1952, in Los Angeles, California, at the age of 59.

It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it’s called Life. Terry Pratchett