Paramahansa Yogananda
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"You are walking on the earth as in a dream. Our world is a dream within a dream; you must realize that to find God is the only goal, the only purpose, for which you are here. For Him alone you exist.
Yogananda c. 1920
Yogananda at age six
Meditating in 1910
1923 Manuel Rosenberg sketch of Swami Yogananda for the Cincinnati Post
Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri
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Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri is the monastic name of Priya Nath Karar, an Indian monk and yogi, and the guru of Paramahansa Yogananda and Swami Satyananda Giri. Born in Serampore, West Bengal, Sri Yuktesw
Paramahansa Yogananda
…Satsanga Society of India (YSS), a religious meditation and Kriya Yoga organization, to disseminate his teachings. A chief disciple of the yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, he was sent by his lineage to spread yogic teachings to the West. He immigrated to the US at the age of 27, intending to demonstrate a unity between…
Swami Sri Yukteswar Pose
Sri Yukteswar and his disciple, Paramahansa Yogananda