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Paramhansa Yogananda Paramhansa Yogananda was the first yoga master of India to live and teach in the West. He arrived in America in 1920, and traveled throughout the United States on what he
His initial impact was truly impressive. But his lasting impact has been even greater. His Autobiography of a Yogi, first published in 1946, helped launch a spiritual revolution in the West. His message was nonsectarian and universal. Yogananda’s teacher sent him to the West with the admonition, “The West is high in material attainments, but lacking in spiritual understanding. It is God’s will that you play a role in teaching mankind the value of balancing the material with an inner, spiritual life.” The Path of Self-Realization Yogananda brought to the West the path of Self-Realization. He said that “Self-Realization is the knowing in all parts of body, mind, and soul that you are now in possession of the kingdom of God; that you do not have to pray that it come to you; that God’s omnipresence is your omnipresence; and that all that you need to do is improve your knowing.” The technique of Kriya Yoga, which he called the ‘jet-airplane’ route to God, consists of ancient yoga techniques to hasten the spiritual evolution of the student. |
called his ‘spiritual campaigns’. His enthusiastic
audiences filled the largest halls in America. Hundreds of thousands came to see the yogi from India. He continued to lecture and write, up to his passing in 1952.|
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