Om Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda ble født Mukunda Lal Ghosh 5. januar 1893 i Gorakhpur, India. Begge foreldrene hans var disipler til Lahiri Mahasaya, den anerkjente mesteren som gjeninnførte Kriya Yoga i det moderne India. Lahiri Mahasaya var også guru til Swami Sri Yukeswar Giri.I 1910, da Paramahansa Yogananda var 17 år, ble han en disippel av Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. Etter at Yogananda ble ferdig med utdanning fra Calcutta University i 1915, avla han formelle løfter som en munk. Det var denne gangen han fikk navnet Yogananda (som betyr salighet, ananda, gjennom guddommelig forening, yoga). Han grunnla Yogoda Satsanga Society of India i 1917 og Self-Realization Fellowship i 1920. Begge fortsetter å videreføre læren hans i dag. Hvis du er interessert i å vite mer om Paramahansa Yoganandas fascinerende liv, foreslår vi at du ser filmen “Awake: The Life of Yogananda” eller leser klassikeren “An Autobiography of a Yogi” som er oversatt til norsk, svensk og dansk.

About Paramahansa Yogananda
Paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh on January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur, India.  Both his parents were disciples of Lahiri Mahasaya, the renowned master who reintroduced Kriya Yoga in modern India and who was also the guru of the revered Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. In 1910, at the age of 17, Paramahansa Yogananda met and became a disciple of Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. After Yogananda graduated from Calcutta University in 1915, he took formal vows as a monk of India’s venerable monastic Swami Order. It was this time he received the name Yogananda (signifying bliss, ananda, through divine union, yoga). He founded Yogoda Satsanga Society of India in 1917 and Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920, which both continue to carry on his teachings today. If you are interested to know more about Paramahansa Yogananda’s fascinating life, we suggest you watch the film “Awake: The Life of Yogananda” or read the classic “An Autobiography of a Yogi” which is available in English, Norwegian, Swedish and Danish.

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