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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]
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.
There is a sacredness in tears. They are not the mark of weakness, but of power. They speak more eloquently than ten thousand tongues. They are the messengers of overwhelming grief, of deep contrition, and of unspeakable love. Washington Irving