Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda: “father of yoga in the west”

"What Paramahansa Yogananda brought to the West is perhaps one of the greatest gifts to humankind – India’s ancient science of Yoga, the science of knowing the Self, of realizing and experiencing who we truly are, divine souls with unlimited potential.”

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Yogi and the USA

Thousands of Americans became Yogananda's devoted followers at a time when the United States was extremely xenophobic and bigoted, especially towards non-Christian spiritual teachers who were often perceived as heathens and a threat to American culture.