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by Charmayne Samuelson (Author)
In 1920 Paramahansa Yogananda arrived in America as a delegate from India to attend the International Congress of Religious Liberals at the Unity House of Boston. From that momentous beginning, he traveled far and wide disseminating his teachings, lecturing to audiences of thousands, and initiating people in Kriya Yoga, an ancient and advanced technique of meditation with a goal of self-realization. He became known as the "20th century's first superstar guru," as described later by the Los Angeles Times. Paramahansa Yogananda is known worldwide to the general public as the author of Autobiography of a Yogi, available on amazon.com or through yogananda-srf.org, and is officially one of the top five all-time bestselling autobiographies ever written and sold in the world. Yogananda is known to his students, followers, and devotees as a Guru, a "dispeller of darkness", whose mission on earth was to bring the techniques of Kriya Yoga to the world at large to assist a person in self-realization. From all walks of life there are countless admirers of Yogananda who hold him and his teachings in great respect and honor. In the past 100 years, many people became students, and then many students became devotees of this Guru. Their stories and what attracted them to the path Yogananda established, Self-Realization Fellowship, are uplifting and truly inspirational for those who are seeking Truth within themselves.
