Paramahansa Yogananda
Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions of Westerners to meditation and yoga. Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi became a spiritual classic, blending Eastern philosophy with Western science. His Self-Realization Fellowship spread kriya yoga internationally. Yogananda's synthesis of East and West and emphasis on direct experience of the divine influenced spiritual seekers globally.
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