Ananda was founded in 1968 by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Paramhansa Yogananda. Ananda has grown to a worldwide movement dedicated to sharing with others Yogananda's teachings on meditation, kriya yoga, communities, schools, and more.

Paramhansa Yogananda Universal Shrine ...

The Teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) Born in India on January 5, 1893, Paramahansa Yogananda devoted his life to helping people of all races and creeds to realize and express more fully in their lives the true beauty, nobility, and divinity of the human spirit. After graduating from Calcutta University in 1915, Sri Yogananda took formal vows as a monk of India s venerable monastic ...