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Paramahansa Yogananda

Paramahansa Yogananda was a very wise and spiritual man who lived a long time ago. He was born in India in 1893 and was really interested in yoga and meditation. Yoga is a special way of moving your body and breathing to help clear your mind and feel more peaceful. Meditation is a way of sitting still and focusing your mind on something specific, like your breath or a peaceful image.

When Yogananda was a teenager, he met a spiritual teacher who taught him a lot about these things. Yogananda practiced yoga and meditation every day and soon became very good at it. He learned a lot about how to be calm and happy and how to help others do the same.

When Yogananda was 27 years old, he came to America to teach people about yoga and meditation. He made a lot of friends and traveled all over the country giving talks and teaching people how to feel peaceful and happy. Yogananda wrote several books about his teachings, which are still read by many people today.

Yogananda believed that everyone has a special connection to God, which is inside them. He taught people how to feel that connection and live a more spiritual life. He said that if they did this, they would feel more peaceful, happy, and fulfilled.

Yogananda passed away in 1952, but his teachings continue to help people today. Many people still practice yoga and meditation because of him, and his books are still very popular. Yogananda inspired many others to become spiritual leaders and to help others find peace and happiness, too.