|  Paramahansa Yogananda (Bengali: পরমহংস যোগানন্দ Pôromôhongsho Joganondo, Hindi: परमहंस योगानन्द; January 5, 1893 - March 7, 1952), was an Indian yogi and guru who introduced many westerners to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book,  Autobiography of a Yogi .  |