Paramhansa Yogananda was the first yoga master of India to take up permanent residence in the West.⁠ ⁠ Before embarking on his mission to America, Yogananda received this guidance from his teacher, Swami Sri Yukteswar:⁠ ⁠ “The West is high in material attainments, but lacking in spiritual understanding. It is God’s will that you play a role in teaching mankind the value of balancing the material with an inner, spiritual life.”⁠ ⁠ It was as Swami Yogananda that he arrived in America in 1920 and p

Paramhansa Yogananda said that one of his key commissions was to resurrect the teachings of Christianity as originally taught by Jesus, and to distinguish them from misinterpretations, sectarianism and dogma. ⁠ ⁠ As a part of this mission, he wrote profound commentaries on the New Testament and the life and teachings of Jesus Christ drawn from his own inner realization.⁠ ⁠ 🙏We invite you to join our upcoming course, The Yoga Teachings of Jesus: ⁠ The Bible commentaries of Paramhansa Yogananda.⁠

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