A world teacher whose presence among us illumined the path for countless souls, Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) lived and taught the highest truths of life. He instructed hundreds of thousands of men and women in the yoga science of meditation and balanced spiritual living. The life and teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda are described in his widely acclaimed Autobiography of a Yogi. His spiritual and humanitarian work is carried on today by Yogoda Satsanga Society of India/Self-Realization Fellowship, the society he founded to disseminate his teachings.