# Paramahansa Yogananda ## Definition **Paramahansa Yogananda** (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952) was an Indian monk and teacher of Kriya Yoga meditation. Born in Gorakhpur, British India, he sailed to the United States in August 1920 as India's delegate to an International Congress of Religious Liberals in Boston, founded the Self-Realization Fellowship the same year, and spent most of the rest of his life in America. His *Autobiography of a Yogi* was published in 1946. He died at the Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. ## The Law of Success *The Law of Success: Using the Power of Spirit to Create Health, Prosperity, and Happiness* is a short Yogananda booklet published by Self-Realization Fellowship, covering creativity, positive thinking, dynamic will, self-analysis and meditation. Booksellers list a 32-page paperback (ISBN 9780876121504) and describe the text as the complete version of an earlier booklet, *The Attributes of Success*. ## Bryant McGill and Yogananda - **The Law of Success:** Bryant carried a copy of the booklet for more than a decade until it was stolen in a robbery in [[wiki/Marbella|Marbella]], Spain; see [[photo journey/2022-03-23 - The Law of Success Bryant Carried for a Decade|The Law of Success Bryant Carried for a Decade]]. - **Writing:** the [[books/Simple Reminders Book (2014-2018)|Simple Reminders]] book quotes Yogananda in its section on becoming a beauty seeker. ## Relationships - **author of:** *The Law of Success*; *Autobiography of a Yogi*. - **founded:** Self-Realization Fellowship (1920). - **died in:** Los Angeles (1952). - **personal history:** [[photo journey/2022-03-23 - The Law of Success Bryant Carried for a Decade|2022-03-23 - The Law of Success Bryant Carried for a Decade]]. ## Sources / Provenance - [Paramahansa Yogananda | Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paramahansa_Yogananda), consulted 2026-10-25: birth name, dates and places, 1920 arrival and congress, Self-Realization Fellowship (1920), *Autobiography of a Yogi* (1946), Kriya Yoga. - [The Law of Success, bookseller listing (Biblio)](https://biblio.co.nz/0876121504) and [Exotic India listing for How to Be a Success](https://exoticindia.com/book/details/how-to-be-success-nah096), consulted 2026-10-25: publisher, edition details, relation to *The Attributes of Success*. Bookseller records; confirm against the Self-Realization Fellowship catalog for edition history. - Bryant's own account (2026-10-25), for the stolen copy.