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'''Mrinalini Mata''' (born Merna Loy Brown, May 8, 1931 - August 3, 2017) was the fourth President of [[Self-Realization Fellowship]]/ [[Yogoda Satsanga Society of India]], founded by [[Paramahansa Yogananda]]. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2011-jan-12-la-me-self-realization-20110112-story.html |title=Self-Realization Fellowship elects Sri Mrinalini Mata as new leader |website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> |
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== Biography == |
== Biography == |
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Revision as of 09:49, 2 April 2022
Mrinalini Mata | |
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| Born | Merna Loy Brown May 8, 1931 Wichita, Kansas, USA |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | President of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (2010 official announcement 2011 - 2017) |
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| Order | Self-Realization Fellowship |
| Philosophy | Kriya Yoga |
| Religious career | |
| Guru | Paramahansa Yogananda |
Mrinalini Mata (born Merna Loy Brown, May 8, 1931 - August 3, 2017) was the fourth President of Self-Realization Fellowship/ Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, founded by Paramahansa Yogananda. [1]
Biography
She was born in Wichita, Kansas, USA. Mata parents was Vera and William Wesley Brown. She spent most of her youth in Southern California. From early age she showed a interest in religion, regularly attending church with her family. She was drawn to the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda at the age of fourteen, after hearing him speak at the SRF Temple in San Diego, California, which her sister and mother had begun attending. Mata came to live at the SRF Hermitage in Encinitas, California, June 10, 1946, where she finished her final years of high school and simultaneously began receiving Yogananda’s guidance. She entered the SRF monastic community in 1946, at the age of fifteen. He chose for her the monastic name “Mrinalini,” signifying the purity of the lotus flower, an ancient symbol of spiritual unfoldment.[2] Following the passing of former president Daya Mata in 2011 (official announcement), she became president of the society until her death.[3] Her mother later also entered the ashram, took the monastic name Meera Mata.
Books
- (2017) Visiting the saints of the India with Sri Mrinalini —biography ISBN 9780876127971
References
- ^ "Self-Realization Fellowship elects Sri Mrinalini Mata as new leader". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ "Sri Sri Mrinalini Mata: A Channel of the Guru". yssofindia.org. Retrieved 20 March 2022.
- ^ "SRF President Sri Mrinalini Mata Passes at 86". prweb.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.