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Success should be measured by the yardstick of happiness by your ability to remain in peaceful harmony with cosmic laws.
Paramahansa Yogananda
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Paramahansa Yogananda
Age: 59 †
Born: 1893
Born: January 5
Died: 1952
Died: March 7
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Paramahamsa Yogananda
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