Mrinalini Mata

Mrinalini Mata
President of Self-Realization Fellowship and Yogoda Satsanga Society of India
In office
2010 (officially announced in 2011) – 2017
Preceded byDaya Mata
Succeeded byBrother Chidananda
Personal
Born
Merna Loy Brown

May 8, 1931
Wichita, Kansas, USA
DiedAugust 3, 2017 (aged 86)
ReligionHinduism
NationalityAmerican
Signature
Organization
OrderSelf-Realization Fellowship
PhilosophyKriya Yoga
Religious career
GuruParamahansa 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 (SRF/YSS), the only church founded by Paramahansa Yogananda to care for and disseminate his teachings.[1][2]

  1. ^ Works related to SRF Articles of Incorporation 1935 at Wikisource
  2. ^ "Self-Realization Fellowship elects Sri Mrinalini Mata as new leader". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 February 2022.