Roy Eugene Davis (March 9, 1931 – March 27, 2019) was an American spiritual teacher and author who "established the
Georgia-based Center for Spiritual Awareness in 1972". Previously he had founded New Life Worldwide Inc. In 1967, he began publishing Truth Journal Magazine which has now been in continuous publication for 44 years.
By 1970 he had authored nine books.
[ Davis continued to teach in the Kriya Yoga tradition for more than 60 years.]
Biography
Born in Leavittsburg, Ohio
Leavittsburg is a census-designated place in Trumbull County, Ohio
Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is t ...
, Davis became interested in yoga at a young age. He read the book '' Autobiography of a Yogi'' when he was 18 and was attracted to kriya yoga
''Kriyā'' (Sanskrit: क्रिया, 'action, deed, effort') is a "completed action", technique or practice within a yoga discipline meant to achieve a specific result.
Kriya or Kriya Yoga may also refer to:
* Kriya Yoga school
The K ...
and the author, Paramahansa Yogananda, who he "knew was his guru". After studying lessons from Yogananda's Self-Realization Fellowship and graduating from high school, he met Yogananda in 1949 and joined the monastic students at Yogananda's Self-Realization Fellowship. In 1951, he was ordained by Paramahansa Yogananda. In 1952, he was "appointed Minister of the SRF Center in Phoenix, Arizona", teaching kriya yoga.
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1931 births
2019 deaths
Devotees of Paramahansa Yogananda
American yoga teachers
American yogis
American spiritualists
American spiritual writers
United States Army soldiers
Writers about religion and science