Brother Chidananda (born Christopher Hartwell Bagley,[1] 1953) is the fifth president of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India (SRF/YSS).
[8] During this time, he came across a copy of Yogananda's book Autobiography of a Yogi and began visiting SRF's ashram center in Encinitas, California.
[3][7] He became acquainted with some of the monks and nuns living there, including Brother Anandamoy, one of Yogananda's direct disciples, and he was inspired to join SRF's monastic order.
There, he was assigned to work as an editor in the Publications Department, under the supervision of editor-in-chief Mrinalini Mata, who had been personally trained for the role by Yogananda.
Chidananda oversees the fellowship's monastic order, its humanitarian activities, and its more than 800 temples, meditation centers, and retreats around the world.