In 1935 he returns to India for a yearlong visit. He then travels across America lecturing and establishing his teachings in Los Angeles, California. The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. When he returns to America, he continues to establish his teachings, including writing this book.Īutobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the Eastern and the Western world. The famous opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci said about the book: 'Amazing, true stories of saints and masters of India, blended with priceless superphysical information-much needed to balance the Western material efficiency with Eastern spiritual efficiency-come from the vigorous pen of Paramhansa Yogananda, whose teachings my husband and myself have had the pleasure of studying for twenty years.' Categories: Biography & Autobiography Autobiography Of A Yogi english When it was published in 1946 it was the first introduction of many westerners to yoga and meditation. The autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952) details his search for a guru, during which he encountered many spiritual leaders and world-renowned scientists. This edition has been offered specially from Yogoda Satsanga Society of India, the association established by the writer.The famous opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci said about the book: 'Amazing, true stories of saints and masters of India, blended with priceless superphysical information-much needed to balance the Western material efficiency with Eastern. With soul-satisfying consciousness and endearing wit, he lightens the hidden secrets of life and the world opening our hearts and minds to the happiness, splendour and limitless spiritual capacities that last in the lives of every human being. In this book he explained memorable findings of the world of saints and yogis and also explained science and miracles, death and resurgence. Paramahansa Yogananda was born as Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, India, into a Bengali Hindu family.Īutobiography of a Yogi is one of the famous Spiritual Book of the Twentieth Century which is written by Paramahansa Yogananda. Autobiography Of A Yogi By Paramahansa YoganandaĪutobiography of a Yogi is an autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda first published in 1946.

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