Autobiography of a Yogi: Economy Edition  (English, Paperback, Paramhansa Yogananda)

Autobiography of A Yogi 1st Edition tells the life story of Paramahansa Yogananda. One of the best spiritual books ever written, this introduces western readers to India's ancient science of Yoga. This book is a must read for anyone interested in spirituality, God-realization, and the laws behind miracles.

Summary Of The Book

Autobiography of A Yogi 1st Edition, first published in 1946, introduces readers to the extraordinary life of Paramahansa Yogananda. The book covers Yogananda’s remarkable childhood, and describes his search for his guru, Yukteswar Giri. Yogananda then spent ten years in training to become a yoga master. He taught many others The Science of Kriya Yoga, a technique that was initiated by Yukteswar. The Yogi also established a school by the name of Yogoda Satsanga Brahmacharya Vidyalaya.

Autobiography of A Yogi 1st Edition covers thirty years of experience of the author while in the United States of America. He gave lectures to thousands of enthusiastic Americans about spirituality, and established the Self-Realization Fellowship. In fact, he was the first Yoga master whose mission was to live and teach in the West. This book also speaks of the Yogi’s interactions with Luther Burbank, Therese Neumann, Ananda Moyi Ma, Mahatma Gandhi, Ramana Maharshi, Rabindranath Tagore, Sir C. V. Raman, and Giri Bala. It also describes the lives and missions of swamis like Mahavatar Babaji, Lahiri Mahasaya, and Swami Sri Yukteswar.

Autobiography of A Yogi 1st Edition is one of the few books that has been written about Yogis by a Yogi. Its uniqueness also lies in the fact that for the first time a Hindu Yogi had penned down an autobiography for a Western audience. The book is insightful, and states that there are laws that govern the miracles performed by saints. These fascinating facts are explained with scientific clarity. Yogananda shows methods that are to be followed in order to attain God-realization. The book is filled with gentle humour, common sense, yoga techniques, interesting stories, and spiritual experiences.

Autobiography Of A Yogi 1st Edition is said to have inspired the likes of Steve Jobs, George Harrison, and Elvis Presley. It has sold over four million copies in twenty-nine languages. In 1999, a Harper Collins panel of distinguished theologians and luminaries selected Autobiography of A Yogi as one of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the 20th Century.

About Paramhansa Yogananda

Paramhansa Yogananda was born in as Mukunda Lal Ghosh. He was an Indian yogi and guru.

Some of the books written by him are Karma and Reincarnation, How To Have Courage, Calmness, And Confidence: The Wisdom Of Yogananda 1st Edition, The Bhagavad Gita 1st Edition, and Whispers From Eternity 1st Edition.

At the age of 17, in the year 1910, he found his guru Swami Yukteswar Giri. Yogananda graduated with a B.A. from the Serampore College, and in 1915 took vows to join the Swami Order. Here, he was given the name Swami Yogananda Giri. The Yogi established the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India in Ranchi. In 1920, he was sent to Boston to attend the International Congress of Religious Liberals. He lived in America for the next thirty years (1920-1952), and taught the soul-awakening techniques of Kriya Yoga to many people. Yogananda visited India in 1935, where he was given the monastic title of Paramahansa, which represents the highest spiritual attainment. The Yogi passed away in 1952, and his funeral service was attended by with hundreds of people in Los Angeles. On his twenty?fifth death anniversary, the Indian government issued a special commemorative stamp in his honour.