Autobiography of a Yogi is a fascinating read that is sure to challenge the way you look at the world and open your mind to considering new ways of looking at things; it is worth taking the time to read.

Deeply devotional singing, in English, of many of Yogananda's best-known chants.

Paramahansa Yogananda has written this book 'Autobiography of a Yogi in 1946. He was born on 5th Jan 1893 and was died on 7th March 1952. This book is translated into 28 languages and increasing readership. This book contains the life story of Paramahansa and his yoga knowledge.

Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the East and West. The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He then travels across America lecturing and establishing his teachings in Los Angeles, California. In 1935 he returns to India for a yearlong visit. When he returns to America, he continues to establish his teachings, including writing this book.

Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the East and West. The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He then travels across America lecturing and establishing his teachings in Los Angeles, California. In 1935 he returns to India for a yearlong visit. When he returns to America, he continues to establish his teachings, including writing this book.

(With a preface by W. Y. Evans-Wentz) Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramhansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the East and West. The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. He then travels across America lecturing and establishing his teachings in Los Angeles, California. In 1935 he returns to India for a yearlong visit. When he returns to America, he continues to establish his teachings, including writing this book. Considered a classic in its field since it was first published in 1946, Autobiography of a Yogi continues to attract countless readers seeking authoritative insight into metaphysical truths.

To bridge the gap between Eastern wisdom and Western mind-set, the Yogic Master Yogananda started a magazine called East-West in the 1920s in which he poured forth his inspirational writings. This volume contains some of the articles originally published between 1925 to 1930 as they appeared in the magazine. These articles continue to have relevance to spiritual seekers today. A few of the articles are concerning events of almost 90 years ago, but the messages are timeless. This is the third volume in the collection of Paramhansa Yogananda's unedited, original works. The first two are "Essence of Kriya Yoga" and "Practical Meditations."The author is one of the most influential figures to bring Eastern wisdom to the West and continue to have a large following at the present time.

In 1946, Paramahansa Yogananda (January 5, 1893-March 7, 1952), published his life story, Autobiography of a Yogi, which introduced many westerners to meditation and yoga. It has since been translated into 25 languages, and the various editions published since its inception have sold over a million copies worldwide. The book describes Yogananda's search for a guru, and his encounters with leading spiritual figures such as Therese Neumann, the Hindu saint Sri Anandamoyi Ma, Mohandas Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir C. V. Raman, and noted American plant scientist Luther Burbank, to whom it is dedicated. Amelita Galli-Curci, one of the most famous opera singers of the early twentieth century, 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.

Most people would want to meditate if they understood how to do so. The purpose of meditation is to know God, to convert the little joy of the soul with the vast joy of the spirit. In this volume of the collected works of the spiritual Master Paramhansa Yogananda are three complete works in which he has explained and given lessons on the practical aspects of meditation, as well as given actual meditations which are of practical help to everyone. The three works are: Metaphysical Meditations, Whispers from Eternity, and Super Advanced Course 1. Yogananda was one of the first Masters from India to stay and teach in the United States. He taught extensively and traveled throughout the country from 1920 when he arrived until his passing in 1952. His influence is still strong among all sincere spiritual seekers because of his masterpiece, The Autobiography of a Yogi. In this volume, the spiritual dynamo Yogananda has given the keys to happiness and bliss in this life.