Autobiography of a Yogi: Reprint of the Philosophical Library 1946 First Edition - Softcover

Yogananda, Paramahansa

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1565892127 ISBN 13: 9781565892125

Publisher: Crystal Clarity,U.S., 2006

Synopsis

One of the Top 100 Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century. This is a new edition, featuring previously unavailable material, of a true spiritual classic. Autobiography of a Yogi is one of the best-selling Eastern philosophy titles of all-time, with millions of copies published. New Bonus Materials added to this edition include: a) the last chapter that Yogananda wrote in 1951 covering the years 1946-1951 that was not originally available in the first edition (and without posthumous changes), b) the eulogy that Yogananda wrote for Gandhi, and c) a new afterword by Swami Kriyananda, one of Yogananda's closest direct disciples. Yogananda's masterpiece has been named one of the greatest and most influential books of the twentieth century. This highly prized verbatim reprinting of the original 1946 edition is (unlike other publishers' editions) free from textual changes made after Yogananda's death. Yogananda was the first yoga master of India whose mission brought him to live and teach in the West. His firsthand account of his life experiences in India includes childhood revelations, stories of his visits to saints and masters in India, and long-secret teachings of yoga and Self-realization that he first made available to the Western reader.

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Review:

A must read for all age groups. I am not at all a spiritual person , even though I didn't order it myself,but my mom did. I just found this book in my home or now can say the book found me.I opened it to move some pages but happened to read it and can say that although I'm a non spiritual person, I like this book so much that I now read it again and again.It's not a book aimed at converting someone,its a really interesting book to read ,full of very exciting,interesting experiences. A must read for all age groups and cultural back grounds. --Student Dec 25, 2011

A must read,this book is outstanding... one should read it at-least once in their life time. it is a merger of science and spirituality, and explains a lot of spiritual experiences in A scientific way. those who are seekers will be benefited in their own individual growth as it is highly recommended by many spiritual masters. --Neetu Jul 3, 2014

A beautifully authored book and a timeless classic. More of an enthralling adventure rather than some faux-religious book. Doesn't enforce any particular form of worship and very secular in approach. --Dr. Aditya Dec 16, 2012

About the Author:

Yogananda was born in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India to a devout family. According to his younger brother, Sananda, from his earliest years young Mukunda's awareness and experience of the spiritual was far beyond the ordinary. In his youth he sought out many of India's Hindu sages and saints, hoping to find an illuminated teacher to guide him in his spiritual quest. Yogananda's seeking after various saints mostly ended when he met his guru, Swami Yukteswar Giri, in 1910, at the age of 17. He describes his first meeting with Yukteswar as a rekindling of a relationship that had lasted for many lifetimes

About this edition

• Publisher: Crystal Clarity,U.S.
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 1565892127
• ISBN 13: 9781565892125
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 516