If you remain in your shell and not allow any miracle to happen, you will always be self-satisfied and in pain of your being. Already transformed the lives of many, this book simply inspires one to begin to open for wonders in life - the wonders of joy. He writes about his beginnings, his Gurus, the wonders he saw and the wonders he experienced. This book is a journey of Swami Paramhansa Yogananda Ji's life and his experiences. How can you experience what the author experienced? Are you close enough to give yourself up to a world which is away of the confusions and connections that we have made today? Why are people craving for this one to be a book on Yoga, spirituality and then crying like wolves when they find it full of wonders and surprises. You crazy ones, do you even know what an autobiography means? It means sharing one's experiences, life-lessons, episodes and whatever you lived. Pretext: There are some self-satisfied people in the reviews section who thought it better to belittle this book. A perennial bestseller since it was first published sixty years ago, Autobiography of a Yogi has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers around the world.
His absorbing life story thus becomes the background for a penetrating and unforgettable look at the ultimate mysteries of human existence.Ĭonsidered a modern spiritual classic, the book has been translated into more than twenty languages and is widely used as a text and reference work in colleges and universities. The author clearly explains the subtle but definite laws behind both the ordinary events of everyday life and the extraordinary events commonly termed miracles. Also recorded here are his meetings with Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Luther Burbank, the Catholic stigmatist Therese Neumann, and other celebrated spiritual personalities of East and West.Īutobiography of a Yogi is at once a beautifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. With engaging candor, eloquence, and wit, Paramahansa Yogananda narrates the inspiring chronicle of his life: the experiences of his remarkable childhood, encounters with many saints and sages during his youthful search throughout India for an illumined teacher, ten years of training in the hermitage of a revered yoga master, and the thirty years that he lived and taught in America. This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures of our time.
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