Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda

Autobiography of a Yogi

(with Pictures)

Paramahansa Yogananda

Start Publishing LLC · Print & ebook · May 20, 2013

One of the Top 100 Spiritual Books of the Twentieth CenturyNew Bonus Materials added to this edition include The last chapter that Yogananda wrote covering the years 1946-1951 that wasnot available in the original edition.

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A reflective spiritual memoir, with Yogananda’s own account extending beyond the original 1946 edition.
Genres
Religious Lives, Hinduism - General, Hindu Thought
Published
Start Publishing LLC, May 20, 2013

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One of the Top 100 Spiritual Books of the Twentieth CenturyNew Bonus Materials added to this edition include The last chapter that Yogananda wrote covering the years 1946-1951 that wasnot available in the original edition. The eulogy that Yogananda wrote for Gandhi.

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A new afterword by Swami Kriyananda, one of Yogananda's closest disciples.This is a new edition, featuring previously unavailable material, of true spiritualclassic, Autobiography of a Yogi one of the best-selling eastern philosophytitles of all-time, with millions of copies sold, named one of the best and mostinfluential books of the 20th century.This highly prized verbatim reprinting of the original 1946 edition is theONLY one available free from textual changes made after Yoganandas death.This updated edition contains bonus materials, including a last chapter thatYogananda himself wrote in 1951, five years after the publication of the firstedition. It is the only version of this chapter available without posthumouschanges.Yogananda was the first yoga master of India whose mission it was to liveand teach in the West. His first-hand account of his life experiences includes childhoodrevelations, stories of his visits to saints and masters in India, and long-secretteachings of Self-realization that he made available to the Western reader.

A Life in Search

A reflective spiritual memoir, with Yogananda’s own account extending beyond the original 1946 edition.

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  • A first-hand life shaped by spiritual seeking
  • Yogananda’s account of saints, masters, and Self-realization

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  • Childhood revelations and visits to Indian saints and masters
  • Added writings, including a final chapter and Gandhi eulogy

Where it sits

Religious Lives80%
Hinduism - General67%
Hindu Thought53%

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  • Religious Lives
Authors
Paramahansa Yogananda
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
May 20, 2013
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Religious Lives