Autobiography of a Yogi

This is a life story of Paramahansa Yogananda, a yogi and writer, whose work has become one of the most important books on spirituality. Through the events and practices of his life, the author gives a profound entry into the ancient science of yoga and meditation. Although the book is very informative of what the science of yoga is, it is written in a light and, sometimes, humorous manner. A reader learns about the author's uneasy life, his personal search through India for a spiritual teacher, then 10 years of education with guru and thirty years of yoga practicing and teaching in America. A book is full of inspiring experiences and interesting personalities like Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Luther Burbank, Therese Neumann, and others. By reading the book, any person can find explanations to the reasons of the ordinary events of the life and miracles. This interesting read was translated into more than 50 languages and was sold in millions of copies worldwide. Steve Jobs, the former Apple CEO has ordered 500 copies of this book to be spread among his guests. Today, the regularly reprinted book is known as the book that has changed the lives of millions.

Auteur

Paramahansa Yogananda(1893 -1952) was an Indian guru, monk, and yogi who introduced the Hindu meditation tradition and the teachings of Kriya Yoga to the Western world. He was a disciple of the Bengali yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri. The teacher gave him a commission to spread the teachings of yoga to the West and help people find a balance between Western material growth and Indian spirituality. In twenty years of his activity in the United States, he became the first yogi to be hosted in the White House by President Coolidge, founded several organizations and monastic orders, bought the property for his schools throughout the country, and established over 100 centers of his organization Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) in the United States and India.