Autobiography of a Yogi / by Paramahansa Yogananda ; with a preface by W. Y. Evans-Wentz.

Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952 (Author). Evans-Wentz, W. Y. (Walter Yeeling), 1878-1965 (writer of foreword.).

Summary:

"This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures of our time. 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. 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. Autobiography 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. The author clearly explains the subtle but definite laws behind both the ordinary events of everyday life and the extraordinary events commonly termed miracles. His absorbing life story thus becomes the background for a penetrating and unforgettable look at the ultimate mysteries of human existence. Considered 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. 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." -- Goodreads.com.

Record details

ISBN: 9780876120835
ISBN: 0876120834
ISBN: 9781565892125
ISBN: 1565892127
ISBN: 9781907661747
ISBN: 1907661743
ISBN: 9780876120798
ISBN: 0876120796
ISBN: 9781785995026
ISBN: 1785995022
ISBN: 9780876120828
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ISBN: 9781774761052
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ISBN: 9780876120750
ISBN: 0876120753
Physical Description: xxvii, 503 pages, 20 pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm
Edition: 13th edition.
Publisher: Los Angeles, Calif. : Self-Realization Fellowship, 2002.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Publisher, dates, and paging may vary.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	My parents and early life -- My Mother's death and the mystic amulet -- Saint with two bodies (Swami Pranabananda) -- My interrupted flight toward the Himalayas -- A "Perfume Saint" displays his wonders -- Tiger swami -- Levitating saint (Nagendra Nath Bhaduri) -- India's great scientist, J.C. Bose -- Blissful devotee and his cosmic romance (Master Mahasaya) -- I meet my master, Sri Yukteswar -- Two penniless boys in Brindaban -- Years in my master's hermitage -- Sleepless saint (Ram Gopal Muzumdar) -- An experience in cosmic consciousness -- Cauliflower robbery -- Outwitting the stars -- Sasi and the three sapphires -- A Mohammedan wonder-worker (Afzal Khan) -- My master, in Calcutta, appears in Serampore -- We do not visit Kashmir -- We visit Kashmir -- Heart of a stone image -- I receive my university degree -- I become a monk of the Swami order -- Brother Ananta and Sister Nalini -- Science of Kriya Yoga -- Founding a Yoga school in Ranchi -- Kashi, reborn and discovered -- Rabindranath Tagore and I compare schools -- Law of miracles -- An interview with the sacred mother (Kashi Moni Lahiri) -- Rama is raised from the dead -- Babaji, Yogi-Christ of modern India -- Materializing a palace in the Himalayas -- Christlike life of Lahiri Mahasaya -- Babaji's interest in the west -- I go to America -- Luther Burbank, a saint amid the roses -- Therese Neumann, the Catholic stigmatist -- I return to India -- An idyl in South India -- Last days with my guru -- Resurrection of Sri Yukteswar -- With Mahatma Gandhi at Wardha -- Bengali "Joy-permeated mother" (Ananda Moyi Ma) -- Woman Yogi who never eats (Giri Bala) -- I return to the west -- At Encinitas in California -- Years 1940-1951.