Autobiography of a Yogi
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- Author：Paramahansa Yogananda
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Summary
Considered a classic in its field since it was first published in 1946， this perennial bestseller has introduced countless readers to the science and philosophy of yoga meditation。 This edition includes a final chapter on the closing years of Yogananda's life。
Reviews
Sabbitan Balakrishnan
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Truly an inspirational book for anyone sadakh or not。
Paulo Ramos
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Inspiring。。。read more than three times
Shraddha Jadhav
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Getting to know this book and reading it is itself a blessing。 I'm really grateful， I happened to know this book。 Reading this book every night before going to sleep was pure bliss。 I think every spiritual seeker should read this book。 This book is plain Anand （Happiness） everyone deserves to have it。 Getting to know this book and reading it is itself a blessing。 I'm really grateful， I happened to know this book。 Reading this book every night before going to sleep was pure bliss。 I think every spiritual seeker should read this book。 This book is plain Anand （Happiness） everyone deserves to have it。 。。。more
Roman Chepurnyi
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I was curious to read the favorite book of Steve Jobs。 It was the only book on Jobs' ipad and it was handed away during his funeral。。。 The style is similar to Narbekov and Kastaneda。 It contains fairy tales about fakirs， levitating saints， miraculous prophets， teleportation and other magic。 I was not impressed for sure。 However I did enjoy some small parts about history of music， art， culture and religion of India I was curious to read the favorite book of Steve Jobs。 It was the only book on Jobs' ipad and it was handed away during his funeral。。。 The style is similar to Narbekov and Kastaneda。 It contains fairy tales about fakirs， levitating saints， miraculous prophets， teleportation and other magic。 I was not impressed for sure。 However I did enjoy some small parts about history of music， art， culture and religion of India 。。。more
Ryan Hunter
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Lots of interesting material outlining miracles and lives of various Indian saints。 Used the word ejaculate waaaay too much though。
Nikhilesh Bharadwaj
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One book to which you either completely connect or don't。 It's a classic in its genre of spirituality。 One book to which you either completely connect or don't。 It's a classic in its genre of spirituality。 。。。more
Deepu George
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When I read an autobiography what i look for is to understand the person， his philosophy， and the surroundings the story is set。。。 Or history if he is a historical person。 This book happens to succeed in all of this。 But。。。。 I felt less satisfied as i turned the last page。 That was actually because of the hype surrounding it。。。were it has been reported that many a persons including Steve Jobs were fans of this book。A word on the swamji。。。 He is somebody who studied and perpetuated Kriya yoga in When I read an autobiography what i look for is to understand the person， his philosophy， and the surroundings the story is set。。。 Or history if he is a historical person。 This book happens to succeed in all of this。 But。。。。 I felt less satisfied as i turned the last page。 That was actually because of the hype surrounding it。。。were it has been reported that many a persons including Steve Jobs were fans of this book。A word on the swamji。。。 He is somebody who studied and perpetuated Kriya yoga in India and around the world。 He was a deeply spiritual person from his childhood and sees everything happening around him as Gods' doings。 For a person who looks at life from a logical mindset wont be able to digest many of his stories， but everything he says comes out as genuine and there lies the problem of this book。 Either you have to believe what ever is written or you have to just write it off。。 And it is difficult to go in as a sceptic and come out liking this book。He is somebody who tried to integrate the eastern and the western religions， especially Jesus's teachings and Vedic teachings and comes up with a common path for both which was necessary as it seems his disciples in the west would have found it easier to identify with Swamiji's teachings that way。 。。。more
Prashant Kumar
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The book forces you to think differently and act accordingly。 This was my first book on the topic of spirituality and I must say that it really moved me。 The intricate manner in which the author explains his journey through life is really eye-opening and inspirational。 I Will definitely read it again someday。
Teagan
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Amazing
Patricia
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This autobiography is an exercise in self-aggrandisement。 Of course， there are places where the yogi teaches the reader about some of the essential practices of Yoga， which can be valuable。 It is both a science and a belief system， so Paramahansa Yogananda covers both aspects。
Subendu Sinha
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This book is full of hallucinations and delusions。 After reading 12 chapters， I had to call it quits。 Every chapter is full of illogical stuff， this book was written at a time when faith in supernatural was at it's peak。 This book is full of hallucinations and delusions。 After reading 12 chapters， I had to call it quits。 Every chapter is full of illogical stuff， this book was written at a time when faith in supernatural was at it's peak。 。。。more
SHUBHAM JAIN
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Must read book on self realizationI bought this book few years back but somehow didn't get chance to read。 When right time has come for me to read this I started and finished this book with high curiosity。 It landed me into deep oceans of unrevealed truths of life。 It introduced me to concept of kriya yoga。 I am very thrilled to know about many miraculous saints of India and their powerful yogic techniques。 Must read book on self realizationI bought this book few years back but somehow didn't get chance to read。 When right time has come for me to read this I started and finished this book with high curiosity。 It landed me into deep oceans of unrevealed truths of life。 It introduced me to concept of kriya yoga。 I am very thrilled to know about many miraculous saints of India and their powerful yogic techniques。 。。。more
Medhini
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A book which can completely change your life。 An eye opening experience narrated in an honest manner in simple language。 Portrays the will power of the human and the power of the divine grace when you get both， you will succeed in all endeavours。 The revelation of the 2000 year old ageless mahavatar babaji is done for the first time in the book。
Ashim Majumdar
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First 50-60pages will take lot of effort， don't give up。 It will be an uphill task but once you are done through it，you will be immersed。 #tigerSwamy，#Babji waiting for you。。 Best of luck First 50-60pages will take lot of effort， don't give up。 It will be an uphill task but once you are done through it，you will be immersed。 #tigerSwamy，#Babji waiting for you。。 Best of luck 。。。more
Uthirapathi Nagarajan
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Very inspirational book for those who are seeking to follow the path of a yogic philosophies。。。。。。
Pragnya Roy
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A fantastic spiritual read。 Such seemingly simple mundane sentences with so much practical wisdom。 Can't recomment it enough。。 A fantastic spiritual read。 Such seemingly simple mundane sentences with so much practical wisdom。 Can't recomment it enough。。 。。。more
Aditya Singh
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This is is amazing and I learnt kriya yoga and etc but reading few stories it's feel like made like superpowers but book is pleased This is is amazing and I learnt kriya yoga and etc but reading few stories it's feel like made like superpowers but book is pleased 。。。more
Arjun
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Mind-altering！
Dan The Creator
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"Holy" describes this book the best。 "Holy" describes this book the best。 。。。more
Shalini Tiwari
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What an enchanting read this is！ Yogananda’s birth name was Mukunda Lal Ghosh and he was born in Gorakhpur， Indian in 1893。 The first section of the “Autobiography” tells of his upbringing in a loving and well-to-do family。 He gives a moving recounting of the vision he has of his mother just before she succumbs to Asian cholera。 He delights in telling us of his numerous adventures in attempting to escape to the Himalayas to find holy men much to the consternation of his father。 While he is in sc What an enchanting read this is！ Yogananda’s birth name was Mukunda Lal Ghosh and he was born in Gorakhpur， Indian in 1893。 The first section of the “Autobiography” tells of his upbringing in a loving and well-to-do family。 He gives a moving recounting of the vision he has of his mother just before she succumbs to Asian cholera。 He delights in telling us of his numerous adventures in attempting to escape to the Himalayas to find holy men much to the consternation of his father。 While he is in school， he willingly tells us he wasn’t a serious scholar but he has many fellow students and teachers who help him through his classes。He finally convinces his father he wants to study with a guru and joins an ashram。 One day， he makes an unexpected errand to purchase items for the ashram and has a fateful encounter with his lifelong guru， Sri Yukteswar。 They both know they were destined to be guru and student。 The middle section of the book describes their relationship。 Sri Yukteswar convinces Yogananda that he is to earn a degree from college as he is destined to bring Hindu teachings to America and he needs the degree to be accepted more readily。 As Yogananda applies himself to his studies （not very seriously）， he sits at the feet of his guru who initiates him in the mysteries of the Kriya yoga practice and changes his name。 The “Autobiogaphy” passes on to us much of the wisdom of this compassionate and gentle teacher。The rest of the book divulges more adventures with Yogananda traveling to various cities to visit fascinating characters such as yogis and yoginis who never eat， never sleep and fight with tigers。 Eventually， Sri Yukteswar reveals to Yogananda he is ready for his journey to America。 He sails with trepidation。 He barely speaks English and while on the ship he is asked to address an audience。 He begins speaking and afterwards， the people tell him he spoke very effectively in perfect， fluid English！ He lands in Boston and starts a community there。 He then makes his way to California where he begins the Self Realization Fellowship in Encinitas， California。After many years in the United States， his guru asks him to return to India。 He travels through Europe， visiting other spiritual beings and does quite a bit of sightseeing。 He finally is reunited with Sri Yukteswar。 After their meeting， he journeys to another city and while he is there， his guru dies。 He is devastated but finds a way to move on， returning to America to do more work。In growing up， I remember hearing about mystical men in the caves of the Himalayas and people who climb mountains to find them to learn the meaning of life。 I’ve also heard stories of people who can appear in two places at once。 Yogananda has written about all this in his “Autobiography” and fully explains these phenomena。 Whether you believe it or not， all this makes for wonderful and glorious adventure in reading。 Even if you are not a yogi， this is an enjoyable read。 。。。more
Subho Routh
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This is a must read for spiritual seekers and people who want to know more about spirituality。 For me， This is among the best books I have ever read。
Betty Soto
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Everyone should read it No matter what is your religion， you must read this。 #WeAreSpirit #DeepMeditation is essential， so you can find joy， happiness， harmony and feel real love。 #God
Safa
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It was really not on my mind that this is an autobiography it was my fault that I was expecting a lot from this book 。 But to my astonishment this really gave me a great insight about the Cosmic world。 （view spoiler）[There is a chapter where you get to know so much about your after death life， how karma works etc。 （hide spoiler）]I am happy that I got my hands on this book ， it was too large to read but you can still pull it through。 It might be boring at some parts 。 well give it a try if you w It was really not on my mind that this is an autobiography it was my fault that I was expecting a lot from this book 。 But to my astonishment this really gave me a great insight about the Cosmic world。 （view spoiler）[There is a chapter where you get to know so much about your after death life， how karma works etc。 （hide spoiler）]I am happy that I got my hands on this book ， it was too large to read but you can still pull it through。 It might be boring at some parts 。 well give it a try if you wanna take a break from fiction。 。。。more
Srikanth
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This book has been on my list for a long time because of raving reviews and especially Steve Jobs。 Yes， Steve had this book downloaded onto his iPad and had also distributed copies to his employees。I was disappointed because our credulity is put to the test right from chapter one。 This book is filled with fantasy， telepathy， miracles， disappearing amulet and what not。 I would have taken all of this with a pinch of salt and moved on to the spiritual insights， but there wasn't much of that either。 This book has been on my list for a long time because of raving reviews and especially Steve Jobs。 Yes， Steve had this book downloaded onto his iPad and had also distributed copies to his employees。I was disappointed because our credulity is put to the test right from chapter one。 This book is filled with fantasy， telepathy， miracles， disappearing amulet and what not。 I would have taken all of this with a pinch of salt and moved on to the spiritual insights， but there wasn't much of that either。All this fantasy may have kindled Steve Jobs' imagination and allowed him to create the things that he did。 So， I give 2 stars。 。。。more
Kanishk
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 nice
Teal Geiger
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Beautiful， life changing book
Aastha Karki
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I'd been wanting to read this book for a while and finally when i laid my hands on it， I was not disappointed。 A man to know his purpose and go relentless towards finding that purpose your entire life and attain it， is something miraculous。 So many episodes in this book are something a common man can never comprehend or imagine。 But perhaps for my love of mysticism， i loved reading this book。 I'd been wanting to read this book for a while and finally when i laid my hands on it， I was not disappointed。 A man to know his purpose and go relentless towards finding that purpose your entire life and attain it， is something miraculous。 So many episodes in this book are something a common man can never comprehend or imagine。 But perhaps for my love of mysticism， i loved reading this book。 。。。more
Ampeterby7
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This book was a great way to peek into the life of an Indian Guru。 Written with a Western voice， Paramahansa creates persuasive engagement in a culture that is so ancient and impenetrable。 He guides the reader like an older brother into the understanding of things that are deep and mysterious。
Dianne Trautmann
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I expected a very mystical religious treaty of Indian religions and got so much more！ A fantastic book that is part travelogue/window on history and culture， science， thought 。。。。 truly worth the time to read。 Could not put it down， a very fun read， and very thought provoking。
Michelle
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What is real is revealed and those who know recognize their reality in this book。
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