Autobiography of a Yogi
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- Author：Paramahansa Yogananda
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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。
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。
Reviews
Sandra Almeida Junça
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É difícil falar sobre este livro， uma autobiografia de um swami （santo， na Índia）。 As descrições dos milagres observados e vividos pelos maiores gurus espirituais da Índia， onde se inclui o autor， deixar-nos-iam estarrecidos， não fossem os comentários que os enquadram em fenómenos científicos já estudados。 É um livro quase inacreditável， mas que nos dá uma noção muito completa da relação dos indianos com a espiritualidade e a religião。 Para quem está a estudar yoga e quer ser professor， este é u É difícil falar sobre este livro， uma autobiografia de um swami （santo， na Índia）。 As descrições dos milagres observados e vividos pelos maiores gurus espirituais da Índia， onde se inclui o autor， deixar-nos-iam estarrecidos， não fossem os comentários que os enquadram em fenómenos científicos já estudados。 É um livro quase inacreditável， mas que nos dá uma noção muito completa da relação dos indianos com a espiritualidade e a religião。 Para quem está a estudar yoga e quer ser professor， este é um livro indispensável， mas que deve ser lido com muito bom senso e noção de si mesmo。 。。。more
Archie
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One of the most wonderful books I have ever read。。 interestingly it was my first pick on a reading club I started recently。 The language is simple， the narrative is very powerful。 Just keep faith and read this book。 Nobody will regret it。
Amy
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Inspiring and comforting。
PRANAV PRASAD
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Some stories really seem unbelievable。 Yet， I'm nobody to judge。 Greatful to get to spend some time with Yougananda's life。 It was enjoyable after all。 Some stories really seem unbelievable。 Yet， I'm nobody to judge。 Greatful to get to spend some time with Yougananda's life。 It was enjoyable after all。 。。。more
Gorav Arya
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This book is certainly beyond any review， no review can justify how amazing this book is。 Given the fact that there are more than 500 pages in the book， was little reluctant to start however found it really fascinating and would love to read it again and again。It is the life journey and the transformation of boy Mukund to great saint Paramhansa Yoganand。 Gives good details around the count less yogic miracles witnessed by the author and the science behind them as well as covers the interactions This book is certainly beyond any review， no review can justify how amazing this book is。 Given the fact that there are more than 500 pages in the book， was little reluctant to start however found it really fascinating and would love to read it again and again。It is the life journey and the transformation of boy Mukund to great saint Paramhansa Yoganand。 Gives good details around the count less yogic miracles witnessed by the author and the science behind them as well as covers the interactions with a number of self-realised saints of the great Indian land。It also put a great emphasis on the power of meditation and Kirya Yoga and how it can help much to overcome the illusions of the world。 Certainly a very good read。 。。。more
Germán Moya
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Se trata de un libro de revelación más que de biografía， hagiografía o autoayuda。La historia está repleta de sutiles y， al tiempo， trascendentales descubrimientos， consejos y valores eternos de los que tanto enseña la cultura hindú y que tanto cuesta entender a occidente。 Un libro íntimo， de fe， con contenidos propios de un libro de milagros。 De fe en Dios， sea cual sea su concepción cultural y la perspectiva desde la que uno se acerca a Él y de fe en la propia fe， cuestión ésta que considero fu Se trata de un libro de revelación más que de biografía， hagiografía o autoayuda。La historia está repleta de sutiles y， al tiempo， trascendentales descubrimientos， consejos y valores eternos de los que tanto enseña la cultura hindú y que tanto cuesta entender a occidente。 Un libro íntimo， de fe， con contenidos propios de un libro de milagros。 De fe en Dios， sea cual sea su concepción cultural y la perspectiva desde la que uno se acerca a Él y de fe en la propia fe， cuestión ésta que considero fundamental y que por desgracia es objeto de confusión， de atropello y hasta de rechazo hoy en día。Como ensayo literario no peca en exceso de egocentrismo， cosa por otro lado natural en una autobiografía。 El problema lo he encontrado con la edición que， al ser una de las primeras traducciones al español， está hecha en un estilo pomposo y con desmesuradas florituras sintácticas que hace que uno tenga que leer entre líneas y buscando siempre la enseñanza， al tiempo que huye de la prosopopeya enfática y en ocasiones angustiosas。En definitiva。 Hay que leerlo， y en la medida de lo posible， cultivarlo， cambiando el enfoque agnóstico y pesimista que muchos tienen sobre la vida por esta forma de revivirse y reinventarse。Entiendo porque es un libro que Steve Jobs leía cada año y regalaba a sus seres más queridos。 。。。more
Gaurav Gautam
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Goro ko bhot chutiya bnaye ho tum bengoli babu， lekin humko nahi bana sakte！
Robert Perry
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150 pages。。。i just cannot go on。。。So many people have loved this and cited it as an influence。 I am shelving it， it is just not speaking to me at this time。
Dana
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据说这是乔布斯安排在自己葬礼上送给亲友的一本书，想来对他有特殊意义。因此而读，可好几次几乎看不下去。每一章都有大师显神通，对于未见过神通且慧根尚浅的俗人，会满头问号，这都是啥？不知是时代还是英语非母语的问题，选词似乎还有些晦涩。仿佛在看文字版的魔术，看完几章眼冒金星。然而想到乔布斯在黑暗中那凝视着读者的深邃眼神，想书中必有深意，只是才疏学浅理解力不够。咬牙坚持看了下去，发现有些内容令人大开眼界，尤其是对觉知境界和转世过程的描述，让人联想起Life of Pi中夜里的那一连串奇幻片段。如果，如果这真实存在，或许现世的诸多烦恼都微不足道。但其实不需要这未知世界的存在来提醒我们，本来现世烦恼都微不足道，只是做不到这样洒脱，还是回归到对精神世界的求索。也许乔布斯是告诉朋友们，这曾是激发了他无穷创造力的机缘；也许他希望更多人能开启探索精神世界的旅途，拥抱无尽的宇宙能量而实现自我。
Katja
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Unterstützte mich während meiner zweijährigen Ausbildung zur Yoga-Lehrerin， half mir， eine neue Perspektive im Leben einzunehmen 🙏🏼 Dieser Bericht zeigt Dimensionen der Spiritualität auf， die man sich in seinen kühnsten Träumen nicht vorstellen kann。
Jose Levesque
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Interestingly thought provoking。。。
DropOfOcean
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Have mixed feelings about the book。 On one hand I did really enjoy many of his stories about encounters with spiritual masters and own experiences with the divine。 On the other hand it really made me cringe every time Kriya yoga was mentioned being the ultimate method。 It really created feeling that the whole purpose of the book was just sell a specific product， ”the quickest method for self-liberation” which turned me off。 There was also a paragraph containing detailed description of astral lev Have mixed feelings about the book。 On one hand I did really enjoy many of his stories about encounters with spiritual masters and own experiences with the divine。 On the other hand it really made me cringe every time Kriya yoga was mentioned being the ultimate method。 It really created feeling that the whole purpose of the book was just sell a specific product， ”the quickest method for self-liberation” which turned me off。 There was also a paragraph containing detailed description of astral level life which IMHO didn’t fit well with other stuff in the book and was more like suitable material to sci-fi book。 。。。more
Punit Bubna
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Left at cpt 35
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
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