Philosophy
Autobiography of A Yogi
by Paramahansa Yogananda
AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI,
one of the world's most acclaimed spiritual classics, celebrated
in 2006 its 60th anniversary in
continuous print. First published in December of 1946 and
revised by the author before his passing in 1952 to include extensive
additional material, Paramahansa Yogananda’s life story
has touched the hearts and minds of millions of readers around
the globe. It has served as an ambassador for India’s
ancient science of Yoga, introducing hundreds of thousands
of Westerners to the methods for attaining God-realization.
Alive with all the love, warmth, and joy that
characterize Paramahansaji, this masterwork provides an intimate account of
his encounters with modern-day saints and illumined masters of India, and explains
with scientific clarity the subtle but definite laws by which yogis perform
miracles
and attain self-mastery.
Considered a modern spiritual classic, this book
has been translated into eighteen languages and is used as a text and reference
work in numerous colleges and universities. A perennial best-seller, Autobiography
of a Yogi is as relevant today as it was when it was introduced more than
fifty years ago.
Below we offer the pocketbook version and the larger
trade paperback version. Right now the trade paperback version comes with a
bonus CD containing several chapters from the audiobook edition of Autobiography
of a Yogi, read by Academy Award® winner Sir Ben Kingsley. Both versions
are 520 pages with 80 photographs. When it first appeared in print in 1946, Newsweek called
it "fascinating." The New York Times hailed
it as a "rare account."
“Few books have
had greater impact on popular theology than Paramahansa Yogananda's
Autobiography of a Yogi.”
— Phyllis Tickle, God Talk in America |
