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Autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda is a spiritual classic published in 1946.

It recounts Yogananda's life, his search for his guru, and his teachings on Kriya Yoga. The book has introduced many to meditation and yoga and has been influential in both Eastern and Western spiritual circles.

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It has been translated into over fifty languages and continues to be widely read. Notable admirers include Steve Jobs, George Harrison, and Elvis Presley.

Paramahansa Yogananda was born as Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, India, into a BengaliHindu family.^[2]Autobiography of a Yogi recounts his life and his encounters with spiritual figures of the Eastern and the Western world.

The book begins with his childhood and family life, then finding his guru, becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation. The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepted an invitation to speak at a re