Autobiography of a Yogi

“This complete and unabridged copyrighted edition — published exclusively from Yogoda Satsang Society of India, the organization founded by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda — is the only one that incorporates all of his wishes for the final text including the extensive material he added after the original 1946 edition and a final complete 49th chapter on the last years of his life - “The Years 1940-1951” written by the author during the closing years of his life. This edition also Includes copyright Archival Photos, additionally helpful Footnotes and Index, with the hologram of “YSS of India”.—- In 1999, this acclaimed autobiography was selected one of the 100 best spiritual books of the 20th century. Since it was first published, the spiritual classic has introduced millions of readers to the science and philosophy of yoga meditation. 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 ashram of his God-realized Guru, and of the many years that he lived and taught as spiritual preceptor to truth- seekers all over the world. Also recorded are his meetings with Ramana Maharshi, Ananda Moyi Ma, Master Mahasaya (the saintly disciple of Ramkrishna Paramahansa), Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, and Jagdish Chandra Bose. Considered a modern spiritual classic, the book has been translated into twenty-four languages and is widely used as a text and reference work in colleges and universities. Thousands of readers have declared Autobiography of a Yogi the most fascinating reading of a lifetime. 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.