Autobiography of a Yogi (Annotated)

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This edition boasts an insightful historical context, focusing on the early 1900s, a significant time for the development of yoga and spirituality.

Autobiography of a Yogi is the account of the life of Paramahansa Yogananda in his own words. Yogananda shares his exceptional childhood, personal encounters with various saints and sages during his exhaustive quest for a teacher and describes meeting his guru. Yogananda shares insights into his ten years of training under the revered yoga master with touching candour before the book continues to outline the thirty years Yogananda lived and taught in America. Yogananda founded a boys' school in Dihika, West Bengal, and is lauded widely as the man who brought yoga to America. He established the Self Realization Fellowship and lectured across the country on religion and yoga. Autobiography of a Yogi has been translated into 20 languages. It is considered a classic of religious literature, named "One of the 100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century." Since its publication, several million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. It continues to appear on best-seller lists after more than sixty years in print. This edition boasts an insightful, point-by-point study guide that breaks down the story into manageable pieces and helps answer questions about the text.

Genre: Body, Mind & Spirit / Inspiration & Personal Growth (fancy, right?)