Autobiography of a Yogi

When he writes about his various meetings with the spiritual souls and their way of living, you feel that you are availing the golden opportunity of meeting them.

He writes with such conviction, that you have to sit up and think about the purpose of your and my being here. Why are we all here? What do various things that we come accross signify.

When you read through the book, it is but unavoidable to actually get involved into what he writes. Each writeen word adds new dimension to what is being explained.

His description of his spiritual experiences can find no match (at least I feel that) with what others might even think to write. It is evident from what he writes, that he himself was a man of great spiritual experiences. Such that might not even have heard about earlier.

A great book...

Worth numerous readings...

Even if I pick the book up today and read some parts of it, I literally feel the spiritual charge flowing through me. Anyone who reads the book just can't help becoming an ardent reader of Guruji's books. He is a fabulous writer and what he writes is still more bewildering.

Happy reading...


AN ALL-TIME CLASSIC!   Juli 6, 2000
X'ina
What is there left to say of this great and important classic of spiritual literature that hasn't already been said?

This is a must-read for anyone who has ever questioned the existence of God. Paramahansa Yogananda's beautiful prose speaks volumes of his intoxication of God, and of his selfless and unquestioning devotion to his lineage of gurus. He is truly a bhakta of the highest order in the guru-devotee tradition.

His love for God inspires me no end. If there is only one book you need to read, then this is IT! Read it and rekindle your love for God now.


A book that will make you see the universe in new light   Mai 29, 2000
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You will be amazed by this book, and it will be difficult to put it down till you've reached the final page. No wonder even ex-Beatle George Harrison recommended it to his friend. Also, Paramahansa and his teachers were part of the people in the Stg Pepper Lonely Hearts Club Band portrait! Yes, the Beatles loved Paramahansa too!

This is Paramahansa Yogananda's autobiography. A life filled with encounter with India's spiritual men, saints and teachers, not to mention lots of extra sensory events. Lots of unusual events there, some like a person being in 2 places at one time (bi-location), levitating saints, non-eating saints etc.

Paramahansa's teachings, along with Ernest Holmes (I also strongly recommend Holmes' classic 'The Science Of Mind') have really influenced my view on life. No man can live like an island. We were not put on this earth, lonely and helpless. There's always an invisible counterpart/intelligence/energy guiding us. Many years ago I used to be a 'logical man', who didnt believe in God. But one day I prayed very sincerely ("to God if he exists") for an answer to a problem, and I got a miracle answer just hours after that(a 'coincidence' that's 1 against a million!) Getting a miracle answer like that shattered my old prejudice (lack of open mindedness to accept a possibility of an Infinite Intelligence (God)?).

Read this book to find out more about the 'super-natural'. Paramahansa explains how and why it happens. Read with an open mind, my dear skeptics. Truely, is the world we see all there is?


This book changed my life.... drastically.   Mai 16, 2000
Autobiography of a Yogi is easily the most influential book I have ever read. I first drank in its pages almost 20 years ago. A whole new world opened. Until then life had seemed empty and stale. With a wrong decision or two I could have easily ended up as a junkie. But with the bright insights from "the AY" everything suddenly made sense. In my experience, there is no better introduction to the yoga science of the Orient than this spiritual classic. And it not just theory and fancy language. The actual method to solve life's mystery is brought within easy reach. Now, thanks to Yogananda, I always carry my portable paradise with me and my feet are firmly set on the path toward Self-realization. Believe me, if I can do it, anyone can. :) Read this book! You'll thank your lucky stars...