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Hundreds of influential leaders in business, politics, and popular culture were introduced to Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi at the 2011 memorial service of Steve Jobs, by express wish of the late business visionary and founder of Apple Computer, who passed away on October 5, 2011. In a video interview posted online in September 2013, Salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff related.
Celebrating 70 Years. Autobiography of a Yogi is one of the world's most acclaimed spiritual classics. As the life story of Paramahansa Yogananda — who is often referred to as the Father of Yoga in the West — this book has touched the hearts and minds of millions around the globe.
About Paramahansa Yogananda. Paramahansa Yogananda was a Hindu philosopher, yogi and guru. He is best remembered for the current title, Autobiography of a Yogi, wherein he explains the techniques of meditation and Kriya Yoga. Born Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, he was a follower of Sri Yukteswar Giri from the age of 17.
How Disciples of Paramahansa Yogananda Found Autobiography of a Yogi. It was in December 1946 that the first copies of Autobiography of a Yogi arrived at Self-Realization Fellowship International Headquarters from the printer in New York. On the occasion of the book’s 50th anniversary in 1996, several of Paramahansa Yogananda’s close disciples who were still with us shared their.
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. This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures of our time. With engaging candor, eloquence, and wit.
We were all there to see Awake: The Life of Yogananda, a documentary inspired by Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi, widely considered to be a modern yogi must-read. Of course, the documentary, which was released in late 2014, wasn’t a mainstream blockbuster, so our local yogi community used a service called Gathr to orchestrate our own screening at a nearby movie theater.
Paramahansa Yogananda (1893-1952) was a pioneering guru and yogi. He founded the Self-Realization Fellowship in 1920 and the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India in 1917 which continue to carry on his spiritual legacy worldwide. Autobiography of a Yogi is one of his most popular books.