Paramhansa yogananda autobiography of a yogi
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with a preface by
W. Y. Evans-Wentz, M.A., D. Litt., D. Sc.
“Except ye see signs and wonders,
ye will not believe.”—John 4:48.
The Philosophical Library
New York
Copyright, 1946, by
Paramhansa Yogananda
1946 First Edition, First Printing Published by
The Philosophical Library, Inc.
15 East 40th Street
New York, N.Y.
This electronic manuscript has been prepared in an effort to match the layout of the original 1946 edition in every respect. Any typographical errors in the original have been intentionally preserved.
Dedicated to the Memory of
Luther Burbank
An American Saint
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Preface
By W. Y. Evans-Wentz, M.A., D.Litt., D.Sc.
Jesus College, Oxford; Author of
The Tibetan Book of the Dead,
Tibet’s Great Yogi Milarepa,
Tibetan Yoga and Secret Doctrines, etc.
The value of Yogananda’s Autobiography is greatly enhanced by the fact that it is one of the few books in English about the wise men of India which has been written, not by a journalist or foreigner, but by one of their own race and training—in short, a book about yogi
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An Enduring Spiritual Classic
This book will change the lives of millions. It will be my messenger when I am gone.
Paramahansa Yogananda
2021 marked the 75th anniversary of Paramahansa Yogananda’s Autobiography of a Yogi, 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. Translated into over fifty languages, it has served as an ambassador for India's ancient science of yoga, introducing countless readers to the methods for attaining God-realization that are India's unique and lasting contribution to world civilization.
Hailed as a masterpiece from its first appearance in print in 1946, the book was honored in 1999 as one of “100 Best Spiritual Books of the Century.” Today, this story of a life of unmistakable greatness continues its success in opening to the public a realm of liberating spiritual knowledge previously accessible only to a few.
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An Enduring and Universal Appeal
“I have been intensely moved,” Sri Yogananda wrote in an Author’s Note to the 1951 edition, “to