“One of the most charmingly simple and self-revealing of life-stories.a veritable treasure-house of learning. Ravi Shankar, Indian classical musician I have read many books on yoga, by yogis but I was never impressed as with this book. “I met Paramahansa Yogananda on two occasions in the 1930s as a boy.Twenty years later someone gave me Autobiography of a Yogi, The moment I started reading that book, it did something to me that I can’t describe. Ellwood, Ph.D., Chairman, School of Religion, University of Southern California “In celebrated Autobiography of a Yogi, he offers a stunning account of the ‘cosmic consciousness’ reached on the upper levels of yogic practice, and numerous interesting perspectives on human nature from the yogic and Vedantic points of view.”

Jack Canfield, co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul series I am so grateful for all the wonderful gifts that have followed from these pursuits.” It started me in a path of yoga, meditation, and self-exploration that has continued until this day. It awakened in me a desire to plumb my own spiritual depths and heights. I first read Autobiography of a Yogi in the 1970s during a vacation in the mountains of Guatemala.

“You would be hard-pressed to find anyone on the spiritual path whose life has not been influenced by this profound work of literature. “I am grateful to you for granting me some insight into this fascinating world.” “This book is a must-read for the budding yogi, the spiritual veteran looking for a deeper understanding, and everyone in between.” “Fabulous stories from his life keep the reader inspired, informed, and thoroughly entertained from beginning to end.” Jobs’ deep, though sometimes hidden, spirituality. 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, CEO Marc Benioff related this and other stories, to share what he saw as Mr.

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