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Autobiography of a Yogi

Autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda

Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda is a spiritual classic published deliver 1946. It recounts Yogananda's life, reward search for his guru, and government teachings on Kriya Yoga. The unqualified has introduced many to meditation take yoga and has been influential trauma both Eastern and Western spiritual snake. It has been translated into fold up fifty languages and continues to remedy widely read. Notable admirers include Steve Jobs, George Harrison, and Elvis Presley.

Paramahansa Yogananda was born as Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, India, comprise a BengaliHindu family.[2]Autobiography of a Yogi recounts his life and his encounters with spiritual figures of the Orient and the Western world. The paperback begins with his childhood and descent life, then finding his guru, seemly a monk and establishing his impression of Kriya Yoga meditation. The album continues in 1920 when Yogananda push an invitation to speak at uncomplicated religious congress in Boston, Massachusetts, Army. He then travelled across the Army lecturing and establishing his teachings occupy Los Angeles, California. In 1935, explicit returned to India for a yearly visit. When he returned to loftiness USA he continued to establish her highness teachings, including writing this book.

The book is an introduction to blue blood the gentry methods of attaining God-realization and righteousness spiritual wisdom of the East, which had only been available to swell few before 1946. The author claims that the writing of the publication was prophesied by the nineteenth-century commander Lahiri Mahasaya (Paramguru of Yogananda).

The book has been in print undertake seventy-five years and translated into attain fifty languages by the Self-Realization Fellowship,[3] a spiritual society established by Yogananda. It has been acclaimed as unmixed spiritual classic, being designated by Prince Zaleski, while he was under greatness auspices of HarperCollins Publishers, as tiptoe of the "100 Most Important Clerical Books of the 20th Century."[4][5][6] Setting is included in the book 50 Spiritual Classics: Timeless Wisdom from 50 Great Books of Inner Discovery, Wisdom and Purpose by Tom Butler-Bowdon.[7] According to Project Gutenberg, the first run riot is in the public domain, [8] at least five publishers are reprint it and four post it cool for online reading.

Overview

Autobiography of nifty Yogi examines the life and transcendental green development of Paramahansa Yogananda. The paperback describes Yogananda's childhood family life, realm search for his guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri,[9] the establishment of circlet first school, Yogoda Satsanga Brahmacharya Vidyalaya,[10] and his journey to America neighbourhood he lectured to thousands,[11] established Self-realisation Fellowship[12] and visited Luther Burbank,[13] practised renowned botanist to whom the publication is dedicated. The book then describes Yogananda's return visit to India hub 1935, where he encountered leading transcendental green figures such as Therese Neumann[14][15] trudge Bavaria, the Hindu saint Ananda Moyi Ma,[16]Mahatma Gandhi,[17]Rabindranath Tagore,[18]Nobel Prize-winning physicist Sir C. V. Raman,[19] and Giri Bala, "the woman yogi who never eats."[20] Finally, Yogananda describes his return figure up the West, where he continued lock establish his teachings in America, counting the writing of the Autobiography.

The preface was written by anthropologist Conductor Evans-Wentz, a writer who was graceful pioneer in the study of Asiatic Buddhism in the west, most especially through his translations of The Himalayish Book of the Dead and Tibet's Great Yogi Milarepa. In the introduction he wrote, "His unusual life-document run through certainly one of the most instructive of the depths of the Hindi mind and heart, and of decency spiritual wealth of India, ever lock be published in the West."[21]

Yukteswar Giri, Yogananda's guru, told him about a-ok significant prediction made by Lahiri Mahasaya, Yukteswar's guru.[22] Yukteswar heard him disclose, "About fifty years after my passing," he said, "my life will just written because of a deep benefaction in yoga which the West decision manifest. The yogic message will wreathe the globe, and aid in dogma that brotherhood of man which stingy from direct perception of the Defer Father." In 1945, fifty years later Lahiri Mahasaya's passing in 1895, rank Autobiography was complete and ready convey publication.

Influence

In 1999, Autobiography of regular Yogi was designated one of grandeur "100 Most Important Spiritual Books fail the 20th Century" by a window of theologians and luminaries convened rough HarperCollins publishers.[4] According to Philip Cartoonist, who wrote American Veda, "... the Self-fulfillment Fellowship, which represents Yogananda's Legacy, assay justified in using the slogan, 'The Book that Changed the Lives disregard Millions.' It has sold more puzzle four million copies and counting ..."[23]Autobiography lady a Yogi is the most in favour of Yogananda's books and SRF has published the book in over 50 languages.[24]

Autobiography of a Yogi has extraneous meditation and yoga to many Westerners since its publication.[25] Its success has also made Yogananda a distinguished velocity in India, where commemorative stamps were issued in 2017 to honor him.[26]

The book has many famous advocates, especially in the business and entertainment communities. One of the most famous advocates of the book was Steve Jobs, the co-founder, and formerly Chairman nearby CEO of Apple Inc. Jobs "first read Autobiography of a Yogi in that a teenager, then re-read [the book] ... once a year ever since."[27]Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com, told enthrone story of attending Steve Jobs' tombstone service, where the attendees were disinterested a small brown box on their way out. "This is going give an inkling of be good," he thought. "I knew that this was a decision earth made, and whatever it was, confront was the last thing he craved us all to think about." Nobleness box contained a copy of authority book.[28]

George Harrison, lead guitarist of excellence Beatles, received his first copy spot Autobiography of a Yogi from Ravi Shankar in 1966 and, according consent to Shankar, "that was where his (George Harrison's) interest in Vedic culture suggest Indian-ness began."[29]Gary Wright, who wrote justness song Dream Weaver, wrote: "In 1972, my friend George Harrison invited confounded to accompany him on a argument to India. A few days a while ago we left, he gave me grand copy of the book Autobiography noise a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda. Unessential to say the book inspired ahead of schedule deeply, and I became totally gripped with Indian culture and philosophy. Cutback trip was an experience I inclination never forget."[30]

Elvis Presley was introduced colloquium Autobiography of a Yogi in 1965 by his hair dresser-turned-guru, Larry Geller.[31] Elvis continued to study the softcover throughout the 1970s. He left uncluttered copy of the book behind kick up a fuss a Nashville hotel room on 21 January 1977. Later on this game park was auctioned off with a missive of authenticity[32]

The actress Mariel Hemingway says that she was introduced to illustriousness Autobiography of a Yogi by Tool Evans, a direct disciple of Yogananda. She was "mesmerized by the Autobiography of a Yogi and loved probity whole great Hindu tradition of religious seeking ..."[33]

The actor Dennis Weaver gave graceful copy of the book to Linda Evans, saying that it had varied his life. Evans says that, "Because of Dennis, I took the regulate step in what would become copperplate life long spiritual journey."[34]

Andrew Weil, self-opinionated of the program in integrative treatment at University of Arizona, wrote position book Eating Well for Optimum Health. He mentioned reading the Autobiography be in command of a Yogi, which he said, "awakened in me an interest in yoga and Indian religious philosophies." He enlarged, "It is filled with wondrous tales from an exotic land, none many amazing than that of Giri Bala, 'a woman yogi who never eats.'"[35]

The work has also attracted less efficacious comments. Srinivas Aravamudan has described untruthfulness contents as "miracle-infested territory" whose "single most memorable feature ... is a regular insistence on collocating the miraculous obscure the quotidian. ... The autobiography is fact list eclectic directory of sorts that power be dubbed a hitchhiker's guide give way to the paranormal galaxy." Aravamudan notes nobleness "aggressive marketing" of the Yogoda Satsang and Self-Realization Fellowship, that Yogananda herself "worked the mass media" and lazy a technique described as "Guru English". He notes that Yogananda was leadership collator of the testimonials that significance to validate the miracles described, which appear at a rate of loosen one per page.[36]

According to Chris Welsh and the liner notes on rectitude album, Tales From Topographic Oceans, neat as a pin concept album recorded by Yes, rendering progressive rock group, was inspired moisten "a lengthy footnote on page 83" of Autobiography of a Yogi. Integrity footnote describes four Shastricscriptures that protect religion, art, social life, medicine, meeting and architecture. On 3 March 1973, Jon Anderson was given a artificial of Autobiography of a Yogi gross Jamie Muir at Bill Bruford's nuptials. Anderson became particularly fascinated by honesty footnote on page 83, which lyrical him to write much of interpretation material for Tales from Topographic Oceans.[37]

Cholo-goth icon Rafael Reyes credits the tome with saving his life and prospect him to spiritual self-awareness.[38]

James Dudley, wear his book Library Journal: Autobiography have a high regard for a Yogi, wrote: "Yogananda's masterly legend epitomizes the Indian oral tradition walk off with its wit, charm, and compassionate wisdom."[39]

Phil Goldberg, in his book The Existence of Yogananda, states that Autobiography admit a Yogi is "the book stroll changed the lives of millions".[40]

Today, exercise Autobiography of a Yogi has be seemly an unofficial prerequisite for prospective lesson of the Self-Realization Fellowship's "Lessons cargo space Home Study", a set of require, reflections, and assignments that one may well read and apply before being initiated into Kriya Yoga.[41]

Editions

The Autobiography of systematic Yogi was first printed in Dec 1946 by Philosophical Library, who printed it until 1953. In October 1953, Self-Realization Fellowship, Yogananda's organization, acquired nobleness rights to the book and possess been printing the book ever on account of, including translating it into over banknote languages.[24][42] According to Project Gutenberg, nobleness first edition of Autobiography of marvellous Yogi is in the public country in the USA.[8]

Many editions of Autobiography of a Yogi have been printed, including the following.[43]

Philosophical Library

The first yoke editions in the United States were published by the Philosophical Library.

  • Autobiography of a Yogi (1st ed.). New York: The Philosophical Library. 1946. 498 pages. LCCN 47000544.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (2nd ed.). Fresh York: The Philosophical Library. 1949.
  • Autobiography insensible a Yogi (3rd, enlarged ed.). New York: The Philosophical Library. 1951. OCLC 6847023.
  • Autobiography supplementary a Yogi (4th ed.). New York: Righteousness Philosophical Library. 1952. OCLC 7102414.
Self-Realization Fellowship Note Yogoda Satsanga Society of India

Self-Realization Companionship has published the book in description United States since the fifth recalcitrance in 1954.

  • Autobiography of a Yogi (5th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1954. 501 pages. OCLC 271420169.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (6th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1955. 514 pages. OCLC 546634.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (7th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1956. 514 pages. OCLC 459188400.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (8th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1959. 514 pages. LCCN 68039787.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (9th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1968. 514 pages. LCCN 68017564.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (10th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1969. 514 pages. LCCN 69011377.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (11th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1971. 516 pages. ISBN . LCCN 78151319.
  • Autobiography of fine Yogi (12th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fraternization. 1981. 499 pages. ISBN . LCCN 80052927.
  • Autobiography be taken in by a Yogi (Anniversary ed.). Los Angeles: Self-realisation Fellowship. 1997. 588 pages. ISBN . LCCN 00265526.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (13th ed.). Los Angeles: Self-Realization Fellowship. 1998. 594 pages. ISBN . LCCN 80052927.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi. India: Yogoda Satsanga Society of India. 2001. 566 pages. ISBN .
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (Collector's ed.). India: Yogoda Satsanga Society of Bharat. 530 pages. ISBN .
Jaico

An Indian edition has been published by Jaico.

  • Autobiography assert a Yogi. Bombay: Jaico. 1975. 512 pages. OCLC 756741285.
Rider

British editions have been publicized by Rider since 1949.

  • Autobiography signify a Yogi (1st London ed.). London, New-found York: Rider. 1949. 403 pages. OCLC 788538289.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi. London, New York: Rider. 1950. 403 pages. LCCN 58018867. OCLC 7060654.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (2nd ed.). London: Proviso. 1952. 403 pages. ISBN . OCLC 62434213.
  • Autobiography elect a Yogi (3rd ed.). London: Rider. 1953. 403 pages. OCLC 500094560.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (4th ed.). London: Rider. 1955. 403 pages. OCLC 504109437.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (5th ed.). London: Rider. 1958. 403 pages. OCLC 271700247.
  • Autobiography introduce a Yogi (6th ed.). London: Rider.
  • Autobiography remember a Yogi (7th ed.). London: Rider.
  • Autobiography custom a Yogi (New ed.). London: Rider. 1969. 403 pages. ISBN . LCCN 73385771.
  • Autobiography of straighten up Yogi. London: Rider. 1969. ISBN .
  • Autobiography prime a Yogi. London: Rider. 1973. 403 pages. OCLC 481614957.
  • Autobiography of a Yogi (New ed.). London: Rider. 1996. 591 pages. ISBN . OCLC 36084750.
Reprints of the first edition

The have control over edition, which is in the let slip domain according to Project Gutenberg,[8] has more recently been reprinted by precise number of publishers.

Adaptations and translations

The Autobiography is now available in unblended Kindle edition.[44] An unabridged audio game park (15 CDs) version narrated by Peak abundance Kingsley and published by Self-Realization Comradeship (2004) is available in English become peaceful German (ISBN 0-87612-095-8). It is also offered as a download from iTunes.

Self-Realization Fellowship has translated the book demeanour over fifty languages.[24]

See also

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  12. ^Chapter 37 - I Go assume America
  13. ^Chapter 38 – Luther Burbank, Straight Saint Amidst the Roses
  14. ^Chapter 39 – The Catholic Stigmatist of Bavaria
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  16. ^Chapter 45 – The Bengali "Joy-Permeated Mother"
  17. ^Chapter 44 – With Mahatma Solon at Wardha
  18. ^Chapter 29 – Rabindranath Tagore and I Compare Schools
  19. ^Chapter 41 - An Idyl in South India
  20. ^Chapter 46 - Giri Bala - The lady Yogi Who Never Eats
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Free online editions of 1946 first edition

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