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| Autobiography of a Yogi: Hindi | 
 enlarge | Author: Paramahansa Yogananda
Publisher: Self Realization Fellowship Pub
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 3317253
Media: Paperback
Pages: 566
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.3
ISBN: 8172241372
Dewey Decimal Number: 495
EAN: 9788172241377
ASIN: 8172241372
Publication Date: June 1997
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Product Description
The audio edition of Autobiography of a Yogi contains the complete text of the print editions read by Academy Award winning actor Ben Kingsley. Footnotes are captured in an accompanying booklet. This acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures of our time. With engaging candor, eloquence, and wit, Paramahansa Yogananda narrates the inspiring chronicle of his life: the experiences of his remarkable childhood, encounters with many saints and sages during his youthful search throughout India for an illumined teacher, ten years of training in the hermitage of a revered yoga master, and the thirty years that he lived and taught in America. Also recorded here are his meetings with Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Luther Burbank, the Catholic stigmatist Therese Neumann, and other celebrated spiritual personalities of East and West. 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. The author clearly explains the subtle but definite laws behind both the ordinary events of everyday life and the extraordinary events commonly termed miracles. His absorbing life story thus becomes the background for a penetrating and unforgettable look at the ultimate mysteries of human existence. Considered a modern spiritual classic, the book has been translated into more than twenty languages and is widely used as a text and reference work in colleges and universities. A perennial bestseller since it was first published sixty years ago, Autobiography of a Yogi has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers around the world. This edition of Autobiography of a Yogi includes extensive material added by the author after the first edition was published, including a final chapter on the closing years of his life.Sir Ben Kingsley came to international prominence with his Academy Award-winning performance in the title role of Gandhi. He has received high praise as well for his work in other films - among them the critically acclaimed Schindler's List. Mr Kingsley is also known for his inspired readings of books on tape, including a series on the great religions of the world.
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 No Way! April 26, 2008
I will have to go against the flow, here. So, some people can actually perform "miracles" like talking and seeing gods, teletransporting themselves, materializing objects and even entire castles out of thin air, appearing in two places at once, bringing back people from death, fighting and taming wild tigers armed with only their kindness, levitating, predicting the future, healing wounds and fatal diseases with only their will, reading minds, etc, etc? Sorry, I don't think so.
I am almost finishing the book and if it were sold as a fiction piece I would give it more credit. But since it is the author's "biography" and all the fantastic events in it described as truth... sorry again, I just can't.
As a philosophycal way of life it is still very interesting, though.
 Explore the Spiritual April 10, 2007
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Understand spiritualism and see the larger picture of life and existence through this autobiography, which breaks down barriers between religions.
A book worth reading in a lifetime November 9, 2006
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
This is a wonderful book. This book is valuable to me than all other books that I have read put together. This book has so much of wisdom that I cannot explain here in few words. This book is NOT about religion or is biased to any religion. Yogananda tells about the universal truth that everybody must be aware of. Please do not try to judge this book without reading, and you will know why after you read it. I am sure lot of your inner questions will be answered after you read this book. This book will definitely be an inspiration to seek the ultimate truth which can be attained by each and everyone of us.
 Unbelievable but thought provoking October 11, 2006
8 out of 11 found this review helpful
Unbelievable I say not as a skeptic, but as a true rational person. This same skepticism opens up other horizons in one's thinking - is this all true? Yogi Paramahamsa, the author, renders in this charming and lucid storytelling, facts he came across in his life - like his Master being able to 'know' that they will have guests arriving in the middle of the night; another yogi predicting the author's arrival and telling him of what he did miles away and many more such incidents.
All this makes one ask - is this all true or is the author lying? I would want to think, given the book's and the author's reputation, this is all true. Believing so also opens up different realms of possiblities defying all rationality. Who wouldn't want to attain a state where they can exists without eating or sleeping for days together OR having the ability to read clearly and correctly into another's mind? Knowing the power of meditation myself, I won't doubt the power of an absolute calm mind.
Aside from the skepticism, I totally am enjoying reading this book. The storytelling abilities is that of a master and an erudite author. Just seeing photos of sages in the 19th century is itself inspiring. The book provides a great understanding of a young man's mind who seeks out and believes in spirituality. The power of written expression is to be truly found in this book. There is a charming nature about this book you won't regret reading it.
An enlightening glimpse into a Yogi's quest for God March 4, 2006
2 out of 5 found this review helpful
It was quite by accident that I came across this book at a local bookstore.Not knowing Paramhansa Yogananda or his background,I was just going through the first few pages of this book in a rather cursory way when I began to realize that it was truly something above the ordinary.
This book describes the journey of Sri Paramhansa Yogananda as he embarked on his quest for God.It talks in great length about his Guruji (Sri Yukteswar) and about other great saints and yogis in India.He also describes how there are similarities between religions and how the right technique of meditation and Kriya Yoga can lead to God realization.
Those who are interested in knowing more about India, Indian Saints and Yogis or Hinduism in general will find this book amazing but I personally feel that anyone with an open mind and a desire to know more about God will find this book to be a valuable step in the right direction.Much of what is written in this book is applicable to everyone of us regardless of religion,ethnicity or sex
For those that are interested in a wonderful translation and interpretation of "The Bhagwad Gita"(The equivalent of "The Bible" or "The Quran" for Hinduism) will find the following book as another great means of understanding spiritual issues like Life,Morals ,God and Our Existence
God Talks With Arjuna: The Bhagavad Gita
Royal Science of God-Realization
A Translation and Commentary
by Paramahansa Yogananda
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