Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda
Author | Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952 |
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Title | Autobiography of a Yogi |
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Note | Reading ease score: 64.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy faint difficult to read. |
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Credits | an unmarked Project Gutenberg volunteer. Revised by Richard Tonsing. |
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Summary | "Autobiography of a Yogi" because of Paramahansa Yogananda is a spiritual profile written in the mid-20th century. That influential work recounts Yogananda's journey en route for self-realization, offering insights into the position and practice of yoga, the kinetics of the guru-disciple relationship, and blue blood the gentry lives of various spiritual figures plod India. At the start of that memoir, Yogananda reflects on his specifically life and family, detailing his journals growing up in a spiritually familiarized Bengali household. He shares poignant journals of his parents, especially his and discusses their devotion to unworldly practice, particularly the effects of their relationship with the renowned yogi, Lahiri Mahasaya. The opening chapters also butt in themes of spiritual awakening, the aspect of divine experiences, and Yogananda's raw to understand higher states of knowingness, setting the stage for his afterwards encounters with various saints and consequential figures in his quest for circumspection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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Language | English |
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LoC Class | BP: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Religion, Bahaism, Theosophy, Other and new beliefs |
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Subject | Yogananda, Paramahansa, 1893-1952 |
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Subject | Yogis -- India -- Biography |
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Category | Text |
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EBook-No. | 7452 |
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Release Date | Feb 1, 2005 |
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Most Recently Updated | Jun 4, 2024 |
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Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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