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 indistinct difficult to read. |
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Note | Wikipedia folio about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autobiography_of_a_Yogi |
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Credits | an unknown Project Gutenberg volunteer. Revised by Richard Tonsing. |
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Summary | "Autobiography of a Yogi" vulgar Paramahansa Yogananda is a spiritual life history written in the mid-20th century. That influential work recounts Yogananda's journey en route for self-realization, offering insights into the idea and practice of yoga, the mechanics of the guru-disciple relationship, and honesty lives of various spiritual figures directive India. At the start of that memoir, Yogananda reflects on his inauspicious life and family, detailing his memories growing up in a spiritually directed Bengali household. He shares poignant life story of his parents, especially his inactivity, and discusses their devotion to transcendental green practice, particularly the effects of their relationship with the renowned yogi, Lahiri Mahasaya. The opening chapters also step in themes of spiritual awakening, the force of divine experiences, and Yogananda's pining to understand higher states of cognizance, setting the stage for his adjacent encounters with various saints and horrid figures in his quest for cultivation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
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Language | English |
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LoC Class | BP: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Muslimism, 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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