- Autobiography, Yogis, Yoga, Yoguis
The autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (1893 - 1952) details his search for a guru, during which he encountered many spiritual leaders and world-renowned scientists. When it was published in 1946 it was the first introduction of many westerners to yoga and meditation.The famous opera singer Amelita Galli-Curci said about the book:"Amazing, true stories of saints and masters of India, blended with priceless superphysical information-much needed to balance the Western material efficiency with Eastern spiritual efficiency-come from the vigorous pen of Paramhansa Yogananda, whose teachings my husband and myself have had the pleasure of studying for twenty years."
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Earnest, warm, grave and classical in form.
- earnestironic
- warmbleak
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- contemplativerelentless
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About the book
- Author
- Yogananda Paramahansa
- First published
- 1975
- Pages
- 514
- Publisher
- Random House UK, Xua n Thu, Ebury Publishing
- Editions
- 183
- Language
- French, Spanish, Hindi, mal
- ISBN
- 9798537211358
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“THE CHARACTERISTIC FEATURES of Indian culture have long been a search for ultimate verities and the concomitant disciple-guru relationship.”
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