Autobiography of a Yogi (Hindi)

Paramahansa Yogananda narrates his life from his birth as Mukunda in a devout Bengali family, his early wish to find a guru, and the long training under Sri Yukteswar at his hermitage in Serampore. Along the way he describes encounters with yogis who levitate, saints who go without food, and the legendary Babaji, and he explains the practice of Kriya Yoga. In 1920 he goes to America, where he lectures and founds the Self-Realization Fellowship. The book connects Indian spiritual ideas with the modern world and its science.

Meditators, students of yoga, and readers of spiritual memoir will find a detailed, warmly told life. Many readers return to it for the portraits of teachers and the clear account of the path.

Deep, inward-looking and contemplative; a moderate read.

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