Oka Yogi Atma Katha

Paramahansa Yogananda recounts his life from his childhood in India as Mukunda Lal Ghosh, his search for a guru, and his years of training with Swami Sri Yukteswar. He describes meetings with saints and miracle-workers, among them Therese Neumann, the Hindu saint Giri Bala, and his encounter with the deathless master Babaji. He explains Kriya Yoga, a meditation technique, and in 1920 he travels to the United States, where he founds the Self-Realization Fellowship. The book blends biography with spiritual teaching.

Readers curious about yoga, Indian spirituality, and meditation will find a detailed first-person account of a life dedicated to them. It has been read by many seekers, and the stories reward slow reading.

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

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