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This high-quality paperback edition of Autobiography of a Yogi, published by Self-Realization Fellowship, provides an engaging and beautifully narrated account of an extraordinary life, as well as a clear, profound introduction to yoga’s ancient science and its enduring tradition of meditation. This inspiring book is not only captivating and filled with warmth and humor, but also features an array of fascinating characters encountered by the author. Only Self-Realization Fellowship’s editions contain unique, additional content carefully incorporated by Paramahansa Yogananda himself after the book’s initial release, including an important final chapter detailing the closing years of his life.

Recognized globally as a classic of spiritual literature, Autobiography of a Yogi has earned a place among the “100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century.” It has been translated into over 50 languages, sold millions of copies, and has remained continuously popular, appearing on bestseller lists for more than sixty consecutive years.

In this unforgettable autobiography, Yogananda writes with remarkable honesty, grace, and wit about his inspiring life journey—from his extraordinary childhood and the youthful quest throughout India that brought him face to face with many saints and sages, to his decade-long spiritual training under a revered yoga master, and finally to his three decades spent living and teaching yoga in America. Readers will also discover his firsthand accounts of meetings with eminent figures such as Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Luther Burbank, Catholic stigmatist Therese Neumann, and other distinguished spiritual personalities from both East and West.

Throughout these captivating pages, the author provides clear and insightful explanations about the precise spiritual laws underlying everyday events, as well as phenomena commonly termed miracles. Paramahansa Yogananda’s compelling life story thus becomes the backdrop for a profound exploration of the deepest mysteries of human existence.