Autobiography of a Yogi

Autobiography of a Yogi – is the bestselling spiritual classic written by Paramahansa Yogananda, first published in 1946. It is a profound account of his life and spiritual journey, which has been designated as one of the “100 Best Spiritual Books of the Twentieth Century”. The book chronicles Yogananda’s life from his childhood in Gorakhpur, India, through his search for an enlightened teacher, his years of training with his guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, and his eventual mission to the West. He came to the United States in 1920 as India’s delegate to an International Congress of Religious Liberals in Boston and spent over 30 years teaching yoga and meditation across America, founding the Self-Realization Fellowship and the Yogoda Satsanga Society of India.