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 enlarge | Author: Paramahansa Yogananda
Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship
Category: Book
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Rating:  218 reviews
Sales Rank: 6206
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 520
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 8.4 x 5.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0876120834
Dewey Decimal Number: 294.55
EAN: 9780876120835
ASIN: 0876120834
Publication Date: June 1, 2006
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 This Book will Change Your Life September 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I agree with all those who gave it 5 stars. I'm writing to address the comment made by a Western male regarding the homoeroticism between the guru and his devotee and the misogynistic slant of the book. You're having difficulty because you are reading this book trapped in the perspective of your homophobia and expectation. That is exactly why you should read this book, so it can make you get out of your limitations and call to your soul, which has no gender. God has no gender, though of course God can appeal to you as a Mother God or Father God, depending on your need for it. Paramahansa Yogananda cannot possibly write for the current trend of political correctness of American society to assuage your criticism for not putting more women in his book; he is obviously way beyond the trappings of human identifications of the gross material body and gender. Spend some time meditating and detaching from all that, including the fact that you're a heterosexual male, so your soul can be awakened by the words of this giant of a man. Don't worry, you won't turn gay!
I still thrill to each chapter! August 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Reading this book at the age of forty-two was one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life. From the beginning chapter, I felt like I had finally come home. This was the life I had always wished was possible but never dreamed it could be!
I just now finished listening to Chapter 23 as I was driving to a restaurant. I've listened to the audiobook version, read by Ben Kingsley, a few times now and it never fails to thrill me. Everything in this book resonates in harmony with who I am and who I wish to be. I was already teaching classes on spirituality by the time I encountered this inspiring book and was amazed at how much deeper it took me in my knowledge and practice.
Yogananda teaches that direct contact with God is possible through the application of scientific yoga principles. After practicing his techniques, which have been handed down for thousands of years by Indian sages, I have reached ever higher levels of peace, happiness and alignment with what Yogananda's beloved guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, calls "that supreme intelligence which governs everything."
May this magnificent book enrich your spiritual life as it has mine!
Miracles Abounding August 3, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I rememeber this book in 1970 when I worked in a bookstore in Greenwich Village.It was popular then and it seems to be my karma to obtain a cloth version upon recommendation from a new friend in a local ashram.
Besides have a great impact on my own spiritual life as it attempts to reconcile Christianity with Hinduism, it is startling to read the poetic and crafted wording used by the author to describe the world from his own spiritual state of mind.There are many miracoulous events that occur and it is fifficult to be cynical when they are described in such a simple and beautiful way with self effacement.The events have a profound effect upon the reader and the scientific part of the mind, generating cause and effect, is overcome.It is incredibly footnoted and as Herman Melville describes the history of whaling in Moby Dick, this yogi provides ample background of the spiritual and scientific paradigm is his life and the world around the time of the First World War.
I recommend exposing your mind to the peaceful and poetic journey that awaits the reader describing this remarkable life.
Another Uplifting and Inspiring Work from SRF June 25, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Several years ago, I was introduced to Yogananda and Self Realization Fellowship by my wife, who had been a member for a number of years prior. I'd read Yogananda's book from cover to cover several times - I have it on my PDA to read before bed or when waiting in line, etc. These CD's take his message to the next level. Expertly narrated by Ben Kingsley, they are the perfect companion while driving, working on the computer, walking, or whenever one needs an uplifting and thought-provoking interlude to a hectic life.
For those that aren't familiar with Yogananda and SRF, and for those who are, I would highly recommend this set. 5 stars!
The Autobiography of a Yogi June 16, 2008
This is one of the most important books I have ever read. It changed my life and is as current today as the day I read it many years ago. This is definitely a book for a spiritual seeker and will take you many steps along your path.
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