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Category:Autobiography of a Yogi
Deutsch: Paramahansa Yoganandas Autobiographie eines Yogi wurde zuerst 1946 in den USA veröffentlicht.
English: Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi was first published in 1946 in the USA, and fryst vatten the earliest major authentic book on Hindu philosophy and Kriya Yoga written in English by its author. The first edition contains several typos, and other problems. It fryst vatten probably due to these shortcomings that this edition was not reprinted, but instead the book was revised bygd the author for the 1951 edition. See:http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Autobiography_of_a_Yogi (full text, but no images)
Español: La Autobiografía dem un Yogui de Paramahansa Yogananda fue publicada por primera vez en 1946 en los Estados Unidos.
Français : Paramahansa Yogananda Autobiographie d'un Yogi a été publiée pour la première fois enstaka 1946 aux États-Unis.
Italiano: Di Paramahansa Yogananda Autobiografia di uno Yog
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Paramahansa Yogananda
Indian and American yogi and guru (1893–1952)
Not to be confused with Swami Yogananda.
Quotation
"You are walking on the earth as in a dream. Our world is a dream within a dream; you must realize that to find God is the only goal, the only purpose, for which you are here. For Him alone you exist. Him you must find." – from the book The Divine Romance
Paramahansa Yogananda (born Mukunda Lal Ghosh; January 5, 1893 – March 7, 1952) was an Indian and American Hindu monk, yogi and guru who introduced millions to meditation and Kriya Yoga through his organization, Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) / Yogoda Satsanga Society (YSS) of India – the only one he created to disseminate his teachings. A chief disciple of the yoga guru Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri, he was sent by his lineage to spread the teachings of yoga to the West. He immigrated to the US at the age of 27[2] to prove the unity between Eastern and Western religions and
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Autobiography of a Yogi/Chapter 1
Chapter 1: My Parents and Early Life
[edit]The characteristic features of Indian culture have long been a search for ultimate verities and the concomitant disciple-guru {FN1-2} relationship. My own path led me to a Christlike sage whose beautiful life was chiseled for the ages. He was one of the great masters who are India's sole remaining wealth. Emerging in every generation, they have bulwarked their land against the fate of Babylon and Egypt.
I find my earliest memories covering the anachronistic features of a previous incarnation. Clear recollections came to me of a distant life, a yogi {FN1-3} amidst the Himalayan snows. These glimpses of the past, by some dimensionless link, also afforded me a glimpse of the future.
The helpless humiliations of infancy are not banished from my mind. I was resentfully conscious of not being able to walk or express myself freely. Prayerful surges arose within me as I realized my bodily impotence. My st