AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI
by Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda

Selected as one of "The Hundred Best Spiritual books of the Century," this acclaimed autobiography presents a fascinating portrait of one of the great spiritual figures of our time. With engaging candor, eloquence, and wit, Sri Sri Paramahansa Yogananda narrates the inspiring chronicle of his life - the expereinces of his remarkable childhood, encounters with many saints and sages during his youthful search thfroughout India for an illumined teacher, ten years of training in the hermitage of a revered yoga master, and the thirty years that he lived and taught in America. Also recorded here are his meetings with Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore, Luther Burbank, the Catholic stigmatist Therese Neumann, and other celebrated spiritual personalities of East and West.

Autobiography of a Yogi is at once a beutifully written account of an exceptional life and a profound introduction to the ancient science of Yoga and its time-honored tradition of meditation. The author clearly explains the subtle but definite laws behind both th eordinary events of everyday life and the extraordinary events commonly termed miracles. His absorbing life story thus becomes the background for a penetrating and unforgettable look at the ultimate mysteries of human existance.

Considered a modern spiritual classic, the book has been translated into eighteen languages and is widely used as a trext and reference work in colleges and universities. A perennial best-seller since it was first published nearly fifty years ago, Autobiography of a Yogi has found its way into the hearts of millions of readers around the world.