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Title: Autobiography of a Yogi
Author: Paramahansa Yogananda
Quick Summary: “Autobiography of a Yogi” by Paramahansa Yogananda
Is a spiritual classic that chronicles the life of the Indian yogi and guru who introduced millions to the teachings of meditation and Kriya Yoga through his book and subsequent lectures. Here’s a concise summary:
Early Life and Spiritual Quest
Paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh on January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur, India. From an early age, he displayed a profound spiritual inclination, experiencing visions and spiritual phenomena. His quest for a guru led him to Sri Yukteswar Giri in 1910, a meeting that deeply influenced his spiritual path.
Training with Sri Yukteswar
Yogananda’s training under Sri Yukteswar was rigorous, focusing on Kriya Yoga, a spiritual practice involving breath control and meditation. Sri Yukteswar emphasized the unity of all religions and the importance of direct personal experience of G • •Autobiography of a Yogi
The first prerequisite for Yoga is to have Vidya, or an intellectual base arrived at by reasoning, though in the final culmination Vidya is left behind. Yoga is an intelligent search for the truth. It doesnt depend on fanciful fables and claims.
And Yogananda really does stretch our credulity!! It starts with him remembering himself as a fetus when he knew all languages and finally selected the one he was hearing as his mother tongue and his first memories right after he was born. The claims keep getting more and more astonishing, beginning with minor miracles like controlling his kite as a child, to fantastical claims like Yogis who never eat, become invisible, fly through the air and do just about anything that Superman does, and much more! There's a photograph of Yogananda standing alone with a caption, "Yogananda standing with his master, who did not care to be photographed, so he made himself invisible." It requires a My Autobiography
After being deprived from many privileges, Ambedkar in his childhood, never lost hope. Instead, he considered han själv as ‘special’. Babasaheb’s love for books is highly praised. In current times, specially in social media, many people discuss Ambedkar’s criticisms on Hinduism as well as Islam and Christianity. But how much we should take from these criticisms?
Ambedkar clearly mentioned that he was deprived from learning Sanskrit due to the narrow-mindedness of his Sanskrit school teacher. So, he learned Farsi instead. So, it can be assumed that he learned about Hinduism from fake translation of Shashtras. So, his criticisms of Hinduism shoul