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Paramhansa Yogananda - Author of Autobiography of a Yogi (Originally Published on 1946)
Who can be called Master? No ordinary man, surely, is worthy of this spiritual title.
Men become Masters through discipline of the little self, or ego; through elimination of all desires save one – the desire for God; through single-hearted devotion to Him; and through deep meditation, or communion of the individual soul with the Universal Spirit. Only that man whose consciousness is unshakably established in the Lord, the sole Reality, is rightfully called “Master.”
It is the hope of the Master's disciples that this little book will inspire many hearts with a deep desire for God.
Paramhansa Yogananda
Paramhansa Yogananda was born as Mukund Lal Ghosh, on January 5, 1893 in Gorakhpur, India. Also Known as Swami Yogananda, until His Guru "Sri Yukteshwar Giri" gave him degree of "Paramhansa" in the year 1936. He was the first yoga master of India to permanently live and teach in the West.
Yogananda arrived in America in 1920, and travelled throughout the United States on what he called his 'spiritual campaigns' to teach the Science of Kriya Yoga. His enthusiastic audiences filled the largest halls in America. Hundreds of thousands came to see the yogi from India. His teachings include the path of Kriya Yoga, which Yogananda called the 'Jet-Airplane' route to God, consisting of ancient yoga techniques to hasten the spiritual evolution of the disciple. He continued to lecture and write up to his passing (Maha-Samadhi) in 1952
Yogananda's initial impact was truly impressive. But his lasting impact has been even greater. Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, first published in 1946, helped launch a spiritual revolution throughout the world. His message was non-sectarian and universal. Yogananda's Guru, Swami Sri Yukteswar, sent him to the West with the admonition, "The West is high in material attainments, but lacking in spiritual understanding. It is God's will that you play a role in teaching mankind the value of balancing the material with an inner, spiritual life."
Yogananda brought clarity to hundreds of thousands of people regarding the ancient teachings of India - previously shrouded in the cultural assumptions and terminology of an era long past.
