AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI WITH PICTURES

Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the East and West The book begins with his childhood family life to finding his guru to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in Boston Massachusetts USA He then travels across America lecturing and establishing his teachings in Los Angeles California In 1935 he returns to India for a yearlong visit When he returns to America he continues to establish his teachings including writing this book