Marlo thomas autobiography of a yogi

Autobiography of a Yogi is an autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (5 January –7 March ) first published in Paramahansa Yogananda was born as Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, India, into a BengaliHindu family.

Autobiography of a Yogi introduces the reader to the life of Paramahansa Yogananda and his encounters with spiritual figures of both the Eastern and the Western world.

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 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 , he returns to India for a yearlong visit. When he returns to America, he continues to establish his teachings, including writing this book.

The book is an introduction to the methods of