As he searched for heartfelt spirituality (and failed), something happened – his mother passed away. The family were ardent followers of Lahiri Mahasaya. He lived with a large family with a heartful mother and a disciplinarian father alongside eight siblings. This man who brought yoga to the West tells us his story, his teachings and his experiences with this book. It’s an older yet refreshing take on an education. He talks about amalgamating contemporary education practices (your syllabus, competitive exams and what not) with spiritual practices and yoga. You get family, society and the self – what’s not to like about that?Īdditionally, he highlights the importance of a holistic education system, something he launched back in the 1940s, something that is required in the present. This book is what you get when someone takes ancient knowledge, removes the distractions and just writes a simple book. He truly shreds the reader’s beliefs of reality in the best way possible. He combines the materialism of the West with the ancient wisdom of the East to create a tutorial of sorts to achieve God-tier realisation. By showing us his enlightenment process, his spiritual journey, this Indian storyteller shows you the brilliance of ancient wisdom in its simplistic complexity. This book questions our perception of reality and shatters it in many places by showing us how reality works (in the karmic way). He teaches us how to be a yogi, an enlightened being. To that, I say, he doesn’t teach yoga in this book. Why bother with reading about some monk who teaches you yoga, something you can learn from celebrities or influencers online in a visual format? Like a fragrant flower that is beautiful, smells divine and brightens our day, his teachings spread far and wide, and left a pleasant aroma behind. He lived with his family, found a guru ( Swami Sri Yukteswar), became an ascetic, became a teacher and popularised the Kriya Yoga meditation around the world.

Gurus all around him were awestruck by this child’s aura.Īs Mukunda grew up, he made Lahiri Mahasaya’s (Paramguru of Yogananda/ Yogiraj/ Kashibaba prophecy come true by becoming a Paramhansa, the supreme swan i.e. He was such a curious action taker, even before he became an adult, he found many spiritual gurus, often by running away from home. He was born in India as Mukunda Lal Ghosh to a wealthy, spiritual Bengali (Hindu) family which couldn’t keep up with their energetic child’s inquisitive, spiritual mind. His spiritual arrival was prophesied by many saints and sages before his birth. The ultimate measure of Success is HappinessĪutobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda is the autobiography of the writer who is a yogi in the truest sense of the word.The Law of Success: Using the Power of Spirit to Create Health, Prosperity, and Happiness.Why should you read this autobiography?.

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