the second book i would want on a deserted islandJune 2, 1998 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
as a christian born again this book enabled me to see and understand what the bible and JESUS realy meant, and it was like the LORD JESUS was telling me that there are many mansions in GODS kingdom and many more meanings other than what the present religious leaders would have us believe. Sri Yogananaji is devinely in communion with our FATHER in heaven.
REVEALING-AMAZING-INSPIRING AND BELIEVABLE!April 27, 1998 19 out of 21 found this review helpful
When I first read this book after many years of aimless searching, it not only answrered many of my deepest questions, but set my spirirtual life in a fresh and positive direction. It was also evident from many past experiences that the author had somehow led me to this book and guided my search until now. Here was something special to really work with! It was after a long study of comparative religion and Yoga that the "AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI" revealed to me the fullness and meaning of the inner life of the Spirit,until then my life was only an external and surface adventure.It provided a clear guide for daily living, and a valuable key to my relationship with God and other people as well as all life. When one reads about the lives and works of Saints and the Great Masters of India, the heart and mind are opened up to a greater understanding of what is really behind the superficial differeces which seem to separate mankind.
This book will go a long way towards correcting the many misconceptions about the Sanatana Dharma (Hinduism)which presently occupy the Western mind. With great insights and experience the author ( a geat Yogi who lived in the West fo rover 30 years) gives us a clear picture of the intimate workings of the Master-Disciple relationship - the door to Self-Realization. Here one can make a fresh and rewarding start into that most important of all journeys-the way of deep devotion and meditation through the science of yoga, ending in Samadhi-Cosmic Consciousness.
Any student of comparative religion can find a wealth of data and valuable new insights about the past and present course of world religion in this interesting work. It is a treasure of unique concepts about the meaning and purpose of all religion. It is Ecumenical and credits the lives af all prophets. For those who have enjoyed the results of Hatha Yoga practice, here is your inspiration to learn more about the wonderful way of life from a Master who reached its ultimate goals. Yoganada's life story! and writings have influenced the lives of millions of readers, and the AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A YOGI has been appearing onbest seller lists as recently as 1997( LA Times). It is considered by many to be a modern religious and spiritual classic.....Your outlook will never be the same.
LIST OF SUBJECTS: Author's early life... Meeting your Master... The Master-Disciple relationship... The Science of KRIYA YOGA... Meditation and prayer... Lives of many modern Eastern and Western Saints.. Law of Miracles...how they work... Principle of Raja Yoga... How great masters teach their disciples... the inner meaning of Christ and Krishna... The Astral world... Reincarnation and Karma... How to find your true Path... Travels in India... The Spiritual heritage of India... Footnotes on yoga and religious history.. Mans purpose and goal in life... AND MUCH MORE-------------
ALSO RECOMMENDED: Man's Eternal Quest... Divine Romance... Journey to Self-Realization... The Science of Religion... God Talks With Arjuna(Bhagavad Gita)... Where There is Light...
BORN-AGAIN CHRISTIAN SAW THE LIGHT!!!December 3, 1997 4 out of 5 found this review helpful
Many years I have been believing that man would find God by simply accepting a belief in Jesus Christ...After reading this book not only has it stregnthend my love for Christ, but taught me to accept other saints and beliefs as valid. Thank you Mr. Yogananda and Self-Realization Fellowship for releasing this book!
The single most significant book I've ever readSeptember 6, 1997 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
I have read and re-read this book several times. It carries us on the spiritual and physical journeys of a man who loves God above all. His love for God led him to meet Living Saints of all religions, which he carefully details in this book. He talks of meeting Levitating Saints, non-eating Saints, Saints who battle tigers with their bare hands, and many others.
It is an astounding and deeply loving book that gives to the reader a sense of being profoundly loved by God, as well as by this man who was so Godlike, but speaks only of the greatness of others, and was humble about his own vast acheivements. I was so profoundly moved by this book that if I could have only one book to read for the rest of my life, this would be it. I rate it a 10, but would rate it a 100 if I could. It is truly, truly a book that can touch, and change your life, if you will allow it to, in spectacular and miraculous ways. It is the *kiss* of God!! It is the song of an embodied angel!! It is superlative, astounding, magnificent!!! I loved it way beyond what words can say
MUST READ BOOK OF THE CENTURIESAugust 7, 1997 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Excellent. Paramahansa Yogananda gives the world the opportunity to know the Spiritual World only accomplished from Kriya Yoga. He gives himself and his guru Swami Sri Yukteswar, and his guru Lahiri Mahasaya as examples of a normal human accomplishing the Devine power by Kriya Yoga. He does not separate the religions, but combines them together as many paths to one destination, God. He explains the Hindu and Christian religion in simple words and makes us beleive that they are not so different. Christ and Krisna is one. God has taken many avatar to show human the way back to home. This book is one of the most important books to read for Self Realization and to be with God for ever
