Paramhansa Yogananda was the first Yoga Master of India whose mission was to live and teach in the West. In the 1920s, as he criss-crossed the United States on what he called his “spiritual campaigns”, his enthusiastic audiences filled the largest halls of America.

His initial impact was truly impressive. But his lasting influence is greater still. This book, first published in 1946, helped launch and till date continues to inspire a spiritual revolution.

This is the first time, that an authentic Hindu Yogi has written his life story for a Western audience. Describing in vivid detail his many years of spiritual training under a Christlike master, Sri Yukteshwar of Serampore, Bengal – Yogananda has here revealed a fascinating and little-known face of modern India. The subtle but definite laws by which Yogis perform miracles and attain complete self-mastery are explained with a scientific clarity.

Now, with this reprint, the 1946 edition is again available, with all its inherent power, just as the Great Master of Yoga first presented it.