Ananda

Crystal Clarity

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Publisher's Notes 

Author's Preface 

Table of Contents 

List of Illustrations 

Chapter 1 

Chapter 2 

Chapter 3

Chapter 4 

Chapter 5 

Chapter 6

Chapter 7 

Chapter 8 

Chapter 9 

Chapter 10 

Chapter 11 

Chapter 12

Chapter 13 

Chapter 14 

Chapter 15 

Chapter 16 

Chapter 17 

Chapter 18 

Chapter 19 

Chapter 20 

Chapter 21 

Chapter 22 

Chapter 23 

Chapter 24 

Chapter 25 

Chapter 26 

Chapter 27 

Chapter 28 

Chapter 29 

Chapter 30 

Chapter 31 

Chapter 32 

Chapter 33 

Chapter 34 

Chapter 35 

Chapter 36 

Chapter 37 

Chapter 38 

Chapter 39 

Chapter 40 

Chapter 41 

Chapter 42 

Chapter 43 

Chapter 44 

Chapter 45 

Chapter 46 

Chapter 47 

Chapter 48 

 

Autobiography of a Yogi, by Paramhansa YoganandaAutobiography of
a Yogi

by Paramhansa Yogananda

Original First Edition, Copyright 1946,
by Paramhansa Yogananda

First Online Edition



Photos from Autobiography of a Yogi
Ananda and Crystal Clarity Publishers are pleased to announce the online publication of the complete first edition of Autobiography of a Yogi. Through this online version, we hope to make Yogananda's spiritual classic freely available to seekers throughout the world. The print version of this book is available from Crystal Clarity Publishers, or through online ordering at eastwest.com. We hope you enjoy this free gift of the first online edition.

Ananda was founded by Swami Kriyananda, a direct disciple of Yogananda. Kriyananda was inspired by his guru to start 'World Brotherhood Colonies'. Ananda, and its sister colonies throughout the world, are the fulfillment of Yogananda's dream. See Chapter 48, in this 1946 edition, to read Yogananda's own words on World Brotherhood Colonies.
 

Autobiography of a Yogi is not an ordinary book. It is a spiritual treasure. To read its message of hope to all truthseekers is to begin a great adventure.

This is a verbatim reproduction of the original 1946 edition, complete with the original photos, many of them not seen since earlier editions.  Although subsequent printings, reflecting revisions made after the author's death in 1952, have sold over a million copies and have been translated into more than 19 languages, the few thousand of the original have long since disappeared into the hands of collectors.

Now, with this online version, the 1946 edition is widely available, with all its inherent power, just as the great master of yoga first presented it.

Notes on Using the Online Autobiography of a Yogi

You can begin by going straight to Chapter 1, or finding your favorite chapter in the Table of Contents. All the photos are linked from the List of Illustrations, or you can link to the photos from each chapter, where they appeared in the 1946 edition.

All the original footnotes appear in this first online edition. Just click on the linked number of the footnote as it appears in the text. After reading the footnote, click on the 'Back to Chapter X' link (rather than clicking on the 'Back' button on your browser) to return to your original place in the text.

Publishers Notes, from Crystal Clarity Publishers, gives information about this edition of the Autobiography of a Yogi, along with frequently asked questions about this great book.

We are working on a 'search' capability, so you can search for a topic or word, and find all references to the word in the online Autobiography of a Yogi.