Jogananda: Autobiografija Jednog Jogija May 2026

The central conflict of his youth was the search for a master who could guide him to enlightenment. He frequently tried to run away to the Himalayas to find a guru but was often brought back by family. In 1910, at the age of 17, he finally met his guru, , in a market in Benares. This meeting was the fulfillment of years of visions. 3. Training and Transformation

: He was initiated into the ancient "scientific" technique of Kriya Yoga , which focuses on breath control to accelerate spiritual growth. 4. Mission to the West Jogananda: Autobiografija jednog jogija

Born as in 1893 in Gorakhpur, India, his story begins with a profound sense of spiritual destiny. Even as an infant, he describes having clear memories of a previous life as a yogi in the Himalayas. His childhood is marked by an intense "thirst for God" and several miraculous events, including being healed from Asiatic cholera by gazing at a photograph of the master Lahiri Mahasaya . 2. The Search for a Guru The central conflict of his youth was the

Yogananda spent the next ten years under the strict and loving tutelage of Sri Yukteswar. During this time: This meeting was the fulfillment of years of visions

: He was the first great Indian yoga master to permanently live and teach in the West, aiming to unite Eastern spirituality with Western material progress. 5. Final Years and Legacy

: He traveled to Boston as the Indian delegate to the International Congress of Religious Liberals.