The experience of meeting Paramahansa Yogananda is etched in my memory as one of the unforgettable events of my life... The impact of seeing him was incalculable... As I looked into his face, my eyes were almost dazzled by a radiance -- a light of spirituality that literally shone from him. His infinite gentleness, his gracious kindliness, enveloped me like warm sunshine. ...I could see that his understanding and insight extended to the most mundane of problems, even though he was a man of Spirit. In him I found a true ambassador of India, carrying and spreading the essence of India's ancient wisdom to the world." -- Dr. Binay R. Sen, former Ambassador of India to the U.S. In the hundred years since the birth of Paramahansa Yogananda, he has come to be recognized as one of the preeminent spiritual figures of the twentieth century. His Autobiography of a Yogi, which has been translated into 18 languages, is widely regarded as a classic of religious literature. In colorful, warmly human chapters, the author describes his experiences and training with modern-day saints and illumined masters of India, and explains with scientific clarity the subtle but definite laws by which yogis perform miracles and attain self-mastery. Autobiography of a Yogi is at once an absorbing account of a singular search for Truth and a profound introduction to the whole science and philosophy of Yoga, revealing the underlying unity of the great religions of East and West.