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Tonight, we'll be reading the opening to the 1946 autobiography by Parama Hansa Yogananda titled

Autobiography of a

Yogananda lived from 1893 to 1952 and was born in 52 and was born in India. Besides detailing his life, the book is an introduction

to the methods of attaining God realization

and to the spiritual thought of the East, starting with his childhood search for a

guru. The book inspired many people, including Steve Jobs, who read it once a year throughout his life and gave it away as a gift to attendees at his posthumous memorial service. Let's get cozy. Close your eyes.

relax your body into the softness of your bed.

Now. Now take a few deep breaths. Chapter 1, My Parents and Early Life. The characteristic features of Indian culture have long been a search for ultimate verities and the con-comitant disciple-guru relationship.

My own path led me to a Christ-like sage whose beautiful life was chiseled for the ages. He was one of the great masters who are

India's sole remaining wealth. Emerging in every generation, they have bulwerk their land against the fate of Babylon and Egypt.

I find my earliest memories covering the anachronistic features of a previous incarnation. Clear recollections came to me of a

distant life. A Yogi amidst the Himalayan snows. These glimpses of the past by some dimensionless link also afforded me a glimpse of the future.

The helpless humiliations of the present fully conscious of not being able to walk or express myself freely.

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