The Life Of Paramahansa Yoganada: The Early Years In America (1920-1928) DVD (Multilingual Edition) [CD-ROM]

Paramahansa Yogananda (Author)

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Publication Date: April 1, 2005

This documentary video - written and produced by monks of the Self-Realization Fellowship (the organization Yogananda founded in 1920) - follows the great Master's footsteps during his pioneering efforts to introduce the West to the timeless spiritual heritage of the East. It features:
* Beautiful archival photographs of Paramahansa Yogananda and his activities
* Rare motion-picture footage of the Guru
*Scenes of the places where he lived and taught
*Poignant anecdotes of students and friends whose lives he profoundly changed.

The Early Years in America takese the viewer on an inspiring spiritual pilgrimage that captures the challenges and triumphs of one of the great religious figures of the 20th century. Travel with him through the beginnings of his God-inspired lifework of uniting East and West - as he awakened hearts and minds to a universal spirituality that speaks to the soul of our emerging global civilization.

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About the Author

Hailed as "the father of Yoga in the West", Paramahansa Yogananda - author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi - is regarded as one of the great spiritual figures of our time. Born in northern India on January 5, 1893, he devoted his life to helping people of all races and creeds to realize and express more fully in their lives the true beauty, nobility, and divinity of the human spirit. After graduating from Calcutta University in 1915, Yogananda took formal vows as a monk of India's venerable monastic Swami Order. Two years later, he began his life's work with the founding of a how-to-live school since grown to twenty-one educational institutions throughout India where traditional academic subjects were offered together with yoga training and instruction in spiritual ideals. In 1920, he was invited to serve as India's delegate to an International Congress of Religious Liberals in Boston. His address to the Congress and subsequent lectures on the East Coast were enthusiastically received, and in 1924 he embarked on a cross-continental speaking tour. Over the next three decades, Paramahansa Yogananda contributed in far-reaching ways to a greater awareness and appreciation in the West of the spiritual wisdom of the East. In Los Angeles, he established an international headquarters for Self-Realization Fellowship, the nonsectarian religious society he had founded in 1920. Through his writings, extensive lecture tours, and the creation of Self-Realization Fellowship temples and meditation centers, he introduced hundreds of thousands of truth-seekers to the ancient science and philosophy of Yoga and its universally applicable methods of meditation. Today, the spiritual and humanitarian work begun by Paramahansa Yogananda continues under the direction of Sri Daya Mata, one of his earliest and closest disciples and president of Self-Realization Fellowship/Yogoda Satsanga Society of India since 1955. In addition to publishing his writings, lectures and informal talks (including a comprehensive series of Self-Realization Fellowship Lessons for home study), the society also oversees temples, retreats, and centers around the world.

Product Details

• CD-ROM
• Publisher: Self-Realization Fellowship; dvd edition (April 1, 2005)
• Language: Multilingual
• ISBN-10: 0876125143
• ISBN-13: 978-0876125144
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #588,822 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Too brief on Yogananda's early years...., July 11, 2005

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This review is from: The Life Of Paramahansa Yoganada: The Early Years In America (1920-1928) DVD (Multilingual Edition) (CD-ROM)

Firstly, I wish to state that I enjoyed this DVD about the life of Yogananda completely. It tells us the difficulties Yogananda faced in establishing his foothold on American soil. The narration is superb in quality but fails to bring the viewer to a deeper understanding on Yogananda's early mission in America.

Thus the only negative point I feel about this DVD is that it is too short and brief. The 30-minute viewing time does not justify the price of this DVD. Furthermore it has no extras or useful additional tidbits on the early life of Yogananda in America.