![]() Consider some of the chapter titles: “The Levitating Saint,” “My Guru Appears Simultaneously in Calcutta and Serampore,” “Rama is Raised from the Dead,” “Materializing a Palace in the Himalayas,” “The Resurrection of Sri Yukteswar,” and an attempt to explain such wonders in rational, scientific terms, “The Law of Miracles.” She counted 132, covering 44 percent of the book. ![]() ![]() When I was working on my Yogananda biography, I had a graduate student quantify the miraculous occurrences in the AY. It lures readers out of their comfort zones and, in many cases, transforms their view of the world.Īnd, oh yes, it offers vivid details of miracles and wonders. It demystifies Indian philosophy for the secular, the scientific, and the spiritual alike. It paints vivid portraits of gurus, saints, and exceptional human beings like Mahatma Gandhi and the revered author and educator Rabindranath Tagore. ![]() It offers an intimate view of Indian life at an earlier time. ![]() Yet the non-biographical content helps explain why the book is so beloved around the world. ![]()
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