Paramhansa Yogananda was the first spiritual master of India whose mission it was to live and teach in the West. He filled audiance halls in America, and his inital impact was truely impressive, but his lasting influence is greater still. Followers of many religious traditions have come to recoginise this book as a materpeice of spiritual literature, and yet for all it’s depth, it is full of gentle humour, lively stories, and practical common sense. This edition of the book incorporates all of his wishes for the final text, including the extensive material he added after the original 1946 edition.