: He graduated from Serampore College while simultaneously undergoing rigorous spiritual training.
The central conflict of his youth was the search for a master who could guide him to enlightenment. He frequently tried to run away to the Himalayas to find a guru but was often brought back by family. In 1910, at the age of 17, he finally met his guru, , in a market in Benares. This meeting was the fulfillment of years of visions. 3. Training and Transformation Jogananda: Autobiografija jednog jogija
: He was initiated into the ancient "scientific" technique of Kriya Yoga , which focuses on breath control to accelerate spiritual growth. 4. Mission to the West : He graduated from Serampore College while simultaneously
: He founded the Self-Realization Fellowship (SRF) and spent the next three decades lecturing to thousands in major US cities. In 1910, at the age of 17, he
Born as in 1893 in Gorakhpur, India, his story begins with a profound sense of spiritual destiny. Even as an infant, he describes having clear memories of a previous life as a yogi in the Himalayas. His childhood is marked by an intense "thirst for God" and several miraculous events, including being healed from Asiatic cholera by gazing at a photograph of the master Lahiri Mahasaya . 2. The Search for a Guru