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***1. Yogi Kathamrit: Hailed as the ‘Father of Yoga in the West’ in 1996, Paramhansa Yogananda has been a revered figure in the western countries as well as in India for teaching the science and philosophy of yogic meditation. This acclaimed autobiography of Yogananda came out in 1999 and was an instant success all over the west. Selected as one of the 100 best spiritual books of the century, this autobiography takes the readers on an inspiring journey of his life—his innocent children full of remarkable experiences, his youthful quest for an illuminated teacher that took him through the lengths and breadths of the country and let him meet many sages and saints, his 10 years of training in an ashram under his God-realized Guru, and of the numerous years he spent as a spiritual preceptor to the seekers of truth all over the world. Apart from this, the book also records his profound meetings with Ananda Moi Ma, Ramana Maharshi, Master Mahasaya (a disciple of Ramakrishna Paramhansa), Jagadish Chandra Bose, Rabindranath Tagore and Mahatma Gandhi. ***2. Kaivalya Darshanam (The Holy ScienceHindi): This extraordinary treatise explores parallel passages from the Bible and the Hindu scriptures to reveal the essential unity of all religions. Swami Sri Yukteswar girl, the revered Guru of Paramahansa Yogananda, outlines the universal path that every human being must travel to enlightenment. He also explains the vast recurring cycles of civilization (yugas), affording a profound understanding of history and the ever-changing Panorama of turbulent world events. "Prophets of all lands and ages have succeeded in their god-quest," writes Paramahansa Yogananda in the foreword to the holy Science. "Entering a state of true illumination, nirbikalpa Samadhi, these saints have realized the Supreme reality behind all names and forms. Their wisdom and spiritual counsel have become the scriptures of the world.