Table of Contents

• Preface
• Introduction

1. The Soul Enters the Stage: Birth, Childhood, and Early Education
2. The Young Man’s Search for Truth
3. Meeting His Guru – A Life in God Begins
4. Paramhansa Yogananda – Ambassador of Yoga to the West
5. The Joy of Self-Transformation – The Joy of Self-Transformation: The Disciple Begins His Training
6. Swami Kriyananda’s Final Years with His Guru
7. Paramhansa Yogananda’s Mahasamadhi
8. Taking Up His Guru’s Banner: Organizing the Work
9. Spreading Yogananda’s Teachings Throughout the World: The Joys and Challenges
10. The Delhi Project
11. A Cloudburst
12. A Mixed Harvest
13. He Sets a New Course
14. Ananda: Building the Foundations
15. Many Hands Make a Miracle: Ananda’s Outreach and Expansion
16. “Yogananda for the World”: the Battle for Freedom
17. Who Is Swami Kriyananda?
18. Kriya Yoga in Action