“Autobiography of a Yogi”– Tribute Series
Chapter 1: My Parents and Early Life A Devotional Blog Inspired by Paramhansa Yogananda’s “Autobiography of a Yogi” Narrative & Deep Meditative Insight From the very first pages, we are invited into the radiant household of young Mukunda (the birth name of Yogananda), whose family pulses with devotion, discipline, and loving guidance. His father and mother stand as pillars of spiritual strength, modeling piety not only in rituals and prayers but in their everyday conduct. The aroma of incense, the recitation of holy texts, and the gentle wisdom filling the home steered the sensitive child towards the light. Yogananda describes early experiences that foreshadowed his destiny—intuitive moments, tender prayers, and subtle inner guidance. Even as he plays with siblings and ponders the mysteries of life, there is a growing sense that something profound is unfolding in his soul. That early environment, steeped in faith, instilled in him the magnetic longing for God that would later...