The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation.
Before becoming a yogi, Lahiri Mahasaya\'s actual name was Shyama Charan Lahiri..
The author claims that the writing of the book was prophesied long ago by the nineteenth-century master Lahiri Mahasaya (Paramguru of Yogananda) also known as the Yogiraj and Kashi baba.
The book is an introduction to the methods of attaining God-realization and to the spiritual thought of the East, which had only been available to a few in 1946.
When he returns to America, he continues to establish his teachings, including writing this book.
In 1935 he returns to India for a yearlong visit.
He then travels across America lecturing and establishing his teachings in Los Angeles, California.
The book continues in 1920 when Yogananda accepts an invitation to speak in a religious congress in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
The book begins with his childhood family life, to finding his guru, to becoming a monk and establishing his teachings of Kriya Yoga meditation
