Awake: The Life of Yogananda
An enlightening documentary about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920. Yogananda was the author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, which became the go-to book for seekers and yoga enthusiasts from George Harrison to Steve Jobs. By personalizing his own quest for enlightenment and sharing his struggles along the path, Yogananda made ancient teachings accessible to a modern audience.
Filmed over three years in over 30 countries, AWAKE examines the world of yoga, modern and ancient, East and West, and explores why millions today have turned their attention inwards in pursuit of Self-Realization.
By evoking the journey of the soul as it pushes its way through the oppression of the ego and delusion of the material world, the film creates an experiential immersion into the unseen realms. AWAKE is ultimately the story of mankind itself: the universal struggle of all beings to free themselves from suffering and to seek lasting happiness.
Running Time
88 mins
Year
2014
Kanopy ID
1359454
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Comments (2)
First time I really learnt about this swami who wrote that famous book Autobiography of a Yogi. I have read this book over 40 years ago and remember little of it.
It amazes me to see how and why America is the prime attraction for godmen from India from Yogananda to Maharishi Mahesh ...Read more
First time I really learnt about this swami who wrote that famous book Autobiography of a Yogi. I have read this book over 40 years ago and remember little of it.
Read lessIt amazes me to see how and why America is the prime attraction for godmen from India from Yogananda to Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to Prabhupada, Rajneesh and many more.
Is it because America is the most sinful nation on earth and God is commanding these holy men to come and reform this society. Indeed America's history is uniquely brutal with the genocide of the Native American to slavery and then to engage in unjust wars abroad like the Spanish American War and the Vietnam War and the horrors of Jim Crow and lynching of its own colored people. I know one thing; America has learnt nothing from these holy men to date. Murder and mayhem go on and a few thousand followers of these men here and there just go about attending to their own personal spiritual pursuits. Not surprising as the west quit following Jesus Christ from the time He was crucified.
Very well said..