FILM
From his early days in India
as a young child who lost
his mother, with whom he
was incredibly close, to
his subsequent numerous
attempts to escape to
the Himalayans to live an
ascetic life, and then his
eventual encounter with
his Guru, Sri Yukteswar,
who sent him away to the
United States to spread
the message of Self-Realization, the events of
Yogananda’s life and
the way they are chronicled in this film show quite
clearly that he was no ordinary person but a spiritual dynamo on a divine
mission, one which would
eventually pave the way
for millions of people to
get on their own personal
path to enlightenment.
The viewer is invited along
with Yogananda as he
departs his beloved India on a mission to fulfill
his destiny of bringing the
science of Kriya Yoga to
the West. This mission was
no bed of roses for Yogananda. His arrival on the
shores of Boston in 1920
with nothing more than
a suitcase followed by his
first speech at a religious
congress quickly led to
him becoming widely regarded as a spiritual authority, amassing crowds
in the thousands within a
short time.
However, as his popularity soared, so did the
opposition from various
organizations, including
from some governmental groups, prompting a
move to California, where
Yogananda was warmly
welcomed and where he
went on to establish the
Self Realization Fellowship, the US headquarters
and several hermitages.
Despite continued encumbrances following the
relocation, the success of
this divinely ordained mission was catapulted by
record sales of his book
Autobiography of a Yogi
and eventual widespread
recognition from spiritual
and political leaders.
The story of Yogananda
reaches a crescendo with
the sensational ending to
his life. On his last day, and
in seemingly good health,
Yogananda announced
to his senior disciples that
he was preparing for his
death. Shortly following
this announcement he
stepped on stage for what
would be his last ever lecture and collapsed to the
floor midway through the
presentation. Despite his
body being held in the
coroner’s office for one
week following autopsy, it
showed no signs of decay
and was even described
as emanating a floral fragrance.
This type of phenomenon
not only defies conventional medical norms, it
confirms the greatness of
the soul which inhabited
that body.
The journey the viewer
takes during “Awake: The
Life of Yogananda” is a
worthwhile one and an
absolute must for anyone
interested in “waking up”
and understanding Truth
about life and what lies
in the unseen realms beyond our physical existence.
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