Awake: The Life of Yogananda

Awake: The Life of Yogananda

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201487 min6.7 / 10

A reverent documentary portrait of a spiritual pioneer who brought Eastern mysticism to the West, grounded in meditation, philosophy, and the search for transcendent meaning.

An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920 and authored the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," which became the go-to book for seekers from George Harrison to Steve Jobs.

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