Autobiography of a Yogi

HISTORY AND DEVELOPMENT

Dear Lover of the Autobiography of a Yogi,

Presented here is an historic overview and a comparison of the various editions of Yogananda’s divine Autobiography of a Yogi. It’s certainly a lively story. Please enjoy.

 

Introduction

Before Publication

— EDITIONS DURING YOGANANDA’S LIFETIME —

• 1946, 1st edition
• 1949, the mysterious, lost 2nd edition
• 1951, the 3rd edition

— EDITIONS AFTER YOGANANDA’S LIFETIME —

• 1952, 4th edition
• 1954, 5th edition
• 1955, 6th edition
• 1956, 7th edition
• 1959, 8th edition
• 1968-1996, 9th-12th editions
• TODAY: The Autobiography of a Yogi