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Awake: the Life of Yogananda – Music from the Original Soundtrack

Selections from the hauntingly beautiful soundtrack of the award-winning documentary AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda are featured on this new music CD, including several rare recordings of the voice of Paramahansa Yogananda. The album, which fuses classical Indian sounds with western symphonic melodies, includes original works from the film’s two composers, Michael Mollura and Vivek Maddala, as well as songs by Krishna Das, Jai Uttal, Anoushka Shankar, Benjy Wertheimer, and Alanis Morissette.

The feature documentary AWAKE: the Life of Yogananda, produced by CounterPoint Films with cooperation from Self-Realization Fellowship, has seen box office sales surpass one million dollars; a feat that few documentaries ever realize.

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Sayings of Paramahansa Yogananda

This collection of informal vignettes provides intimate glimpses into the mind of one of the great spiritual figures of our time (author of the spiritual classic, Autobiography of a Yogi). In answering the questions of those who turned to him for guidance, Paramahansa Yogananda expressed himself with candor, spontaneity, and penetrating insight. He knew unerringly when to relieve a somber situation with a bright flash of wit, and was able to transform the deepest philosophical truths into simple and unforgettable precepts for every day living. Sayings of Paramahansa Yogananda allows the reader to share in those personal encounters with this great soul, offering a wealth of spiritual inspiration and practical advice for self-improvement. Shining from every page are his compassionate understanding of humanity and his boundless love for God.