Autobiography Chapter 1, Part 2: The Ideal Parents

Yogananda Podcast

This episode covers the following section of 19 paragraphs—
“I was born on January 5, 1893, in Gorakhpur...”
to...
“...man arrives penniless in this world, and departs without a single rupee.”

We talk about Paramahansa Yogananda’s family background, Indian culture, horoscopes, Mahabharata and Ramayana among many other tangential but pertinent threads from this fascinating section of our book.

0:00 Scope;
1:37 Mukunda Lal Ghosh’s birth;
19:34 Guruji’s Antecedence;
27:47 Father Bhagabati Charan Ghosh;
46:10 Mother Gurru Gyana Prabha Ghosh;
59:03 Dressing the children for Father – controversial?;
1:05:50 The only argument they had and the ancient ultimatum;
1:18:02 Charity;
1:31:25 How to influence a stern father to buy you a motorcycle;
1:40:05 Father using the Bhagavad Gita to inspire spiritual entrepreneurialism.
Homework for next episode— Read, absorb and make notes on the following 11 paragraphs from:
“Early in their married life...”
to...
“... the master’s blessing never fails.”

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