No spiritual library is complete without this book! In my 20 years of reading books on spirituality, no book has had a huge impact on my current path as this one. Paramahansa Yogananda brought me closer to finding my home with my guru Sri Mata Amritanandamayi Devi. It was the foreshadowing and had prepared me for my relationship with my guru and better understanding it. This book tops as one of my all time favorites, and I have read hundreds of them, too many to count! I just fell in love with his relationship with his guru and the stories he told of meeting all of these fascinating saints all over India, mostly talking about what it really means to be on the path of Self Realization. I hold it dear to my heart. Yogananda is a great writer and has had a huge contribution to spirituality. I reread it again and kept learning new things. What's also great about this book is that he also writes about the similarities between Hindu scripture and Biblical verses. He gave a fresh perspective on the true meanings of Biblical verses.