← Back
media
Autobiography of a Yogi
Last discussed Sep 28, 2026
Spiritual autobiography by Paramahansa Yogananda describing his life and encounters with spiritual figures, introducing Western readers to yoga and Indian philosophy.
Recently discussed in
MIT scientist: Elon Musk was right, we are almost certainly in a simulation
Rizwan Virk · Sep 28, 2026
How to Create a Frequency so Magnetic Your Desires Chase You | David Bayer
David Bayer · Jul 15, 2026
What creators say
RV
Rizwan Virk
mentioned
Used for: Referenced as an example of explaining ancient spiritual ideas using modern technological metaphors
"There was one of the first Indian yogis to come over to the US — Swami Yogananda — he wrote a book called Autobiography of a Yogi, which was Steve Jobs' favorite book. They gave it away at his funeral."
More from Rizwan Virk →
DB
David Bayer
mentioned
Used for: Inspiration for establishing an early morning writing/journaling practice
"I had revisited Paramahansa Yogananda's Autobiography of a Yogi, and Paramahansa wakes up early and he writes. So I was like, okay, I'll wake up early and write."
More from David Bayer →Keep exploring
Topics
About this data
- ✓44,000+ mentions extracted from real podcast transcripts
- ✓Every quote links to the source episode
- ✓Sponsored mentions are always labeled
- ✓Critical takes are shown, never filtered out
Get an email when a new creator recommends it