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Documentary

Awake: The Life of Yogananda(2014)

6.7(26)
1h 27m
2014-10-10

An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920 and authored the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," which became the go-to book for seekers from George Harrison to Steve Jobs.

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Top Cast

Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Narrator (voice)
Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
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George Harrison
George Harrison
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Keywords

meditationmystichinduyogaspiritualitywoman directormysticism

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