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Dear devotees running the walrus,

Is there a historical study about the "Autobiography of a Yogi" in your website? I didn't find one. I think it might be quite interesting for many of your readers to know how the it developed over the years. A scientific study, so to speak.

Like:
An introduction: Describing Yogananda's work of 25 years writing it....
Then:
In 1946 it was first published by the Philosophical Library in New York....
SRF acquired the copyrights in 1956. That was the year when SRF, for the first time, printed it. It was the 7th edition. Still they spelled Yogananda's title as Paramhansa.... etc.
In 1958, for the 8th edition, the following changes were made: Paramhansa to Paramahansa, and.....
Lahiri and Babaji appeared with a dressed (instead of bare) chest in the ... edition.
In 19.. , pictures of Daya Mata and Rajarsi were included.... Other pictures were added....or taken out...
In 1997 SRF/YSS re-published the original 1946 version in India.
Comparing the 1946 and 2002 editions, we find that.....

There are many quite knowledgeable people visiting your site, so maybe they could work together? Everyone adds some pieces of information, in the end we'll have a great study. There could be a link to the original AY, as well as to subsequent editions, if people have them and want to
post them on the internet.

What do you think?

Joy,
(email address from Italy, October 2003)

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There could be a link to the original AY, as well as to subsequent editions, if people have them and want to post them on the internet.

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