{"id":9679,"date":"2014-09-29T16:28:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T20:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=9679"},"modified":"2014-09-29T16:32:34","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T20:32:34","slug":"the-life-of-yogananda-hits-the-big-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2014\/09\/the-life-of-yogananda-hits-the-big-screen.html","title":{"rendered":"The Life of Yogananda Hits the Big Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe title=\"AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda TRAILER\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MdnrP1fMn7I?list=UUkTfq0mIERmAh5jfbq1-krQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>Have you ever wondered how yoga came to the West? The new feature documentary AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda\u00a0examines the life and teachings of Paramahansa\u00a0Yogananda. The Indian Swami brought meditation and yoga in the 1920s, authored <em>Autobiography of a Yogi<\/em>, selling millions of copies and capturing the love of celebrities like Russell Simmons.<\/p>\n<p>Why have his teachings resonated? They encouraged selflessness, disengaging with the world, and asked for\u00a0unity.<\/p>\n<p>The film examines yoga from the ancient to the present. Packed with interviews, taking viewers on\u00a0holy pilgrimages in India, this unique experience should be on all yogis\u2019 radars.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/files\/2014\/09\/AWAKE_2_HOME_slider_2600x1200.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9681\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2014\/09\/AWAKE_2_HOME_slider_2600x1200-300x138.jpg\" alt=\"AWAKE_2_HOME_slider_2600x1200\" width=\"300\" height=\"206\" \/><\/a>Director and CounterPoint Films founder Paola di Florio said felt compelled to tell Yogananda\u2019s journey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt seemed that modern science was finally catching up with the ancient yogis of the Indus Valley.\u00a0 And it couldn\u2019t have come a moment too soon.\u00a0 Given the destructive potential of the Atomic age, Yogananda realized it was high time for the masses to embrace these teachings of brotherhood and understanding\u2026 how we all emerge from a common ocean of consciousness.\u00a0 The more I read Yogananda\u2019s writings, the more I knew I needed to make this film.\u00a0 And, in doing so, the lines between science and spirituality began to blur.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For more about AWAKE: The Life of Yogananda click <a href=\"http:\/\/www.awaketheyoganandamovie.com\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you ever wondered how yoga came to the West? 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