How to Stop the Boomerang of Karma

In 1920, he moved to the United States, marking the beginning of a new wave of spiritual consciousness in America and throughout the world. His work touched millions of lives as Americans, hungry for India’s spiritual teachings and the liberating techniques of yoga, embraced his message.

When his now-famous Autobiography of a Yogi was published in 1946, shortly after the close of World War II, the book had a tremendous influence. It inspired spiritual leaders in the growing counter-culture movement that blossomed over a decade later and has since become a spiritual classic, beloved throughout the 20th century.

In addition, he established headquarters for a worldwide work, wrote numerous books and study courses, lectured to thousands in most major cities across the United States, and wrote music and poetry. He trained disciples and was invited to the White House by Calvin Coolidge. He also initiated Mahatma Gandhi into Kriya Yoga, his most advanced technique of meditation.

His message to the West highlighted the unity of all religions and the importance of love for God combined with scientific techniques of meditation. His mission was one of world peace and brotherhood, as well as individual Self-realization, both of which he stated could be achieved through the practice of transformative meditation techniques like Kriya Yoga, which he referred to as “the airplane route to God.”

Through his books, teachings, and practices of meditation and yoga, he helped usher in a sweeping increase in interest in peace, consciousness, and self-transformation, earning him the title “father of yoga in the West.”

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