| Title |
Awake the life of Yogananda. |
| Published |
[Australia] : Madman Entertainment, [2014] |
| ©2014 |
| Description |
1 DVD-video (84 min.) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| Sound Characteristics |
digital optical surround |
| Video Characteristics |
DVD PAL |
| Digital File Characteristics |
video file DVD video Region 4 |
| Form of Work |
Documentary film |
| Notes |
"MMA9101". |
| Credits |
Written & directed by Paola di Florio & Lisa Leeman ; Producers, Peter Rader, Paola di Florio, Lisa Leeman. |
| Performers |
Interviewees, George Harrison, Anupam Kher, Russell Simmons and others ; narrator, Anupam Kher. |
| Summary |
This is an unconventional biography about the Hindu swami who brought yoga and meditation to the West in the 1920's. This is an enlightening documentary about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920. Yogananda was the author of the spiritual classic Autobiography of a Yogi, which became the go-to book for seekers and yoga enthusiasts from George Harrison to Steve Jobs. By personalizing his own quest for enlightenment and sharing his struggles along the path, Yogananda made ancient teachings accessible to a modern audience. Filmed over three years in over 30 countries, this film examines the world of yoga, modern and ancient, East and West, and explores why millions today have turned their attention inwards in pursuit of Self-Realization. By evoking the journey of the soul as it pushes its way through the oppression of the ego and delusion of the material world, the film creates an experiential immersion into the unseen realms. This is ultimately the story of mankind itself: the universal struggle of all beings to free themselves from suffering and to seek lasting happiness. |
| Target audience note |
Rating: PG. |
| System details |
DVD; PAL; Region 4. |
| Language note |
In English. |
| Subjects |
Yogananda -- Paramahansa, 1893-1952 |
| Yogis -- India -- Biography |
| Yoga -- Study and teaching -- History -- 20th century |
| Meditation -- Study and teaching -- History -- 20th century |
| Genre |
Documentary films |
| Biographical films |
| Nonfiction films |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Other Names |
Di Florio, Paola film director, film producer, screenwriter. |
| Leeman, Lisa film director, film producer, screenwriter. |
| Rader, Peter film producer. |
| Harrison, George, 1943-2001 interviewee. |
| Kher, Anupam, 1955- interviewee, narrator. |
| Simmons, Russell interviewee. |
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