Jogesh Chandra
The need for a complete biography in English ofYogiraj Shri Shri Shyamacharan Lahiri Mahashaya hasbeen very strongly felt. There are chapters on Shri ShriLahiri Mahashaya in the English Autobiography of aYogi by Paramhansa Yogananda, his spiritual grandson.But all the other biographies of this Great Saint arewritten in Bengali or Hindi.The present volume is an outcome of a GraciousCommand of my beloved Gurudeva Yogiguru ShrimatBrahmachari Anilanandaji Maharaj. How else could Idare to go into the mystery of an astounding spiritualpersonality like Shri Shri Lahiri Mahashaya? The main outlines of the life of the Yogiraj arethe same in all the available versions of his biography.There, are, however, a few minor differences in details.In such cases I have followed the descriptions of his greatspiritual descendants whose insight can be absolutelyrelied upon.Let the fruit of this labour be offered to theLotus Feet of Shriguru. “Hari Om.”