Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014)

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Directed by Paola di Florio1h 27mDocumentary

An unconventional biography by Oscar nominee Paola di Florio and Sundance winner Lisa Leeman about Hindu mystic Paramahansa Yogananda who brought yoga and meditation to the West in 1920 and authored the spiritual classic "Autobiography of a Yogi," which became the go-to book for seekers from George Harrison to Steve Jobs.

Year
2014
Country
US
Language
English
Release date
10 October 2014
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6.7 (26)
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Anupam Kher
Anupam Kher
Narrator (voice)
Russell Simmons
Russell Simmons
Self
George Harrison
George Harrison
Self (archive footage)
Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Self
Krishna Das
Krishna Das
Self
H
Hitendra Wadhwa
Self
M
Mas Vidal
Self
L
Li Miao Tseng
Self
F
Francis Clooney
Self
V
Varun Soni
Self
B
Brother Vishwananda
Self
Deepak Chopra
Deepak Chopra
Self
A
Anand Mehrotra
Self
S
Sandy Gray
Self
S
Sri Daya Mata
Self
B
Brahmachari Martin
Self
P
Philip Goldberg
Self
M
Maisha Moses
Self
A
Ariel Ruben
Self
B
Banu Dave
Self
A
Anita Goel
Self
B
Brother Chidananda
Self
S
Sister Premamayee
Self
G
Georges Billard-Madrières
Self
F
Felicia Tomasko
Self
S
Stefanie Syman
Self
A
Andrew Newberg
Self
B
Brother Jayananda
Self
R
Robert Love
Self
Herb Jeffries
Herb Jeffries
Self
B
Brother Anandamoy
Self
S
Sister Parvati
Self
L
Leo Cocks
Self
R
Richard Wright
Self
S
Sri Mrinalini Mata
Self
J. Robert Oppenheimer
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Self (archive footage)
M
Marc Benioff
Self
S
Swami Kriyananda
Self

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