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Awake: The Life of Yogananda

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6.720141h 27m
Documentary

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.

Directed by Paola di Florio

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Anupam Kher

Anupam Kher

Narrator (voice)

Russell Simmons

Russell Simmons

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George Harrison

George Harrison

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Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar

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Krishna Das

Krishna Das

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Hitendra Wadhwa

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Mas Vidal

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Li Miao Tseng

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