Review of Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) by Dfrankjazz — 11 Oct 2014

This movie is SPECTACULAR, riveting, profound, and GREAT!! A fantastic tribute to the Father of Yoga in the West , travel with the GREAT GREAT Yogananda through his life and travels as he spreads the liberating truths of REAL religion to us all.

This review of Awake: The Life of Yogananda (2014) was written by Dfrankjazz on 11 Oct 2014.

Awake: The Life of Yogananda has generally received positive reviews.

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By Stephanie Merry (410) for Washington Post (9,851) on 30 Oct 2014

[A] dreamy, entrancing and occasionally overstuffed documentary…

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By Naini N (1) on 12 Oct 2014

This is an honest appraisal of a great yogi from the East and how he overcame all the materialism of the West to bring the unvarnished truth…

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By David Lewis (299) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 15 Oct 2014

This is a film that works both for followers and for those interested in knowing what yoga is truly about. Hint: It’s not about six-pack abs…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 15 Oct 2014

Fittingly enlightening, Awake: The Life of Yogananda is a vivid, elegantly assembled portrait of the savvy guru with the cherubic face and…

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By Kerry Lengel (223) for Arizona Republic (3,909) on 05 Nov 2014

Unfortunately, while the swami taught his disciples to explore the depths of their very souls, the film barely scratches the surface of his…

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By Matthew Lickona (530) for San Diego Reader (713) on 06 Nov 2014

It's not quite hagiography, but it's almost hard not to get caught up in the film's admiring tone…

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By Deepak M (183) on 23 Dec 2015

Between the time of his arrival in Boston in 1920, and his death in Los Angeles in 1952, Paramahansa Yogananda became the most influential…

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By Facebook U (1,208) on 17 Nov 2014

This is a powerful documentary about a spiritual giant. Beautifully filmed, well presented. Nice mix of actual footage of Yogananda and reenactments…

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By Lucia G (6) on 06 Dec 2014

A beautiful and affectionately told story of the life of Paramahnsa Yogananda…

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By Ralphcurt (1) on 11 Dec 2014

I really liked this movie. It is more of a documentary than a movie but I liked that - more fact than fiction is good in a movie like this…

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