Throughout his life, Paramhansa Yogananda wrote thousands of letters to his staff and core followers, to other devotees, and to curious seekers. Over the years he often shared his responses in the magazines he published. Those letters are the source of Yogananda's wisdom presented in this book. Addressing financial, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual challenges, he explains how best to expand one's consciousness and live life to the fullest. Compiled from his articles, lessons, and handwritten letters, these answers to spiritual, mundane, and simply curious questions reveal Paramhansa Yogananda's depth of wisdom, compassion, and love. How to acquire magnetism; How to gain efficiency; How to improve memory; How to cure nervousness; How to conquer anger came to the United States from India in 1920, bringing to the West the teachings and techniques of yoga, the ancient science of soul awakening. He was the first master of yoga to make his home in the West, and his quickly became a worldwide bestseller, fueling the awakening fascination with Eastern teachings in the West.