Brahmachari Martin has been a member of the Self-Realization Fellowship monastic community since 1977. Born and raised in Southern California, he currently resides at the Self-Realization Fellowship monks ashram at the SRF Lake Shrine, where he assists with ministerial duties. Brahmachari Martin has traveled throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe to give lectures on the teachings of Paramahansa Yogananda. We spoke about the remarkable influence of Yogananda’s iconic book, Autobiography of a Yogi, on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its publication in 1946. Learn more about Self-Realization Fellowship here: https://yogananda.org/, and about Autobiography of a Yogi here: https://yogananda.org/blog/75th-anniversary-of-autobiography-of-a-yogi-in-the-news.