Yogananda spent the next ten years under the strict and loving tutelage of Sri Yukteswar. During this time:
The central conflict of his youth was the search for a master who could guide him to enlightenment. He frequently tried to run away to the Himalayas to find a guru but was often brought back by family. In 1910, at the age of 17, he finally met his guru, , in a market in Benares. This meeting was the fulfillment of years of visions. 3. Training and Transformation Jogananda: Autobiografija jednog jogija
: In 1915, he took formal vows to join the Swami Order, receiving the name Swami Yogananda Giri . Yogananda spent the next ten years under the