@uwsboi14: Yes, these are interesting points. The book you cite is highly recommended for persons who want to get an alternative view of Yogananda and Sri Yukteswar, etc. The book is Dasgupta, Sri Sailendra Bejoy. Paramhansa Swami Yogananda: Life-portrait and Reminiscences Yoga Niketan, Inc.(2006).
Also, Yogananda might have been what some psychologists call a fantasy prone personality. Characteristics of fantasy prone personalities, include:
1 excellent hypnotic subject (most but not all fantasizers)
2 having imaginary friends in childhood
3 fantasizing often as child
4 having an actual fantasy identity
5 experiencing imagined sensations as real
6 having vivid sensory perceptions
7 receiving sexual satisfaction without physical stimulation.
Also, Yogananda might have been what some psychologists call a fantasy prone personality. Characteristics of fantasy prone personalities, include:
1 excellent hypnotic subject (most but not all fantasizers)
2 having imaginary friends in childhood
3 fantasizing often as child
4 having an actual fantasy identity
5 experiencing imagined sensations as real
6 having vivid sensory perceptions
7 receiving sexual satisfaction without physical stimulation.